The International Federation of American Football

AUSTRIA AND MEXICO WIN GOLD IN SWEDEN


Austria and Mexico won goal at the 2012 IFAF Flag Football World Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Sunday as the United States were defeated in both the men's and women's finals.

Austria 47 USA 40
USA led Austria 13-0 and 19-7 and had the upper hand at halftime in the men's final, but the Austrians hit back, taking advantage of turnovers to score 19 unanswered points to lead 26-19. USA tied the score and with Austria a squad member down after an ejection due to illegal contact, looked to be about to defend the title won in 2010 in Canada.

The teams exchanged touchdowns and Austria led 33-32 after a failed USA extra point play then with two minutes remaining, after each team had scored again, USA tied the game at 40-40. Austria scored the final and decisive seven points and held out as the clock expired to claim a famous victory.

Mexico 33 USA 32 (OT)
Mexico opened the scoring, but USA hit straight back and the teams continued to exchange scores with Mexico taking the lead each time until the scores were tied at 20-20 and then at 26-26 as both sides failed to convert what would have been a game-winning extra point.

Mexico drove downfield in search of the win with less than a minute remaining, but USA forced overtime with an interception in the end zone as Mexico threatened to steal victory. The drama continued as USA also failed in a last second attempt to break the deadlock.

In overtime, both teams had an opportunity to possess the ball at midfield to score and USA put the pressure on Mexico with a touchdown to lead 32-26, but failed on the extra point conversion. Mexico was spectacular in reply as the first play from scrimmage went for a touchdown and the all-important one-point conversion pass sealed a 33-32 victory.

 

IFAF COMPETITIONS


IFAF Senior World Championship (SWC)

The IFAF Senior World Championship is held every four years having first been contested in 1999 and is considered the showpiece IFAF competition. The fifth IFAF Senior World Championship will be held in Sweden in 2015.

The United States is the reigning back-to-back senior world champions (2009 and 2011). Japan has also twice lifted the world crown in 1999 and 2003.


IFAF Women's World Championship (WWC)

In July 2009 IFAF announced plans for Sweden to host the inaugural tackle competition for women, furthering opportunities for female participation in the sport at its highest level. Six nations competed in Stockholm, with the United States winning their first crown.

The IFAF WWC will be played on a four-year rotation basis with the 2013 contest taking place in New Brunswick, Canada.


IFAF U-19 World Championship (U-19WC)

The inaugural IFAF U-19 World Championship was one of the most significant international football events in the 11-year history of IFAF. The event introduced the sophistication of international football development to millions of U.S. football fans and increased awareness of American football internationally. More than 40,000 fans attended the three game days at Fawcett Stadium as eight nations from four continents competed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The United States was the inaugural champion of the event.

IFAF U-19 World Championship tournaments will be played every two years. This year's 2012 contest was in Austin, TX.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_IFAF_U-19_World_Championship)

http://ifaf.org/pages/competition

 

IFAF Women's World Championship is the international championship for women in American football. The first event was held in 2010, in Stockholm, Sweden, with six countries competing, and was won by the United States. The second event will be held in June 30th - July 6th 2013 in Vantaa, Finland.

Group A
USA
Sweden
Germany

Group B
Finland
Spain
Canada


http://www.wwc2013.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_IFAF_Women's_World_Championship
http://www.wwc2013.com/wwctv/

REIGNING CHAMPIONS

 

DAY ONE

Final score
FIN 47
SPA 00

Final score
USA 84
SWE 00

 

DAY TWO

Final score
SWE 14
GER 25

Final score
SPA 00
CAN 50

 

DAY THREE

Final score
USA 107
GER 07

Final score
FIN 12
CAN 34

 

FIFTH PLACE GAME
Final score
SWE 64
SPA 00

BRONZE MEDAL GAME
Final score
FIN 20
GER 19

GOLD MEDAL GAME
Final score
USA 64
CAN 00


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RY30B4QeJV4

 

2011 SENIOR MEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
2012 JUNIOR MEN (U-19) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
2013 WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
2014 M/W FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
2015 SENIOR MEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
2016 JUNIOR MEN (U-19) WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
2017 WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
2018 M/W FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

http://www.ifaf.info/pages/competition

 

International Federation of American Football Given Provisional IOC Recognition

http://ifaf.org/

The NFL has gone to great lengths to globalize the sport of American football in recent years by playing games overseas, and it took another huge step in this endeavor Tuesday. The sport's international federation has been given provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee, according to Alex Marvez of Fox Sports.

It remains to be seen how this will ultimately impact the growth of the sport, but it should be huge in terms of increasing the sport's popularity internationally.

Also, if things progress as well as hoped, it isn't outside the realm of possibility that American football could find its way into the Olympic program down the line.

If American football does become an Olympic sport, it's possible that it will be a modified version, such as rugby sevens, which will be will be contested in the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil.

According to Marvez, the International Federation of American Football currently has 64 member nations, but that number figures to increase significantly now that it is related to the IOC.


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...l-given-provisional-ioc-recognition?hpt=hp_t3

 

The IFAF U-19 World Cup
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The IFAF U-19 World Cup is the world championship of American football for players under the age of 19 organized by the International Federation of American Football. It was announced on June 2008 and the first competition started on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Canton, Ohio.[1] The tournament replaced the eleven-year running NFL Global Junior Championship and will be held every two years.

http://ifaf.org/pages/competition/junior

 

2014 IFAF U19 World Championship

The 2014 Championship shall feature hosts and debutants Kuwait Kuwait, defending champions Canada , 2009 champions United States, Mexico, Japan Japan, Germany Germany, Austria Austria, and France France. The tournament will be held in Kuwait in July.

The schedule for the 2014 IFAF U19 World Championship has been finalized. Each Competition Days, July 7, July 10, and July 13, will consist of 4 games. Medal Game Day will also consist of 4 games being played. Below are the 2014 ates:


July 5th - Overseas Teams Arrive (IFAF Americas, IFAF Oceania, IFAF Asia)
July 6th - IFAF European Teams Arrive
July 7th - Competition Day
July 8th - Practice Day
July 9th - Practice Day
July 10th - Competition Day
July 11th - Practice Day
July 12th - Practice Day
July 13th - Competition Day
July 14th - Practice Day
July 15th - Practice Day
July 16th - Medal Games

 

COMPETITION DAY ONE - US v. MX 1:00PM ET
WEBCAST: http://www.media.gov.kw/tvradio/Portal/KTVSport.htm

 

DAY ONE
July 7, 2014

20:00 France 7:24 Austria
Al-Nasr Stadium

20:00 USA 49:14 Mexico
Salmiya Stadium

23:00 Canada 91:0 Kuwait
Al-Nasr Stadium

23:00 Germany 20:48 Japan
Salmiya Stadium


http://ifaf.org/articles/view/1546

 

DAY TWO
July 10, 2014

20:00 Canada 54:0 France
Al-Nasr Stadium

20:00 Japan 24:24 Mexico
Salmiya Stadium

23:00 Austria 64:0 Kuwait
Al-Nasr Stadium

23:00 USA 54:0 Germany
Salmiya Stadium
Live Stats - Group B - Game 4



http://ifaf.org/articles/view/1546

 

DAY THREE
July 13, 2014

20:00 Austria 7:36 Canada
Al-Nasr Stadium

20:00 Mexico 35:7 Germany
Salmiya Stadium

23:00 Kuwait 0:74 France
Al-Nasr Stadium

23:00 Japan 0:43 USA
Salmiya Stadium

http://ifaf.org/articles/view/1546

 

20:00 France 7:30 Japan
5th place game
Al-Nasr Stadium

23:00 Kuwait 0:76 Germany
7th place game
Al-Nasr Stadium

http://ifaf.org/articles/view/1546

 

July 16, 2014

20:00 Austria 30:31 Mexico
Bronze Medal game
Al-Nasr Stadium

23:00 Canada 17:40 USA
Gold Medal game
Al-Nasr Stadium

http://ifaf.org/articles/view/1546

 

IFAF AMERICAS QUALIFICATION FOR
2015 IFAF SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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IFAF Americas is proud to announce the countries that will represent our continent in next IFAF Senior World Championship 2015.

USA will be the first representative of the continent as the reigning champion by winning the 4th IFAF Senior World Championship held in Austria in 2011.

In addition to the Champion spot, IFAF Americas have three more spots; the first two will be represented by Canada and Mexico respectively, these countries qualified directly by finishing second and fourth at the last World Championship.

Panama and Brazil are the last two countries in the continent hoping to reach the 2015 IFAF Senior World Championship to be held in Stockholm, Sweden.

Both countries will play a game that will decide IFAF Americas last spot for the next Senior World Championship. The game between Panama and Brazil will be played on Panama during last weekend of January 2015. Venue and Media coverage will be announced soon.


PANAMA vs BRAZIL (game full schedule)
Jan 29th 2015 - Brazil will arrived in Panama
Jan 30th 2015 - Brazil will have practice and a Media/Welcome Event in the evening.
Jan 31st 2015 - The game will be played in late afternoon or early evening (6 to 7pm) starting time.
Feb 1st 2015 - Brazil will leave Panama

http://ifaf.org/articles/view/1553

 

Sweden has reneged on their obligation to host 2015 Senior Championships
USA Football‏
We're hosting the eight-nation IFAF Insider Senior World Championship July 9-18 in Canton:
http://bit.ly/1G2eV3x