| IFAF World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Sport | American football |
| Founded | 1999 |
| No. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1999 in athletics (track and field Track Hicham of teams | 6 |
| Most recent champion(s) | |
| Official website | ifaf.info |
American Football World Cup (also known as the IFAF World Cup and Gridiron World Cup) is an international competition held every four years since 1999 to decide the "world champion" of American football. 2007 IFAF World Cup During the 2007 IFAF World Cup the United States claimed dominance in American Football as it staked claim to the 2007 IFAF World Cup title Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Italy hosted the 1999 Cup and Germany hosted the 2003 Cup. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Japan won both titles. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States did not compete in the first two World Cups. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The competition is run by the IFAF and it consists of a qualification round and a final tournament. International Federation of American Football (IFAF is the international governing body of American football associations In 2007, the 3rd American Football World Cup took place in Kawasaki, Japan. is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In 2007, the total number of teams in the competition exceeded 20 countries as, besides the six nations that qualified for the final tournament, five teams competed in direct qualification games. In Europe, the continental federation EFAF also used its European Championships as one qualifier. The European Federation of American Football is the governing body of American football in Europe.
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| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||||
| 1999 Details | Italy | Japan | 6-0 (OT) | Mexico | Sweden | 38-13 | Italy | ||
| 2003 Details | Germany | Japan | 34-14 | Mexico | Germany | 36-7 | France | ||
| 2007 Details | Japan | United States | 23-20 (OT) | Japan | Germany | 7-0 | Sweden | ||
| 2011 Details | To be announced | ||||||||
| Team | 1999 6 | 2003 4 | 2007 6 | 2011 |
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| 5th | - | - | ||
| 6th | - | - | ||
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| - | 3rd | 3rd | ||
| 4th | - | - | ||
| 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||
| 2nd | 2nd | - | ||
| - | - | 5th | ||
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| - | - | 1st |
| Pos. Participants Group Stage Group A Final Standings Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Japanese national American football team is the official American football team for Japan and controlled by the Japan American Football Association. Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a Sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw Participants (Asian champion (North American champion (European champion (Qualify automatically as the hosts Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Japanese national American football team is the official American football team for Japan and controlled by the Japan American Football Association. Venues Todoroki Athletics Stadium (Opening Match July 7 and Final July 15 Kawasaki Stadium (Group 1&2 July 81012 and 5th and For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. 2007 IFAF World Cup During the 2007 IFAF World Cup the United States claimed dominance in American Football as it staked claim to the 2007 IFAF World Cup title Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a Sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw The Japanese national American football team is the official American football team for Japan and controlled by the Japan American Football Association. Participants Group Stage Group A Final Standings Participants (Asian champion (North American champion (European champion (Qualify automatically as the hosts Venues Todoroki Athletics Stadium (Opening Match July 7 and Final July 15 Kawasaki Stadium (Group 1&2 July 81012 and 5th and The Japanese national American football team is the official American football team for Japan and controlled by the Japan American Football Association. 2007 IFAF World Cup During the 2007 IFAF World Cup the United States claimed dominance in American Football as it staked claim to the 2007 IFAF World Cup title | Team | Champion | Runner-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 (1999, 2003) | 1 (2007) | - | - | |
| 2nd | 1 (2007) | - | - | - | |
| 3rd | - | 2 (1999, 2003) | - | - | |
| 4th | - | - | 2 (2003, 2007) | - | |
| 5th | - | - | 1 (1999) | 1 (2007) | |
| 6th | - | - | - | 1 (2003) | |
| 6th | - | - | - | 1 (1999) |