The International Federation of American Football

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The International Federation of American Football was formed in 1998 by founding nations Australia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Sweden and Spain. By 2008 IFAF membership had increased to a total of 52 countries governed by five continental federations.

American Football has been played internationally since the late 1800s in countries such as Canada and the United States and can trace its roots in Japan back to the 1930s. The game gained popularity in Europe in the 1970s and gathered pace in the 1980s when sports enthusiasts were gripped by a surge in interest in both watching football on television and participating on the gridiron.

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Record Number Of Attendees At 2009 Ifaf Congress

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A record number of 35 countries were represented at the 12th annual International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Congress held in Canton, Ohio, in conjunction with the inaugural IFAF Junior World Championship.

While the United States, Canada and Japan were winning the tournament gold, silver and bronze medals respectively, IFAF membership continued to expand around the world. Seven countries - Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Venezuela - were granted full membership of IFAF.

"We are delighted to welcome these new and emerging federations of American football from Pan-American and Europe into the IFAF family," said IFAF President TOMMY WIKING. "The sport continues push its border internationally and by becoming IFAF members, these countries can benefit from a wealth of resources available through IFAF and also by communicating with fellow federations.

"Last year in Spain, 28 nations attended the IFAF Congress and this year's attendance illustrates how we are not only expanding but are also joining forces effectively to develop the sport."
 
three future IFAF world championships

IFAF announced the venues for three future IFAF world championships:

•2010 IFAF Women's World Championship
Sweden will host the first historic world championship of American football when a minimum of four countries will compete in the Scandinavian nation's capital city of Stockholm in either late June or Early July 2010. In 2008, Finland and Sweden played the first-ever international match between two women's teams.

•2010 IFAF Flag Football Senior World Championship
Canada will host the fifth IFAF Flag Football Senior World Championship when the capital city of Ottawa welcomes male and female teams from August 11-16 to the athletic facilities at Carlton University. Canada also hosted the 2008 event in St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, while previous tournaments have been held in Austria, France and Korea.

•2011 IFAF Senior World Championship
Austria has been confirmed as the host nation for the fourth IFAF Senior World Championship, which will be played in three cities in June or July of 2011. The Austrian capital of Vienna will be the venue for the Gold and Bronze Medal games and the fifth and seventh place playoffs as the senior national teams of eight nations assemble in Europe. Two groups of four teams will play in the cities of Linz and Graz for a place in the medal games. IFAF Senior World Championships have been hosted by Palermo, Italy (1999), Frankfurt, Germany (2003) and Kawasaki, Japan (2007).

The 2010 IFAF Congress will be held in Sydney, Australia in April of next year and the 2011 IFAF Congress will be held in Vienna, Austria, in conjunction with the 2011 IFAF Senior World Championship.
 
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USA Football is an independent non-profit organization leading the development of youth, high school, and international amateur football. In its role as the national governing body of America's favorite sport, USA Football provides programs and resources inspiring participation and further strengthening the quality of the game. USA Football was endowed by the NFL and NFL Players Association in 2002.

http://www.usafootball.com/

TEAMS USA
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Team USA Crowned Inaugural IFAF Junior World Champion

A collection of 45 American teenagers gathered in Canton in the middle of June to complete a mission on the football field. The mission was to win the 2009 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship, an inaugural tournament being contested at Fawcett Stadium which consisted of players aged 19 and younger from eight countries, spanning four continents.
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For USA Football's Junior National Team, that mission was accomplished Sunday July 5, 2009. The second-seeded United States defeated top seed Canada 41-3 in the Gold Medal Game before a crowd of 15,473 fans at Fawcett Stadium.

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http://www.usafootball.com/articles/displayArticle/6924/8015
 
PAFAF Congress Adds Three Members

PANAMA CITY, PANAMA -The addition of three new members and a commitment to youth (15 and under) and junior (19 and under) development were the key accomplishments of the Pan-American Federation of American Football (PAFAF) Congress held on May 9 in Panama City.

Six of the seven founding members of the confederation - Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, the United States and Uruguay -were represented at the Congress. The seventh PAFAF member, Canada, was unable to attend.

Guests of the Congress included International Federation of American Football president Tommy Wiking, NFL International's Kathryn Kelly and American Football Coaches Association spokesman Todd Bell.

The Congress heard presentations from three prospective members - the Bahamas, Brazil and the Dominican Republic - before voting unanimously to accept all three as members of PAFAF.

The primary topic of discussion at the Congress was the development of youth and junior football throughout the Americas. PAFAF members agreed unanimously to focus their efforts over the next year on creating and expanding youth and junior flag football in their respective countries.

"The 2008 PAFAF Congress was a great success with productive discussion and a commitment to growing our great game at the youth and junior levels. We agreed that developing the game below the senior level is necessary to sustain the growth of football in the Americas," said PAFAF President Scott Hallenbeck.

The Congress host, the Panamanian Federation of American Football (PFAF), was presented as a model for developing federations to follow. Panama currently offers flag and contact leagues for ages 8 and older.

Panama's plan for growth includes the construction of a 5,000-seat football-only stadium in Panama City that will serve as the home base for the federation and has the potential to become a center for regional PAFAF competitions, clinics and training.

"The Panamanian Federation of American Football did a tremendous job of hosting the PAFAF Congress and we look forward to supporting their continued efforts to expand American football in Panama and Latin America," Hallenbeck added.
 
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) held its 13th annual Congress in Sydney, Australia from Thursday, April 8 to Saturday, April 10.

American Samoa and the Cayman Islands were welcomed as new IFAF members taking the total number of countries playing some form of the sport around the world and represented by IFAF to 59. American Samoa has several players currently on NFL rosters and in January, three players from the island represented the World team, playing against USA Football’s Team USA in South Florida.



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Wouldn't the US, with it's hundreds of thousands of high school football players have a pretty lopsided unfair advantage in an Under-19 world division (or any age bracket of men's football for that matter). I'd think most of our states could put together a team that would dominate most countries of the world.
 
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http://www.americanfootball2011.com/en/

Austria 2011: Eight Nations, one goal
In the upcoming summer Australia, Germany, France, Mexico, Canada, Japan or South Korea, defending champion USA and Austria will compete for the title of World Champion in Graz, Innsbruck and Vienna.

"Never before has there been a bigger World Championship. We play in the biggest stadiums, for the best fans. This is the first time that all the top nations in international American Football are coming together to play in the same tournament," says Michael Eschlböck, president of the American Football Bund Österreich (The Austrian American Football Association). "The World Championship will definitely be a historic event for the development of our sport and we are looking forward to guests from all over the world who will make this event something truly special."

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Teamname W L T PF PA
USA 0 0 0 0 0
Mexico 0 0 0 0 0
Germany 0 0 0 0 0
Australia 0 0 0 0 0

Group B
Teamname W L T PF PA
Japan 0 0 0 0 0
Canada 0 0 0 0 0
France 0 0 0 0 0
Austria 0 0 0 0 0

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Schedule - July 8 - July 16

July 8 - 3pm: USA vs Australia
July 8 - 7pm: Germany vs Mexico
July 9 - 3pm: Austria vs Japan
July 9 - 7pm: France vs Canada
July 10 - 3pm: Mexico vs Australia
July 10 - 7pm: Germany vs USA
July 11 - 3pm: Japan vs France
July 11 - 7pm: Canada vs Austria
July 12 - 3pm: Australia vs Germany
July 12 - 7pm: USA vs Mexico
July 13 - 3pm: Japan vs Canada
July 13 - 7pm: Austria vs France
July 15 - 3pm: Game for the 7th place
July 15 - 7pm: Bronze medal game
July 16 - 3pm: Game for the 5th place
July 16 - 7pm: Gold medal game
 
Pavarotti said:
Wouldn't the US, with it's hundreds of thousands of high school football players have a pretty lopsided unfair advantage in an Under-19 world division (or any age bracket of men's football for that matter). I'd think most of our states could put together a team that would dominate most countries of the world.
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One might have said that about baseball, women's softball and even basketball, but when they were included as Olympic sports they became very competitive. Don't worry however because while baseball and softball are played by thousands of athletes around the world and while spectator interest is global in them as well as American football, the IOC is more interested in awarding medals in things such as rhythmic dancing which is popular with approximately 20 pre pubescent girls and is interesting to no one outside their parents.

So while interest in all 3 of these sports continues to grow and foreign teams become more competitive, don't expect to see any in the Olympics.
 
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USA wins SWC opener

Reigning Champion USA won the opening game of the IFAF World Championship against Australia 61:0 at Innsbruck's Tivoli stadium.

The United States began its defense of the IFAF Senior World Championship of American football with a 61-0 victory over a determined Australia in the tournament’s opening game in front of a crowd of 6,000 at the Tivoli Stadium in Innsbruck.

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Mexico fights down Germany
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Mexico mounted a fourth quarter comeback to beat Germany 22-15 in the day’s second game of the IFAF World Championship.

Trailing 15-12 with 11:05 remaining having led at halftime, Mexico tied a thrilling game with a field goal and then produced a rushing touchdown from Jose Reyes just before the two-minute warning. Linebacker David Aceves sealed victory in the Tivoli Stadium in Innsbruck with an interception with less than a minute remaining.

Mexico held a slim three-point advantage with a 10-7 halftime lead after defenses impressed and penalties took their toll on Mexico early in the contest.

“We knew the Germans were the European Champions, so we expected them to be a tough rival and Germany was very tough today,” said Mexico assistant coach Manuel Neri Fernández. “Every time we would have a big play, Germany fought back and challenged us again. It was a great game.”

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