International Bowl presented by USA Football

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The International Bowl is a high school football game held each January in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium. It features USA Football and the American football governing bodies of international countries. The series of games pit the US National Football Team against teams from other countries and regions around the world.

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The game began as a tournament in 2009 featuring the United States, Canada, Mexico and France before moving to a single game in a USA vs. The World format. In 2017, the event was expanded from one game to several games over multiple days and features teams of several ages from U19 to U15.

The game has been broadcast on NFL Network, CBS Sports and ESPN. The United States won the first five meetings against Canada, Mexico, France and the World Team. The World Team was the first to defeat Team USA, with a 35–29 win in the 2012 International Bowl. [1]

Participating teams

International Bowl Teams
TeamNation(s)
USA Football Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Football Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Team NordicFlag of Norway.svg  Norway,Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden,Flag of Finland.svg  Finland,Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
JapanFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
British ColumbiaFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Laguna SelectFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
OntarioFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Panama SharksFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
IsraelFlag of Israel.svg  Israel

Results

2009

DateWinning teamScoreLosing teamScore
2009USA41Canada3
USA78France0
USA55Mexico0

USA vs. The World

DateWinning teamScoreLosing teamScore
2010USA17The World0
2011USA21The World14
2012The World35USA29
2013USA42The World10
2015USA20The World15

2017

AgeWinning teamScoreLosing teamScore
U-14US-Stripes30US-Stars19
U-15US-Honor41US-Pride29
U-15US-Stars34US-Stripes33
U-16US-National63Ontario0
U-16Team Alberta37US-Select16
U-17US-National44Japan7
U-17US-Select42Saskatchewan15
U-18US-Select21Ontario7
U-19US-National33Canada11

2018

AgeWinning teamScoreLosing teamScore
U-14US-Stars63US-Stripes48
U-14/15US-Stars20US-Stripes0
U-15US-Select62Laguna Select0
U-16US-Select47Chihuahua0
U-16US-National50UANL Mexico0
U-17US-Stars49Football Ontario6
U-17Japan21US-Stripes6
U-17US-National50British Columbia6
U-18UANL Mexico20US-Select9
U-18Football Canada44US-National26
U-19US-Select48Nordic13
U-19US-National47Canada7


2019

AgeWinning teamScoreLosing teamScore
U-16US-National47Caballeros0
U-16US-Select29Mexico Norte22
U-17US-National28Japan24
U-17US-Select61Ontario7
U-18US-National27Canada10
U-18Panama30US-Select25
U-19US-National50Tamaulipas0
U-19US-Select53Nuevo Leon0


2020

AgeWinning teamScoreLosing teamScore
U-16US-National66Coahuila0
U-16Panama45U- Select41
U-17Japan28US-National20
U-17US-Select51Mexico Norte7
U-18US-National29Canada14
U-18US-Select75Mexico Queretaro0
U-19US-National67Panama0
Adult W

Flag

Osas Tijuana24Diablas6
Adult M

Flag

US Stars51Israel35


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