2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship

2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	United States
Dates	June 30 – July 8
No. of nations	8
Final positions
Champions	Canada
Runner-up	United States
Third-place	Japan
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The 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship took place in 2012 at Austin, Texas. These championship match the world’s eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national American football teams from five continents shall be played at 12,000-capacity Burger Stadium in Austin Texas, a football and soccer venue. The action began on Saturday, June 30 and ran through Saturday, July 8. To win the Gold Medal #2 ranked Canada had to defeat #7 Sweden, #3 Japan and finally #1 USA in the Championship game. The hard road to success turned in a fantastic finish to a great tournament. In doing so, Canada avenged its 50-7 loss in the 2011 IFAF World Championship (which was composed of adult competitors) and handed the U.S. national team its first ever loss in international competition.

Participants & Seeding

• 1. United States
• 2. Canada
• 3. Japan
• 4. Panama
• 5. Austria
• 6. France
• 7. Sweden
• 8. American Samoa

Three nations from the 2009 U-19 World Championship failed to qualify for this year's event - Mexico, Germany and New Zealand.

Bracket

Winners Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold Medal Game
	Game 2
	Japan	27
					Game 7
	France	6
					Japan	24
	Game 3
					Canada	33
	Canada	43
									Game 12
	Sweden	0
									Canada	23
	Game 1
									USA	17
	Panama	0
					Game 8
	Austria	40
					Austria	7
	Game 4
					USA	70			Bronze Medal Game
	United States	27
									Game 11
	American Samoa	6
									Japan	7
									Austria	0

Consolation Bracket

	Semi-finals				5th Place Playoff
	Game 5
	France	41
					Game 10
	Sweden	0
					France	14
	Game 6
					American Samoa	27
	Panama	0
	American Samoa	51
					7th Place Playoff
					Game 9
					Sweden	54
					Panama	20

Scores

Game Day 1 - June 30

Game 1: Team	1	2	3	4	T
Panama	0	0	0	0	0
Austria	12	14	7	7	40

Game 2: Team	1	2	3	4	T
Japan	17	7	3	0	27
France	0	0	6	0	6

Game 3: Team	1	2	3	4	T
Canada	0	10	13	20	43
Sweden	0	0	0	0	0

Game 4: Team	1	2	3	4	T
United States	13	7	0	7	27
American Samoa	0	6	0	0	6

Game Day 2 - July 3

Game 5: Team	1	2	3	4	T
France	7	17	14	3	41
Sweden	0	0	0	0	0

Game 6: Team	1	2	3	4	T
Panama	0	0	0	0	0
American Samoa	14	12	14	11	51

Game Day 3 - July 4

Game 7: Team	1	2	3	4	T
Japan	14	0	3	7	24
Canada	14	9	0	10	33

Game 8: Team	1	2	3	4	T
Austria	7	0	0	0	7
USA	7	28	28	7	70

Game Day 4 - July 6

Game 9: Team	1	2	3	4	T
Sweden	7	19	14	14	54
Panama	8	6	0	6	20

Game 10: Team	1	2	3	4	T
France	7	0	7	0	14
American Samoa	0	21	0	6	27

Game Day 5 - July 7

Game 11: Team	1	2	3	4	T
Japan	0	0	0	7	7
Austria	0	0	0	0	0

Game 12: Team	1	2	3	4	T
Canada	3	7	6	7	23
USA	0	7	7	3	17

Official website

http://www.u19championship.com/

See also

• IFAF
• IFAF World Cup
• 2009 IFAF Junior World Cup