Overview
- The Group Lima tournament begins Tuesday, July 14, at the Complejo Deportivo Andrés Avelino Cáceres in Villa María del Triunfo and runs through Saturday, July 18.
- Teams will play a round-robin schedule through July 17 followed by July 18 Play-Offs that include a 6v5 game, a 4v3 match, a 2v1 final and a repechaje between the winner of 4v3 and the loser of the final.
- Six national teams are entered: Philippines, Venezuela, Peru, Puerto Rico, Japan and Great Britain, with full fixtures and game times published by organizers.
- Peru will field a 16-player squad that largely trained and competed at the Canada Cup in Surrey through July 10 and coaches from all six teams will be available at a July 13 press conference for accredited media.
- The Lima stage is one of three group venues in a 57-match WBSC series (with Prague and Oklahoma City) that funnels qualifiers to April 2027 Finals in Australia where one Olympic spot for Los Ángeles 2028 will be decided.