The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has officially announced the schedule for the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Rockford 2026, hosted by the International and scheduled for July 22-26, 2026, at Rivets Stadium in Loves Park.
In partnership with U.S. presenting sponsor GoRockford, the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Rockford will bring together six of the world’s top-ranked national teams as they compete for a place in the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals 2027, which will also take place in the Rockford region.
Group Rockford
World No. 2 USA will host face a highly competitive field featuring No. 3 Canada; No. 4 Mexico; No. 8 Hong Kong, China; No. 10 Australia and No. 12 Korea.
The five-day Opening Round will follow a round-robin format with three games scheduled daily at 11:00 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. USA will headline the evening session each day.
Opening Day on 22 July will feature Canada against Hong Kong, China in the morning game, followed by Australia versus Mexico in the afternoon. Hosts USA will close the opening day against Korea under the lights at Rivets Stadium.
Group Tainan
The second group stage of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup will be played from August 23-27, 2026, in Tainan (TPE) at the Secondary Field of the Asia Pacific International Baseball Complex (ASPAC).
Group Tainan will feature world No. 1 Japan, No. 5 Venezuela, No. 6 Chinese Taipei, No. 7 Cuba, No. 15 Great Britain and No. 21 Philippines. The WBSC will announce the official Group Tainan schedule at a later date.
Road to the Finals 2027
The WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup 2026/2027 is being played under a two-stage competition format. The top three teams from each Group Stage will advance to the Finals, which will be hosted in the Rockford, IL, USA, region from July 19-25, 2027.
In its 10th edition, the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup continues to showcase the growth of women’s baseball worldwide, bringing together the sport’s elite national teams on the road to crowning a world champion.
Seven-time winners Japan are the defending champions, while Team USA won titles in 2004 and 2006.
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