[Photo] Kim Hye-seong and Lee Jung-hoo celebrate with K-celebration

A miracle in Tokyo. The Korea WBC national team advanced past the first round for the first time in 17 years.

Korea won over Australia in a Group C first-round game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) held at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Mar. 9. With that, Korea finished the group stage at 2-2 and, by edging Australia and Taiwan on the fewest runs allowed, advanced past the first round for the first time since 2009, a span of 17 years. Now Korea will board a charter flight to Miami.

After the game, Korea's Kim Hye-seong and Lee Jung-hoo pose for a commemorative photo. Mar. 9, 2026

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