{"id":45557,"date":"2025-07-08T07:18:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=45557"},"modified":"2025-07-08T09:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:21:15","slug":"2025-wbsc-mens-world-cup-kicks-off-today-day-1-schedule-tues-july-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=45557","title":{"rendered":"2025 WBSC Men&#8217;s World Cup Kicks Off Today &#8211; Day 1 Schedule &#8211; Tues. July 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2025-xviii-mens-softball-world-cup-finals\/home\">Official WBSC Webpage<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WBSC Executive Vice President Craig Cress highlighted the elite level of play expected over the next six days<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;These eight teams have earned the right to contest the Finals after a very competitive Group Stage last year. After 57 exciting games in 2024, now we are closing the event with the best teams aiming to conquer the World Title,&#8221;&nbsp;he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/time.is\/Prince_Albert\">Click here for current local time at Prince Albert<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>\n  table.wbsc-table {\n    width: 100%;\n    border-collapse: collapse;\n    margin: 20px 0;\n    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n  }\n  .wbsc-table th, .wbsc-table td {\n    border: 1px solid #ddd;\n    padding: 12px;\n    text-align: left;\n  }\n  .wbsc-table th {\n    background-color: #4CAF50; \/* Green background for headings *\/\n    color: white; \/* White text for contrast *\/\n    font-weight: bold;\n  }\n  .wbsc-table tr:nth-child(even) {\n    background-color: #e8ecef; \/* Darker grey for alternating rows *\/\n  }\n  .wbsc-table tr:hover {\n    background-color: #dfe3e6; \/* Slightly darker hover effect *\/\n  }\n  @media screen and (max-width: 600px) {\n    .wbsc-table {\n      font-size: 14px;\n    }\n    .wbsc-table th, .wbsc-table td {\n      padding: 8px;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<h2>Pools for WBSC Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup Finals 2025<\/h2>\n\n<table class=\"wbsc-table\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Group A<\/th>\n      <th>Group 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\n<h2>July 8 \u2013 Opening Round Games<\/h2>\n\n<table class=\"wbsc-table\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Game #<\/th>\n      <th>Time (12-hour)<\/th>\n      <th>Time (24-hour)<\/th>\n      <th>Matchup<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>1<\/td>\n      <td>11:30 AM<\/td>\n      <td>11:30<\/td>\n      <td>Japan vs Dominican Republic<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>2<\/td>\n      <td>2:30 PM<\/td>\n      <td>14:30<\/td>\n      <td>Venezuela vs Argentina<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>3<\/td>\n      <td>4:30 PM<\/td>\n      <td>16:30<\/td>\n      <td>USA vs Australia<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>\u2014<\/td>\n      <td>7:30 PM<\/td>\n      <td>19:30<\/td>\n      <td>Opening Ceremony<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>4<\/td>\n      <td>8:30 PM<\/td>\n      <td>20:30<\/td>\n      <td>New Zealand vs Canada<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n  <li>All games are at Prime Ministers&#8217; Park, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.<\/li>\n  <li>The visiting team is listed on the left, home team on the right.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\">?? Just hours before the WBSC Men&#39;s Softball World Cup 2025 kicks off!<br>? Check out the Day 1 schedule <br>? Watch every game live on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KJs9NTEuIg\">https:\/\/t.co\/KJs9NTEuIg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SoftballWorldCupM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SoftballWorldCupM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JCuM68803y\">pic.twitter.com\/JCuM68803y<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1942383331850740165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\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\">Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WBSC<\/a>  Men\u2019s World Cup preview show with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blairjs17?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@blairjs17<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/playbyplay21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@playbyplay21<\/a> ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rGO9MH0Xnv\">https:\/\/t.co\/rGO9MH0Xnv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Outside The Chute (@outsidethechute) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/outsidethechute\/status\/1942167340449144992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\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\">In Canada, you&#39;ll be able to watch the World Cup games for free on the WBSC YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TDPWYw1kjq\">https:\/\/t.co\/TDPWYw1kjq<\/a>. Elsewhere, all games are available to watch on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9FU4FVwXGI\">https:\/\/t.co\/9FU4FVwXGI<\/a>. The Tournament website is at this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zYE6pPsqQh\">https:\/\/t.co\/zYE6pPsqQh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4StDu4HMxZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/4StDu4HMxZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Blair Setford (@blairjs17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blairjs17\/status\/1941872895916929278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Official WBSC Webpage WBSC Executive Vice President Craig Cress highlighted the elite level of play expected over the next six days:&nbsp; &#8220;These eight teams have earned the right to contest the Finals after a very competitive Group Stage last year. 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