The WBC Secretariat announced the venue for the 6th WBC on the 24th (Korea Standard Time).

Twenty countries will participate in the 2026 WBC. It will be divided into four groups for the first round. Group A will be held at Iram Vitorne Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Group B will be held at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Group C matches will be held at Tokyo Dome, and Group D matches will be held at Londipo Park, Miami.

The quarterfinals where Group A and B's first and second place teams will face off will be held at Minute Maid Park, and the other quarterfinals where Group C and D's first and second place teams will face off will be held at Londipo Park, respectively. Both the semifinals and final matches will take place at Londipo Park.먹튀검증

Among them, Tokyo Dome and Londipo Park held competitions at the WBC last year. In contrast, Minute Maid Park, the home ground of the Houston Astros of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB), will host the WBC games for the first time in 13 years. The Iram Vitorne Stadium in San Juan will host the WBC games again in 13 years since 2013.

Based on the results of the 2023 WBC, 16 countries have confirmed their advance to the 2026 World Cup. The five countries that passed the preliminary round will then join. The formation of the groups will be announced later.