Men’s Softball World Cup 2022 - Counting down to Opening Ceremony at midday, hosts NZ v CZE first game at 13:30
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<ul><li>Opening Ceremony at 12:00</li><li>Czech Republic take on hosts New Zealand in first game at 13:30</li><li>Six games per day over two fields</li><li>12 teams split into two groups. Top three teams from each group advance to the Super Round</li><li>Seven time champions New Zealand, title holders Argentina and five-time winners USA in Group A</li><li>Five of the top-11 teams in Group B</li><li><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2022-mens-softball-world-cup/home"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Tournament Website</span></strong></a> </li></ul>
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<p><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2022-mens-softball-world-cup/schedule-and-results"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Day 1 Schedule</span></strong></a><br>New Zealand v Czech Republic 13:30<br>Venezuela v Canada 14:00<br>Denmark v Australia 16:30<br>Argentina v Cuba 17:00 <br>South Africa v Japan 19:30<br>Philippines v USA 20:00</p>
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<p>Welcome to the opening day of the Men’s Softball World Cup at Rosedale Park in North Harbour, New Zealand. The weather looks very promising after a fair bit of rain over the past few days. Today has dawned cloudy, but dry with no wind and it’s meant to stay that way.</p>
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<p>Looking forward to the opening ceremony at midday, followed by the first of 50 games featuring hosts and seven-time champions New Zealand against the Czech Republic. </p>
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