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

This article lists the performances of each of the 23 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, 2023), 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 Venezuela (2009), the Netherlands (2013, 2017), and Mexico (2023). Other teams to have reached the second round are Chinese Taipei (2013), Italy (2013, 2023), Israel (2017), and Australia (2023). Japan is the current World Baseball Classic champion, defeating the United States at the 2023 World Baseball Classic Final.

Debut of national teams

The 2009 tournament is the only World Baseball Classic in which every 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. The total number of teams that have participated in the World Baseball Classic until the 2023 edition is 23.

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  Great Britain,  Czech Republic,  Nicaragua 3 23
2026 TBD – –

Overall team records

As of March 22, 2023. Teams in bold are part of the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
Team Part Pld W L PCT
 Japan 5 38 30 8 .789
 Puerto Rico 5 35 23 12 .657
 United States 5 37 23 14 .621
 Dominican Republic 5 28 20 8 .714
 Cuba 5 33 18 15 .545
 South Korea 5 26 17 9 .654
 Venezuela 5 30 16 14 .533
 Netherlands 5 28 13 15 .464
 Mexico 5 25 12 13 .480
 Italy 5 20 7 13 .350
 Israel 2 10 5 5 .500
 Canada 5 15 5 10 .333
 Chinese Taipei 5 17 5 12 .294
 Australia 5 17 5 12 .294
 Colombia 2 7 2 5 .286
 Panama 3 9 2 7 .222
 China 5 16 2 14 .125
 Czech Republic 1 4 1 3 .250
 Great Britain 1 4 1 3 .250
 South Africa 2 5 0 5 .000
 Brazil 1 3 0 3 .000
 Spain 1 3 0 3 .000
 Nicaragua 1 4 0 4 .000

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan3025
2 United States1102
3 Dominican Republic1001
4 Puerto Rico0202
5 South Korea0112
6 Cuba0101
7 Mexico0011
 Venezuela0011
Totals (8 entries)55515

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals (2023–present)
  • R2 – Round 2 (2006–2017: second round)
  • R1 – Round 1 (2006–2017: first round, 2023–present: pool stage)
  •      – Relegated to qualification tournament
  • Q – Qualified
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter
Team 2006
(16) 		2009
(16) 		2013
(16) 		2017
(16) 		2023
(20) 		Total
 Australia R1
13th		 R1
12th		 R1
16th		 R1
9th		 QF
7th		 5
 Brazil × × R1
14th		 • • 1
 Canada R1
9th		 R1
13th		 R1
12th		 R1
15th		 R1
12th		 5
 China R1
15th		 R1
11th		 R1
13th		 R1
16th		 R1
20th		 5
 Chinese Taipei R1
12th		 R1
14th		 R2
8th		 R1
14th		 R1
17th		 5
 Colombia × × • R1
11th		 R1
18th		 2
 Cuba 2nd R2
6th		 R2
5th		 R2
7th		 4th 5
 Czech Republic × × • • R1
14th		 1
 Dominican Republic 4th R1
9th		 1st R2
5th		 R1
13th		 5
 Great Britain × × • • R1
15th		 1
 Israel × × • R2
6th		 R1
16th		 2
 Italy R1
10th		 R1
10th		 R2
7th		 R1
12th		 QF
8th		 5
 Japan 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 5
 Mexico R2
6th		 R2
8th		 R1
11th		 R1
13th		 3rd 5
 Netherlands R1
11th		 R2
7th		 4th 4th R1
13th		 5
 Nicaragua × × • • R1
19th		 1
 Panama R1
14th		 R1
15th		 • • R1
10th		 3
 Puerto Rico R2
5th		 R2
5th		 2nd 2nd QF
6th		 5
 South Africa R1
16th		 R1
16th		 • • • 2
 South Korea 3rd 2nd R1
9th		 R1
10th		 R1
9th		 5
 Spain × × R1
15th		 • • 1
 United States R2
8th		 4th R2
6th		 1st 2nd 5
 Venezuela R2
7th		 3rd R1
10th		 R2
8th		 QF
5th		 5
Team 2006
(16) 		2009
(16) 		2013
(16) 		2017
(16) 		2023
(20) 		Total

Results 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 five iterations of the tournament. Records of each nation when playing on its home soil are listed below.

Team Pld W L PCT
 Japan 23 20 3 .870
 Puerto Rico 12 9 3 .750
 United States 32 19 13 .594
 Chinese Taipei 7 4 3 .571
 Mexico 7 3 4 .429
 South Korea 3 1 2 .333
 Canada 2 0 2 .000

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

Rk Team Wins
1  Cuba 4
 Puerto Rico 4
 South Korea 4
4  Dominican Republic 3
 Mexico 3
6  Italy 2
 Japan 2
 Venezuela 2
9 6 others 1

Results of finalists

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 Runners-up  Puerto Rico Quarterfinals

Results 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 — — —
WBSC Americas 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd
WBSC Asia 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st
WBSC Europe R1 R2 4th 4th QF
WBSC Oceania R1 R1 R1 R1 QF

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 0
WBSC Americas 8 8 8 8 10
WBSC Asia 4 4 4 4 4
WBSC Europe 2 2 3 3 5
WBSC Oceania 1 1 1 1 1
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