WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group C Playoffs: NZ v Venezuela all locked up
Welcome to the fifth and final day of the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group C taking place in Buttrio and Castions di Strada in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Beautiful sunshine has graced us for today's playoffs at Castions di Strada where two teams today will book a ticket to the Finals 2024.
After yesterday's dramatic last day of round-robin pool play action, we now have four games to see which teams will claim the two tickets to the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals 2024.
Day 5 Schedule 5th-6th place playoff 0-0 New Zealand v Venezuela Live Scoring/Play by Play Live Streaming 3rd v 4th playoff 14:00 Philippines v Italy Final 17:00 Japan v Canada Repechage 20:00 Loser of Final v Winner of 3rd v 4th
- Day Four Review: Philippines claim dramatic walk off win over Italy to book last spot in playoffs
- Day Three Review: Italy & Philippines postponed due to weather; Canada, New Zealand and Venezuela collect crucial wins
- Day Two Review: Italy beat Canada, are on top of Group C
- Day One Review: Japan, Canada and Italy win on Day One
- Group C in Castions di Strada and Buttrio, Italy sees world No. 2 and Olympic champions Japan, No. 5 Canada, No. 8 Italy, No. 26 Philippines and No. 29 New Zealand in action from 22-26 July. Group C Preview
- Group C head coaches discuss their chances
- 12 players to watch
- By the Numbers
- First time the new two-stage format is being used in a WBSC tournament.
- XVII WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Finals to be played in July 2024 in Italy
- Photos
- Watch Live on GameTime.Sport
New Zealand v Venezuela
First game up today sees a repeat of Monday's superb Opening Round game which New Zealand won 4-3.
Tight ball game in the first three innings.
Pregame
Not a surprise that yesterday's dramatic win by the Philippines over Italy where they clinched a playoff spot with the last play of the game and the Opening Round has made major headlines, especially in the Philippines.
- Where to watch
- First time that Ireland, Spain and Italy host a WBSC tournament.
- New sustainable Mizuno ball - the M170 - in play.
- Six teams participating in three groups. Top two teams from Group C “punch a ticket” to the Finals next year. Learn more about the tournament format here.
- USA and Australia advance to Finals 2024 after finishing first and second in Group A in Ireland. Great Britain finished third. Check out the Group A review.
- Puerto Rico and the Netherlands booked the two tickets from Group B in Valencia, Spain. Read the Group B review.
- WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Full History