2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Flag football |
| Location | Lahti |
| Dates | 27 August–30 August |
| Host | Finland |
| Venue | 2 |
| Teams | 32 |
| 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, from 27 to 30 August 2024.
The United States won their fifth consecutive and overall sixth title, 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 played each other once, while the second stage of the event included play-offs and placement matches.
The two best teams of each group advanced 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 |
Germany |
Austria |
Italy |
Panama |
Israel |
Japan |
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 | — |
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 | — |
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 | — |
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 | — |
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 | — |
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 | — |
- Czech Republic advanced 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 | — | — | — | — |
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 | — |
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Venues". Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "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.