Japan edges out Korea 8-6 in World Baseball Classic nail-biter — as it happened
Published: 07 Mar. 2026, 18:22
Updated: 07 Mar. 2026, 22:23
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- JIM BULLEY
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- Thomas McCarthy
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![Korea's Kim Hye-seong reacts after getting struck out during the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic game between Korea and Japan at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7. [AP/YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/03/07/9ef9aa87-43ea-4972-a4d4-841cbe68ffa7.jpg)
Korea's Kim Hye-seong reacts after getting struck out during the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic game between Korea and Japan at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 7. [AP/YONHAP]
![Korea's Lee Jung-hoo in action during the second inning of a World Baseball Classic game between Korea and Czechia in Tokyo on March 5. [AP/YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2026/03/07/db2cdf7e-955e-4ca5-b6d9-9ddb25d847ab.jpg)
Korea's Lee Jung-hoo in action during the second inning of a World Baseball Classic game between Korea and Czechia in Tokyo on March 5. [AP/YONHAP]
BY JIM BULLEY AND THOMAS MCCARTHY [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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