2005 World Cup of Softball

2005 World Cup of Softball
Tournament details
Host country	United States
City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dates	July 14 - July 18
Teams	5 (from 3 continents)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Australia
Fourth place	China
	2006 →

The first World Cup of Softball was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA between July 14 and July 18, 2005. Japan won their first World Cup by defeating USA 3-1 in the Championship game.^[1]

Final standings[edit]


Rank	Team	Wins	Losses	Runs For	Runs Allowed
1	Japan	3	2	11	13
2	United States	3	2	23	9
3	Australia	3	2	17	7
4	China	2	4	14	29
5	Canada	2	3	5	12

Preliminary round[edit]

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Time
July 14, 2005	Canada	2-1	United States	6:00 pm
July 14, 2005	China	5-4	Japan	8:00 pm
July 15, 2005	United States	3-1	Australia	6:00 pm
July 15, 2005	Japan	3-0	Canada	8:00 pm
July 16, 2005	United States	11-3	China	11:00 am
	Australia	5-0	Canada	1:00 pm
	Australia	4-2	China	6:00 pm
	United States	7-0	Japan	8:00 pm
July 17, 2005	Canada	3-2	China	1:00 pm
July 17, 2005	Japan	1-0	Australia	3:00 pm

Position Round[edit]

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Time	Notes
July 18, 2005	Fifth Place Game	China	1-0	Canada	10:00 am	China advances to the third-place game
	Third-place game	Australia	7-1	China	12:00 pm
	First Place Game	Japan	3-1	United States	7:00 pm	Japan's first World Cup championship, USA's first second-place finish

Teams[edit]

References[edit]

^ Harper, Justin (July 19, 2005). "STUNNED Japan turns tables on U.S. to capture the World Cup JAPAN 3, U.S. 1". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

External links[edit]

2005 World Cup Results on the USA Softball Website

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[1] Harper, Justin (July 19, 2005). "STUNNED Japan turns tables on U.S. to capture the World Cup JAPAN 3, U.S. 1". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

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