2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship
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.[1] 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.
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Dates | June 30 – July 8 |
No. of nations | 8 |
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Champions | |
Runner-up | |
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Participants & Seeding
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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
Scores
Game Day 1 - June 30
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Game Day 2 - July 3
Game Day 3 - July 4
Game Day 4 - July 6
Game Day 5 - July 7
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Official website
See also
- IFAF
- IFAF World Cup
- 2009 IFAF Junior World Cup
References
- "Tournament Schedule Announced For 2012 IFAF Under-19 World Championship". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 1 May 2012.