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.
| Sport | Flag football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  United States (men) United States (women) |
| Most titles | United States (men;5 titles)  Mexico (women; 3 titles) |
Due of Covid 19, 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]
Men
| Year | Host Country | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2002 Details |
 Austria |
Austria |
6–0 |  Germany |
 France |
12–6 |  Sweden | ||
| 2004 Details |
France |
Austria |
26–24 | Germany |
France |
40-23 |  Japan | ||
| 2006 Details |
 South Korea |
France |
46–32 |  Denmark |
 Thailand |
45–33 | Austria | ||
| 2008 Details |
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Canada |
12–6 | Denmark |
France |
45–0 | United States | ||
| 2010 Details |
Canada |
United States |
35–19 | Denmark |
 Italy |
28–24 | Canada | ||
| 2012 Details |
Sweden |
Austria |
47–40 | United States |
Denmark |
44–33 | Mexico | ||
| 2014 Details |
Italy |
United States |
40–14 | Mexico |
Italy |
53–14 | Canada | ||
| 2016 Details |
United States |
United States |
33–32 | Denmark |
Mexico |
39–26 | Austria | ||
| 2018 Details |
 Panama |
United States |
19–13 | Austria |
Denmark |
38–34 | Mexico | ||
| 2020 Details |
Denmark[3] |
Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||||
| 2021 Details |
 Israel[4] |
United States |
44–41 | Mexico |
Panama |
45–40 | Italy | ||
Women
| Year | Host Country | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2002 Details |
Austria |
Sweden |
– | France |
– | ||||
| 2004 Details |
France |
Mexico |
42–12 |  Finland |
Sweden |
6–0 | France | ||
| 2006 Details |
South Korea |
France |
46–32 | Japan |
Finland |
45–33 | Sweden | ||
| 2008 Details |
Canada |
Mexico |
27–18 | Canada |
France |
19–13 | United States | ||
| 2010 Details |
Canada |
Canada |
31–18 | United States |
Austria |
33–20 | Mexico | ||
| 2012 Details |
Sweden |
Mexico |
33–32 | United States |
France |
39–27 | Austria | ||
| 2014 Details |
Italy |
Canada |
32–21 | United States |
Austria |
34–20 | Mexico | ||
| 2016 Details |
United States |
Panama |
35–22 | Austria |
Mexico |
41–20 | Canada | ||
| 2018 Details |
Panama |
United States |
27–12 | Panama |
Canada |
19–13 | Mexico | ||
| 2020 Details |
Denmark[3] |
Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||||
| 2021 Details |
Israel[4] |
United States |
31–21 | Mexico |
Austria |
26–13 |  Brazil | ||
References
- "International Federation American Football". ifaf.org.
- "IFAF says record number of teams to compete at Flag Football World Championships". insidethegames.biz.
- "FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020". ffwc2020.com. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- "IFAF Flag Football World Championships head to Israel in December". ifaf.org. March 15, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.