2005 World Cup of Softball

February 2024 World Cup of Softball 2005 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States July 14 - July 18 5 3 Japan 1 United States Australia China world cup 2006 The first World Cup of Softball was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA between July 14 and July 18, 2005. Japan won their first World Cup by defeating USA 3–1 in the Championship game.https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2005/07/19/stunnedbrjapan-turns-tables-on-us-to-capture-the-world-cupbrjapan-3-us-1/61934101007/ STUNNED Japan turns tables on U.S. to capture the World Cup JAPAN 3, U.S. 1 Justin Harper The Oklahoman July 19, 2005 March 1, 2024 Final standings + Rank Team Wins Losses Runs For Runs Allowed 1 JPN 3 2 11 13 2 USA 3 2 23 9 3 AUS 3 2 17 7 4 CHN 2 4 14 29 5 CAN 2 3 5 12 Preliminary round Date Winner Score Loser Time July 14, 2005 CAN 2-1 USA 6:00 pm CHN 5-4 JPN 8:00 pm July 15, 2005 USA 3-1 AUS 6:00 pm JPN 3-0 CAN 8:00 pm July 16, 2005 USA 11-3 CHN 11:00 am AUS 5-0 CAN 1:00 pm AUS 4-2 CHN 6:00 pm USA 7-0 JPN 8:00 pm July 17, 2005 CAN 3-2 CHN 1:00 pm JPN 1-0 AUS 3:00 pm Position Round Date Game Winner Score Loser Time Notes July 18, 2005 Fifth Place Game CHN 1-0 CAN 10:00 am China advances to the third-place game Third-place game AUS 7-1 CHN 12:00 pm First Place Game JPN 3-1 USA 7:00 pm Japan's first World Cup championship, USA's first second-place finish Teams USA JPN AUS CHN CAN References External links 2005 World Cup Results on the USA Softball Website Category:World Cup of Softball World Cup Category:Softball in Oklahoma Category:International softball competitions hosted by the United States Category:Sports competitions in Oklahoma City World Cup of Softball World Cup of Softball World Cup of Softball