2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship

2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship
Tournament information
SportFlag football
LocationLahti
Dates27 August–30 August
Host(s) Finland
Venue(s)2
Teams32
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runner-up Austria
3rd place Switzerland

The 2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship was the 11th World Championships in men's flag football. The tournament took place in Lahti, Finland, August 27-30, 2024.

The United States capture their fifth consecutive and overall sixth titles, after they defeated Austria 53–21 in the gold-medal game.[1]

Venues

The championship utilised 2 venues: the Pajulahti Sports Institute for all group matches, and the Lahti Sports Center for play-offs and placement matches.[2]

Tournament groups

After the group ballot, 32 teams were divided into eight groups of 4.[3] In the group stage each team plays each other once, while the second stage of the event includes play-offs and placement matches.

The two best teams of each group advance to the round of 16.

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H
 United States
 Spain
 Brazil
 Serbia

 Mexico
 Australia
 Chile
 Cameroon

 Germany
 Great Britain
 Sweden
 Georgia

 Austria
  Switzerland
 Ukraine
 Poland

 Italy
 Canada
 Finland
 Singapore

 Panama
 New Zealand
 Czech Republic
 South Korea

 Israel
 Denmark
 Ireland
 India

 Japan
 France
 Kuwait
 Argentina

Results

Preliminary Round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 158 45 +113 Round of 16 — 57–25 52–6 49–14
2  Spain 3 2 1 102 100 +2 25–57 — 32–19 45–24
3  Brazil 3 1 2 51 103 −52 6–52 19–32 — 26–19
4  Serbia 3 0 3 57 120 −63 14–49 24–45 19–26 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Mexico 3 3 0 188 39 +149 Round of 16 — 50–27 66–6 72–6
2  Australia 3 2 1 128 58 +70 27–50 — 33–8 68–0
3  Chile 3 1 2 50 99 −49 6–66 8–33 — 36–0
4  Cameroon 3 0 3 6 176 −170 6–72 0–68 0–36 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 114 58 +56 Round of 16 — 34–20 32–26 48–12
2  Germany 3 2 1 122 59 +63 20–34 — 42–25 60–0
3  Sweden 3 1 2 103 92 +11 26–32 25–42 — 52–18
4  Georgia 3 0 3 30 160 −130 12–48 0–60 18–52 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Austria 3 3 0 113 38 +75 Round of 16 — 24–12 49–12 40–14
2   Switzerland 3 2 1 100 70 +30 12–24 — 33–26 55–20
3  Ukraine 3 1 2 64 100 −36 12–49 26–33 — 26–18
4  Poland 3 0 3 52 121 −69 14–40 20–55 18–26 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 145 67 +78 Round of 16 — 33–34 50–27 62–6
2  Canada 3 2 1 115 61 +54 34–33 — 26–28 55–0
3  Finland 3 2 1 90 89 +1 27–50 28–26 — 35–13
4  Singapore 3 0 3 19 152 −133 6–62 0–55 13–35 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Panama 3 3 0 127 39 +88 Round of 16 — 46–7 33–19 48–13
2  Czech Republic 3 1 2 72 97 −25 7–46 — 41–26 24–25
3  New Zealand 3 1 2 78 100 −22 19–33 26–41 — 33–26
4  South Korea 3 1 2 64 105 −41 13–48 25–24 26–33 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men
  • Czech Republic advances to Round of 16 due to head-to-head victory vs. New Zealand.

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Israel 2 2 0 106 57 +49 Round of 16 — 60–29 46–28 —
2  Denmark 2 1 1 51 74 −23 60–29 — 22–14 —
3  Ireland 2 0 2 42 68 −26 28–46 14–22 — —
4  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew — — — —
Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 112 50 +62 Round of 16 — 27–25 42–7 43–18
2  France 3 2 1 122 39 +83 25–27 — 40–6 57–6
3  Argentina 3 1 2 48 101 −53 7–42 6–40 — 35–19
4  Kuwait 3 0 3 43 135 −92 18–43 6–57 19–35 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Championship Round

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
 United States 68
 Czech Republic 18
 United States 46
 Italy 21
 Italy 48
 Germany 26
 United States 45
  Switzerland 6
 Panama 38
  Switzerland 45
  Switzerland 27
 Canada 21
 Israel 38
 Canada 46
 United States 53
 Austria 21
 Mexico 42
 Spain 31
 Mexico 30
 France 20
 Great Britain 36
 France 37
 Mexico 32
 Austria 36
 Austria 28 Third Place
 Australia 26
 Austria 29   Switzerland 41
 Denmark 24  Mexico 35
 Japan 19
 Denmark 20

Final ranking

 United States
 Austria
  Switzerland
4  Mexico
5  France
6  Italy
7  Canada
8  Denmark
9  Israel
10  Great Britain
11  Japan
12  Germany
13  Panama
14  Spain
15  Australia
16  Czech Republic
17  Serbia
18  Sweden
19  New Zealand
20  South Korea
21  Ireland
22  Finland
23  Ukraine
24  Chile
25  Brazil
26  Poland
27  Argentina
28  Singapore
29  Kuwait
30  Georgia
31  Cameroon

See also

References

  1. ^ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (August 30, 2024). "Doucette helms US to fifth straight flag football world title as sport readies for Olympic debut". The Guardian. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Venues". Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ "32 Nations From Six Continents Learn Their Opponents in Finland With Group Stages Confirmed For The 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championships". USA Football. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
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