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


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

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

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

References

^ 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

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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