World Baseball Softball Confederation confirms the groups for the XVIII WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Group Stage. World No. 4 Argentina repeated as Pan American champions on 14 April to earn a ticket to the World Cup along with No. 7 Venezuela, No. 12 Guatemala, no. 19 Colombia and No. 20 Dominican Republic. On 12 February, Botswana declined their participation in the competition, opening a spot for a wild card, which was awarded to world