2026 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

2026 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Colombia
Dates	25 April – 3 May 2026
Teams	12
Venues	2 (in 1 host city)
Defending champions	Australia
	← 2023

Host country

Colombia

Dates 25 April – 3 May 2026

Teams12

Venues2 (in 1 host city)

The 2026 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup will be the second edition of the U-23 Men's Softball World Cup held in Sincelejo, Colombia, from April 23 to May 3, and will feature 12 national teams from five continents.^[1]

This tournament marks the first time Colombia has hosted a WBSC softball tournament.^[2]

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Event	Dates	Location(s)	Berth(s)	Qualified
Host nation	N/a	N/a	1	Colombia
U-23 Men's Softball Oceania Championship^[3]	4–6 April 2025	Palmerston North	2	New Zealand Australia
U-23 Men's Softball Asia Cup^[4]	2–5 June 2025	Bangkok	2	Japan Singapore
U-23 Men's Softball European Championship^[5]	1–5 July 2025	Kunovice	2	Czech Republic Denmark
U-23 Men’s Softball Pan American Championship^[6]	13–20 September 2025	La Pampa	4	Argentina Mexico Canada Venezuela
U-23 Men’s Softball Africa Championship^[7]	25–27 November 2025	Nairobi	1	South Africa
Total			12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Japan	5	4	1	50	7	.800^[a]	—	Advance to super round
2	New Zealand	5	4	1	35	11	.800^[a]	—
3	Czech Republic	5	3	2	35	24	.600^[b]	1
4	Argentina	5	3	2	28	27	.600^[b]	1	Advance to placement round
5	Colombia (H)	5	1	4	10	50	.200	3
6	South Africa	5	0	5	12	51	.000	4

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Apr 25, 2026	10:00	Argentina	2–10	New Zealand	F/5	Eduardo Porras Arrazola	1:49	1,513	Boxscore
Apr 25, 2026	13:00	Czech Republic	3–11	Japan	F/5	Eduardo Porras Arrazola	1:45	1,200	Boxscore
Apr 25, 2026	20:00	Colombia	9–4	South Africa		Estadio 20 de Enero	2:38	10,000	Boxscore
Apr 26, 2026	17:00	South Africa	2–9	New Zealand	F/5	Estadio 20 de Enero	1:40	6,200	Boxscore
Apr 26, 2026	19:00	Argentina	3–2	Japan		Eduardo Porras Arrazola	2:28	2,532	Boxscore
Apr 26, 2026	20:00	Colombia	1–11	Czech Republic	F/4	Estadio 20 de Enero	1:52	8,401	Boxscore
Apr 27, 2026	13:00	Japan	14–0	South Africa	F/4	Eduardo Porras Arrazola	1:25	234	Boxscore
Apr 27, 2026	18:00	Czech Republic	9–4	Argentina		Estadio 20 de Enero	2:47	6,783	Boxscore
Apr 27, 2026	21:00	New Zealand	7–0	Colombia		Estadio 20 de Enero	2:11	9,463	Boxscore
Apr 28, 2026	14:00	South Africa	0–8	Czech Republic	F/5	Estadio 20 de Enero	1:34	327	Boxscore
Apr 28, 2026	19:00	New Zealand	1–3	Japan		Eduardo Porras Arrazola	2:00	1,954	Boxscore
Apr 28, 2026	20:00	Colombia	0–8	Argentina	F/5	Estadio 20 de Enero	1:58	8,752	Boxscore
Apr 29, 2026	16:00	Czech Republic	4–8	New Zealand		Eduardo Porras Arrazola	2:13	750	Boxscore
Apr 29, 2026	17:00	South Africa	6–11	Argentina		Estadio 20 de Enero	2:43	3,017	Boxscore
Apr 29, 2026	20:00	Japan	20–0	Colombia	F/5	Estadio 20 de Enero	1:58	9,832	Boxscore

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Australia	5	5	0	29	1	1.000	—	Advance to super round
2	Mexico	5	4	1	27	10	.800	1
3	Venezuela	5	3	2	45	5	.600	2
4	Canada	5	2	3	29	25	.400	3	Advance to placement round
5	Denmark	5	1	4	10	42	.200	4
6	Singapore	5	0	5	5	62	.000	5

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Apr 25, 2025	12:00	Singapore	0–15	Venezuela	F/3	Estadio 20 de Enero	1:02	894	Boxscore
Apr 25, 2026	15:00	Canada	3–1	Denmark		Estadio 20 de Enero	2:15	2,432	Boxscore
Apr 25, 2026	16:00	Mexico	0–3	Australia		Eduardo Porras Arrazola	1:55	2,033	Boxscore
Apr 26, 2026	13:00	Singapore	0–10	Mexico	F/4	Eduardo Porras Arrazola	1:25	640	Boxscore
Apr 26, 2026	14:00	Venezuela	17–1	Denmark	F/4	Estadio 20 de Enero	2:29	3,013	Boxscore
Apr 26, 2026	16:00	Australia	5–0	Canada		Eduardo Porras Arrazola	2:04	2,322	Boxscore
Apr 27, 2026	14:00	Australia	2–0	Venezuela		Estadio 20 de Enero	2:14	1,142	Boxscore
Apr 27, 2026	16:00	Denmark	7–5	Singapore		Eduardo Porras Arrazola	2:25	1,102	Boxscore
Apr 27, 2026	19:00	Mexico	7–6	Canada	F/8	Eduardo Porras Arrazola	2:26	1,635	Boxscore
Apr 28, 2026	13:00	Denmark	1–9	Australia	F/5	Eduardo Porras Arrazola	1:42	356	Boxscore
Apr 28, 2026	16:00	Venezuela	1–2	Mexico	F/8	Eduardo Porras Arrazola	2:21	1,201	Boxscore
Apr 28, 2026	17:00	Canada	20–0	Singapore	F/3	Estadio 20 de Enero	1:25	1,035	Boxscore
Apr 29, 2026	13:00	Denmark	0–8	Mexico	F/5	Eduardo Porras Arrazola	1:43	236	Boxscore
Apr 29, 2026	14:00	Singapore	0–10	Australia	F/4	Estadio 20 de Enero	1:08	220	Boxscore
Apr 29, 2026	19:00	Venezuela	12–0	Canada	F/4	Eduardo Porras Arrazola	1:35	2,811	Boxscore

2026 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

Qualification

First round

Group A

Group B

Super round

Placement round

Finals

Third place game

Championship

References

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Pos	Team	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	A1	—	—	Advance to final
2	B1	—	—	Advance to final
3	A2	—	—	Advance to third-place game
4	B2	—	—	Advance to third-place game
5	A3	—	—
6	B3	—	—

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Apr 30 2026
Apr 30 2026
Apr 30 2026
May 1 2026
May 1 2026
May 1 2026
May 2 2026
May 2 2026
May 2 2026

Pos	Team	PCT	GB
1	A4	—	—
2	B4	—	—
3	A5	—	—
4	B5	—	—
5	A6	—	—
6	B6	—	—

v t e U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
Tournaments	2023 2026
Squads	2023 2026

Pos	Team	PCT	GB
1	A4	—	—
2	B4	—	—
3	A5	—	—
4	B5	—	—
5	A6	—	—
6	B6	—	—

Pos	Team	PCT	GB
1	A4	—	—
2	B4	—	—
3	A5	—	—
4	B5	—	—
5	A6	—	—
6	B6	—	—