 Italy |
 Japan |
 Mexico |
 Panama |
 Spain |
 South Africa |
 Taiwan |
 United States |
 Australia |
 Canada |
 China - replaced by  Thailand |
 Cuba |
 Germany |
 Netherlands |
 South Korea |
 Venezuela |
| Newsletter #01 |
World Cup to target Doping Television coverage of the games - and some could be shown via the internet!! |
| Newsletter #02 |
Preview of the Tournament Thailand replacing China in Pool "B" Australia announces a new National Team sponsor for the World Cup |
| Newsletter #03 |
Cuba chases Tenth Consecutive
Title USA throws down the Gauntlet Three Asian Powers Australia hopes to better it's Olympic Silver Europe wants a Piece |
| Newsletter #04 | The World Cup live on Internet Television |
| Newsletter #05 |
Excitement mounts as the 37th World Cup approaches Includes a brief look at each of the teams competing ...... "Australia looks very strong" |
| Newsletter #06 |
Watch the World Cup live and free on the Internet Everything to Play For - a brief look at the competing teams and their World Cup records |
| Tuesday 31st July |
From Brett Pickett to Team
Members Brief details on the World Cup, the games against Japan, and the Olympic Qualifiers The importance of 'winning' to baseball in Australia Complete program details from Monday 29th October to Saturday 24th November 2007 |
| Thursday 2nd August |
From Jon Deeble to Team Members "A total committment to the National Program" "If we don’t have a good showing at the World Championships and we don’t qualify for the Olympic Games, our funding for baseball in Australia will be cut by up to 80%" |
| Date | Venue | Time - Taiwan | Opponent | Notes |
| Tues 6th Nov | Tien-Mou | 17.00 |
Opening Ceremony |
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| Wed 7th Nov | Tien-Mou | 12.00 | Cuba | |
| Thurs 8th Nov | Tien-Mou | 18.00 | Netherlands | |
| Frid 9th Nov | Shinchuan | 12.00 | Venezuela | |
| Sat 10th Nov | Shinchuan | 18.00 | (China) Thailand | |
| Sun 11th Nov | Tien-Mou | 12.00 | South Korea | |
| Mon 12th Nov | Rest Day | |||
| Tues 13th Nov | Shinchuan | 12.00 | Germany | |
| Wed 14th Nov | Tien-Mou | 18.00 | Canada | |
| Thurs 15th Nov | Rest Day | |||
| Frid 16th Nov | Shinchuan | 12.00 | Japan | Quarter Final |
| Sat 17th Nov | Shinchuan | 12.00 | Mexico |
Minor Semi Final |
| Sun 18th Nov | Shinchuan | 13.00 | South Korea |
FINAL Ranking Game |
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The United States defeated Cuba 6-3 Sunday
to win the Baseball World Cup for the first time since 1974 and
end a series of nine successive title wins by the Cubans
The other results are:
----------Japan - third
----------Netherlands - fourth
----------South Korea - fifth
----------Australia - sixth
----------Mexico - seventh
----------Taiwan - eighth
Panama, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Canada, Venezuela, Germany
and Thailand were eliminated after the preliminaries
It was the first US victory over Cuba in a World Cup game and
their third Gold since the tournament began in 1938
Record winner Cuba had won 12 of the last 13 World Cups and were
going for a 26th title in total at the 37th edition of the tournament
Cuba were absent from the 1973 and 1974 World Cup games in which
the US won Gold
The US, determined to reassert its reputation as the baseball
nation of the world, had sent a strong team to the tournament,
with players coming from both the major and minor leagues
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