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2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship

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{{Infobox tournament

| name = 2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championships

| sport = Flag football

| year =

| image = 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championship.jpg

| caption =

| location = Lahti

| start_date = 27 August

| end_date = 30 August

| established =

| administrator =

| tournament_format =

| host = {{FIN}}

| venues = 2

| teams = 32

| purse =

| champions = {{ffb|USA}} (6th title)

| runners-up1 = {{AUT}}

| 3rd place = {{SUI}}

| previous = 2021

| next = 2026

}}

The 2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championships 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/30/usa-flag-football-world-championships-darrell-housh-doucette|title=Doucette helms US to fifth straight flag football world title as sport readies for Olympic debut|work=The Guardian|first=Ramon Antonio|last=Vargas|date=August 30, 2024|access-date=September 1, 2024}}

Venues

The championships utilised 2 venues: the Pajulahti Sports Institute for all group matches, and the Lahti Sports Center for play-offs and placement matches.{{cite web|url=https://jenkkifutis.fi/flag2024/info/venue/|title=Venues|accessdate=24 August 2024}}

Tournament groups

After the group ballot, 32 teams were divided into eight groups of 4.{{cite web|url=https://usafootball.com/media-center/32-nations-from-six-continents-learn-their-opponents-in-finland-with-group-stages-confirmed-for-the-2024-ifaf-flag-football-world-championships|title=32 Nations From Six Continents Learn Their Opponents in Finland With Group Stages Confirmed For The 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championships|publisher=USA Football|accessdate=24 August 2024}} 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.

class="wikitable" style="width:98%"

! width="12.5%" |Group A

! width="12.5%" |Group B

! width="12.5%" |Group C

! width="12.5%" |Group D

! width="12.5%" |Group E

! width="12.5%" |Group F

! width="12.5%" |Group G

! width="12.5%" |Group H

{{ffb|USA}}
{{ffb|ESP}}
{{ffb|BRA}}
{{ffb|SRB}}

|

{{ffb|MEX}}
{{ffb|AUS}}
{{ffb|CHI}}
{{ffb|CMR}}

|

{{ffb|GER}}
{{ffb|GBR}}
{{ffb|SWE}}
{{ffb|GEO}}

|

{{ffb|AUT}}
{{ffb|SUI}}
{{ffb|UKR}}
{{ffb|POL}}

|

{{ffb|ITA}}
{{ffb|CAN}}
{{ffb|FIN}}
{{ffb|SGP}}

|

{{ffb|PAN}}
{{ffb|NZL}}
{{ffb|CZE}}
{{ffb|KOR}}

|

{{ffb|ISR}}
{{ffb|DEN}}
{{ffb|IRL}}
{{ffb|IND}}

|

{{ffb|JPN}}
{{ffb|FRA}}
{{ffb|KUW}}
{{ffb|ARG}}

Results

= Preliminary Round =

==Group A==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=28th August 2024

|source=https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

|team1=USA |team2=ESP |team3=BRA |team4=SRB

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3= |result4=

|win_USA=3 |loss_USA=0 |pf_USA=158 |pa_USA=45 |status_USA=

|win_ESP=2 |loss_ESP=1 |pf_ESP=102 |pa_ESP=100 |status_ESP=

|win_BRA=1 |loss_BRA=2 |pf_BRA=51 |pa_BRA=103 |status_BRA=

|win_SRB=0 |loss_SRB=3 |pf_SRB=57 |pa_SRB=120 |status_SRB=

|for_against_style=points

|name_USA={{ffb|USA}}

|name_ESP={{ffb|ESP}}

|name_BRA={{ffb|BRA}}

|name_SRB={{ffb|SRB}}

|ranking_style=wins

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Round of 16

|short_USA={{flagdeco|USA}}

|short_ESP={{flagdeco|ESP}}

|short_BRA={{flagdeco|BRA}}

|short_SRB={{flagdeco|SRB}}

|show_matches=true

|match_USA_BRA=52–6 |match_BRA_USA=6-52

|match_ESP_SRB=45-24 |match_SRB_ESP=24-45

|match_BRA_SRB=26–19 |match_SRB_BRA=19–26

|match_USA_ESP=57–25 |match_ESP_USA=25–57

|match_SRB_USA=14–49 |match_USA_SRB=49–14

|match_BRA_ESP=19–32 |match_ESP_BRA=32–19

}}

==Group B==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=28th August 2024

|source=https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

|team1=MEX|team2=AUS|team3=CHI |team4=CMR

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3= |result4=

|win_MEX=3 |loss_MEX=0 |pf_MEX=188 |pa_MEX=39 |status_MEX=

|win_AUS=2 |loss_AUS=1 |pf_AUS=128 |pa_AUS=58 |status_AUS=

|win_CHI=1 |loss_CHI=2 |pf_CHI=50 |pa_CHI=99 |status_CHI=

|win_CMR=0 |loss_CMR=3 |pf_CMR=6 |pa_CMR=176 |status_CMR=

|for_against_style=points

|name_MEX={{ffb|MEX}}

|name_AUS={{ffb|AUS}}

|name_CHI={{ffb|CHI}}

|name_CMR={{ffb|CMR}}

|ranking_style=wins

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Round of 16

|short_MEX={{flagdeco|MEX}}

|short_AUS={{flagdeco|AUS}}

|short_CHI={{flagdeco|CHI}}

|short_CMR={{flagdeco|CMR}}

|show_matches=true

|match_MEX_CHI=66–6 |match_CHI_MEX=6–66

|match_AUS_CMR=68-0 |match_CMR_AUS=0–68

|match_MEX_AUS=50–27 |match_AUS_MEX=27–50

|match_CHI_CMR=36–0 |match_CMR_CHI=0–36

|match_CMR_MEX=6–72 |match_MEX_CMR=72–6

|match_CHI_AUS=8–33 |match_AUS_CHI=33–8

}}

==Group C==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=28th August 2024

|source=https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

|team1=GBR |team2=GER |team3=SWE |team4=GEO

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3= |result4=

|win_GER=2 |loss_GER=1 |pf_GER=122 |pa_GER=59 |status_GER=

|win_GBR=3 |loss_GBR=0 |pf_GBR=114 |pa_GBR=58 |status_GBR=

|win_SWE=1 |loss_SWE=2 |pf_SWE=103 |pa_SWE=92 |status_SWE=

|win_GEO=0 |loss_GEO=3 |pf_GEO=30 |pa_GEO=160 |status_GEO=

|for_against_style=points

|name_GER={{ffb|GER}}

|name_GBR={{ffb|GBR}}

|name_SWE={{ffb|SWE}}

|name_GEO={{ffb|GEO}}

|ranking_style=wins

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Round of 16

|short_GER={{flagdeco|GER}}

|short_GBR={{flagdeco|GBR}}

|short_SWE={{flagdeco|SWE}}

|short_GEO={{flagdeco|GEO}}

|show_matches=true

|match_GER_SWE=42–25 |match_SWE_GER=25–42

|match_GBR_GEO=48–12 |match_GEO_GBR=12–48

|match_GEO_GER=0–60 |match_GER_GEO=60–0

|match_SWE_GBR=26–32 |match_GBR_SWE=32–26

|match_GER_GBR=20–34 |match_GBR_GER=34–20

|match_SWE_GEO=52–18 |match_GEO_SWE=18–52

}}

==Group D==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=28th August 2024

|source=https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

|team1=AUT |team2=SUI |team3=UKR |team4=POL

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3= |result4=

|win_AUT=3 |loss_AUT=0 |pf_AUT=113 |pa_AUT=38 |status_AUT=

|win_SUI=2 |loss_SUI=1 |pf_SUI=100 |pa_SUI=70 |status_SUI=

|win_UKR=1 |loss_UKR=2 |pf_UKR=64 |pa_UKR=100 |status_UKR=

|win_POL=0 |loss_POL=3 |pf_POL=52 |pa_POL=121 |status_POL=

|for_against_style=points

|name_AUT={{ffb|AUT}}

|name_SUI={{ffb|SUI}}

|name_UKR={{ffb|UKR}}

|name_POL={{ffb|POL}}

|ranking_style=wins

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Round of 16

|short_AUT={{flagdeco|AUT}}

|short_SUI={{flagdeco|SUI}}

|short_UKR={{flagdeco|UKR}}

|short_POL={{flagdeco|POL}}

|show_matches=true

|match_AUT_UKR=49–12 |match_UKR_AUT=12–49

|match_SUI_POL=55–20 |match_POL_SUI=20–55

|match_POL_AUT=14–40 |match_AUT_POL=40–14

|match_SUI_UKR=33–26 |match_UKR_SUI=26-33

|match_AUT_SUI=24–12 |match_SUI_AUT=12-24

|match_UKR_POL=26–18 |match_POL_UKR=18–26

}}

==Group E==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=28th August 2024

|source=https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

|team1=ITA |team2=CAN |team3=FIN |team4=SGP

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3= |result4=

|win_ITA=2 |loss_ITA=1 |pf_ITA=145 |pa_ITA=67 |status_ITA=

|win_CAN=2 |loss_CAN=1 |pf_CAN=115 |pa_CAN=61 |status_CAN=

|win_FIN=2 |loss_FIN=1 |pf_FIN=90 |pa_FIN=89 |status_FIN=

|win_SGP=0 |loss_SGP=3 |pf_SGP=19 |pa_SGP=152 |status_SGP=

|for_against_style=points

|name_ITA={{ffb|ITA}}

|name_CAN={{ffb|CAN}}

|name_FIN={{ffb|FIN}}

|name_SGP={{ffb|SGP}}

|ranking_style=wins

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Round of 16

|short_ITA={{flagdeco|ITA}}

|short_CAN={{flagdeco|CAN}}

|short_FIN={{flagdeco|FIN}}

|short_SGP={{flagdeco|SGP}}

|show_matches=true

|match_ITA_CAN=33–34 |match_CAN_ITA=34–33

|match_FIN_SGP=35–13 |match_SGP_FIN=13–35

|match_ITA_FIN=50–27 |match_FIN_ITA=27–50

|match_CAN_SGP=55–0 |match_SGP_CAN=0–55

|match_CAN_FIN=26–28 |match_FIN_CAN=28–26

|match_SGP_ITA=6–62 |match_ITA_SGP=62-6

}}

==Group F==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=28th August 2024

|source=https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

|team1=PAN |team2=CZE |team3=NZL |team4=KOR

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3= |result4=

|win_PAN=3 |loss_PAN=0 |pf_PAN=127 |pa_PAN=39 |status_PAN=

|win_NZL=1 |loss_NZL=2 |pf_NZL=78 |pa_NZL=100 |status_NZL=

|win_CZE=1 |loss_CZE=2 |pf_CZE=72 |pa_CZE=97 |status_CZE=

|win_KOR=1 |loss_KOR=2 |pf_KOR=64 |pa_KOR=105 |status_KOR=

|for_against_style=points

|name_PAN={{ffb|PAN}}

|name_NZL={{ffb|NZL}}

|name_CZE={{ffb|CZE}}

|name_KOR={{ffb|KOR}}

|ranking_style=wins

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Round of 16

|short_PAN={{flagdeco|PAN}}

|short_NZL={{flagdeco|NZL}}

|short_CZE={{flagdeco|CZE}}

|short_KOR={{flagdeco|KOR}}

|show_matches=true

|match_PAN_CZE=46–7 |match_CZE_PAN=7–46

|match_NZL_KOR=33–26 |match_KOR_NZL=26–33

|match_CZE_NZL=41–26 |match_NZL_CZE=26–41

|match_KOR_PAN=13–48 |match_PAN_KOR=48–13

|match_PAN_NZL=33–19 |match_NZL_PAN=19–33

|match_CZE_KOR=24–25 |match_KOR_CZE=25–24

}}

  • Czech Republic advances to Round of 16 due to head-to-head victory vs. New Zealand.

==Group G==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=28th August 2024

|source=https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

|team1=ISR |team2=DEN |team3=IRL |team4=IND

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result4=WD

|win_ISR=2 |loss_ISR=0 |pf_ISR=106|pa_ISR=57 |status_ISR=

|win_DEN=1 |loss_DEN=1 |pf_DEN=51 |pa_DEN=74 |status_DEN=

|win_IRL=0 |loss_IRL=2 |pf_IRL=42 |pa_IRL=68 |status_IRL=

|win_IND=0 |loss_IND=0 |pf_IND=0 |pa_IND=0 |status_IND=

|for_against_style=points

|name_ISR={{ffb|ISR}}

|name_DEN={{ffb|DEN}}

|name_IRL={{ffb|IRL}}

|name_IND={{ffb|IND}}

|ranking_style=wins

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Round of 16

|col_WD=black2 |text_WD=Withdrew

|short_ISR={{flagdeco|ISR}}

|short_DEN={{flagdeco|DEN}}

|short_IRL={{flagdeco|IRL}}

|short_IND={{flagdeco|IND}}

|show_matches=true

|match_ISR_DEN=60–29 |match_DEN_ISR=60–29

|match_ISR_IRL=46–28 |match_IRL_ISR=28–46

|match_ISR_IND=null |match_IND_ISR=null

|match_DEN_IRL=22–14 |match_IRL_DEN=14–22

|match_DEN_IND=null |match_IND_DEN=null

|match_IRL_IND=null |match_IND_IRL=null

}}

==Group H==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|update=28th August 2024

|source=https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

|team1=JPN |team2=FRA|team3=ARG |team4=KUW

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3= |result4=

|win_JPN=3 |loss_JPN=0 |pf_JPN=112 |pa_JPN=50 |status_JPN=

|win_FRA=2 |loss_FRA=1 |pf_FRA=122 |pa_FRA=39 |status_FRA=

|win_KUW=0 |loss_KUW=3 |pf_KUW=43 |pa_KUW=135 |status_KUW=

|win_ARG=1 |loss_ARG=2 |pf_ARG=48 |pa_ARG=101 |status_ARG=

|for_against_style=points

|name_JPN={{ffb|JPN}}

|name_FRA={{ffb|FRA}}

|name_KUW={{ffb|KUW}}

|name_ARG={{ffb|ARG}}

|ranking_style=wins

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Round of 16

|short_JPN={{flagdeco|JPN}}

|short_FRA={{flagdeco|FRA}}

|short_KUW={{flagdeco|KUW}}

|short_ARG={{flagdeco|ARG}}

|show_matches=true

|match_JPN_KUW=43–18 |match_KUW_JPN=18-43

|match_FRA_ARG=40–6 |match_ARG_FRA=6–40

|match_FRA_KUW=57–6 |match_KUW_FRA=6–57

|match_ARG_JPN=7–42 |match_JPN_ARG=42–7

|match_JPN_FRA=27–25 |match_FRA_JPN=25–27

|match_KUW_ARG=19–35 |match_ARG_KUW=35–19

}}

=Championship Round=

{{16TeamBracket

| seeds = no

| RD1=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD4b = Third Place

| boldwinner= high| score-width= 50| widescore = yes

| RD1-team1={{ffb|USA}} | RD1-score1=68

| RD1-team2={{ffb|CZE}} | RD1-score2=18

| RD1-team3={{ffb|ITA}}| RD1-score3=48

| RD1-team4={{ffb|GER}}| RD1-score4=26

| RD1-team5={{ffb|PAN}}| RD1-score5=38

| RD1-team6={{ffb|SUI}}| RD1-score6=45

| RD1-team7={{ffb|ISR}}| RD1-score7=38

| RD1-team8={{ffb|CAN}}| RD1-score8=46

| RD1-team9={{ffb|MEX}}| RD1-score9=42

| RD1-team10={{ffb|SPA}}| RD1-score10=31

| RD1-team11={{ffb|GBR}}| RD1-score11=36

| RD1-team12={{ffb|FRA}}| RD1-score12=37

| RD1-team13={{ffb|AUT}}| RD1-score13=28

| RD1-team14={{ffb|AUS}}| RD1-score14=26

| RD1-team15={{ffb|JPN}}| RD1-score15=19

| RD1-team16={{ffb|DEN}}| RD1-score16=20

| RD2-team1={{ffb|USA}}| RD2-score1=46

| RD2-team2={{ffb|ITA}}| RD2-score2=21

| RD2-team3={{ffb|SUI}}| RD2-score3=27

| RD2-team4={{ffb|CAN}}| RD2-score4=21

| RD2-team5={{ffb|MEX}}| RD2-score5=30

| RD2-team6={{ffb|FRA}}| RD2-score6=20

| RD2-team7={{ffb|AUT}}| RD2-score7=29

| RD2-team8={{ffb|DEN}}| RD2-score8=24

|RD3-team1={{ffb|USA}}| RD3-score1=45

|RD3-team2={{ffb|SUI}}| RD3-score2=6

|RD3-team3={{ffb|MEX}}| RD3-score3=32

|RD3-team4={{ffb|AUT}}| RD3-score4=36

|RD4-team1={{ffb|USA}}| RD4-score1=53

|RD4-team2={{ffb|AUT}}| RD4-score2=21

|RD4b-team1={{ffb|SUI}}| RD4b-score1=41

|RD4b-team2={{ffb|MEX}}| RD4b-score2=35

}}

Final ranking

class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
align=center|{{gold1}}{{ffb|USA}}
align=center|{{silver2}}{{ffb|AUT}}
align=center|{{bronze3}}{{ffb|SWI}}
align=center|4{{ffb|MEX}}
align=center|5{{ffb|FRA}}
align=center|6{{ffb|ITA}}
align=center|7{{ffb|CAN}}
align=center|8{{ffb|DEN}}
align=center|9{{ffb|ISR}}
align=center|10{{ffb|GBR}}
align=center|11{{ffb|JPN}}
align=center|12{{ffb|GER}}
align=center|13{{ffb|PAN}}
align=center|14{{ffb|ESP}}
align=center|15{{ffb|AUS}}
align=center|16{{ffb|CZE}}
align=center|17{{ffb|SRB}}
align=center|18{{ffb|SWE}}
align=center|19{{ffb|NZL}}
align=center|20{{ffb|KOR}}
align=center|21{{ffb|IRE}}
align=center|22{{ffb|FIN}}
align=center|23{{ffb|UKR}}
align=center|24{{ffb|CHI}}
align=center|25{{ffb|BRA}}
align=center|26{{ffb|POL}}
align=center|27{{ffb|ARG}}
align=center|28{{ffb|SIN}}
align=center|29{{ffb|KUW}}
align=center|30{{ffb|GEO}}
align=center|31{{ffb|CMR}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

{{World championships in 2024}}

Category:IFAF Flag Football World Championship

Flag Football World Championship

IFAF

Category:International sports competitions hosted by Finland

Category:Sports competitions in Lahti