Brazil will join defending champion Japan, China and Cuba in Pool A as organizers on Monday announced the final pool compositions and the full tournament schedule for the 2013 World Baseball Classic beginning in March.
Japan will begin its second defense of its WBC title against newcomer and qualifying round winner Brazil on March 2 at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka.
Pool B will feature Australia, Taiwan, South Korea and the Netherlands at Intercontinental Baseball Stadium in Taichung, Taiwan, from March 2. The opening game will be played between 2009 finalist South Korea and the Netherlands.