Venezuela boasts a batting order that includes such accomplished major leaguers as Miguel Cabrera, Magglio Ordonez and Bobby Abreu.
"Many of them are major leaguers, and they have important positions in the major leagues," South Korean manager Kim In-sik told reporters.
"However, I will say that even though we may fall off in terms of caliber of players, we will play hard until the last out."
Venezuela (6-1) and South Korea (5-2) launch the Final Four action at Dodger Stadium. The winners advance to Monday's title game against the survivors of Sunday's semi-final between defending champions Japan (5-2) and the United States (4-3).
South Korea will start Yoon Suk-min, who is 1-0 and has yet to allow a run in 9 2/3 innings in the tournament. Venezuela counters with Carlos Silva, who is also 1-0 with a 0.82 earned run average.
Hard Hitters
Venezuela are batting .309 as a team, scoring 43 runs and hammering 11 homers in their seven games.
"To bring this (title) to Venezuela, personally, I think would be the most important of my career," the team's manager Luis Sojo told reporters.
On Sunday, Japan's Daisuke Matsuzaka, MVP of his country's triumph in the inaugural WBC in 2006, will start against Roy Oswalt, who is moving up a day to give Jake Peavy some extra rest should the U.S. advance to the final.
Japan manager Tatsunori Hara relishes the challenge.
"We need to catch up with the major leagues, and we need to go beyond that," he told the mlb.com website.
"I have a great deal of respect for American baseball. And here is a great opportunity right in front of me, and I am so excited about that."
Japan will be without slugging first baseman Shuichi Murata, who pulled a hamstring in Thursday's game.
