Team Czechia has won hearts with its underdog status and scrappy play in the WBC. Now they are seeking to topple a world power.

Sunday’s marquee game pitted Japan versus Australia, and Japan eked out a 4-3 win. Among the other six games on the schedule, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Italy, Canada and Mexico each have an opportunity to improve to 2-0 by the end of the day.

Team Japan stars like Shohei Ohtani, Masataka Yoshida, and Seiya Suzuki are making noise in the World Baseball Classic while boosting their fantasy baseball outlook for 2026.

Odds for all non-eliminated teams to win the World Baseball Classic, which began March 4.

With a two-run go-ahead home run in the bottom of the seventh inning of Sunday's 4-3 win against Australia, Yoshida crept closer to an all-time WBC record. His Japan teammates include Major League superstars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia 4-3 on Sunday night in Tokyo and assure first place in its first-round group.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito watched his nation's national team win on Sunday at the Tokyo Dome and broke a similar national tradition that Donald Trump snapped in 2025

Here's a look at the broadcasting information for Japan and Australia's WBC game.