The Little League World Series is one of the most exciting tournaments in sports. Twenty teams from around the globe enter Williamsport, Pennsylvania, chasing a championship but only one team leaves with the banner.
The field is divided into United States and International brackets of 10 teams each, creating two separate races to the spots in the overall championship game on Sunday, Aug. 30. Teams compete in a modified double-elimination format until the championship game of each bracket, which is single-elimination.
Teams that survive the bracket earn a spot in the U.S. or International championship game. Win there, and those teams are playing for the Little League World Series crown. Little League has provided a printable World Series bracket that you can download from its link below and fill in the 2026 results as the tournament progresses to a champion.
Little League World Series United States teams
- Great Lakes − West Side Little League (Hamilton, Ohio)
- Metro − Bayonne Central Little League (Bayonne, New Jersey)
- Mid-Atlantic − East Side Little League (West Chester, Pennsylvania)
- Midwest − Davenport Northwest Little League (Davenport, Iowa)
- Mountain − Paseo Verde Little League (Henderson, Nevada)
- New England − Bridgewater Joe Lazaro Little League (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)
- Northwest − SoundView Little League (Tacoma, Washington)
- Southeast − Phenix City Youth Baseball Little League (Phenix City, Alabama)
- Southwest − Boerne Little League (Boerne, Texas)
- West − Sweetwater Valley Little League (Bonita, California)
Little League World Series International teams
- Asia−Pacific − West Seoul (B) Little League (Seoul, South Korea)
- Australia − Ryde Little League (Sydney, New South Wales)
- Canada − Little Mountain Little League (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Caribbean − Los Nacionales Little League (Santiago, Dominican Republic)
- Curaçao − Pariba Little League (Willemstad, Curaçao)
- Europe & Africa − South Czech Republic Little League (Brno, Czechia)
- Japan − Joto Little League (Tokyo, Japan)
- Latin America − Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila Little League (Leon, Nicaragua)
- Mexico − Municipal De Tijuana Little League (Tijuana, Baja California)
- Panama− David Doleguita Little League (Chiriquí, Panama)
Which countries get automatic/direct bids into the Little League Baseball World Series?
Little League separates certain countries into those that get an automatic/direct entry into the Little League World Series and those that are part of a rotating selection. The countries with permanent automatic bids are Australia, Canada, Japan and Mexico. The countries that participate in a rotating selection are Cuba, Curacao, Panama and Puerto Rico. For the 2026 Little League World Series, Little League International announced earlier this year that the champions from Panama and Curacao will have direct entry into this year’s event in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. That means Cuba and Puerto Rico competed in one of the international regions for a chance to make it to the LLWS.
How to watch the 2026 Little League World Series
The 2026 Little League World Series will be broadcast on ESPN platforms, with the championship game airing on ABC. Games will also be available to stream on ESPN+.
- Dates: Aug. 19-Aug. 30
- TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ABC
- Stream: ESPN+
- Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Watch the Little League World Series on Fubo
2026 Little League World Series schedule
(All times Eastern)
Wednesday, Aug. 19
- Game 1: Latin America vs Caribbean, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 2: Southeast vs Northwest, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 3: Canada vs Asia-Pacific, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 4: Metro vs New England, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Aug. 20
- Game 5: Australia vs Mexico, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 6: Great Lakes vs Mountain, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 7: Curacao vs Japan, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 8: West vs Midwest, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Friday, Aug. 21
- Game 9: Panama vs Winner of Game 1, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 10: Southwest vs Winner of Game 2, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 11: Europe-Africa vs Winner of Game 3, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 12: Mid-Atlantic vs Winner of Game 4, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Aug. 22
- Game 13: Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 5, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 14: Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 4, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 15: Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 7, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 16: Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 8, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, Aug. 23
- Game 17: Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 10, 9 a.m. (ESPN)
- Game 18: Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 9, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
- Game 19: Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 12, 1 p.m. (ABC)
- Game 20: Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 11, 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Monday, Aug. 24
- Game 21: Loser of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 13, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 22: Loser of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 14, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 23: Loser of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 15, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 24: Loser of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 16, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, Aug. 25
- Game 25: Loser of Game 18 vs Winner of Game 23, 1p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 26: Loser of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 24, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 27: Loser of Game 20 vs Winner of Game 21, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 28: Loser of Game 19 vs Winner of Game 22, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Wednesday, Aug. 26
- Game 29: Winner of Game 18 vs Winner of Game 20, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 30: Winner of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 19, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 31: Winner of Game 25 vs Winner of Game 27, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 32: Winner of Game 26 vs Winner of Game 28, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, Aug. 27
- Game 33: Loser of Game 29 vs Winner of Game 31, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 34: Loser of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 32, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Little League World Series International championship game
Saturday, Aug. 29
- Game 35: Winner of Game 29 vs Winner of Game 33, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)
Little League World Series U.S. championship game
Saturday, Aug. 29
- Game 36: Winner of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 34, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Little League World Series third-place consolation game
Sunday, Aug. 30
- Game 37: Loser of Game 35 vs Loser of Game 36, 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Little League World Series championship game
Sunday, Aug. 30
- Game 38 : Winner of Game 35 vs Winner of Game 36, 3 p.m. (ABC)
Sherlon Christie is a USA TODAY Sports senior trending editor and an expert on Little League Baseball and Little League Softball. You can reach him by email at schristie@usatoday.com. Follow him on X at @sherlonchristie, on Bluesky at @sherlonchristie.bsky.social.
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