IFAF Flag Football World Championship

IFAF Flag Football World Championship
Sport	Flag football
Founded	2002

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 IFAF Flag Football World Championship is held every two years in different countries. In 2021 the IFAF Flag Football World Championship will be held in Palma, located on the Spanish island of Mallorca from October 6 to 10 2021. 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
Year	Host Country	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[2]	Cancelled			Cancelled

Women

Year	Host Country	Gold medal game			Bronze medal game
Year	Host Country	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

References

IFAF- Flag Football
"FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020". ffwc2020.com. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
"FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020". ffwc2020.com. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

External links

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[1] IFAF- Flag Football

[2] "FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020". ffwc2020.com. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[3] "FLAG FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020". ffwc2020.com. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.