The 2002

ISF Women's World Championship The Women's Softball World Cup is a fastpitch softball tournament for women's national teams held historically every four years, now every two years, by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The tournament, originally known as the ''I ...

for

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was held July 26-August 4, 2002 in

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. The United States, which went undefeated for the tournament, won a fifth straight world championship with a 1-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2004 Olympics.

Pool Play

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

Day One

Puerto Rico and Italy Eliminated.

Day Two

Australia and New Zealand Eliminated.

Medal Round

Final ranking

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References

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