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
Teams12
Venues2 (in 1 host city)
Defending champions Australia
Final positions
Champions
 Japan (1st title)
Runner-up
 Australia
Third place
 Mexico
Fourth place New Zealand
← 2023

The 2026 WBSC 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]

Venues

The tournament will be held at Estadio Eduardo Porras Arrazola and Estadio 20 de Enero.

Qualification

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

First round

Group A

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
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Japan 3–1 New Zealand
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 9–4 Argentina
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

Group B

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
Source: WBSC
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

Super round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 20 12 1.000 — Advance to final
2  Japan 5 4 1 22 11 .800 1
3  New Zealand 5 3 2 25 12 .600 2 Advance to third-place game
4  Mexico 5 2 3 11 19 .400 3
5  Venezuela 5 1 4 11 10 .200 4
6  Czech Republic 5 0 5 16 41 .000 5
Source: WBSC
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Apr 30, 2026 12:00 Venezuela  9–1  Czech Republic F/6 Estadio 20 de Enero 2:12 307 Boxscore
Apr 30, 2026 15:00 New Zealand  10–1  Mexico F/5 Estadio 20 de Enero 2:05 989 Boxscore
Apr 30, 2026 18:00 Australia  6–5  Japan F/9 Estadio 20 de Enero 3:13 7,342 Boxscore
May 1, 2026 12:00 Venezuela  0–1  Japan   Estadio 20 de Enero 2:11 2,010 Boxscore
May 1, 2026 15:00 New Zealand  2–3  Australia   Estadio 20 de Enero 2:39 4,871 Boxscore
May 1, 2026 18:00 Czech Republic  3–7  Mexico F/8 Estadio 20 de Enero 2:48 248 Boxscore
May 2, 2026 15:00 Mexico  1–2  Japan   Estadio 20 de Enero 2:00 4,670 Boxscore
May 2, 2026 18:00 Czech Republic  5–6  Australia   Eduardo Porras Arrazola 2:03 8,719 Boxscore
May 2, 2026 18:00 Venezuela  1–4  New Zealand   Estadio 20 de Enero 2:03 8,719 Boxscore

Placement round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB
1  Argentina 5 5 0 51 14 1.000 —
2  Canada 5 4 1 43 10 .800 1
3  Denmark 5 3 2 22 30 .600 2
4  Colombia 5 2 3 28 28 .400 3
5  Singapore 5 1 4 18 52 .200 4
6  South Africa 5 0 5 15 43 .000 5
Source: WBSC
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Apr 30, 2026 11:00 South Africa  3–4  Singapore   Eduardo Porras Arrazola 1:39 186 Boxscore
Apr 30, 2026 14:00 Argentina  6–4  Canada   Eduardo Porras Arrazola 2:35 389 Boxscore
Apr 30, 2026 21:00 Colombia  5–6  Denmark F/8 Estadio 20 de Enero 2:47 2:47 Boxscore
May 1, 2026 11:00 South Africa  1–11  Canada F/4 Eduardo Porras Arrazola 1:24 63 Boxscore
May 1, 2026 14:00 Denmark  0–16  Argentina F/3 Eduardo Porras Arrazola 1:16 105 Boxscore
May 1, 2026 21:00 Singapore  5–12  Colombia F/6 Estadio 20 de Enero 2:05 2,521 Boxscore
May 2, 2026 15:00 Singapore  4–10  Argentina   Eduardo Porras Arrazola 2:13 354 Boxscore
May 2, 2026 21:00 South Africa  1–8  Denmark F/5 Eduardo Porras Arrazola 1:42 322 Boxscore
May 2, 2026 21:00 Colombia  2–5  Canada   Estadio 20 de Enero 1:52 5,723 Boxscore

Finals

Third place game

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
May 3, 2026 12:00 Mexico  11–5  New Zealand   Estadio 20 de Enero 2:55 4,389 Boxscore

Championship

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
May 3, 2026 16:00 Japan  4–2  Australia   Estadio 20 de Enero 2:17 10,099 Boxscore

Final standings

References

  1. ↑ "Confirmadas las fechas de la Copa Mundial Sub-23 de Sóftbol que se jugará en Sincelejo". Alcaldia de Sincelejo. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sincelejo to stage WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup 2026; Colombia becomes 21st Softball World Cup host". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 15 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand edge Australia to clinch hard-fought U-23 Men's Softball World Cup Qualifier". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 7 April 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Japan beat Singapore in U-23 Men's Softball Asia Cup final, both qualify for World Cup 2026". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 5 June 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Czechia, Denmark qualify for WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup 2026". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 8 July 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Argentina, Mexico share gold at rained-out U-23 Men's Softball Pan Am Championship; Canada, Venezuela join them at 2026 World Cup". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "South Africa win U-23 Men's Softball Africa Championship, complete 12-team lineup for 2026 World Cup". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 27 November 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

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