National team appearances in the World Baseball Classic
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This article lists the performances of each of the 20 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the World Baseball Classic. The 2006 and 2009 tournaments, each had the same 16–team field, chosen by invitation. Beginning with the 2013 tournament, the four last-place teams from the previous tournament's first round each contested a qualifying round against three additional teams. The outcome of this process has been that 14 of the original 16 teams have continued to appear in every tournament. In 2013, Canada and Chinese Taipei re-qualified while Panama and South Africa were respectively replaced by Brazil and Spain. In 2017, Australia and Mexico re-qualified while Brazil and Spain were respectively replaced by Colombia and Israel.
The three teams to have won the tournament are Japan (2006, 2009), the Dominican Republic (2013), and the United States (2017). Other teams to have reached the championship game are Cuba (2006), South Korea (2009), and Puerto Rico (2013, 2017). Other teams to have reached the semifinals are the Netherlands and Venezuela. Other teams to have reached the second round are Chinese Taipei, Israel, Italy, and Mexico. The United States is the current World Baseball Classic champion, defeating Puerto Rico at the 2017 World Baseball Classic Final.
Debut of teams[]
A total of 20 national teams have qualified for at least one World Baseball Classic tournament. The 2009 tournament is the only World Baseball Classic with no team had appeared in at least one of the previous tournament. Prior to all 16 teams that participated in the 2006 tournament were invited to the tournament that year.
Year | Debutants | Total | CT |
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2006 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
16 | 16 |
2009 | None | 0 | 16 |
2013 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 18 |
2017 | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 20 |
2023 | TBA | – | 20 |
Number of appearances[]
Team | Apps | Record streak |
Active streak |
Debut | Most recent |
Best result |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Round 1 |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Round 1 |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Round 1 |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Round 2 (2013) |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Runners-up (2006) |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Champions (2013) |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Round 2 (2013) |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Champions (2006, 2009) |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Round 2 (2006, 2009) |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Fourth place (2013, 2017) |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Runners-up (2013, 2017) |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Runners-up (2009) |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Champions (2017) |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 2006 | 2023 | Third place (2009) |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 2006 | 2009 | Round 1 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 2006 | 2009 | Round 1 |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2017 | 2023 | Round 1 |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 2017 | 2023 | Round 2 (2017) |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 2013 | Round 1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 2013 | Round 1 |
Comprehensive team results by tournament[]
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- R2 – Round 2 (2006–2017: second round, 2023–present: quarterfinals)
- R1 – Round 1
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter
- q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team | 2006 (16) |
2009 (16) |
2013 (16) |
2017 (16) |
2023 (20) |
Total |
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R1 13th |
R1 12th |
R1 16th |
R1 9th |
q | 5 |
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× | × | R1 14th |
• | 1 | |
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R1 9th |
R1 13th |
R1 12th |
R1 15th |
q | 5 |
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R1 15th |
R1 11th |
R1 13th |
R1 16th |
q | 5 |
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R1 12th |
R1 14th |
R2 8th |
R1 14th |
q | 5 |
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× | × | • | R1 11th |
q | 2 |
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2nd | R2 6th |
R2 5th |
R2 7th |
q | 5 |
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4th | R1 9th |
1st | R2 5th |
q | 5 |
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× | × | • | R2 6th |
q | 2 |
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R1 10th |
R1 10th |
R2 7th |
R1 12th |
q | 5 |
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1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | q | 5 |
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R2 6th |
R2 8th |
R1 11th |
R1 13th |
q | 5 |
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R1 11th |
R2 7th |
4th | 4th | q | 5 |
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R1 14th |
R1 15th |
• | • | 2 | |
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R2 5th |
R2 5th |
2nd | 2nd | q | 5 |
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R1 16th |
R1 16th |
• | • | 2 | |
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3rd | 2nd | R1 9th |
R1 10th |
q | 5 |
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× | × | R1 15th |
• | 1 | |
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R2 8th |
4th | R2 6th |
1st | q | 5 |
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R2 7th |
3rd | R1 10th |
R2 8th |
q | 5 |
Team | 2006 (16) |
2009 (16) |
2013 (16) |
2017 (16) |
2023 (20) |
Total |
Overall team records[]
The table is accurate as of the end of the 2017 World Baseball Classic. Teams in bold are part of the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Team | Part | Pld | W | L | PCT |
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4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 |
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4 | 31 | 23 | 8 | .742 |
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4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | .690 |
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4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | .682 |
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1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
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4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | .577 |
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4 | 28 | 16 | 12 | .571 |
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4 | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 |
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4 | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 |
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4 | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 |
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4 | 15 | 5 | 10 | .333 |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
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4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 |
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4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | .231 |
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4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
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4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
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2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 |
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2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 |
Performance of host nations[]
Since the WBC's format allows multiple nations to host different rounds of the event, seven different nations have hosted at least one round through the first four iterations of the tournament. Records of each nation when playing on its home soil are listed below.
Team | Pld | W | L | PCT |
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18 | 15 | 3 | .833 |
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12 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
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25 | 14 | 11 | .560 |
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7 | 3 | 4 | .429 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
The following table lists the teams who've earned the most wins against host countries.
Rk | Team | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
4 |
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4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 |
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3 | |
5 | ![]() |
2 |
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2 | |
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2 |
Results of defending champions and runners-up[]
Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
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2009 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Second Round |
2013 | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
First round |
2017 | ![]() |
Second round | ![]() |
Runners-up |
2023 | ![]() |
TBD | ![]() |
TBD |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Performance by confederation[]
This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament.
Confederation | 2006 (16) |
2009 (16) |
2013 (16) |
2017 (16) |
2023 (20) |
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WBSC Africa | R1 | R1 | — | — | TBD |
WBSC Americas | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | TBD |
WBSC Asia | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | TBD |
WBSC Europe | R1 | R2 | 4th | 4th | TBD |
WBSC Oceania | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | TBD |
Number of teams by confederation[]
This is a summary of the total number of participating teams by confederation in each tournament.
Confederation | 2006 (16) |
2009 (16) |
2013 (16) |
2017 (16) |
2023 (20) |
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WBSC Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
WBSC Americas | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | TBD |
WBSC Asia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | TBD |
WBSC Europe | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | TBD |
WBSC Oceania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | TBD |
External links[]
- World Baseball Classic
- Baseball statistics
- National baseball teams