The U-23 Baseball European Championship, taking place from 5-9 August in Trebic and Brno, Czechia, will qualify the first two teams for the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2026.
Eight teams are participanting in Czechia and have been split into two groups to compete in the Opening Round.
Group A includes No. 29 Austria, No. 18 Germany, No. 14 Italy and No. 8 Netherlands.
No. 15 Czechia, No. 23 France, No. 17 Great Britain and No. 22 Israel compete in Group B.
At the end of the first round, the top two finishers in each group will play the semifinals on Friday, August 8. The winners will compete for the title on Saturday, August 9, and advance to the U-23 Baseball World Cup.
The WBSC awarded Nicaragua the hosting rights for the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2026.
