The national baseball team and Japan may snub next year's inaugural World Cup due to a dispute over revenue sharing and operations.

Korean Baseball Organization deputy secretary-general Lee Sang-il said discussions are ongoing, but Asian teams may snub the event if the US league keeps making unilateral decisions on revenue and operations.

A joint working committee of the three countries' leagues had agreed to give South Korea five percent of revenue and Japan seven percent.

But in March, the private company WBC Inc. took over the management of the World Baseball Classic and has insisted on its own rules on revenue and operations.

The South Korean and Japanese leagues are balking at the company's attempt to take all the revenue in an Asian zone qualifer in Tokyo next March.

To meet the costs of the tournament, WBC seeks one lump sum for admission, broadcasting rights, player equipment and advertising.

In protest, South Korea and Japan are expected to snub a July 12th meeting of the joint committee in Detroit on the sidelines of the All-Star Game.

Paul Archey, senior vice president of MLB International, visited the Korean Baseball Organization's office Wednesday to discuss the matter, but the US stance remains unchanged.