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WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Finals 2025: Japan with the lead against USA in Bronze Medal Game

 World Baseball Softball Confederation  |    Jul 13th, 2025 5:30pm EDT

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Welcome to the final day of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Finals, with the medal games at Prime Ministers’ Park in Prince Albert. USA and Japan go face to face for the bronze medal at 11 a.m. (local time in Prince Albert).

For USA, this is the second Bronze Medal Game in a row, as they placed third in 2022 with a 2-0 win against Argentina. Japan own a bronze medal from the 1996 World Cup in Midland, losing the final against the New Zealand Black Sox.

Previously in this event, Japan and USA played on 9 July, with a 5-4 win for Asian side. 

Boxscore & Play by play

All games are available on the WBSC official streaming platform, GameTime.

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Both coaches sent their aces into the circle to start the game. For USA, Marco Diaz has worked 23.1 innings in the tournament, collecting 29 strikeouts while giving up 11 runs. Japan sent Hiroki Ikeda, who had 37 strikeouts in 28 innings of work. He allowed 14 runs.

Japan took the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Yusuke Morita walked, then moved to third on a Kotaro Yasumi single and finally scored the first run of the game on a sac fly from Kaito Masaki.

Key News

• Venezuela & New Zealand to meet in World Championship Final; USA, Japan to play for Bronze
• Shane Boland: “This tournament is the pinnacle of softball”
• Hiroki Ikeda: From supporting role to ace in Japan’s title hunt
• Japan top standings as New Zealand walk off USA ahead of final Super Round day
• Passing the torch: Matias Etchevers steps into Argentina’s legendary pitching circle
• Super Round schedule announced for WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Finals
• WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Finals 2025: Japan, New Zealand, USA, Venezuela advance to Super Round
• Rafael Flores: A legacy of passion and perseverance
• WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Finals 2025: New Zealand stay undefeated in Group A; tight race in Group B
• Reilly Makea forging his own path with the Black Sox – under the watchful eye of his legendary father
• From t-ball to triple gold: The unmatched journey of Riley James
• New Zealand, Venezuela take control of Group A; Dominican Republic, USA in Group B
• Family, pride and power: Elias Valerio’s moment shines in Dominican Republic win
• USA veteran shortstop Cam Schiller on life, family and softball: “This is a fantastic game”
• Press conference: Head coaches, teams ready for battle as world’s best are ready to open tournament on Tuesday
• WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Finals 2025: Watch every game live on GameTime
• 10 things to know about the most anticipated WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup event in history
• By the Numbers
• Players to watch
• Eight contenders chasing glory
• Revisiting 59 years of Men’s Softball World Cup history

Key Links

• Official website
• Schedule and results
• Printable schedule 
• Tickets
• Official video promo
• Photos