Korea beats the odds to reach WBC knockout stage after miraculous win over Australia — as it happened
Published: 09 Mar. 2026, 17:50
Updated: 09 Mar. 2026, 22:19
Korean players celebrate the 7-2 win over Australia to reach the knockout round of the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 9.
![Korea's Kim Hye-seong reacts during the sixth inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Taiwan at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8. [AP/YONHAP]](https://koreaseafood.online/data/photo/2026/03/09/eabb0c01-30a9-47cd-8e30-efdd9edb66a1.jpg)
Korea's Kim Hye-seong reacts during the sixth inning of a World Baseball Classic game against Taiwan at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8. [AP/YONHAP]
BY JIM BULLEY, CHO YONG-JUN AND THOMAS MCCARTHY [[email protected]]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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