American football world championship
The American Football World Championship , officially the American Football World Cup , IFAF World Cup or IFAF World Championship , is an American football tournament between national teams that takes place every four years . The organizer is IFAF , the world association in American football .
history
The American Football World Cup has been held every four years since 1999. The finals of the first tournament took place between June 24th and July 4th 1999 in Palermo , Italy . The national teams of Italy, Australia , Finland , Japan , Mexico and Sweden were qualified . The game was initially played in two groups. Then the placement games and the final took place. In the game for fifth place, Australia beat Finland 10-7. Sweden finished third with a 38:13 against Italy. In the final, Japan won 6-0 against Mexico in extra time.
The final round of the second American Football World Cup took place from July 10 to 12, 2003 in Hanau and Wiesbaden , Germany . The national teams of Germany, Japan, France and Mexico were qualified . The semi-finals took place on July 10th in the stadium on Berliner Strasse in Wiesbaden. Japan defeated France 23-6 and Mexico beat Germany 21:17. The finals were held on July 12th in the Herbert Dröse Stadium in Hanau. In the game for third place, the German national team beat France 36: 7. In the final, Japan prevailed again with a 34:14 against Mexico and became world champions for the second time.
The third finals of the tournament took place July 7-15 in Kawasaki , Japan. It was played in the city stadium, among other places . The fourth edition of the American Football World Cup was held for the first time in three cities, namely in Vienna , Innsbruck and Graz , Austria .
After the planned hosting of the American Football World Cup 2015 in Sweden had to be canceled for financial reasons, the United States stepped in as the organizer of the fifth edition of the tournament. From July 8-19, 2015, it took place at Fawcett Stadium in Canton , Ohio .
Overview of the tournaments
Men's
| year | Host country | World Champion | Final opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 |
 Italy
|
 Japan
|
 Mexico
|
6: 0 a.d. |
| 2003 |
 Germany
|
Japan
|
Mexico
|
34:14 |
| 2007 |
 Japan
|
 United States
|
Japan
|
23:20 a.d. |
| 2011 |
 Austria
|
United States
|
 Canada
|
50: 7 |
| 2015 |
 United States
|
United States
|
Japan
|
59:12 |
| 2019 | exposed | |||
| 2023 |
 Australia
|
Juniors
| year | Host country | World Champion | Final opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
United States
|
United States
|
Canada
|
41: 3 |
| 2012 |
United States
|
Canada
|
United States
|
23:17 |
| 2014 |
 Kuwait
|
United States
|
Canada
|
40:17 |
| 2016 |
 People's Republic of China
|
Canada
|
 United States
|
24: 6 |
useful information
The United States , the motherland of American football , first took part in an American football World Cup in 2007 . To this end, a national team of freshly graduated college players from the NCAA and the NAIA was put together.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Football World Cup 2015 in the USA
- ↑ IFAF postpones World Championships until 2023. June 12, 2018, accessed on December 4, 2019 .
- ↑ THE US, BEATS CANADA IN FINAL (PDF) Football Canada. July 5, 2009. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 23, 2011: "The United States defeated Canada 41–3 in the final on Sunday at the 2009 IFAF World Junior Football Championships in Canton, Ohio."
- ↑ CANADA WINS U-19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP . IFAF. July 8, 2012. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
- ↑ 2014 IFAF U19 WC RESULTS AND FINAL STATS INFORMATION . IFAF. July 16, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2016. (Eng.)
- ↑ Canada defeats US National Team, 24-6, in IFAF Under-19 World Championship Game . USA football. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016. (Eng.)
- ↑ Steve Odom will play for Team USA in the World Championship of American Football. In: utrockets.com (Toledo Rockets). May 23, 2007, accessed January 5, 2019 .
