Australia, Canada tuning up for WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals facing tough competition at Canada Cup
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<p>With two weeks to go to the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-womens-softball-world-cup-finals/home">WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals</a>, world No. 5 Canada and No. 10 Australia open today a new edition of the Canada Cup, a traditional softball tournament held yearly at Softball City in Surrey, Canada. They will face No. 4 Chinese Taipei; No. 7 Mexico; No. 9 Czechia; No. 15 Philippines; No. 18 Israel; No. 28 Greece; No. 33 New Zealand; No. 36 Hong Kong, China; TC Colorado and Saskatchewan 222.</p>
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<p>The teams have been allocated into two groups, with the round robin running from 1 to 4 July. In the Red Pool Canada will compete against Mexico, Philippines, Israel, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Pool Black holds Chinese Taipei, Czechia, Australia, Greece, TC Colorado and Saskatchewan 222.</p>
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<p>The playoffs, to be played under the page system, will take place between 5 and 7 July. You can see the full schedule <a href="https://canadacup.com/schedule-2024/">here</a>.</p>
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<p>Canada and Australia will also open the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals in different groups. The Canadians are placed in Group A, along with No. 1 USA, No. 6 Italy and No. 17 China; while Australia will face No. 2 Puerto Rico, No. 3 Japan and No. 8 Netherlands in Group B.</p>
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<p>Canada earned their ticket to the Finals after finishing in second place in Group C last year, played in Italy; while Australia won their spot in Ireland, finishing in second place in Group A.</p>
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<p>You can see the schedule of the Finals <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-womens-softball-world-cup-finals/schedule-and-results">here</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-womens-softball-world-cup-finals/schedule-and-results"><img src="https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/shares/WSWC_SCHEDULE_CMYK_FINALS.png" alt="Women's Softball World Cup Finals Schedule" width="100%" height="auto"></a></p>
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