imagine if referees were from : Asia ,europe,america ....i swear ,the host will not reach advanced rounds     

RDC played without VAR , was damaged they said ..   in matches of Morocco , the VAR worked but referee refused to check it against Morocco 

Not true , England won their only title 4-2   England defeated West Germany 4-2 after extra time on July 30, 1966, to win their first and only FIFA World Cup title at Wembley Stadium, London   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup

Shock 

2026 World Baseball Classic Champions:  TEAM VENEZUELA  1st Title     2026 World Baseball Classic MVP:  Maikel Garcia       2026 World Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team: Catcher:  Austin Wells 1st Base:  Luis Arraez 2nd Base:  Brice Turang 3rd Base:  Maikel Garcia Shortstop:  Ezequiel Tovar Outfielder:  Roman Anthony Outfielder:  Fernando Tatis Jr. Outfielder:  Dante Nori Designated Hitter:  Shohei Ohtani Pitcher:  Paul Skenes Pitcher:  Logan Webb Pitcher:  Aaron Nola   Final Standings: Rank Team Record R/9 RA/9 Diff. Champions   1.  Venezuela 6-1 6.05 3.00 +3.05 Runner-Up   2.  United States 5-2 6.49 3.43 +3.06 Eliminated in Semifinals   3.  Dominican Republic 5-1 9.68 2.16 +7.52 4.  Italy 5-1 7.41 3.50 +3.91 Eliminated in Quarterfinals   5.  Japan 4-1 8.78 3.56 +5.22 6.  Canada 3-2 4.91 3.00 +1.91 7.  Puerto Rico 3-2 4.23 3.00 +1.23 8.  South Korea 2-3 5.86 6.12 -0.26 3rd in Pool   9.  Mexico 2-2 7.71 4.50 +3.21 10.  Australia 2-2 3.34 3.09 +0.25 11.  Cuba 2-2 3.34 4.11 -0.77 12.  Israel 2-2 3.86 5.91 -2.05 4th in Pool 13.  Taiwan 2-2 5.18 5.63 -0.45 14.  Great Britain 1-3 3.86 6.62 -2.76 15.  Colombia 1-3 2.50 6.09 -3.59 16.  Netherlands 1-3 2.41 7.44 -5.03 5th in Pool (Relegated and Will Need to Requalify) 17.  Panama 1-3 2.68 3.44 -0.76 18.  Nicaragua 0-4 1.50 6.68 -5.18 19.  Czech Republic 0-4 1.32 10.97 -9.65 20.  Brazil 0-4 1.64 13.79 -12.15 R/9 - Runs Scored per 9 innings RA/9 - Runs Against per 9 innings

team   Men 60 mh: Christos – Panagiotis Roumtsios High jump: Antonis Merlos  Pole Vault: Emmanuel Karalis Long jump: Miltos Tentoglou  Triple jump: Andreas Pantazis    Women 60 m.: Rafaela Spanoudaki  Pentathlon: Anastasia Dragomirova 

March 17th Results   World Baseball Classic Final:    Venezuela 3-2  United States   Highlights:     Completed Bracket:

Venezuelan broadcast of the final out     Reaction from Caracas