{"id":643362,"date":"2026-05-14T20:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/643362\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T20:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:56:08","slug":"united-states-to-open-womens-baseball-world-cup-group-stage-rockford-against-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/643362\/","title":{"rendered":"United States to open Women\u2019s Baseball World Cup Group Stage Rockford against Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LOVES PARK, Ill. (WIFR) &#8211; We now know who the United States will play in the Women\u2019s Baseball World Cup Group Rockford 2026, scheduled for July 22-26 at Rivets Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) revealed the schedule Thursday afternoon. The local stage will feature six of the top women\u2019s baseball teams in the world: United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, China, Korea and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Wednesday July 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">11 a.m. &#8211; Canada vs. Hong Kong, China<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 p.m. &#8211; Australia vs. Mexico<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">7 p.m. &#8211; USA vs. Korea<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Thursday July 23, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">11 a.m. &#8211; Australia vs. Hong Kong, China<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 p.m. &#8211; Korea vs. Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">7 p.m. &#8211; Mexico vs. USA<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Friday July 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">11 a.m. &#8211; Hong Kong, China vs. Korea<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 p.m. &#8211; Mexico vs. Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">7 p.m. &#8211; Australia vs. USA<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Saturday July 25, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">11 a.m. &#8211; Hong Kong, China vs. Mexico<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 p.m. &#8211; Korea vs. Australia<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">7 p.m. &#8211; USA vs. Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sunday July 26, 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">11 a.m. &#8211; Korea vs. Mexico<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">3 p.m. &#8211; Canada vs. Australia<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">7 p.m. &#8211; Hong Kong, China vs. USA<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A second group stage will be in August in Tainan (TPE). The top three teams from both group stages will advance to the finals, scheduled for July 19-25, 2027 in the Rockford region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Japan are the defending and seven-time champions while the USA won the World Cup in 2004 and 2006.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">More information on the event, including tickets, can be viewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwbc.org\/worldcup\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.iwbc.org\/worldcup\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WIFR. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOVES PARK, Ill. 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