Little League World Series 2026 Latest Schedule, TV Info and Bracket Predictions

We're one step closer to the bracket finals of the 2026 Little League World Series (LLWS). Wednesday's slate brought four exciting matchups that have set the stage for the lower-bracket finals.

Thursday will bring a pair of games that will round out the matchups for the United States and international bracket finals, which will be played on Saturday. The LLWS third-place game and championship game will both be played on Sunday.

Here's a look at where things stand, including a quick recap of Wednesday's action and game picks for Thursday.

A complete look at the LLWS bracket can be found here.

Tournament Participants

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International Teams

Asian-Pacific Region: West Seoul (B) LL (Seoul, South Korea)

Australia Region: Ryde Little League (Sydney, New South Wales)

Canada Region: Little Mountain LLC (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Caribbean Region: Los Nacionales LL (Santiago, Dominican Republic)

Curaçao Region: Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curaçao)

Europe and Africa Region: South Czech Republic LL (Brno, Czechia)

Japan Region: Joto LL (Tokyo, Japan)

Latin American Region: Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Águila LL (León, Nicaragua)

Mexico Region: Municipal De Tijuana LL (Tijuana, Baja California)

Panama Region: David Doleguita LL (Chiriquí, Panama)

U.S. Teams

United States

Great Lakes Region: West Side LL (Hamilton, Ohio)

Metro Region: Bayonne Central LL (Bayonne, New Jersey)

Mid-Atlantic Region: East Side LL (West Chester, Pennsylvania)

Midwest Region: Davenport Northwest LL (Davenport, Iowa)

Mountain Region: Paseo Verde, LL (Henderson, Nevada)

New England Region: Bridgewater Joe Lozaro LL (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)

Northwest Region: Soundview LL (Tacoma, Washington)

Southeast Region: Phenix City Youth Baseball LL (Phenix City, Alabama)

Southwest Region: Boerne LL (Boerne, Texas)

West Region: Sweetwater Valley LL (Bonita, California)

LLWS Schedule

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Thursday, August 27

Game 33

Latin America vs. Japan at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN2

Prediction: Latin America

Game 34

Midwest vs. Great Lakes at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN

Prediction: Midwest

Saturday, August 29

2026 Little League Challenger Division Exhibition

Berwyn, Pennsylvania vs. Oakley, California at 10:30 a.m. ET

International Championship

Curaçao vs. TBA at 12:30 p.m. ET on ABC

U.S. Championship

Mountain vs. TBA at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC

Sunday, August 30

Third-Place Game

TBA vs. TBA at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN

LLWS Championship Game

International Champion vs. USA Champion at 3 p.m. ET on ABC

Wednesday Results

Scores

Game 29: Curaçao 12, Latin America 3

Game 30: Mountain 14, Midwest 6

Game 31: Japan 7, Canada 3

Game 32: Great Lakes 11, Southeast 2

Curaçao Makes a Statement, Weather Prompts Change in Thursday Schedule

Wednesday's action started with a bang, as the representative from Curaçao, Pariba Little League, jumped out to a massive early lead over Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Águila Little League (Latin America).

Curaçao made a statement with a 10-run second inning that had Latin America on the proverbial ropes for the rest of the game. Latin America answered with three runs in the fourth, but it wasn't nearly enough.

Pariba Little League added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth to close out a nine-run victory. It's another big step for Pariba Little League, which defeated its Williamstead rival Pabao Little League in a seven-game series to represent the Curaçao region.

This is also the first tournament to feature a Curaçao region. Pabao Little League was the LLWS runner-up in both 2022 and 2023 as representatives of the Caribbean Region.

Paseo Verde Little League (Mountain) and West Side Little League (Great Lakes) also won convincingly on Wednesday, but as the first official representative of the Curaçao region, Pariba is making history.

Curaçao moves on to the international final, while Latin America will play in one of Thursday morning's two contests. The games have been moved to the morning due to incoming inclement weather.

Latin America and Japan will play in the international lower-bracket semifinal at Volunteer Stadium on Thursday, while the Great Lakes and Midwest teams will face off at Howard J. Lamade Stadium.

The LLWS is then set to have a break on Friday before resuming with the U.S. and International bracket championships on Saturday.