The countdown is definitely on to the awarding of the first Women's Baseball World Title since 2018 with 10 days to go until the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Finals 2024 presented by CARNEXT starts in Thunder Bay, Canada.
World No. 1 Japan won their sixth consecutive Women's Baseball World Cup on that occasion and will be favourites again when the Finals 2024 take place from 28 July to 3 August.
The first WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup took place in 2004. Edmonton, Canada, hosted the first edition, and the United States earned the first Women's Baseball World Title.
Japan (6 editions) and USA (2) are the only women's baseball programmes to win a World Title. Japan has also won two silver medals, while USA claimed two silver and two bronze medals.
Canada (2 silver and 4 bronze), Australia (1 silver and 1 bronze), Chinese Taipei (1 silver) and Venezuela (1 bronze) are the only other teams to earn medals.
Mexico, participating in the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup for the first time, will have a first chance to medal, while Venezuela's best result was fourth in 2016.
Here's a historical look at each team participating in the 2024 Finals.
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The WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Finals 2024 presented by CARNEXT is the first played under the new WBSC two-stage format. Twelve teams participated in the 2023 Group Stage in Thunder Bay, Canada, and Miyoshi, Japan.