IFAF Flag Football World Championship

IFAF Flag Football World Championship

Sport	Flag football
Founded	2002

The IFAF Flag Football World Championship is the international championship in flag football, organized by International Federation of American Football. The men's and women's competitions are usually held in the same venue. The IFAF Flag Football World Championship is held every two years in different countries. In 2020 the IFAF Flag Football World Championship will be held in the Republic of Korea. The IFAF Flag Football World Championship was founded in 2002, and has had 9 tournaments with its tenth tournament coming in 2020. The USA has won 3 of the last 4 tournaments and look to be a strong contestant again this year. But no team has won more titles than Denmark. 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).

Importance of IFAF Flag Football World Championship

The importance of the IFAF Flag Football World Championship is to showcase the many talented individuals both male and female around the world. The IFAF Flag Football World Championship tries to incorporate the sport of flag football into the minds of others by having teams play on a big stage in order to show that flag football is a really sport that is both challenging and fun. Many people think of flag football as a sport for children or a fun activity but the IFAF Flag Football World Championship shows that yes it is a fun sport but it is also a sport that takes talent, skill, endurance, and agility. By promoting both men and women, the IFAF Flag Football World Championship proves that both men and women can equally play in these tournaments in order to claim the thrown of the world's best flag football teams.

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	Canada		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		Cancelled				Cancelled

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 Detalis	Panama		United States	27–12	Panama		Canada	19–13	Mexico
2020 Details	Denmark		Cancelled				Cancelled

External links

• International Federation of American Football IFAF
• Flag Football World Championship 2014