[Photo] Moon Bo-gyeong-Ahn Hyunmin embrace passionately

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

After the game, Moon Bo-gyeong and Ahn Hyunmin shared the joy of victory. Mar. 9, 2026

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