World Baseball Classic 2026 competes live against Venezuela vs Italy in World Baseball Classic 2026 action — all the context, highlights, and insights. March 16, 2026

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Team USA’s opponent in the World Baseball Classic championship will be decided in tonight’s semifinal. Will it be Venezuela or the still-undefeated Italy, who the US already lost to in this year’s tournament?

Venezuela defeated the defending champions, Samurai Japan, in an 8-5 upset win in the quarterfinals. Ronald Acu?a Jr. got things started in that matchup with a leadoff home run, while Wilyer Abreu’s three-run home run in the sixth inning put Venezuela ahead.

Italy is playing in its first-ever WBC semifinal tonight following its quarterfinal win over Puerto Rico on Saturday. Even without a home run in the quarterfinal, two four-run innings led to the 8-6 victory.

“The level of confidence it’s growing and growing and growing, ” Italy manager Francisco Cervelli said after the win. “We’ve got to stay humble, concentrate and do what we know, that’s it. Play our game.

2026 world baseball classic: what to know

Who: Italy vs. Venezuela

When: March 16, 8 p.m. ET

Where: loanDepot Park (Miami, Florida)

Channel: FS1

Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)

The winner of tonight’s winner-take-all quarterfinal will advance to Tuesday night’s final against the the United States.

WBC 2026: Italy vs. Venezuela start time

Tonight’s (March 16) World Baseball Classic semifinal between Italy and Venezuela is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET.

How to watch Italy vs. Venezuela for free

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the game for free.Thanks