Naha City, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, will host the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup presented by RAXUS from September 5 to 14, 2025.
The Baseball Federation of Japan (BFJ) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) will co-organize the event with the support of the Baseball Federation at the High School on an island that hosts the spring training camps of nine NPB teams each year .
The WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025 will be part of the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Okinawa wishes to promote world peace through sport and international exchange initiatives.
One of the key venues set to host the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2025 is the 15,000-seat Okinawa Cellular Stadium NAHA.
Nine national teams have already qualified for the XXXIII WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup.
In July, reigning European Champion and world No. 13 Italy and runner-up and No. 17 Germany qualified at the European Championships.
No. 3 USA, No. 10 Panama, No. 12 Puerto Rico and No. 8 Cuba qualified at the Americas qualifying tournament in August.
In September, Asian Champion, No. 2 China Taipei, No. 1 Japan and No. 6 South Korea qualified at the Asian U-18 Baseball Championships.
A national team from Africa, one from Oceania and a guest nation will complete the group of 12 participants.
Japan are the reigning U-18 World Champions. Cuba (11 titles), the United States (10), South Korea (5), China Taipei (3) and Canada (1) are the other previous winners of the competition.
