The 2027 Women's Softball World Cup is the 18th edition of the Women's Softball World Cup, the quadrennial international softball championship organised under the aegis of World Baseball Softball Confederation for women's national teams across the world. It will be held in Czech Republic, Peru and United States from June and September 2026, with Australia hosting the finals from 5 to 11 April 2027. The finals will be in Redcliffe. This will be the first WBSC tournament to be held in three continents.
For the second time, 18 teams took part, following the expansion in 2024. Continental championships acted as qualification. Qualifiers took place between June and November 2025. As hosts, Australia, Czech Republic, Peru and United States automatically qualified.
This tournament will act as a qualifier, with the champions qualifying for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Japan are the defending champions, recently beating United States 6–1 at the 2024 final in Castions di Strada.
Hosts selection On 16 April 2025, Czech Republic and Peru were the first countries to be given the hosting rights, with each country hosting a group in Prague and Lima respectively. This will be the first time both countries host the World Cup. On 30 April 2025, United States was given the final first round group, with Devon Park in Oklahoma City being the venue. This is the Americans' third time hosting, with the previous times being in 1974 and 2022. On 19 August 2025, Australia was awarded the hosting rights to the finals with the venue located in Redcliffe. This is the second time Australia will host the event after hosting the 1965 Women's Softball World Championship. This will be the first WBSC tournament to be held in three continents.
Qualified teams Qualification Host Dates Vacancies QualifiedHost nationsVarious42025 Pan American Championship Montería 27 June – 5 July 2025 5 2025 Asia Cup Xi'an 14–20 July 2025 3 2025 European Championship Prague 7–13 September 2025 3 2025 Africa Cup Nairobi 28–29 November 2025 2 0 Oceania selection30 November 20251Wildcard 1 Total18
Summary of qualified teams TeamMethod of qualificationDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performanceWRGroup stage hosts16 April 2025 199420161 TBA 20161 TBA30 April 2025 1965202419 TBA2025 Pan American Championship1 July 2025 19902 TBA2 July 2025 197018 TBA 19747 TBA 197020221 TBA3 July 2025 197420242 TBA2025 Asia Cup18 July 2025 196514 TBA19 July 2025 19862 TBA20 July 2025 197018 TBAFinals hosts19 August 2025 196519 TBA 2025 European Championship12 September 2025 19747 TBA 19742 TBA13 September 2025 19942 TBA2025 Africa Cup29 November 2025 19742 TBAOceanian selection30 November 2025 19652 TBAWildcard16 July 2026 20161 TBA24 February 2026 197020242 TBA
Withdrawn team TeamMethod of qualificationWorld ranking (withdrew)Africa Women's Softball Continental Championship winnersTBA (withdrew)Africa Women's Softball Continental Championship runners-upTBA
Notes
Officials, Scorers, Technical Commissions and Videos 27 umpires, 23 scores and 7 technical commissions and 4 videos were selected by the WBSC for the tournament.
+ Umpires Confederation Umpires WBSC Asia Zhiling Yu (China) Tshang-Sheng Hu (Chinese Taipei) Ayaka Sasajima (Japan) WBSC Americas Analia Laura Merizzi (Argentina) Gabriela Jimenez (Argentina) Emma Jerome (Canada) Laura McMilan (Canada) Marni Caravalho (Canada) Renzo Ruiz (Mexico) Dwithain Brian Zambrano Gomez (Peru) Gaby Hernández (Puerto Rico) Jose Chaparro (Puerto Rico) John Baca (United States) Jon Hand (United States) Laura Head (United States) Naomi Erdahl (United States) Gustavo Leonardo Castro Oviedo (Venezuela) WBSC Europe Vojtěch Machovský (Czech Republic) Jan Hora (Czech Republic) Michal Židek (Czech Republic) Galip Sönmez (Germany) Thomas Lohnert (Germany) Jana McCaskill (Great Britain) Denis Codarini (Italy) Mariana Prins (Netherlands) Ibon Arevalo (Spain) WBSC Oceania Krissi Travers (Australia) + Scorers Confederation Scorers WBSC Asia Masayoshi Sato (Japan) WBSC Americas Janet Wiens (Canada) Carlos del Pino (Cuba) Willian Cogollo (Colombia) Gabriel Almaraz (Mexico) Denis Benjamin Kohatsu Yamashiro (Peru) Michelle Gushiken (Peru) Yeini Noguera (Peru) Carson Paige Osburne (United States) Donald Morris (United States) Michael Craig (United States) Paige Bond (United States) WBSC Europe Alois Sečkár (Czech Republic) Jaukb Hauser (Czech Republic) Lenka Richterová (Czech Republic) Michaela Jiráčkvoa (Czech Republic) Goose Gillett (Israel) Eva Tervisan (Italy) Jose Petra Arends (Netherlands) Marco Stoovelaar (Netherlands) Stefan Slinger (Netherlands) Elisabeth Salvador (Spain) Luís Redín (Spain) + Technical Comissions Confederation Technical Commissions WBSC Asia Chong Fai Lee (Hong Kong, China) WBSC Americas Brent Chadwick (Canada) Juan Chavez (Guatemala) Daniela Osaki (Peru) Rose Marie Gusukuma Kanashiro (Peru) Greg Pohl (United States) WBSC Oceania Brooke Penfold (Australia) + Umpire Videos WBSC Americas Reinaldo Homero Lanzavecchia (Argentina) Mike Burwell (United States) Steven Mc Cown (United States) WBSC Europe Florian Kautenschlaeger (Germany)
Venues Group AGroup B Prague, Czech Republic Lima, PeruSvoboda BallparkVilla Maria del Triunfo ComplexGroup C Finals Oklahoma City, United States Redcliffe, AustraliaDevon ParkKayo Stadium
Group stage Group A Group A will be contested in Prague during 16–20 June 2026.
All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).
Bracket
Round Date Localtime Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Gameduration Attendance Boxscore5th place match20 June 20269:006–37Svoboda Ballpark2:46307BoxscoreFinal20 June 202612:008–79Svoboda Ballpark2:47299Boxscore3rd place match20 June 202615:006–58Svoboda Ballpark2:42299Boxscore Repechage20 June 202618:008–97Svoboda Ballpark2:42243Boxscore
Group B Group B will be contested in Lima during 14–18 July 2026.
All times listed are local, (PET) UTC−5.
Bracket
Round Date Localtime Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Gameduration Attendance Boxscore5th place match18 July 202610:000–134Villa Maria del Triunfo Complex1:13155 Boxscore Final18 July 202313:001–27Villa Maria del Triunfo Complex1:34254 Boxscore3rd place match18 July 202616:003–77Villa Maria del Triunfo Complex1:48350 BoxscoreRepechage18 July 202619:001–85Villa Maria del Triunfo Complex1:25489 Boxscore
Group C Group C will be contested in Oklahoma City during 12–16 September 2026.
Brazil replaced South Africa which was originally drawn in Group C.
All times listed are local, (CST) UTC−5.
Bracket
Round Date Localtime Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Gameduration Attendance Boxscore5th place match16 September 202610:000–76Devon Park1:48298 BoxscoreFinal16 September 202613:000–76Devon Park1:49498 Boxscore3rd place match16 September 202616:007–05Devon Park1:19200 BoxscoreRepechage16 September 202619:008–67Devon Park2:31149 Boxscore
Finals The top 2 teams from each of the groups A, B, and C, in addition to two wild card teams, will advance to the finals. The finals will be hosted in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, on 5 to 11 April 2027. Games will be played at Talobilla Park.
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Group stage
Final