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Day 1

Miami Pool
Dominican Republic 1-0
United States 1-0
Taiwan 1-0
Argentina 0-1
Guatemala 0-1
Panama 0-1

Toronto Pool
Canada 1-0
Columbia1-0
Nicaragua 1-0
Cuba 0-1
Netherlands 0-1
South Africa 0-1

Tokyo Pool
Australia 1-0
Japan 1-0
Mexico 1-0
Aruba 0-1
Brazil 0-1
Italy 0-1

Caracas Pool
China 1-0
Puerto Rico 1-0
Venezuela 1-0
Chile 0-1
Costa Rica 0-1
South Korea 0-1

Day 1 Recap

-Game of the Day: Canada escaped Cuba 5-4 with an RBI single by Jeremy Woodruff (New York Yankees) in the bottom of the 9th. Canada now has a leg up in the Toronto Pool, as Cuba was expected to be their stiffest competition.

-Player of the Day: Australia's Kelvin Franks (Sacramento Lightning, 2L) hit for the cycle, driving in 7 runs in their mild upset over Aruba.

-Day 1 saw no major upsets, with all the favorites holding serve.

-Puerto Rico suffered a major blow, losing catcher Mike Rivera (Milwaukee Brewers) for the rest of the World Cup with a fractured hand.

-Australia and China won their first ever World Cup games.