The 2025 WBSC Men's Softball World Cup will be the 18th
Men's Softball World Cup, an international
softball
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tournament. The group stage took place from 12 June–21 September 2024 in
Prince Albert
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*Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco
Prince Albert may also refer to:
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,
Canada
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;
Sonora
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,
Mexico
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; and
Oklahoma City
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,
United States
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. The finals will take place from 8–13 July 2025 in Prince Albert, Canada.
Canada last hosted the tournament in
2017
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, while the United States last hosted it in
1996
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* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
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. Mexico haven't hosted the tournament since the inaugural edition in
1966
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.
Australia
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are the defending champions after defeating
Canada
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5–2 in the
2022
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final to claim their second World Cup.
Qualified teams
Squads
Officials
31 umpires were selected by the WBSC for the tournament.
Venues
Group A was hosted by Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses and Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz both in
Sonora
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. Prime Ministers’ Park in
Prince Albert
Prince Albert most commonly refers to:
*Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1861), consort of Queen Victoria
*Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco
Prince Albert may also refer to:
Royalty
* Alb ...
hosted Group B and the finals across two fields. USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in
Oklahoma City
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hosted Group C.
Group stage
Group A
Group A was contested in Hermosillo during 12–16 June 2024.
Group B
Group B was contested in Prince Albert during 10–14 July 2024.
Group C
Group C was contested in Oklahoma City during 17–21 September 2024.
Finals rankings
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.
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
Group A
Group B
Placement Round
Super Round
Third place play-off