Mexico and the U.S. are on the brink of elimination in the WBC. Here is what you need to know about how each team can advance.

By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, March 11 (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday delivered her strongest criticism yet of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, describing it as part of a growing and dangerous trend of interventions "outside the scope of international law".

Manager Mark DeRosa says his premature comment about the United States having already punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals before facing Italy was just an “overly confident statement” and reiterated Thursday he knew nothing was guaranteed at that point.

Team Italy has gone viral during the World Baseball Classic for drinking espresso in the dugout. Is there any potential benefit? We asked.

Team Italy’s roster is filled primarily with players who were eligible for Team USA but weren’t selected over the superstar names. Puerto Rico’s would-be roster was adversely affected by the unfortunate insurance and injury issues that prevented some of the island’s biggest products from participating.

Archaeologists have uncovered the graves of two pre-Roman children who were buried like male warriors.

Team Italy’s hopes of advancing out of Pool B at the World Baseball Classic are still alive. For utility player Miles Mastrobuoni, he’ll have to root for Italy from afar. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today,

A shortstop flop benefited Team Italy early in a pivotal matchup with Mexico in Pool B play on Wednesday night. The Italians were ahead, 1-0, with one out in the bottom of the third when Mexico’s Joey Ortiz singled.