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 Tokyo Dome in Japan on the 9th. With this, Korea finished the group round at 2-2 and, by the fewest-runs-allowed tiebreaker, edged out Australia and Taiwan to advance past the first round for the first time in 17 years since 2009. Now Korea will board a charter flight to Miami.

After the game ended, Korea's players pose for a commemorative photo. Mar. 9, 2026

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