In the second round of the double-elimination World Baseball Classic, Mexico and Cuba were eliminated from the tournament in Pool 2 in San Diego, while the Japan and Korea advanced to the semifinal round in Los Angeles. Japan beat Korea to win Pool 1 of Round 2.
| TEAMS FOR POOL 1 | ||||||||
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| POOL A | POOL B | |||||||
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Track play of the 2009 World Baseball Classic using the 2009 bracket. See what happened round by round, game by game until a champion was crowned.





