Twelve national baseball teams are set to compete for the WBSC 15U World Championship beginning September 25 in Mexico.

The cities of Cancun and Merida will each host a six team group with the top two teams of each group facing off for the Gold and Bronze medals in Kukulcan Alamo Park in Merida, Sunday, October 4, 2026. 

The teams in each group follow:

Group A (Mérida): Japan, Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Germany, South Africa

Group B (Cancún): Chinese Taipei, USA, Venezuela, Australia, Czechia, Nicaragua


 

As always, teams not only vie for the title in the event, but they also earn points which count toward a federation’s standing in the world baseball rankings. 

Currently Japan is ranked #1 followed closely by Chinese Taipei and the USA



(Photo from WBSC)