2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship

The 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship took place in 2012 at Austin, Texas. These championship match the world’s eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national American football teams from five continents shall be played at 12,000-capacity Burger Stadium in Austin Texas, a football and soccer venue. The action began on Saturday, June 30 and ran through Saturday, July 8.[1] To win the Gold Medal #2 ranked Canada had to defeat #7 Sweden, #3 Japan and finally #1 USA in the Championship game. The hard road to success turned in a fantastic finish to a great tournament. In doing so, Canada avenged its 50-7 loss in the 2011 IFAF World Championship (which was composed of adult competitors) and handed the U.S. national team its first ever loss in international competition.

2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation United States
DatesJune 30 – July 8
No. of nations8
Final positions
Champions  Canada
Runner-up  United States
Third-place  Japan
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Participants & Seeding
  • 1.  United States
  • 2.  Canada
  • 3.  Japan
  • 4.  Panama
  • 5.  Austria
  • 6.  France
  • 7.  Sweden
  • 8.  American Samoa

Three nations from the 2009 U-19 World Championship failed to qualify for this year's event - Mexico, Germany and New Zealand.

Bracket

Winners Bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold Medal Game
 
          
 
Game 2
 
 
 Japan 27
 
Game 7
 
 France 6
 
 Japan 24
 
Game 3
 
Canada 33
 
 Canada 43
 
Game 12
 
 Sweden 0
 
Canada 23
 
Game 1
 
 USA 17
 
 Panama 0
 
Game 8
 
 Austria 40
 
 Austria 7
 
Game 4
 
 USA70 Bronze Medal Game
 
 United States 27
 
Game 11
 
 American Samoa 6
 
 Japan 7
 
 
 Austria 0
 

Consolation Bracket
 
Semi-finals5th Place Playoff
 
      
 
Game 5
 
 
 France41
 
Game 10
 
Sweden0
 
 France14
 
Game 6
 
American Samoa27
 
 Panama0
 
 
American Samoa51
 
7th Place Playoff
 
 
Game 9
 
 
Sweden54
 
 
 Panama20

Scores

Game Day 1 - June 30


Game Day 2 - July 3

Game Day 3 - July 4

Game Day 4 - July 6

Official website

http://www.u19championship.com/

See also

References

  1. "Tournament Schedule Announced For 2012 IFAF Under-19 World Championship". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
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