American Football World Cup 2011

IFAF American Football World Cup 2011
2011 IFAF World Cup
Official logo of the 2011 American Football World Cup
Number of nations	8th
World Champion	United States
venue	Austria
Opening game	July 8, 2011
Endgame	July 16, 2011
Games	16

The final round of the 4th Men's American Football World Cup 2011 (officially 2011 IFAF World Cup or 2011 IFAF World Championship ) was held from July 8 to July 16, 2011 in Austria . In the final game, which was played in front of 20,000 spectators in the Ernst Happel Stadium , the USA won against Canada with 50: 7 and thus defended the world championship. Most valuable player of the tournament ( MVP ) was the US running back Nate Kmic .

The decision of the World Association for American Football IFAF regarding the award fell on July 5, 2009 at the IFAF Congress in Canton, Ohio . For the organization and promotion of this World Cup was AFBÖ responsible.

Venues

The venues for the group games were Innsbruck with Tivoli-Neu and Graz with the UPC-Arena . The final and placement games took place in the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna . A total of 70,000 viewers came to the 16 World Cup games, which corresponds to an average number of 4,375 visitors.

innsbruck	Graz	Vienna
Tivoli New	UPC arena	Ernst Happel Stadium
Capacity: 16,000	Capacity: 15,400	Capacity: 51,000
Opening: September 8, 2000	Opening: July 9, 1997	Opening: July 11, 1931

Selection process

A total of eight starting places are available for participation in the 4th American Football World Cup . These starting places are allocated within the four continental associations through different qualification procedures.

qualification

The European umbrella organization for American football EFAF was guaranteed three World Cup participants, including the host country . All three European participants were determined by the American Football European Championship 2010 in Germany . The Pan-American umbrella organization PAFAF was also guaranteed three World Cup starting places, including the defending champions of the American Football World Cup in 2007, the USA , which would have been permanently qualified as a result. However, there was no qualification process and the three top-ranked nations in the official IFAF world rankings were given priority. In contrast, both the oceanic umbrella organization OFAF and the Asian AFAF were each allocated a World Cup starting place. These are determined by a play-off game between the two strongest nations of each continental association.

Attendees

3 from Europe	Austria (as host and third place in the American Football European Championship 2010)  Germany (as European Champion 2010 )  France (as Vice European Champion 2010)
3 from America	United States (as defending champions of the 2007 American Football World Cup )  Canada (third in the IFAF world rankings)  Mexico (fourth in the IFAF world rankings)
1 from Oceania	Australia (as the winner of the play-off against New Zealand )
1 from Asia	Japan (as the winner of the play-off against South Korea )

draw

The IFAF allocated the two groups . The first in the group play for the gold and the second in the group for the bronze medal. The third and fourth placed play for fifth and seventh place respectively.

Group A	Group B
United States	Austria
Germany	France
Australia	Japan or Korea
Mexico	Canada

game schedule

Group stage

1st matchday (Group A)
Fri., July 8, 2011, 3 p.m. in Innsbruck (Tivoli-Neu, 6,000 spectators)							Fri., July 8, 2011, 7 p.m. in Innsbruck (Tivoli-Neu, 4,500 spectators)
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
United States		61	13	21st	13	14th	Mexico		22nd	7th	3	2	10
Australia		0	0	0	0	0	Germany		15th	0	7th	0	8th
MVP : United States , QB ; Australia , RB							MVP : Mexico , RB ; Joachim Ullrich , QB

2nd matchday (Group B)
Sat., July 9, 2011, 3 p.m. in Graz (UPC-Arena, 6,000 spectators)							Sat., July 9, 2011, 7 p.m. in Graz (UPC-Arena, 5,000 spectators)
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Japan		24	0	17th	0	7th	Canada		45	7th	17th	7th	14th
Austria		6th	0	6th	0	0	France		10	7th	3	0	0
MVP : Japan , QB ; Austria , RB							MVP : Canada , QB ; France , RB

3rd matchday (Group A)
Sun., July 10, 2011, 3 p.m. in Innsbruck (Tivoli-Neu, 5,000 spectators)							Sun., July 10, 2011, 7 p.m. in Innsbruck (Tivoli-Neu, 6,800 spectators)
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Mexico		65	7th	21st	25th	12	United States		48	7th	21st	20th	0
Australia		0	0	0	0	0	Germany		7th	0	7th	0	0
MVP : Rodrigo Perez , QB ; James McFadzean , LB							MVP : United States , RB ; Germany , DL

4th matchday (Group B)
Mon., July 11, 2011, 3 p.m. in Graz (UPC-Arena, 2,500 spectators)							Mon., July 11, 2011, 7 p.m. in Graz (UPC-Arena, 4,500 spectators)
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Japan		35	7th	14th	7th	7th	Canada		36	7th	7th	7th	15th
France		10	0	0	7th	3	Austria		14th	0	0	0	14th
MVP : Yasuo Wakisaka , DL ; Max Sprauel , QB							MVP : Matt Walters , RB ; Florian Hueter , LB

5th matchday (Group A)
Tue., July 12, 2011, 3 p.m. in Innsbruck (Tivoli-Neu, 1,500 spectators)							Tue., July 12, 2011, 7 p.m. in Innsbruck (Tivoli-Neu, 4,800 spectators)
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Germany		30th	14th	9	0	7th	United States		17th	0	10	0	7th
Australia		20th	7th	7th	6th	0	Mexico		7th	0	0	7th	0
MVP : Niklas Roemer , WR ; Locklan Gilbert , TE							MVP : Osayi Osunde , LB ; Jorge Enrique Valdez , LB

6th matchday (Group B)
Wed., July 13, 2011, 3 p.m. in Graz (UPC-Arena, 2,000 spectators)							Wed., July 13, 2011, 7 p.m. in Graz (UPC-Arena, 4,800 spectators)
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Canada		31	7th	10	0	14th	Austria		16	0	3	0	13
Japan		27	7th	7th	6th	7th	France		24	0	0	17th	7th
MVP : David Stevens , RB ; Yasuhiro Maruta , RB							MVP : Mario Nerad , RB ; Jeremy Rabot , WR

Group A
Tivoli New
	nation	G	W.	L.	PCT	P +	P-	Diff.
1.	United States	3	3	0	1,000	126	14th	+112
2.	Mexico	3	2	1	.667	94	32	+62
3.	Germany	3	1	2	.333	52	90	−38
4th	Australia	3	0	3	.000	20th	156	−136

Group B
UPC arena
	nation	G	W.	L.	PCT	P +	P-	Diff.
1.	Canada	3	3	0	1,000	112	51	+61
2.	Japan	3	2	1	.667	86	47	+39
3.	France	3	1	2	.333	44	96	−52
4th	Austria	3	0	3	.000	36	84	−48

Final round

1st day of the final (game for 7th place, game for bronze)
Fri., July 15, 2011, 3 p.m. in Vienna (Ernst Happel Stadium, 4,128 spectators)							Fri., July 15, 2011, 7 p.m. in Vienna (Ernst Happel Stadium, 4,128 spectators)
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Australia		10	0	3	7th	0	Mexico		14th	0	7th	0	7th
Austria		48	14th	14th	6th	14th	Japan		17th	0	10	7th	0
MVP : Ryan Dwyer , WR; Thomas Haider , QB							MVP : Manuel Padilla , LB; Naoki Maeda , WR

2nd day of the final (game for 5th place, game for gold)
Saturday, July 16, 2011, 3 p.m. in Vienna (Ernst Happel Stadium, 16,800 spectators)							Saturday, July 16, 2011, 7 p.m. in Vienna (Ernst Happel Stadium, 20,000 spectators)
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Germany		21st	0	7th	7th	7th	United States		50	7th	30th	13	0
France		17th	0	7th	7th	3	Canada		7th	0	7th	0	0
MVP : Niklas Römer , WR; Laurent Marceline , RB							MVP : Henry Harris , RB; Sammy Okpro , DB

output

1.  United States
2. Canada
3. Japan
4. Mexico
5.  Germany
6.  France
7.  Austria
8. Australia

Web links

• Official website for the 2011 American Football World Cup

Individual evidence

1. ↑ '' Austria will host the American Football World Cup 2011 '' . Retrieved July 13, 2009.
2. ↑ `` RECORD NUMBER OF ATTENDEES AT 2009 IFAF CONGRESS '' ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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 10, 2009. 
3. ↑ "World Cup Final: The Voices after the Game" , on Football-Austria , July 17, 2011. Accessed on June 19, 2012. (Login required)
4. ↑ '' American Football: World Cup 2011 awarded to Austria '' . Retrieved July 6, 2009.
5. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: '' Austria doesn't just want to score points as a host ''. Accessed on September 22, 2010. )
6. ↑  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) '' Football – WM 2011 goes public ''. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
7. ↑ '' Group A in Innsbruck with Team USA ''. Retrieved November 30, 2010 ( Memento December 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ '' Group B in Graz with host Austria '' . Retrieved November 16, 2010.
9. ↑ '' Champion is crowned in Vienna ''. Retrieved November 30, 2010 ( Memento February 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ '' 4th IFAF World Championship of American Football - on July 8th, 2011 the kickoff for the World Cup in Austria will take place . Retrieved September 22, 2010.
11. ↑ '' Football: Home World Cup 2011 casts its shadow ahead '' . Retrieved September 22, 2010.
12. ↑ Walter Reiterer: Endzone: The earth has us again ( German ) derStandard.at . July 27, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
13. ↑ '' All participants of the American Football World Cup 2011 '' ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved November 30, 2010. 
14. ↑ '' Frankfurt loves sports: Die Football-EM 2010 '' ( Memento of the original from November 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved July 22, 2010. 
15. ↑ `` American Football European Championship 2010 '' . Retrieved August 1, 2010.
16. ↑ '' Japan and South Korea at last World Cup starting place '' ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved November 30, 2010. 
17. ↑ `` GROUPS AND SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2011 IFAF SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ''. Retrieved November 26, 2010 ( Memento March 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ ^{a b} Football World Cup: Big win for USA , Kurier.at ( Memento from July 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ "Team Australia vs. Team USA (7/8/2011 at Innsbruck)" ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. online from the official website of the World Cup, accessed July 9, 2011. 
20. ↑ "Team Mexico vs. Team Germany (7/8/2011 at Innsbruck)" ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online from the official website of the World Cup, accessed July 9, 2011. 
21. ↑ "USA win World Cup Opener" online from the official World Cup website, accessed on July 9, 2011. ( Memento from September 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
22. ↑ "Mexico wrestles Germany down" online at the official website of the World Cup, accessed on July 9, 2011. ( Memento from September 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
23. ↑ "Team Japan vs. Team Austria (7/9/2011 at Graz)" ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online from the official website of the World Cup, accessed July 10, 2011. 
24. ↑ "Team Canada vs. Team French Republic (7/9/2011 at Graz)" ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online from the official website of the World Cup, accessed July 10, 2011. 
25. ↑ "Japan conquers Graz" online at the official website of the World Cup, on July 9, 2010, accessed on July 10, 2011. ( Memento from September 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
26. ^ "Le Canada montre ses muscles" online at footballamericain.com, July 10, 2010, accessed July 10, 2011. (French)
27. ↑ "Team Australia vs. Team Mexico (7/10/2011 at Innsbruck)" ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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. online from the official website of the World Cup, accessed July 11, 2011. 
28. ↑ "Team USA vs. Team Germany (7/10/2011 at Innsbruck)" ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online from the official website of the World Cup, accessed July 11, 2011. 
29. ↑ " Unstoppable Mexico" online at the official website of the World Cup on July 10, 2010, accessed on July 11, 2011. ( Memento from September 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
30. ^ "Team USA gala performance" online at footballamericain.com, July 10, 2010, accessed on July 11, 2011. ( Memento from September 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
31. ↑ "Game for 7th place" ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online from the official website of the World Cup, accessed July 16, 2011. 
32. ↑ "Game for 3rd place" ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online from the official website of the World Cup, accessed July 16, 2011. 
33. ↑ "Match for 5th place" ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online at the official website of the World Cup, accessed on July 16, 2011. 
34. ↑ "Finale" ( Memento of the original from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. online at the official website of the World Cup, accessed on July 17, 2011.