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2025 Men's Softball World Cup

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2025 Men's Softball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countries Canada
 Mexico
 United States
Dates Group stage:
12 June – 21 September 2024
Finals:
8–13 July 2025
TeamsGroup stage: 18
Finals: 8
Venues(in 3 host cities)
Defending champions Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Attendance6,794 (453 per game)
Most homeruns hitAustralia Hayden Matthews
Czech Republic Tomáš Klein
Mexico Christian del Valle Enriquez
(2 homeruns each)
2022
2028

Last updated on 15 June 2024

The 2025 WBSC Men's Softball World Cup will be the 18th Men's Softball World Cup, an international softball tournament. The group stage will take place from 12 June–21 September 2024 in Prince Albert, Canada; Sonora, Mexico; and Oklahoma City, United States. The finals will take place from 8–13 July 2025 in Prince Albert, Canada.[1][2][3] Canada last hosted the tournament in 2017, while the United States last hosted it in 1996. Mexico haven't hosted the tournament since the inaugural edition in 1966.

Australia are the defending champions after defeating Canada 5–2 in the 2022 final to claim their second World Cup.

Qualified teams

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Team World ranking Date qualified Method of qualification
 Canada 3rd 10 January 2023 Hosts
 Japan 2nd 26 June 2023 2023 Men's Softball Asia Cup winners
 Singapore 11th 27 June 2023 2023 Men's Softball Asia Cup runners-up
 Philippines 14th 28 June 2023 2023 Men's Softball Asia Cup third place
 Czechia 5th 28 July 2023 2023 Men's Softball European Championship winners
 Denmark[a] 13th 28 July 2023 Men's Softball European Championship runners-up
 Netherlands 17th 29 July 2023 Men's Softball European Championship third place
 United States 6th 19 October 2023 Hosts
 Australia 1st 10 November 2023 2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship winner
 New Zealand 8th 10 November 2023 2023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship runners-up
 Mexico 9th 30 January 2024 Hosts
 Hong Kong, China 24th 22 February 2024 Wildcard
 South Africa 16th 3 March 2024 2023 Men's Softball African Championship Winner
 Botswana 33th 3 March 2024 2023 Men's Softball African Championship runners-up
 Argentina 4th 14 April 2024 2023 Men's Softball Pan American Championship Winner
 Venezuela 7th 14 April 2024 2024 Men's Softball Pan American Championship runners-up
 Dominican Republic 20th 14 April 2024 2024 Men's Softball Pan American Championship third place
 Guatemala 12th 14 April 2024 2024 Men's Softball Pan American Championship fouth place
 Colombia 19th 14 April 2024 2024 Men's Softball Pan American Championship fifth place
 Israel 15th 24 April 2024 Wildcard
  1. ^ Denmark withdrew from the tournament on 13 February 2024, stating financial reasons and late scheduling.[4]

Squads

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Venues

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USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex

Group A will be hosted by Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses and Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz both in Sonora. Prime Ministers’ Park in Prince Albert will host Group B and the finals across two fields. USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City will host Group C.

Group A Group B & Finals Group C
Mexico Hermosillo, Mexico Canada Prince Albert, Canada United States Oklahoma City, United States
Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz Prime Ministers’ Park USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex

Group stage

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Group A

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Group A will be contested in Hermosillo during 12–16 June 2024.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Venezuela 5 5 0 31 6 +25 1.000 Advance to Group A Final
2  Dominican Republic 5 3 2 22 16 +6 .600 2
3  Australia 5 2 3 18 23 −5 .400[a] 3 Advance to Group A third place play-off
4  Mexico (H) 5 2 3 15 14 +1 .400[a] 3
5  Czechia 5 2 3 17 39 −22 .400[a] 3
6  Philippines 5 1 4 13 18 −5 .200 4
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) TQB; 4) ER-TQB; 5) Highest batting average; 6) Coin toss
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head, TQB: Australia 1-1, 0.267; Mexico 1-1, 0.153; Czechia 1-1, -0.500
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
12 June 2024 16:00 Venezuela  7–0  Australia 7 Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 2:05 200 Boxscore
12 June 2024 16:00 Dominican Republic  5–2  Philippines 7 Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 2:04 102 Boxscore
12 June 2024 21:00 Mexico  7–0  Czechia 5 Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 1:35 1,100 Boxscore
13 June 2024 17:00 Dominican Republic  13–4  Czechia 7 Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 2:56 245 Boxscore
13 June 2024 18:00 Philippines  4–5  Australia 7 Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 2:12 72 Boxscore
13 June 2024 20:00 Mexico  2–5  Venezuela 7 Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 2:03 1,560 Boxscore
13 June 2024 21:00 Australia  1–4  Dominican Republic 7 Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 1:55 83 Boxscore
14 June 2024 17:00 Philippines  3–1  Mexico 7 Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 1:55 600 Boxscore
14 June 2024 18:00 Czechia  2–11  Venezuela 5 Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 1:56 85 Boxscore
14 June 2024 20:00 Australia  6–1  Mexico 8 Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 2:32 1,200 Boxscore
14 June 2024 21:00 Dominican Republic  0–5  Venezuela 7 Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 2:02 200 Boxscore
15 June 2024 17:00 Czechia  7–6  Australia 7 Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 2:16 220 Boxscore
15 June 2024 18:00 Venezuela  3–2  Philippines 8 Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 2:29 62 Boxscore
15 June 2024 20:00 Mexico  4–0  Dominican Republic 7 Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 1:39 800 Boxscore
15 June 2024 21:00 Philippines  2–4  Czechia 7 Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 2:07 265 Boxscore
Round Date Local
Time
Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game
duration
Attendance Boxscore
5th place match 16 June 2024 20:00  Philippines 2–3  Czechia 8 Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses Boxscore
3rd place match 16 June 2024 17:00  Mexico 1–4  Australia 7 Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz 1:42 854 Boxscore
Final 16 June 2024 17:00  Dominican Republic 2–0  Venezuela 7 Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses 2:05 150 Boxscore
Repechage 16 June 2024 21:00  Australia 4–1  Venezuela 7 Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz Boxscore

Group B

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Group B will be contested in Prince Albert during 10–14 July 2024.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Argentina 5 5 0 45 1 +44 1.000 Advance to Group B Final
2  New Zealand 5 4 1 30 5 +25 .800 1
3  Canada (H) 5 3 2 22 9 +13 .600 2 Advance to Group B third place play-off
4  Singapore 5 2 3 26 26 0 .400 3
5  Hong Kong, China 5 1 4 5 46 −41 .200 4
6  Israel 5 0 5 3 44 −41 .000 5
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) TQB; 4) ER-TQB; 5) Highest batting average; 6) Coin toss
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
10 July 2024 11:00 Argentina  8–0  Israel 5 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
10 July 2024 16:00 Singapore  0–2  New Zealand 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
10 July 2024 18:00 Hong Kong, China  1–7  Canada 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
11 July 2024 10:00 New Zealand  10–0  Israel 4 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
11 July 2024 13:00 Israel  2–3  Hong Kong, China 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
11 July 2024 18:00 Canada  7–1  Singapore 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
11 July 2024 21:00 Canada  0–2  Argentina 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
12 July 2024 10:00 Singapore  16–1  Israel 4 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
12 July 2024 13:00 Singapore  9–1  Hong Kong, China 5 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
12 July 2024 18:00 Hong Kong, China  0–16  Argentina 3 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
12 July 2024 21:00 New Zealand  5–1  Canada 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
13 July 2024 10:00 Argentina  15–0  Singapore 3 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
13 July 2024 13:00 Argentina  4–1  New Zealand 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
13 July 2024 18:00 Hong Kong, China  0–12  New Zealand 4 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
13 July 2024 21:00 Israel  0–7  Canada 6 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
Round Date Local
Time
Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game
duration
Attendance Boxscore
5th place match 14 July 2024 10:00  Israel 5–6  Hong Kong, China 7 Prime Ministers’ Park Boxscore
3rd place match 14 July 2024 13:00  Singapore 0–8  Canada 5 Prime Ministers’ Park Boxscore
Final 14 July 2024 16:00  New Zealand 5–6  Argentina 7 Prime Ministers’ Park Boxscore
Repechage 14 July 2024 19:00  Canada 1–4  New Zealand 7 Prime Ministers’ Park Boxscore

Group C

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Group C will be contested in Oklahoma City during 17–21 September 2024.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  United States (H) 5 5 0 28 3 +25 1.000 Advance to Group C Final
2  Japan 5 4 1 2 30 −28 .800 1
3  Guatemala 5 3 2 13 0 +13 .600 2 Advance to Group C third place play-off
4  Colombia 5 2 3 12 7 +5 .400 3
5  Netherlands 5 1 4 9 6 +3 .200 4
6  South Africa 5 0 5 6 25 −19 .000 5
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2024. Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) TQB; 4) ER-TQB; 5) Highest batting average; 6) Coin toss
(H) Hosts


Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
17 September 2024 13:00 Guatemala  4–0  South Africa 7 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
17 September 2024 16:00 Netherlands  0–9  Japan 6 USA Sofrball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
17 September 2024 19:00 Colombia  0–3  United States 7 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
18 September 2024 10:00 Japan  9–0  South Africa 5 USA Sofrball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
18 September 2024 13:00 South Africa  0–3  Colombia 7 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
18 September 2024 16:00 United States  7–0  Guatemala 5 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
18 September 2024 19:00 United States  11–0  Netherlands 5 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
19 September 2024 10:00 Colombia  2–8  Guatemala 6 USA Sofrball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
19 September 2024 13:00 Netherlands  0–7  Colombia 5 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
19 September 2024 16:00 South Africa  4–6  Netherlands 7 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
19 September 2024 19:00 Japan  5–9  United States 7 USA Sofrball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
20 September 2024 10:00 Netherlands  3–10  Guatemala 4 USA Sofrball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
20 September 2024 13:00 Guatemala  0–4  Japan 7 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
20 September 2024 16:00 Colombia  1–8  Japan 7 USA Sofrball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore
20 September 2024 19:00 South Africa  4–11  United States 6 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex     Boxscore



Round Date Local
Time
Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game
duration
Attendance Boxscore
5th place match 21 September 2024 10:00 South Africa  8–4  Netherlands 7 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex Boxscore
3rd place match 21 September 2024 13:00 Colombia  2–3  Guatemala 7 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex Boxscore
Final 21 September 2024 16:00 Japan  0–10  United States 4 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex Boxscore
Repechage 21 September 2024 19:00 Guatemala  0–3  Japan 7 USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex Boxscore

Finals rankings

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The ranking of the wildcard spots for the finals stage are as follows.

  • 1) Hosts
  • 2)Top third-place team(s) in the Group Stage, based on final standings from the previous edition of the World Cup
  • 3)Top third-place team(s) in the Group Stage based on the highest position in the WBSC Rankings at the end of the previous calendar year.
Rank Team Previous WC Ranking Qualification
1  Canada (H) 2 4 Qualified as hosts
2  Venezuela 6 5 Qualified from previous World Cup ranking
3  Mexico 11 9

Canada qualified for the finals as host of that stage, while Venezuela qualified as the first placed team with the next best finish at the previous World Cup.

Finals

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Third place play-off

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13 July 2025
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
4th Ranked Team
3rd Ranked Team

Final

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13 July 2025
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
2nd Ranked Team
1st Ranked Team

References

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  1. ^ "Prince Albert, Canada to host WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group, Finals". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "WBSC Men's Softball World Cup group awarded to Oklahoma City, USA". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Dates announced for WBSC Men's Softball World Cup group and Finals in Canada". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "VM-kvalifikationen" [World Cup qualification] (in Danish). Danish Softball Federation. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.