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Another amazing day’s play – with the last two games going to tiebreakers – to determine the teams for the last two games plus Placement Round games. World Championship Final: Australia v Canada at 16:00 on Sunday. Bronze Medal Game: USA v Argentina at 13:00 on Sunday.
8th Inning 2 RBI Single by Hayden Mathews Gives Australia a Spot in the Gold Medal Game vs. Canada
14K One Hitter by Sean Cleary Sends Canada to the Gold Medal Game vs. Australia
- Super Round: Australia beat defending champions Argentina in the last game of the day to claim a spot in the World Championship final
- Canada beat Cuba to book the other spot – Sean Cleary one strike away from perfect game.
- USA beat Venezuela and confirmed a spot in the bronze medal game. Will play world champions Argentina.
- Super Round Standings: Canada (4-1), Australia (4-1), Argentina (4-1), USA (2-3), Cuba (1-4), Venezuela (0-5)
- World Championship Final: Australia v Canada at 16:00 on Sunday
- Bronze Medal Game: USA v Argentina at 13:00 on Sunday
- Placement Round: Philippines beat South Africa 4-0 to finish in 10th place, South Africa 11th, New Zealand overcame Denmark 2-1, Japan 5-4 Czech Republic in 10th inning
- Placement Round Standings: Japan (5-0); New Zealand (4-1), Czech Republic (3-2), Philippines (2-3), South Africa (1-4), Denmark (0-5)
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Australia, seventh at the last World Cup, bagged two runs in an extra inning tiebreaker to overcome previously unbeaten Argentina and earn a place against four-time winners Canada in the final of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup.
The two teams won through to Sunday’s final at Rosedale Park in Auckland, New Zealand after hard-fought victories on the penultimate day. Canada outlasted Cuba 2-0 while Australia produced a stunning victory in the eighth inning in a colossal battle against defending champions Argentina.
The world No. 1 Argentina will face USA for the third place playoff, after the Americans withstood the challenge from Venezuela 5-1.
Venezuela 1-5 USA (Super Round) Box Score and Photos
Cuba 0-2 Canada (Super Round) Box Score and Photos
Philippines 4-0 South Africa (Placement Round) Box Score and Photos
Denmark 1-2 New Zealand (Placement Round) Box Score and Photos
Czech Republic 5-4 Japan 10th inning (Placement Round) Box Score and Photos
Australia 2-0 Argentina 8th inning (Super Round) Box Score and Photos
Final Ranking
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5 Cuba
6 Venezuela
7 Japan
8 New Zealand
9 Czech Republic
10 Philippines
11 South Africa
12 Denmark
Editor’s Note:
1 Canada or AUS
2 Canada or AUS
3 USA or ARG
4 USA or ARG
5 Cuba
6 Venezuela
7 Japan
8 New Zealand
9 Czech Republic
10 Philippines
11 South Africa
12 Denmark