2026 U-15 Baseball World Cup

2026 U-15 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Country Mexico
DatesSeptember 25 - October 4
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Games played50

The 2026 WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup is the 7th edition of the U-15 Baseball World Cup, contested by the under-15 national teams of the member associations of WBSC. It take place in Merida, Mexico from 25 September to 4 October 2026.

Host selection

On July 12, 2024, WBSC announced that Italy had been awarded the hosting rights for the 2025 U-15 Women's Softball World Cup.[1] However, the Italian Baseball Softball Federation subsequently relinquished the hosting rights, and Mexico replaced Italy as the host nation.[2][3]

Format

The tournament will be conducted according to the following format.[4]

First round: The twelve participating nations were drawn into two groups of 6, in which single round robin will occur. The top 3 nations from each group advances to the Super Round, while the bottom 3 nations from each group advance to the consolation round.

Placement round: The 6 nations in this round play one game against the teams they have not played yet. (example: The 4th placed team from Group A will play the bottom three teams from Group B)

Super round: The format in the super round is similar to that of the consolation round. Each team plays the top three teams from the opposing group. (example: The 1st placed team from Group B will play the top three teams from Group A) The standings for this round will include the 2 games played against the 2 other second-round qualifiers from the team's first-round group, and the 3 games played in the second round, for a total of 5 games. The 3rd and 4th-place finishers advance to the bronze-medal game, and the 1st and 2nd-place finishers advance to the gold-medal game.

Finals: The Finals consist of the Bronze Medal Game, contested by the 3rd and 4th-place finishers, and the gold-medal game, contested by the 1st and 2nd-place finishers.

Qualification

Event Dates Location(s) Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation N/a N/a 1  Mexico
2025 U-15 European Championship[5] 15–19 July 2025 Italy Trieste 2  Germany
 Czech Republic
2025 U-15 Asian Championship[6] 17–23 August 2025 Taiwan Tainan 2  Chinese Taipei
 Japan
2025 U-15 Pan American Championship South America 30 August – 4 September 2025 Venezuela Barquisimeto 5  Venezuela
Caribbean 6–11 September 2025 Dominican Republic San Antonio de Guerra  Cuba
 Dominican Republic
Central and North America 13–18 September 2025 Mexico Juárez  United States
 Nicaragua
2025 U-15 Oceania Championship[7] 28 November – 1 December 2025 Guam Hagatna/Dededo 1  Australia
2025 U-15 African Championship[8] 5–8 December 2025 Kenya Nairobi 1  South Africa

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to super round
2  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 — —
4  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to placement round
5  Mexico (H) 0 0 0 0 0 — —
6  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 — —
Updated to match(es) played on incomplete. Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 25, 2026 10:30 Japan  –  South Africa   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 25, 2026 14:30 Cuba  –  Dominican Republic   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 25, 2026 19:00 Mexico  –  Germany   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 26, 2026 10:30 South Africa  –  Cuba   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 26, 2026 14:30 Germany  –  Japan   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 26, 2026 18:30 Dominican Republic  –  Mexico   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 27, 2026 10:30 Japan  –  Cuba   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 27, 2026 14:30 Germany  –  Dominican Republic   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 27, 2026 18:30 South Africa  –  Mexico   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 28, 2026 10:30 Cuba  –  Germany   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 28, 2026 14:30 South Africa  –  Dominican Republic   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 28, 2026 18:30 Mexico  –  Japan   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 29, 2026 10:30 Germany  –  South Africa   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 29, 2026 14:30 Dominican Republic  –  Japan   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Sep 29, 2026 18:30 Cuba  –  Mexico   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to super round
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 — —
4  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to placement round
5  United States 0 0 0 0 0 — —
6  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 — —
Updated to match(es) played on incomplete. Source: WBSC
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 25, 2026 10:30 Nicaragua  –  Chinese Taipei   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 25, 2026 14:30 Czech Republic  –  United States   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 25, 2026 18:30 Australia  –  Venezuela   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 26, 2026 10:30 Nicaragua  –  United States   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 26, 2026 14:30 Australia  –  Czech Republic   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 26, 2026 18:30 Venezuela  –  Chinese Taipei   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 27, 2026 10:30 Australia  –  United States   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 27, 2026 14:30 Venezuela  –  Nicaragua   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 27, 2026 18:30 Chinese Taipei  –  Czech Republic   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 28, 2026 10:30 Nicaragua  –  Australia   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 28, 2026 14:30 Czech Republic  –  Venezuela   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 28, 2026 18:30 United States  –  Chinese Taipei   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 29, 2026 10:30 Czech Republic  –  Nicaragua   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 29, 2026 14:30 United States  –  Venezuela   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Sep 29, 2026 18:30 Chinese Taipei  –  Australia   Estadio Beto Ávila      

Super round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to final
2 B1 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3 A2 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to third-place game
4 B2 0 0 0 0 0 — —
5 A3 0 0 0 0 0 — —
6 B3 0 0 0 0 0 — —
Updated to match(es) played on incomplete. Source: WBSC
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 1, 2026
A3 – B3   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Oct 1, 2026
A2 – B2   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Oct 1, 2026
A1 – B1   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Oct 2, 2026
A3 – B2   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Oct 2, 2026
A2 – B1   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Oct 2, 2026
B3 – A1   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Oct 3, 2026
A3 – B1   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Oct 3, 2026
B3 – A2   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      
Oct 3, 2026
B2 – A1   Parque Kukulcán Alamo      

Placement round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB
1 A4 0 0 0 0 0 — —
2 B4 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3 A5 0 0 0 0 0 — —
4 B5 0 0 0 0 0 — —
5 A6 0 0 0 0 0 — —
6 B6 0 0 0 0 0 — —
Updated to match(es) played on incomplete. Source: WBSC
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 1, 2026
A6 – B6   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Oct 1, 2026
A5 – B5   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Oct 1, 2026
A4 – B4   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Oct 2, 2026
B6 – A5   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Oct 2, 2026
A6 – B4   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Oct 2, 2026
B5 – A4   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Oct 3, 2026
A6 – B5   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Oct 3, 2026
B6 – A4   Estadio Beto Ávila      
Oct 3, 2026
A5 – B4   Estadio Beto Ávila      

Finals

Third-place game

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 4, 2026
  –     Parque Kukulcán Alamo      

Championship

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 4, 2026
  –     Parque Kukulcán Alamo      

Final standings

Rk Team W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lost in final
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Failed to qualify for the final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lost in 3rd place game
4
Failed to qualify for the finals
5
6
Failed to qualify for the super round
7
8
9
10
11
12

References

  1. ↑ "Italy earns hosting rights for WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 and WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2026". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Mexico to host WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2026 in Merida". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 3 February 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Mérida to Host 12 Nations at 2026 WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup". Yucatán Daily News. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Tournament Regulations" (PDF). WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 3 June 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Germany and Czechia first National Teams to qualify for WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2026". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 21 July 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Chinese Taipei shut out Japan to claim BFA U-15 Asian Championship". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 25 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Australia qualify for WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2026 by winning Oceania Qualifier". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 1 December 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "South Africa book WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup ticket after being crowned Africa champions". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 8 December 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
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