{"id":42789,"date":"2024-02-02T10:39:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T18:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=42789"},"modified":"2024-02-02T10:40:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T18:40:01","slug":"groups-unveiled-for-wbsc-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=42789","title":{"rendered":"Groups unveiled for WBSC U-18 Women&#8217;s Softball World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? BREAKING! <br><br>?? Groups unveiled for WBSC U-18 Women&#39;s Softball World Cup.<br><br>? Find the details here<br>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y3v0FQ0og5\">https:\/\/t.co\/y3v0FQ0og5<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SoftballWorldCupWU18?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SoftballWorldCupWU18<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NZOplghouO\">pic.twitter.com\/NZOplghouO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1753421525917499561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/groups-unveiled-for-wbsc-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup\">From the WBSC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced today the groups for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/organisation\/wbsc-events\/u-18-womens-softball-world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WBSC U-18 Women&#8217;s Softball World Cup<\/strong><\/a>, the most prestigious international youth softball event in the world. Played over two-stages, the tournament will start with the Group Stage in 2024, with the finals scheduled for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 13 teams have qualified for the WBSC U-18 Women&#8217;s Softball World Cup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Americas (5): TBD<br>Asia (4):&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/japan-beat-chinese-taipei-for-u-18-womens-softball-asian-title-both-qualify-for-world-cup-along-with-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>No. 2 Japan, No. 4 Chinese Taipei, No. 14 Philippines and No. 15 China<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Europe (5):&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/czechia-italy-ireland-qualify-for-wbsc-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-czechia-clinch-second-consecutive-european-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>No. 6 Italy, No. 8 Netherlands, No. 9 Czechia, No. 13 Great Britain and No. 21 Ireland<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Oceania (2):&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/new-zealand-and-australia-qualify-for-wbsc-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-group-stage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>No. 32 New Zealand and No. 10 Australia<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Wild Card\/Host (2):&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2024-ii-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-group-c\/news\/dallas-usa-to-host-wbsc-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-group-in-2024-finals-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>No. 1 USA<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2024-ii-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-group-a\/news\/sao-paulo-brazil-to-host-wbsc-u-18-womens-softball-world-cup-group-stage-from-23-to-27-july-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>No. 23 Brazil<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The line up of teams will be completed after the Americas qualifier, which is to be played in Monteria, Colombia from 30 March to 6 April and will define the last five qualified nations for the premier youth women&#8217;s softball world cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the WBSC The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced today the groups for the\u00a0WBSC U-18 Women&#8217;s Softball World Cup, the most prestigious international youth softball event in the world. Played over two-stages, the tournament will start with the Group Stage in 2024, with the finals scheduled for 2025. 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