It's crunch time in the International bracket of the Little League World Series.
Japan has strung together four consecutive wins to survive elimination play after suffering a 6-0 first-round loss to Curacao on Aug. 21. Next up? A Nicaragua team that on Aug. 26 fell 12-3 to the same Curacao buzzsaw that sent Japan into must-win mode for the rest of the tournament.
At stake for both teams is a spot in the tournament's International Championship Game and another shot at Curacao on Aug. 29.
Japan qualified for this game with a 7-3 win over Canada on Aug. 26.
Nicaragua vs. Japan was one of two Aug. 27 games moved up to a 9 a.m. ET start due to anticipated thunderstorms in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, later in the day. So grab your coffee, it's time
for some morning baseball.
Nicaragua vs Japan Little League World Series box score
How to watch 2026 Little League World Series on Aug. 27
All times Eastern
International semifinal: Nicaragua vs. Japan, 9 a.m. on ESPN2
U.S. semifinal: Nevada vs. Ohio, 9 a.m. on ESPN (re-airs 7 p.m. ET)
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Little League World Series Aug. 26 results
Game 29: Curacao 12, Nicaragua 3
Game 30: Nevada 14, Iowa 6
Game 31: Japan 7, Canada 3
Game 32: Ohio 11, Alabama 2
Little League World Series schedule, bracket
- Dates: Aug. 19-30
- TV: ESPN | ESPN2 | ABC
- Stream: ESPN+
- Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
United States Regions
- Great Lakes: West Side LL (Hamilton, Ohio)
- Metro: Bayonne Central LL (Bayonne, New Jersey)
- Mid-Atlantic: East Side LL (West Chester, PA)
- Midwest: Davenport Northwest LL (Davenport, Iowa)
- Mountain: Paseo Verde LL (Henderson, Nevada)
- New England: Bridgewater Joe Lazaro LL (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)
- Northwest: Soundview LL (Tacoma, Washington)
- Southeast: Phenix City Youth Baseball LL (Phenix City, Alabama)
- Southwest: Boerne LL (Boerne, Texas)
- West: Sweetwater Valley LL(Bonita, California)
International Regions
- Asia-Pacific: West Seoul (B) LL (Seoul, South Korea)
- Australia: Ryde Little League (Sydney, New South Wales)
- Canada: Little Mountain LL (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Caribbean: Los Nacionales LL (Santiago, Dominican Republic)
- Curacao: Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)
- Europe & Africa: South Czech Republic LL (Brno, Czechia)
- Japan: Joto LL (Tokyo, Japan)
- Latin America: Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila LL (Leon, Nicaragua)
- Mexico: Municipal De Tijuana LL (Tijuana, Baja California)
- Panama: David Doleguita LL (Chiriqui, Panama)
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