The 2025 WBSC Men's Softball World Cup was the 18th Men's Softball World Cup, an international softball tournament.Official Tournament Report https://static.wbsc.org/uploads/federations/0/documents/c6e6e293-fe8b-97ff-0de7-06664cf99b95.pdf The group stage took place from 12 June–21 September 2024 in Prince Albert, Canada; Sonora, Mexico; and Oklahoma City, United States. The finals took place from 8–13 July 2025 in Prince Albert, Canada. Canada last hosted the tournament in 2017, while the United States last hosted it in 1996. Mexico haven't hosted the tournament since the inaugural edition in 1966.
Australia are the defending champions after defeating Canada 5–2 in the 2022 final to claim their second World Cup.
Qualified teams TeamWorld rankingDate qualifiedMethod of qualification3rd10 January 2023 Hosts2nd26 June 2023 2023 Men's Softball Asia Cup winners11th27 June 20232023 Men's Softball Asia Cup runners-up14th28 June 20232023 Men's Softball Asia Cup third place5th28 July 20232023 Men's Softball European Championship winners13th28 July 2023Men's Softball European Championship runners-up17th29 July 2023Men's Softball European Championship third place6th19 October 2023Hosts1st10 November 20232023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship winner8th10 November 20232023 Men's Softball Oceania Championship runners-up9th30 January 2024Hosts24th22 February 2024Wildcard16th3 March 20242023 Men's Softball African Championship Winner33th3 March 20242023 Men's Softball African Championship runners-up4th14 April 20242023 Men's Softball Pan American Championship Winner7th14 April 20242024 Men's Softball Pan American Championship runners-up20th14 April 20242024 Men's Softball Pan American Championship third place12th14 April 20242024 Men's Softball Pan American Championship fourth place19th14 April 20242024 Men's Softball Pan American Championship fifth place15th24 April 2024Wildcard
Squads
Officials 31 umpires were selected by the WBSC for the tournament.
+ Umpires Confederation Umpires WBSC Asia Mitsunori Kusamoto (Japan) WBSC Americas Darryl Helmer (Canada) Genevieve Gaudreau (Canada) Frankie Billingsley (Canada) Scott McLaren (Canada) Trevor Topping (Canada) Juan Felipe Arteaga (Colombia) Reinaldo Mora (Cuba) Edward Ortiz (Dominican Republic) William Lopez (Guatemala) Abel Chapa (Mexico) Eliazim Raúl Salazar Leal (Mexico) Renzo Ruiz Salzido (Mexico) Edwin Ortiz (Puerto Rico) Mark Korrass (United States) Glenn Brown (United States) Bubba Ewald III (United States) Casy Waite (United States) Johnathan Hand (United States) Trevor Richard Murphy (United States) Jamie Hora (United States) Kevin Lawrence Wallace (United States) Michael James Morrissey (United States) Mike Burwell (United States) WBSC Europe Jens Jakobsen (Denmark) Thomas Lohnert (Germany) Mariana Prins (Netherlands) Patrick Reus (Netherlands) WBSC Oceania Andrew McManus (New Zealand) David Fortin (New Zealand)
Venues
Group A was hosted by Estadio Mundialistas Hermosillenses and Estadio Fernando M. Ortiz both in Sonora. Prime Ministers’ Park in Prince Albert hosted Group B and the finals across two fields. USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City hosted Group C.
Group AGroup B & FinalsGroup C Hermosillo, Mexico Prince Albert, Canada Oklahoma City, United StatesEstadio Mundialistas HermosillensesEstadio Fernando M. OrtizPrime Ministers’ ParkUSA Softball Hall of Fame Complex
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.
Round Date LocalTime Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Gameduration Attendance Boxscore5th place match21 September 202410:008–47USA Softball Hall of Fame ComplexBoxscore3rd place match21 September 202413:002–37USA Softball Hall of Fame ComplexBoxscoreFinal21 September 202416:000–104USA Softball Hall of Fame ComplexBoxscoreRepechage21 September 202419:000–37USA Softball Hall of Fame ComplexBoxscore
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.
Rank Team Previous WC Ranking Qualification1 (H)24Qualified as hosts265Qualified from previous World Cup ranking3119
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
Final
References