The 1990 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held July 13–21, 1990 in Normal, Illinois, United States. The host United States won their second straight title after the event's final was rained out. The U.S. was given the title due to a superior ranking than the other finalist, New Zealand, in pool play.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Teams | 20 |
| Final positions | |
Champions | United States (4th title) |
Runner-up |  New Zealand |
Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  Australia |
← 1986 1994 → | |
Pool play
edit| Team | GP | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
9 | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand |
9 | 8 | 1 |
| China |
9 | 8 | 1 |
| Australia |
9 | 8 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei |
9 | 6 | 3 |
 Japan |
9 | 6 | 3 |
 Canada |
9 | 6 | 3 |
 Italy |
9 | 6 | 3 |
 Netherlands |
9 | 5 | 4 |
 Cuba |
9 | 5 | 4 |
 Puerto Rico |
9 | 5 | 4 |
 Philippines |
9 | 4 | 5 |
 Bahamas |
9 | 4 | 5 |
 Netherlands Antilles |
9 | 4 | 5 |
 Mexico |
9 | 2 | 7 |
 Aruba |
9 | 2 | 7 |
 Bermuda |
9 | 1 | 8 |
 Indonesia |
9 | 1 | 8 |
 Argentina |
9 | 0 | 9 |
 Zimbabwe |
9 | 0 | 9 |
Medal round
edit| Day Two | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
| 1 | United States | 6 | 1 | United States | |||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand | 1 | 2 | New Zealand | |||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | China | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | China | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Australia | 0 | |||||||||||
The gold medal game was rained out. The United States was awarded the gold medal for a superior round robin record.