IFAF Flag Football World Championship

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.

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)

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
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Austria
  Austria 6–0   Germany   France 12–6   Sweden
2004
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France
  Austria 26–24   Germany   France 40-23   Japan
2006
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South Korea
  France 46–32   Denmark   Thailand 45–33   Austria
2008
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Canada
  Canada 12–6   Denmark   France 45–0   United States
2010
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Canada
  United States 35–19   Denmark   Italy 28–24   Canada
2012
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Sweden
  Austria 47–40   United States   Denmark 44–33   Mexico
2014
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Italy
  United States 40–14   Mexico   Italy 53–14   Canada
2016
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United States
  United States 33–32   Denmark   Mexico 39–26   Austria
2018
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Panama
  United States 19–13   Austria   Denmark 38–34   Mexico
2021
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Israel[4]
  United States 44–41   Mexico   Panama 45–40   Italy
2024
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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
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Austria
  Sweden   France
2004
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France
  Mexico 42–12   Finland   Sweden 6–0   France
2006
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South Korea
  France 46–32   Japan   Finland 45–33   Sweden
2008
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Canada
  Mexico 27–18   Canada   France 19–13   United States
2010
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Canada
  Canada 31–18   United States   Austria 33–20   Mexico
2012
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Sweden
  Mexico 33–32   United States   France 39–27   Austria
2014
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Italy
  Canada 32–21   United States   Austria 34–20   Mexico
2016
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United States
  Panama 35–22   Austria   Mexico 41–20   Canada
2018
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Panama
  United States 27–12   Panama   Canada 19–13   Mexico
2021
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Israel[4]
  United States 31–21   Mexico   Austria 26–13   Brazil
2024
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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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