{"id":45518,"date":"2025-07-07T06:54:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T13:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=45518"},"modified":"2025-07-07T07:06:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:06:37","slug":"2025-wbsc-mens-world-cup-set-to-begin-tomorrow-tuesday-july-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=45518","title":{"rendered":"2025 WBSC Men&#8217;s World Cup Set to Begin Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/organisation\/wbsc-events\/mens-softball-world-cup\">Official WBSC 2025 Men&#8217;s World Cup Webpage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>2025 WBSC Men&#8217;s World Cup<\/strong> of fastpitch kicks off tomorrow in <strong>Prince Albert, Canada<\/strong>, as eight elite teams converge to battle for the ultimate prize in international softball. Over the next six days, these contenders will compete for the coveted title of world champion.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight teams earned their spots in 2024 for this prestigious event and will be divided into two pools of four teams each. Pool play runs for the first three days (July 8-10), with the top two teams from each pool advancing to the Super Round (July 11-12). The tournament concludes on July 13 with the medal rounds, featuring the gold and bronze medal games on the final day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the teams competing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>WBSC Men&#8217;s World Cup Teams<\/title>\n    <style>\n        table {\n            width: 500px;\n            border-collapse: collapse;\n            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n            margin: 20px 0;\n        }\n        th, td {\n            padding: 12px;\n            text-align: left;\n            border: 1px solid #ddd;\n            vertical-align: top;\n        }\n        th {\n            background-color: #d4e6f1;\n            font-weight: bold;\n            text-align: left;\n            font-size: 1.1em;\n        }\n        tr:nth-child(even) {\n            background-color: #f9f9f9;\n        }\n        tr:hover {\n            background-color: #f5f5f5;\n        }\n        .empty-cell {\n            border: none;\n            background-color: transparent !important;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n    <table>\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                <th>Pool A<\/th>\n                <th>Pool B<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n            <tr>\n                <td>Argentina<\/td>\n                <td>Australia<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>Canada<\/td>\n                <td>Dominican Republic<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>New Zealand<\/td>\n                <td>Japan<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td>Venezuela<\/td>\n                <td>USA<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Action gets underway tomorrow, Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 11:30 a.m<\/strong>. First game honors go to Japan and the Dominican Republic, in a Pool B matchup.  The USA will face defending champions Australia at 4:30 pm, while Canada and New Zealand will square off in the nightcap, which figures to draw the largest crowds, with a large contingent of Canadians rooting for their home team.  Estimates are that the crowds will exceed 5,000 fans.  (The nightcap is a reprise of the championship game from the 4 Nations Cup competition from Saturday, July 5, in Saskatoon, a game won by host Canada)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>Day 1 Schedule &#8211; July 8, 2025<\/title>\n    <style>\n        body {\n            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n            margin: 20px;\n        }\n        h2 {\n            color: #333;\n            margin-bottom: 5px;\n        }\n        .location {\n            font-weight: bold;\n            color: #666;\n            margin-bottom: 20px;\n        }\n        table {\n            width: 100%;\n            border-collapse: collapse;\n            margin: 20px 0;\n            box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\n        }\n        th, td {\n            padding: 12px;\n            text-align: left;\n            border: 1px solid #ddd;\n        }\n        th {\n            background-color: #f4f4f4;\n            font-weight: bold;\n        }\n        tr:nth-child(even) {\n            background-color: #f9f9f9;\n        }\n        tr:hover {\n            background-color: #f5f5f5;\n        }\n        .pool-a {\n            background-color: #e8f4f8 !important;\n        }\n        .pool-b {\n            background-color: #f0f8e8 !important;\n        }\n        .pool-cell {\n            font-weight: bold;\n            text-align: center;\n        }\n        .time-12hr {\n            font-weight: bold;\n        }\n        .time-24hr {\n            color: #666;\n            font-size: 0.9em;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n    <h2>Day 1 Schedule \u2013 Tuesday, July 8, 2025<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"location\">Location: Prime Ministers&#8217; Park, Prince Albert Canada<\/div>\n    \n    <table>\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                <th>Time (12hr)<\/th>\n                <th>Time (24hr)<\/th>\n                <th>Matchup<\/th>\n                <th>Pool<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n            <tr class=\"pool-b\">\n                <td class=\"time-12hr\">11:30 AM<\/td>\n                <td class=\"time-24hr\">11:30<\/td>\n                <td>Japan vs Dominican Republic<\/td>\n                <td class=\"pool-cell\">B<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr class=\"pool-a\">\n                <td class=\"time-12hr\">02:30 PM<\/td>\n                <td class=\"time-24hr\">14:30<\/td>\n                <td>Venezuela vs Argentina<\/td>\n                <td class=\"pool-cell\">A<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr class=\"pool-b\">\n                <td class=\"time-12hr\">04:30 PM<\/td>\n                <td class=\"time-24hr\">16:30<\/td>\n                <td>USA vs Australia<\/td>\n                <td class=\"pool-cell\">B<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr style=\"background-color: #ffe8e8 !important;\">\n                <td class=\"time-12hr\">07:30 PM<\/td>\n                <td class=\"time-24hr\">19:30<\/td>\n                <td>Opening Ceremonies<\/td>\n                <td class=\"pool-cell\">&#8211;<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr class=\"pool-a\">\n                <td class=\"time-12hr\">08:30 PM<\/td>\n                <td class=\"time-24hr\">20:30<\/td>\n                <td>New Zealand vs Canada<\/td>\n                <td class=\"pool-cell\">A<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n\n\n\n<p>All games will be live streamed on the WBSC network via <a href=\"https:\/\/gametime.sport\/\">GameTime.sport<\/a> (pay-per-view).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prince Albert is in CST time zone, same as Saskatoon. That&#8217;s 2 hours behind EDT, and 1 hour ahead of PDT, for those of us on the West Coast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.is\/Prince_Albert\">Click here for current Prince Albert time.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\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\">? How to Watch the WBSC Men&#39;s Softball World Cup Finals.<br>?? Every game on Gametime and more!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SoftballWorldCupM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SoftballWorldCupM<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6uDTn1xI1n\">https:\/\/t.co\/6uDTn1xI1n<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? 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