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{{distinguish|2009 World Baseball Classic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{Infobox international baseball tournament
| image = 2009BaseballWorldCup.gif
| size = 150px
| country = {{HRV}}
| country2 = {{CZE}}
| country3 = {{GER}}
| country4 = {{ITA}}
| country5 = {{NLD}}
| country6 = {{SMR}}
| country7 = {{ESP}}
| country8 = {{SWE}}
| dates = 9–27 September
| num_teams = 22
| continents = 5
| defending_champion = United States
| prev_year = 2007
| medal_type = world cup
| champion = United States
| num_championships = 4
| second = Cuba
| third = Canada
| fourth = Puerto Rico
| games = 92
| attendance = 126799
| mvp = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Smoak]]
| updated = 27 September 2009
| prevseason = {{flagicon|TWN}} [[2007 Baseball World Cup|2007]]
| nextseason = {{flagicon|PAN}} [[2011 Baseball World Cup|2011]]
}}
The '''2009 [[Baseball World Cup]]''' (BWC) was the 38th international men's [[amateur]] [[baseball]] tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the [[International Baseball Federation]], which titled it the Amateur World Series from the [[1938 Amateur World Series|1938 tournament]] through the [[1986 Amateur World Series|1986 AWS]]. The 2009 tournament was held, for the first time, across a continent — with games played in 27 cities across eight [[Confederation of European Baseball|European]] countries, from September 9 to 27. The final was a repeat of [[2007 Baseball World Cup|the previous BWC final]], with the [[United States national baseball team|United States]] again defeating [[Cuba national baseball team|Cuba]], winning its fourth title. [[Canada national baseball team|Canada]] won the bronze medal, the nation's first medal in the tournament, after defeating [[Puerto Rico national baseball team|Puerto Rico]] 6–2.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canada wins bronze at World Cup|url=https://www.baseball.ca/canada-wins-bronze-at-world-cup|publisher=Baseball Canada|date=26 September 2009|access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>

There were 22 participating countries (which stands as the most ever in tournament history), with 20 teams split into five groups for the first round, after which "official" host [[Italy national baseball team|Italy]] and [[2007 European Baseball Championship|2007 European Champion]] [[Netherlands national baseball team|Netherlands]] joined the advancing 14 teams in the second round.

The next competition would be the last amateur championship held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced [[2015 WBSC Premier12|in 2015]] by the quadrennial [[WBSC Premier12]].

==Format==

Previous editions of the [[Baseball World Cup|World Cup]] were held with no more than 18 teams. These teams were initially broken up into two pools, with the top teams from each pool qualifying for the final knockout stage. With 22 teams competing in the 2009 tournament, the format has been expanded into three phases. Teams that play from the first round and finish among the top eight teams of the tournament will now have played as many as 15 games, making it one of the longest campaigns for any international baseball tournament.

All of the teams, with the exception of Italy and Netherlands, will compete in the first round (as hosts for the second-round games, Italy and Netherlands receive a bye through the first round). The teams will be broken into five pools of four teams each. Each pool will be held in a different country, with the hosts Czech Republic, Spain, Sweden, Croatia and Germany assigned to the corresponding pools. (Previously, Russia had been set as the host nation for Pool D, however they were replaced by Croatia in an announcement from the IBAF.)<ref name="09wcupcroatia replace russia">{{cite web |url=http://www.2009baseballworldcup.com/index.php?id=13&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=51&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=8&cHash=eb2e3551b5 |title=IBAF Announces Relocation of One of the 2009 Baseball World Cup First Round Sites from Russia to Croatia |access-date=18 July 2009 |date=17 July 2009 |publisher=International Baseball Federation |quote=Games featuring Japan, Great Britain, Nicaragua and Croatia to be held in Zagreb from September 9–12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707061829/http://www.2009baseballworldcup.com/index.php?id=13&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=51&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=8&cHash=eb2e3551b5 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Unlike the [[2009 World Baseball Classic]], the pools will be conducted in single [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format.<ref name="09wcup round1 schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.2009baseballworldcup.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Schedule/Page_1.pdf |title=2009 World Cup Game Schedule – 1st Round |publisher=International Baseball Federation |date=19 June 2009 |access-date=21 June 2009 |first=Masaru |last=Yokoo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707061754/http://www.2009baseballworldcup.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Schedule/Page_1.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The top two teams from each pool will automatically qualify for the second round, while four of the five third-place finishers will also qualify as [[wild card (sports)|wild cards]].<ref name="09wcup round2 schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.2009baseballworldcup.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Schedule/Page_2.pdf |title=2009 World Cup Game Schedule – 2nd Round |publisher=International Baseball Federation |date=19 June 2009 |first=Masaru |last=Yokoo |access-date=21 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707061809/http://www.2009baseballworldcup.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Schedule/Page_2.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2011  }}</ref> In some respects, the first round is like a final qualifying tournament, similar to the format used for the [[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification|2008 Beijing Olympics]].

The second round operates similarly to the first, but on an expanded scale. The field of teams is split into two pools, one hosted in Italy, the other in the Netherlands. The fourteen qualifiers from the first round are assigned to the pools, and commence a single round-robin competition.<ref name="09wcup round2 schedule"/> The top four teams from each pool then qualify for the third and final round.<ref name="09wcup finals schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.2009baseballworldcup.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Schedule/Page_3.pdf |title=2009 World Cup Game Schedule -Finals |publisher=International Baseball Federation |first=Masaru |last=Yokoo |date=19 June 2009 |access-date=21 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707061822/http://www.2009baseballworldcup.com/fileadmin/user_upload/Schedule/Page_3.pdf |archive-date=7 July 2011  }}</ref>

The third round is broken into two parts: a partial round-robin and then four classification games, including the final. Each team will play four games during the round-robin phase, against the teams they have not yet faced (in Round 2) who also qualified – i.e. the teams from the Italian pool will face the teams from the Netherlands pool, but not each other. The teams are then ranked on their results in this phase and in games of the 2nd round between qualified teams, but in two groups based on the pool they qualified from. Each team then plays a classification game against their counterpart from the opposite group to determine their final placings in the tournament – i.e. the fourth place Italian qualifier faces the fourth place Netherlands qualifier to determine seventh and eighth positions, the third place qualifiers compete for fifth and sixth positions, and so on. The winner of the final classification game will be declared the winner of the World Cup for 2009.<ref name="09wcup finals schedule"/>

===Tiebreaking procedures===
The IBAF employs a standard [[tiebreaker|tiebreaking]] system across all tournaments it sanctions, though it will use a modified version for this World Cup. Ordinarily there are five criteria available to be used when two or more teams finish the tournament (or a section thereof) with the same [[winning percentage]]; if the first method does not split the teams involved, the next one is used, continuing down the list of methods until a distinction is achieved. The criteria used to determine the higher placed finishing team, in order, are:
# the team with the better head-to-head record for the teams involved
# the team with the better ratio of [[run (baseball)|runs]] allowed per fielding inning subtracted from the ratio of runs scored per batting inning, referred to as the "Team Quality Balance", from the games involving the tied teams
# the team with the better "Earned Run Team Quality Balance" – the same as No.&nbsp;2 but using only [[earned run]]s as opposed to all runs
# the team with the highest [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] from the head-to-head games
# a coin flip.
For this World Cup though, a simplified method of tiebreaking will be used:
# the team with the better head-to-head record for the teams involved
# the team with the fewest  runs allowed
# the team with the lowest [[earned run average]]
# the team with the highest batting average.
In the case of determining the four wild card teams that will progress from the first to the second round, the first measure will automatically be skipped, as it will be impossible for the teams to have played against each other.<ref name="tech norms">{{cite web |url=http://hosting3.sportingpulse.com/www.ibaf.org/fileadmin/user_upload/The_Game/Norms_2009_Eng_final.pdf |title=IBAF Official Competitions Technical/Organizational Norms |date=1 July 2009 |access-date=10 September 2009 |publisher=International Baseball Federation |last=Yokoo |first=Masaru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122152245/http://hosting3.sportingpulse.com/www.ibaf.org/fileadmin/user_upload/The_Game/Norms_2009_Eng_final.pdf |archive-date=22 November 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

==Teams==

Twenty-two teams qualified for the tournament, either through finishing high enough in the [[2007 Baseball World Cup|2007 World Cup]], placing high enough in regional tournaments that doubled as qualifying tournaments for the event, or by automatic qualification by hosting some part of the tournament.

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|- 
!colspan=10|Round 1
|- 
!width=20% colspan=2|Pool A
!width=20% colspan=2|Pool B
!width=20% colspan=2|Pool C
!width=20% colspan=2|Pool D
!width=20% colspan=2|Pool E
|- align=center
| {{Bb-big|AUS}} || <small>6th, [[2007 Baseball World Cup|2007 World Cup]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|CUB}} || <small>[[File:Silver medal world centered.svg|18px]] [[2007 Baseball World Cup|2007 World Cup]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|CAN}} || <small>Qualified, [[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|CRO}} || <small>Replacing [[Russia national baseball team|Russia]],<br> Host nation</small>
| {{Bb-big|CHN}} || <small>Qualified, [[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]]</small>
|- align=center
| {{Bb-big|TPE}} || <small>Qualified, [[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|PUR}} || <small>[[File:Gold medal america.svg|18px]] [[2008 Americas Baseball Cup|2008 Americas<br>Baseball Cup]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|AHO}} || <small>4th, [[2008 Americas Baseball Cup|2008 Americas<br>Baseball Cup]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|GBR}} || <small>[[File:Silver medal europe.svg|18px]] [[2007 European Baseball Championship|2007 European<br>Championship]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|GER}} || <small>4th, [[2007 European Baseball Championship|2007 European<br>Championship]]</small>
|- align=center
| {{Bb-big|CZE}} || <small>Host nation</small>
| {{Bb-big|RSA}} || <small>African qualifier</small>
| {{Bb-big|KOR|1997}} || <small>5th, [[2007 Baseball World Cup|2007 World Cup]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|JPN}} || <small>[[File:Bronze medal world centered.svg|18px]] [[2007 Baseball World Cup|2007 World Cup]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|USA}} || <small>[[File:Gold medal world centered.svg|18px]] [[2007 Baseball World Cup|2007 World Cup]]</small>
|- align=center
| {{Bb-big|MEX}} || <small>[[File:Bronze medal america.svg|18px]] [[2008 Americas Baseball Cup|2008 Americas<br>Baseball Cup]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|ESP}} || <small>[[File:Bronze medal europe.svg|18px]] [[2007 European Baseball Championship|2007 European<br>Championship]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|SWE}} || <small>Host nation</small>
| {{Bb-big|NIC}} || <small>[[File:Silver medal america.svg|18px]] [[2008 Americas Baseball Cup|2008 Americas<br>Baseball Cup]]</small>
| {{Bb-big|VEN}} || <small>5th, [[2008 Americas Baseball Cup|2008 Americas<br>Baseball Cup]]</small>
|-
! colspan=10 | Round 2
|-
! colspan=5 | Pool F
! colspan=5 | Pool G
|- align=center
| colspan=2 | {{Bb-big|NED}}
| colspan=3 | [[File:Gold medal europe.svg|18px]] [[2007 European Baseball Championship|2007 European Championship]]
| colspan=2 | {{Bb-big|ITA}}
| colspan=3 | Host nation
|}

==Round 1==

===Group A===
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! width=220 | Team
! width=20 | W
! width=20 | L
! width=20 | R
! width=20 | RA
! width=20 | PCT
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|- bgcolor=#98fb98 
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|- bgcolor=lightblue
| align=left | {{Bb|TPE}} || 1 || 2 || 15 || 16 || .333
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|CZE}} || 0 || 3 || 5 || 36 || .000
|- 
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===Group B===
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! width=20 | PCT
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===Group C===
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===Group D===
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===Group E===
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|-
|width=15px bgcolor=#98fb98| ||Qualified for the 2nd round
|}
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! width=20 | L
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|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120529053105/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/stats/004.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|CHN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Regensburg]], Germany
|attendance = 5,300}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 10 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|USA}}
|score = 9 – 13 <small>(F/[[Extra innings|11]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100723005504/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/stats/010.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|VEN}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Regensburg]], Germany
|attendance = 4,200}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 11 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|VEN}}'''
|score = 17 – 2 <small>(F/[[Mercy rule#Baseball and softball|5]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120529053136/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/stats/015.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|CHN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Regensburg]], Germany
|attendance = 6,100}}

{{Baseballbox
|date = 11 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|USA}}'''
|score = 9–1
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715133021/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/stats/020.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|GER}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Regensburg]], Germany
|attendance = 9,600}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 12 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|CHN}}
|score = 0–8
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120529053215/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/stats/025.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|USA}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Regensburg]], Germany
|attendance = 5,900}}

{{Baseballbox
|date = 12 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|GER}}
|score = 1 – 12 <small>(F/[[Mercy rule#Baseball and softball|8]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120529053238/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/stats/030.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|VEN}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Regensburg]], Germany
|attendance = 6,900}}

===Wild cards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|width=15px bgcolor=lightblue| ||Qualified for the 2nd round as wild card
|}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
! width=200 | Team
! width=20 | Pool
! width=20 | W
! width=20 | L
! width=20 | R
! width=20 | RA
! width=20 | PCT
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| align=left | {{Bb|ESP}} || B || 1 || 2 || 22 || 10 || .333
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| align=left | {{Bb|TPE}} || A || 1 || 2 || 15 || 16 || .333
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| align=left | {{Bb|KOR|1997}} || C || 1 || 2 || 11 || 19 || .333
|- bgcolor=lightblue
| align=left | {{Bb|GBR}} || D || 1 || 2 || 11 || 20 || .333
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|GER}} || E || 1 || 2 || 16 || 22 || .333
|}

==Round 2==

===Group F===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|width=15px bgcolor=#98fb98| ||Qualified for the 3rd round
|}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
! width=200 | Team
! width=20 | W
! width=20 | L
! width=20 | R
! width=20 | RA
! width=20 | PCT
! width=20 | 1st Tiebreaker<br><small>{{nowrap|Head–to–head record}}</small>
! width=20 | 2nd Tiebreaker<br><small>{{nowrap|Head–to–head runs allowed}}</small>
! width=20 | 3rd Tiebreaker<br><small>{{nowrap|Head–to–head record}}</small><ref name="second round tie-breaker">{{cite web|url=http://2009baseballworldcup.com/index.php?id=13&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=2&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=206&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=8&cHash=cdca538f04|title=2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup Final Round Team Capsules|publisher=International Baseball Federation|date=22 September 2009|access-date=24 September 2009}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#98fb98
| align=left | {{Bb|NED}} || 6 || 1 || 44 || 23 || .857 || 1–1 || 7 || 1–0
|-bgcolor=#98fb98
| align=left | {{Bb|PUR}} || 6 || 1 || 46 || 16 || .857 || 1–1 || 7 || 0–1
|-bgcolor=#98fb98
| align=left | {{Bb|CUB}} || 6 || 1 || 42 || 10 || .857 || 1–1 || 8 || —
|-bgcolor=#98fb98
| align=left | {{Bb|VEN}} || 3 || 4 || 26 || 37 || .429 || 1–0 || — || —
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|KOR|1997}} || 3 || 4 || 30 || 24 || .429 || 0–1 || — || —
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|NIC}} || 2 || 5 || 24 || 48 || .333 || 1–0 || — || —
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|ESP}} || 2 || 5 || 31 || 47 || .286 || 0–1 || — || —
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|GBR}} || 0 || 7 || 12 || 50 || .000 || — || — || —
|}

{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|NED}}'''
|score = 4–2
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120518120143/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/031.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|KOR|1997}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 3,500}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|CUB}}'''
|score = 6–0
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923130758/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/033.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|GBR}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Haarlem]], Netherlands
|attendance = 327}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|VEN}}'''
|score = 7–4
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923130243/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/034.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|NIC}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 250}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|PUR}}'''
|score = 12 – 2 <small>(F/[[Mercy rule#Baseball and softball|7]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922174738/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/035.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|ESP}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 211}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 14 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|KOR|1997}}'''
|score = 15 – 5 <small>(F/[[Mercy rule#Baseball and softball|8]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923130807/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/039.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|GBR}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 91}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 14 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|ESP}}'''
|score = 8–1
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922174800/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/040.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|VEN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 61}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 14 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|NIC}}
|score = 1–4
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923125456/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/041.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|CUB}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Haarlem]], Netherlands
|attendance = 350}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 14 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|NED}}'''
|score = 5–2
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922222625/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/042.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|PUR}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 2,041}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 16 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|PUR}}'''
|score = 3–2
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120518120724/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/051.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|KOR|1997}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 251}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 16 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|GBR}}
|score = 1–4
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090924003149/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/052.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|NIC}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 112}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 16 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|ESP}}
|score = 5–10
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926182123/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/053.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|NED}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Haarlem]], Netherlands
|attendance = 2,500}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 16 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|CUB}}'''
|score = 10 – 0 <small>(F/[[Mercy rule#Baseball and softball|8]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923125501/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/054.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|VEN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 479}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 17 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|PUR}}'''
|score = 3–2
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922194338/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/055.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|GBR}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Haarlem]], Netherlands
|attendance = 1,477}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 17 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|NED}}'''
|score = 8–5
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926203625/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/056.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|VEN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Haarlem]], Netherlands
|attendance = 3,117}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 17 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|ESP}}
|score = 0–10
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923125506/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/057.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|CUB}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 108}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 17 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|NIC}}
|score = 2–7
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120525131408/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/058.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|KOR|1997}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 400}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 18 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|ESP}}
|score = 5–9
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926181125/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/063.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|NIC}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 300}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 18 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|CUB}}
|score = 2–5
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922222630/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/064.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|PUR}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 1,600}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 18 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|VEN}}'''
|score = 4–1
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926182030/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/065.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|KOR|1997}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Haarlem]], Netherlands
|attendance = 334}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 18 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|GBR}}
|score = 0–6
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091016171159/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/066.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|NED}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 2,225}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 19 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|GBR}}
|score = 3–10
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090925161455/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/071.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|ESP}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 433}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 19 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|KOR|1997}}
|score = 1–5
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923130821/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/073.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|CUB}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 1,400}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 19 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|VEN}}
|score = 3–5
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926120106/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/074.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|PUR}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Haarlem]], Netherlands
|attendance = 1,116}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 19 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|NIC}}
|score = 4–8
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090925224826/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/075.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|NED}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 3,000}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 20 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|NIC}}
|score = 0 – 16 <small>(F/[[Mercy rule#Baseball and softball|7]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926152605/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/079.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|PUR}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Haarlem]], Netherlands
|attendance = 406}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 20 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|NED}}
|score = 3–5
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926195342/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/080.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|CUB}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 4,000}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 20 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|VEN}}'''
|score = 6–1
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926010951/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/081.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|GBR}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Haarlem]], Netherlands
|attendance = 800}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 20 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|KOR|1997}}'''
|score = 2–1
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926014219/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/082.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|ESP}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|attendance = 354}}

===Group G===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|width=15px bgcolor=#98fb98| ||Qualified for the 3rd round
|}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
! width=220 | Team
! width=20 | W
! width=20 | L
! width=20 | R
! width=20 | RA
! width=20 | PCT
! width=20 | 1st Tiebreaker<br><small>{{nowrap|Head–to–head record}}</small>
! width=20 | 2nd Tiebreaker<br><small>{{nowrap|Head–to–head runs allowed}}</small>
! width=20 | 3rd Tiebreaker<br><small>{{nowrap|Head–to–head record}}</small><ref name="second round tie-breaker" />
|-bgcolor=#98fb98
| align=left | {{Bb|USA}}|| 7 || 0 || 60 || 15 || 1.000 || — || — || —
|-bgcolor=#98fb98
| align=left | {{Bb|AUS}}|| 5 || 2 || 47 || 27 || .714 || 1–1 || 8 || 1–0
|-bgcolor=#98fb98
| align=left | {{Bb|CAN}}|| 5 || 2 || 50 || 29 || .714 || 1–1 || 8 || 0–1
|-bgcolor=#98fb98
| align=left | {{Bb|TPE}}|| 5 || 2 || 32 || 29 || .714 || 1–1 || 9 || —
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|JPN}}|| 2 || 5 || 28 || 25 || .286 || 1–1 || 9 || —
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|ITA}}|| 2 || 5 || 32 || 54 || .286 || 1–1 || 10 || —
|- 
| align=left | {{Bb|MEX}}|| 2 || 5 || 28 || 38 || .286 || 1–1 || 12 || —
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|AHO}}|| 0 || 7 || 27 || 87 || .000 || — || — || —
|}

{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|AUS}}'''
|score = 19 – 6 <small>(F/[[Mercy rule#Baseball and softball|7]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923125452/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/032.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|AHO}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piacenza]], Italy
|attendance = 383}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 2–5
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922174754/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/038.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|TPE}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]], Italy
|attendance = 1,800}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|JPN}}'''
|score = 9–3
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922174744/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/037.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|MEX}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Parma]], Italy
|attendance = 604}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 13 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|USA}}'''
|score = 8–0
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922174754/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/038.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|CAN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Reggio Emilia]], Italy
|attendance = 300}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 14 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|MEX}}'''
|score = 6–3
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922205524/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/043.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|ITA}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bologna]], Italy
|attendance = 500}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 14 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|CAN}}
|score = 3 – 5 <small>(F/[[Extra innings|10]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923130248/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/044.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|AUS}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Novara]], Italy
|attendance = 200}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 14 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|AHO}}
|score = 1 – 11 <small>(F/[[Mercy rule#Baseball and softball|7]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120518120506/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/046.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|USA}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Verona]], Italy
|attendance = 850}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 15 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|TPE}}'''
|score = 5 – 4 <small>(F/[[Extra innings|10]])</small> 
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120518120658/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/047.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|AUS}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ravenna|Godo]], Italy
|attendance = 450}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 15 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|USA}}'''
|score = 4–2
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110820181931/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/048.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|JPN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Macerata]], Italy
|attendance = 1,900}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = {{Tooltip| 16 September 2009 | Rescheduled from 14 September because of rain}}
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|JPN}}
|score = 1 – 3 <small>(F/[[Extra innings|10]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926010937/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/045.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|TPE}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|SMR}} [[Serravalle (San Marino)|Serravalle]], Republic of San Marino
|attendance = 120}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = {{Tooltip| 16 September 2009 | Rescheduled from 15 September because of rain}}
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|MEX}}
|score = 2–4
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926190901/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/049.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|CAN}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Turin]], Italy
|attendance = 400}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 17 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|TPE}} 
|score = 3 – 14 <small>(F/[[Mercy rule#Baseball and softball|7]])</small> 
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923130815/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/059.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|USA}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Turin]], Italy
|attendance = 1,000}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 17 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|CAN}}'''
|score = 3 – 2 <small>(F/[[Extra innings|10]])</small> 
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926190945/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/060.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|JPN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bologna]], Italy
|attendance = 450}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 17 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|AUS}}'''
|score = 5–4
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923130257/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/061.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|ITA}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Parma]], Italy
|attendance = 1,522}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 17 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|MEX}}'''
|score = 9–8
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922194344/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/062.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|AHO}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|SMR}} [[Serravalle (San Marino)|Serravalle]], Republic of San Marino
|attendance = 300}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 18 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|AHO}}
|score = 2 – 19 <small>(F/[[Mercy rule#Baseball and softball|6]])</small> 
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091002213032/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/067.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|CAN}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ravenna|Godo]], Italy
|attendance = 650}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 18 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|ITA}}'''
|score = 6–4
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922174806/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/068.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|JPN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Novara]], Italy
|attendance = 1,000}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 18 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|TPE}}'''
|score = 1 – 0 <small>(F/[[Extra innings|10]])</small>
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090922174812/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/070.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|MEX}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Verona]], Italy
|attendance = 600}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 19 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|JPN}}
|score = 0–5
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926120025/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/072.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|AUS}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bologna]], Italy
|attendance = 400}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 19 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|AHO}} 
|score = 3–12
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926152600/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/076.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|TPE}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Novara]], Italy
|attendance = 350}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 19 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|CAN}}'''
|score = 16–7
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091002213036/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/077.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|ITA}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Reggio Emilia]], Italy
|attendance = 817}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 19 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|MEX}}
|score = 3–7
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090923130309/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/078.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|USA}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vicenza]], Italy
|attendance = 500}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 20 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|AUS}}'''
|score = 6–5
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090924172032/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/083.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|MEX}} 
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Macerata]], Italy
|attendance = 1,300}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 20 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|CAN}}''' 
|score = 5 – 3 {{Tooltip| <small>(F/6)</small> | Game ended because of rain}} 
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120525132030/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/084.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|TPE}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Parma]], Italy
|attendance = 323}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 20 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|JPN}}'''
|score = 10–1
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120525132037/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/085.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|AHO}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Verona]], Italy
|attendance = 550}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 20 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 3–12
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926195349/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/086.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|USA}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Turin]], Italy
|attendance = 1,000}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = {{Tooltip| 21 September 2009 | Rescheduled from 15 and 16 September because of rain}}
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|ITA}}'''
|score = 7–6
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090925161450/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/050.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|AHO}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vicenza]], Italy
|attendance = 150}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = {{Tooltip| 21 September 2009 |Rescheduled from 18 September because of rain}}
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|USA}}'''
|score = 4–3
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090925152517/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/069.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|AUS}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Bologna]], Italy
|attendance = 250}}

==Round 3==

===Semi finals===
'''Group 1'''
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
! width=220 | Team
! width=20 | W
! width=20 | L
! width=20 | R
! width=20 | RA
! width=20 | PCT
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|CUB}} || 5 || 2 || 35 || 15 || .714
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|PUR}} || 4 || 3 || 24 || 20 || .571
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|NED}} || 3 || 4 || 36 || 38 || .429
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|VEN}} || 2 || 5 || 28 || 46 || .289
|- 
|}

'''Group 2'''
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
! width=220 | Team
! width=20 | W
! width=20 | L
! width=20 | R
! width=20 | RA
! width=20 | PCT
|- 
| align=left | {{Bb|USA}} || 7 || 0 || 48 || 14 || 1.000
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|CAN}} || 4 || 3 || 32 || 28 || .571
|- 
| align=left | {{Bb|AUS}} || 2 || 5 || 24 || 29 || .289
|-
| align=left | {{Bb|TPE}} || 1 || 6 || 19 || 56 || .143
|- 
|}

{{Baseballbox
|date = 22 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|CUB}}'''
|score = 2–1
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100109173923/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/087.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|AUS}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Grosseto]], Italy
|attendance = 300}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 22 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|PUR}}
|score = 0–3
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090925161517/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/088.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|CAN}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nettuno]], Italy
|attendance = 500}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 22 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|USA}}'''
|score = 6–3
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090925161528/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/089.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|VEN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]], Italy
|attendance = 170}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 22 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|NED}}'''
|score = 11–2 
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090925161540/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/090.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|TPE}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stadio Primo Nebiolo]] [[Messina]], Italy
|attendance = 350}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 23 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|CAN}}'''
|score = 9–2
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926061630/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/091.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|VEN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Chieti]], Italy
|attendance = 300}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 23 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|AUS}}'''
|score = 5–2
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100111003317/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/092.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|NED}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Grosseto]], Italy
|attendance = 250}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 23 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|PUR}}
|score =  0–3 
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090926061655/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/093.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|USA}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]], Italy
|attendance = 130}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 23 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|TPE}}
|score = 0–8
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090927054109/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/094.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|CUB}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nettuno]], Italy
|attendance = 500}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 24 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|USA}}'''
|score = 5–3
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090927054546/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/095.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|CUB}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nettuno]], Italy
|attendance = 2,000}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 24 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|TPE}}
|score = 2–8
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090927065914/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/096.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|PUR}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Chieti]], Italy
|attendance = 250}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 24 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|CAN}} '''
|score = 11–5
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090928034728/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/097.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|NED}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Grosseto]], Italy
|attendance = 250}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 24 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|VEN}}'''
|score = 9–4
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100113013557/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/098.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|AUS}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]], Italy
|attendance = 104}}
----
{{Baseballbox
|date = 25 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|CUB}}'''
|score = 5–1
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091001111617/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/099.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|CAN}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]], Italy
|attendance = 1,100}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 25 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|VEN}}'''
|score = 6–4
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091004191639/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/100.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|TPE}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Grosseto]], Italy
|attendance = 200}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 25 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|AUS}}
|score = 2–4
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091001111625/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/101.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|PUR}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Chieti]], Italy
|attendance = 300}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 25 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|NED}}
|score = 2–8 
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091001111636/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/102.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|USA}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nettuno]], Italy
|attendance = 1,000}}

===Final round===

====7th place game====
{{Baseballbox
|date = 26 September 2009
|team1 = '''{{Bb-rt|VEN}}'''
|score = 6–3
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091002213103/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/103.htm
|team2 = {{Bb|TPE}}
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Florence]], Italy
|attendance = 110}}

====5th place game====
{{Baseballbox
|date = 26 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|NED}}
|score = 1–4
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091223073736/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/104.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|AUS}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stadio Primo Nebiolo]] [[Messina]], Italy
|attendance = 300}}

====Bronze medal game====
{{Baseballbox
|date = 26 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|PUR}}
|score = 2–6
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091001111715/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/105.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|CAN}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Grosseto]], Italy
|attendance = 1,000}}

====Final====
{{Baseballbox
|date = 27 September 2009
|team1 = {{Bb-rt|CUB}}
|score = 5–10
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090930015056/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/games/106.htm
|team2 = '''{{Bb|USA}}'''
|stadium = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stadio Steno Borghese]], [[Nettuno]], Italy
|attendance = 5,000}}

==Final standings==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
!width=25|Rk
!width=170|Team
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Total wins in the tournament}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Total losses in the tournament}}
!colspan=2|Tiebreakers
|- 
|{{Gold1}}
|align=left|{{Bb|USA}}
|14||1||colspan=2|
|-
!colspan="8"|Lost in the Final
|-
|{{Silver2}}
|align=left|{{Bb|CUB}}
|12||3||colspan=2|
|-
!colspan="8"|Failed to qualify for Final
|-
|{{Bronze3}}
|align=left|{{Bb|CAN}}
|12||3||colspan=2 rowspan=2|
|-
|4
|align=left|{{Bb|PUR}}
|10||5
|-
!colspan="8"|Failed to qualify for bronze medal game
|-
|5
|align=left|{{Bb|AUS}}
|9||6||colspan=2 rowspan=2|
|-
|6
|align=left|{{Bb|NED}}
|7||5
|-
!colspan="8"|Failed to qualify for 5th place game
|-
|7
|align=left|{{Bb|VEN}}
|9||6||colspan=2 rowspan=2|
|-
|8
|align=left|{{Bb|TPE}}
|6||9
|-
!colspan="8"|Failed to qualify for Round 3
|-
!width=25|Rk
!width=170|Team
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Total wins in the tournament}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Total losses in the tournament}}
!width=100|{{Tooltip|1st Tiebreaker|Record in Round 2}}
!width=100|{{Tooltip|2nd Tiebreaker|Runs allowed in Round 2}}
|-
|9
|align=left|{{Bb|KOR|1997}}
|4||6||3–4||–
|-
|10
|align=left|{{Bb|JPN}}
|4||6||2–5||25 RA
|-
|11
|align=left|{{Bb|MEX}}
|5||5||2–5||38 RA
|-
|12
|align=left|{{Bb|ESP}}
|3||7||2–5||47 RA
|-
|13
|align=left|{{Bb|NIC}}
|5||5||2–5||48 RA
|-
|14
|align=left|{{Bb|ITA}}
|2||5||2–5||54 RA
|-
|15
|align=left|{{Bb|GBR}}
|1||9||0–7||50 RA
|-
|16
|align=left|{{Bb|AHO}}
|2||8||0–7||87 RA
|-
!colspan="8"|Failed to qualify for Round 2
|-
!width=25|Rk
!width=170|Team
!width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Total wins in the tournament}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Total losses in the tournament}}
!width=100|{{Tooltip|Tiebreaker|Runs allowed}}
!
|-
|17
|align=left|{{Bb|GER}}
|1||2||–||rowspan=6|
|-
|18
|align=left|{{Bb|CRO}}
|0||3||27 RA
|-
|19
|align=left|{{Bb|SWE}}
|0||3||34 RA
|-
|20
|align=left|{{Bb|CZE}}
|0||3||36 RA
|-
|21
|align=left|{{Bb|RSA}}
|0||3||37 RA
|-
|22
|align=left|{{Bb|CHN}}
|0||3||39 RA
|}
{{col-2}}
{{winners|bb|2009 Baseball World Cup champions|USA|4th}}
{{col-end}}

==Awards==
The [[International Baseball Federation|IBAF]] announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 Baseball World Cup Final Report |url=http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/stats/BWC_Final.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529053528/http://competition.baseballeurope.com/2009/world/stats/BWC_Final.pdf |archive-date=29 May 2012 |url-status=usurped |access-date=28 August 2009  }}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
|+ All Star Team
! Position !! Player
|-
! Best Starting Pitcher
| {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Norge Luis Vera]]
|-
! Best Relief Pitcher
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Trystan Magnuson]]
|-
! Catcher
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Sidney de Jong]]
|-
! First Base
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Smoak]]
|-
! Second Base
| {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Héctor Olivera (baseball)|Héctor Olivera]]
|-
! Third Base
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Shawn Bowman]]
|-
! Short Stop
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Hainley Statia]]
|-
! rowspan=3 | Outfield
| {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Alfredo Despaigne]]
|-
| {{flagicon|CUB}} [[José Dariel Abreu]]
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Weber (baseball)|Jon Weber]]
|-
! Designated Hitter
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Tiffee]]
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
|+ Tournament Awards
! Award !! Player
|-
! MVP
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Justin Smoak]]
|-
! Leading Batter
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Paco Figueroa]]
|-
! Best Earned Run Average (Pitcher)
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Matt Kniginyzky]]
|-
! Best Won/Loss Average (Pitcher)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Todd Redmond]]
|-
! Most Runs Batted In
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[René Reyes]]
|-
! Most Home Runs
| {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Alfredo Despaigne]]
|-
! Most Stolen Bases
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Paco Figueroa]]
|-
! Most Runs Scored
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Rene Tosoni]]
|-
! Outstanding Defensive Player
| {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Ángel Sánchez (infielder)|Ángel Sánchez]]
|}
{{col-3}}
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080917234230/http://www.2009baseballworldcup.com/ Official website]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010302122301/http://www.baseballeurope.com/ Host website]}}
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110608081407/http://www.baseballeurope.com/uploads/media/World_Cup_2009_01.pps CEB World Cup Slideshow]}}

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