WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B starts Wednesday; Where to Watch
The broadcast rights of the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B have been awarded in Mexico, Nicaragua and Canada, while Hong Kong, China's games will be live streamed through Weibo (only in China).
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<p>Softball fans around the world can watch the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-xviii-mens-softball-world-cup-group-b/home">WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Group B</a>, which runs from 10 to 15 July in Prince Albert, Canada, through the WBSC's online streaming platform <a href="https://gametime.sport/">GameTime</a>. The broadcast rights of the tournament have been awarded in Mexico, Nicaragua and Canada, while Hong Kong, China's games will be live streamed through Weibo (only in China).</p>
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<p>The XVIII WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group B is set to open on Wednesday with three scheduled games: World No. 1 Argentina take on No. 16 Israel in the opening game at 11:00 (local time) followed by No. 11 Singapore versus No. 10 New Zealand and hosts and world No. 3 Canada playing No. 24 Hong Kong, China.</p>
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<p>The tournament will take place over five days with the six teams chasing two tickets to the Finals 2025. You can see the full schedule <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-xviii-mens-softball-world-cup-group-b/schedule-and-results" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="https://gametime.sport/"><img src="https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/shares/MSWC_B_Button.png" alt="Game Time" width="100%" height="auto"></a></p>
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<p>All 19 games of the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Group B will be live-streamed on GameTime, the main destination to watch all WBSC Baseball, Softball and Baseball5 World Cups. Four different subscriptions are available: Season Pass, Tournament Pass, Group Pass and Daily Pass. Fans can subscribe and purchase their packages at <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://gametime.sport/" target="_blank">gametime.sport</a>.</p>
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<p>For US$74.99, fans will have access to every game of the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/gametimes-2024-season-pass-now-available-eleven-events-303-baseball-softball-baseball5-games-included">WBSC World Cup season</a> this year. Subscribers to the 2024 Season Pass will have full access, live or on demand, to 303 Baseball, Softball and Baseball5 games, across 11 different WBSC events.</p>
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<p>Group Pass subscribers will have full access to Group B. With this premium subscription, fans can watch all 19 games of the tournament live and on demand across all devices, ad-free. The Tournament Pass is priced at $12.99 US dollars.</p>
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<p>Viewers will be able to watch WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Group B action for one day by obtaining a Daily Pass, covering all games scheduled on a single day. The one-day pass will be available for $7.99 US dollars.</p>
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<p>After the success of <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-xviii-mens-softball-world-cup-group-a/home">Group A in Hermosillo</a> last month, fans in Mexico can keep following the excitement of the biggest men's softball tournament in the world with all games live on TVC Deportes, Megacable's TV sports channel. In Nicaragua, Canal 4 will broadcast live the competition.</p>
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<p>Fans in Canada will be able to see Group B's 19 games through the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/WBSC">WBSC YouTube Channel</a>, for free (only available in Canada). Softball Canada and the LOC kept the broadcasting rights in the country and decided to offer the games for free to the host country's softball community.</p>
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<p>In China, all Hong Kong, China's games in the tournament will be live streamed through Weibo, one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users and more then 252 million daily active users.</p>
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