National team appearances in the World Baseball Classic

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 countries which have participated in the WBC and their highest standing in the tournament.

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
2006  Australia,  Canada,  China,  Chinese Taipei,  Cuba,  Dominican Republic,  Italy,  Japan,  Mexico,  Netherlands,  Panama,  Puerto Rico,  South Korea,  South Africa,  United States,  Venezuela 16 16
2009 None 0 16
2013  Brazil,  Spain 2 18
2017  Colombia,  Israel 2 20
2023 TBA – 20

Number of appearances
Team Apps Record
streak		 Active
streak		 Debut Most
recent		 Best result
 Australia 55520062023 Round 1
 Canada 55520062023 Round 1
 China 55520062023 Round 1
 Chinese Taipei 55520062023 Round 2 (2013)
 Cuba 55520062023 Runners-up (2006)
 Dominican Republic 55520062023 Champions (2013)
 Italy 55520062023 Round 2 (2013)
 Japan 55520062023 Champions (2006, 2009)
 Mexico 55520062023 Round 2 (2006, 2009)
 Netherlands 55520062023 Fourth place (2013, 2017)
 Puerto Rico 55520062023 Runners-up (2013, 2017)
 South Korea 55520062023 Runners-up (2009)
 United States 55520062023 Champions (2017)
 Venezuela 55520062023 Third place (2009)
 Panama 22020062009 Round 1
 South Africa 22020062009 Round 1
 Colombia 22220172023 Round 1
 Israel 22220172023 Round 2 (2017)
 Brazil 11020132013 Round 1
 Spain 11020132013 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
 Australia R1
13th		R1
12th		R1
16th		R1
9th		q5
 Brazil ××R1
14th		•1
 Canada R1
9th		R1
13th		R1
12th		R1
15th		q5
 China R1
15th		R1
11th		R1
13th		R1
16th		q5
 Chinese Taipei R1
12th		R1
14th		R2
8th		R1
14th		q5
 Colombia ×וR1
11th		q2
 Cuba 2ndR2
6th		R2
5th		R2
7th		q5
 Dominican Republic 4thR1
9th		1stR2
5th		q5
 Israel ×וR2
6th		q2
 Italy R1
10th		R1
10th		R2
7th		R1
12th		q5
 Japan 1st1st3rd3rdq5
 Mexico R2
6th		R2
8th		R1
11th		R1
13th		q5
 Netherlands R1
11th		R2
7th		4th4thq5
 Panama R1
14th		R1
15th		••2
 Puerto Rico R2
5th		R2
5th		2nd2ndq5
 South Africa R1
16th		R1
16th		••2
 South Korea 3rd2ndR1
9th		R1
10th		q5
 Spain ××R1
15th		•1
 United States R2
8th		4thR2
6th		1stq5
 Venezuela R2
7th		3rdR1
10th		R2
8th		q5
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
 Dominican Republic 424186.750
 Japan 431238.742
 Puerto Rico 429209.690
 South Korea 422157.682
 Israel 1642.667
 Cuba 4261511.577
 United States 4281612.571
 Venezuela 4241212.500
 Netherlands 4241113.458
 Mexico 418711.389
 Italy 415510.333
 Colombia 1312.333
 Canada 41138.273
 Chinese Taipei 413310.231
 Australia 412210.167
 China 412210.167
 Brazil 1303.000
 Spain 1303.000
 Panama 2505.000
 South Africa 2505.000

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
 Japan 18153.833
 Puerto Rico 1293.750
 Chinese Taipei 321.667
 United States 251411.560
 Mexico 734.429
 South Korea 312.333
 Canada 202.000

The following table lists the teams who've earned the most wins against host countries.

RkTeamWins
1 Puerto Rico4
 South Korea4
3 Cuba3
 Dominican Republic3
5 Italy2
 Mexico2
 Venezuela2

Results of defending champions and runners-up
Year Defending champions Finish Defending runners-up Finish
2009  Japan Champions  Cuba Second Round
2013  Japan Third place  South Korea First round
2017  Dominican Republic Second round  Puerto Rico Runners-up
2023  United States TBD  Puerto Rico TBD

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan2024
2 Dominican Republic1001
 United States1001
4 Puerto Rico0202
5 South Korea0112
6 Cuba0101
7 Venezuela0011
Totals (7 nations)44412

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)
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)
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
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