| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | July 5 – 13 |
| Teams | 22 |
| Defending champions |  Canada |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  New Zealand |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place | United States |
← 1992 2000 → | |
The 1996 ISF Men's World Championship was an international softball tournament. The tournament was held in Midland, Michigan. It was the 9th time the World Championship took place. Twenty two nations competed, including defending champions Canada. [1] [2]
| Rk | Team | W | L | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Canada | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Japan | 10 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | United States | 10 | 4 | ||||
| 5 |  Mexico | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 6 |  Venezuela | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 7 |  Australia | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 8 |  South Africa | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Failed to qualify for Playoffs | |||||||
| 9 |  Argentina | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 10 |  Puerto Rico | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 11 |  Bahamas | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 12 |  Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 13 |  Netherlands | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 14 |  Chinese Taipei | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 15 |  Denmark | 3 | 7 | ||||
| 16 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 3 | 7 | ||||
| 17 |  South Korea | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 18 |  Botswana | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 19 |  Papua New Guinea | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 20 |  Israel | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 21 |  Russia | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 22 |  Pakistan | 0 | 10 | ||||
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