World Baseball Classic Quarterfinals Bracket and Schedule: Team USA will play Canada Friday night in Houston

After sweating out Wednesday night like the rest of us, Team USA is through to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Baseball Classic. They will face Canada on Friday at 8 PM ET in Houston on FOX.

Logan Webb gets the ball for the Americans against Michael Soroka, who started Canada’s pool play opener against Colombia and is lined up to go again.

2026 World Baseball Classic quarterfinal bracket:

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Updated World Baseball Classic Schedule:

• Friday, March 13: Dominican Republic vs. Korea, 6:30 PM ET on FS2 in Miami.
  • Cristopher Sanchez starts for the DR.

• Friday, March 13: USA vs. Canada, 8 PM ET on FOX in Houston.
  • Logan Webb starts for Team USA.

• Saturday, March 14: Italy vs. Puerto Rico, 3 PM ET on FS1 in Houston.

• Saturday, March 14: Japan vs. Venezuela, 9 PM ET on FOX in Miami.
  • Ranger Suarez starts for Venezuela.

The World Baseball Classic Semifinals are Sunday and Monday at Marlins Park in Miami. The Championship game is Tuesday night, also in Miami.

Italy sends Team USA to the quarterfinals

They finished 3-1 in pool play but it was messier than that record looks. They dominated Brazil and Great Britain, won a tight one over Mexico, then lost to Italy on Tuesday in a game where manager Mark DeRosa apparently did not realize a loss could eliminate them from the tournament.

Wednesday’s result bailed them out >>

Team USA are through to the quarterfinals in second place and they do not control the path to the World Baseball Classic championship game the way the roster suggested they would entering the tournament.

Canada won Pool A at 3-1 with a 1.50 team ERA.

They are not a pushover but Team USA is still the favorite to win the whole thing at +130, with the Dominican Republic at +290, Japan at +420, and Venezuela at +500.

The Dominican Republic lineup was terrifying in pool play.

Of their top seven hitters, Manny Machado had the lowest OPS at .859. That was the floor. A potential USA-DR semifinal on Sunday would be must-watch television.

The bracket could set up a USA-Japan rematch in the championship game, a callback to 2023 when Ohtani struck out Mike Trout for the final out in one of the more iconic moments in tournament history.

That would require both teams advancing past Friday, then through the semifinals. We can worry about that later because obviously, there’s plenty of baseball to be played before that becomes reality.

For now, the focus is Canada on Friday. 8 PM. FOX. Houston. We are now in single-elimination baseball. Team USA cannot afford another slip.

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