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IFAF Flag Football World Championship

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IFAF Flag Football World Championship
SportFlag football
Founded2002
Most recent
champion(s)
 United States (men)
 United States (women)
Most titles United States
(men; 6 titles)
 United States
(women; 3 titles)
 Mexico
(women; 3 titles)

IFAF Flag Football World Championship is the international championship in flag football, organized by International Federation of American Football.[1] The men's and women's competitions are usually held in the same venue. The tournament starts with pool play to fill in the seeding and follows an elimination-style of play after that. At the end of the tournament the top teams are rewarded with Bronze (3rd), Silver (2nd) or Gold (1st). The IFAF Flag Football World Championship is held every two years in different countries.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 championships in Denmark were cancelled. The championship was rescheduled for 2021 in Jerusalem from December 6 to 8, with a record 42 teams featured, double that competing at the 2018 event in Panama.[2] The top seven teams at the event, not including the United States, will qualify for the Birmingham 2022 World Games.[2]

The first championship was held in Austria in 2002 and was won by the host country team in the men's categoryand by Sweden in the women's. The latest edition was held in Lahti, Finland, from August 27-30, 2024.[3] The United States won the title in both, the men's and the women's categories.

Men's

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Year Host Country Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
2002
Details
Austria
Austria
 Austria 6–0  Germany  France 12–6  Sweden
2004
Details
France
France
 Austria 26–24  Germany  France 40-23  Japan
2006
Details
South Korea
South Korea
 France 46–32  Denmark  Thailand 45–33  Austria
2008
Details
Canada
Canada
 Canada 12–6  Denmark  France 45–0  United States
2010
Details
Canada
Canada
 United States 35–19  Denmark  Italy 28–24  Canada
2012
Details
Sweden
Sweden
 Austria 47–40  United States  Denmark 44–33  Mexico
2014
Details
Italy
Italy
 United States 40–14  Mexico  Italy 53–14  Canada
2016
Details
United States
United States
 United States 33–32  Denmark  Mexico 39–26  Austria
2018
Details
Panama
Panama
 United States 19–13  Austria  Denmark 38–34  Mexico
2021
Details
Israel
Israel[4]
 United States 44–41  Mexico  Panama 45–40  Italy
2024
Details
Finland
Finland
 United States 53–21  Austria   Switzerland 41–35  Mexico

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States6107
2 Austria3205
3 France1034
4 Canada1001
5 Denmark0426
6 Mexico0213
7 Germany0202
8 Italy0022
9 Panama0011
 Switzerland0011
 Thailand0011
Totals (11 entries)11111133

Women's

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Year Host Country Gold medal game Bronze medal game
Gold Score Silver Bronze Score Fourth place
2002
Details
Austria
Austria
 Sweden  France
2004
Details
France
France
 Mexico 42–12  Finland  Sweden 6–0  France
2006
Details
South Korea
South Korea
 France 46–32  Japan  Finland 45–33  Sweden
2008
Details
Canada
Canada
 Mexico 27–18  Canada  France 19–13  United States
2010
Details
Canada
Canada
 Canada 31–18  United States  Austria 33–20  Mexico
2012
Details
Sweden
Sweden
 Mexico 33–32  United States  France 39–27  Austria
2014
Details
Italy
Italy
 Canada 32–21  United States  Austria 34–20  Mexico
2016
Details
United States
United States
 Panama 35–22  Austria  Mexico 41–20  Canada
2018
Details
Panama
Panama
 United States 27–12  Panama  Canada 19–13  Mexico
2021
Details
Israel
Israel[4]
 United States 31–21  Mexico  Austria 26–13  Brazil
2024
Details
Finland
Finland[5]
 United States 31–18  Mexico  Japan 41–40  Austria

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States3306
2 Mexico3216
3 Canada2114
4 France1124
5 Panama1102
6 Sweden1012
7 Austria0134
8 Finland0112
 Japan0112
Totals (9 entries)11111032

References

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  1. ^ "International Federation American Football". ifaf.org. April 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "IFAF says record number of teams to compete at Flag Football World Championships". insidethegames.biz. May 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Finland to Host 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championships | NFL Football Operations". operations.nfl.com. August 11, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "IFAF Flag Football World Championships head to Israel in December". ifaf.org. March 15, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020". ffwc2020.com. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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