Groups revealed for U12 Baseball World Cup

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the pools for the U12 Baseball World Cup. The third edition of the event will be played from July 24 to August 2 in Tainan City, Taiwan. 12 teams have been qualified. Russia and France will represent European Baseball. Defending champion USA, 2011 winner Chinese Taipei, Cuba and Japan are considered favorites at this stage. Mexico and Venezuela also have shown in the previous 12U Baseball World Cups that they are looking to compete for the medals.

Group A
1. Cuba (World No. 3)
2. Chinese Taipei (No. 4)
3. South Korea (No. 8)
4. Venezuela (No. 10)
5. Brazil (No. 15)
6. Russia (No. 32)

Group B
1. Japan (No. 1)
2. USA (No. 2; Defending U12 World Champions)
3. Mexico (No. 12)
4. Australia (No. 14)
5. Nicaragua (No. 16)
6. France (No. 27)