| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Flag football |
| Location | Jerusalem |
| Dates | 6 December–8 December |
| Host(s) |  Israel |
| Teams | 21 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Mexico |
The 2021 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championships was the 10th World Championships in men's flag football. The tournament took place in Jerusalem, Israel, from 6 to 8 December 2021.
| Jerusalem |
|---|
| Kraft Family Sports Campus |
After the group ballot, 21 teams are divided into 3 groups of 5 a 1 group of 6. 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 quarter-finals.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
 France United States  Spain  India  Chile |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 249 | 60 | +189 | Quarterfinals | — | 57–32 | 54–28 | 76–0 | 62–0 | |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 177 | 96 | +81 | 32–57 | — | 53–33 | 20–0 | 72–6 | ||
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 158 | 113 | +45 | 9th-12th place | 28–54 | 33–53 | — | 43–0 | 54–6 | |
| 4 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 153 | −121 | 13th-16th place | 0–76 | 0–20 | 0–43 | — | 32–14 | |
| 5 | India | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 220 | −194 | 17th-20th place | 0–62 | 6–72 | 6–54 | 14–32 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |  |  | TNE |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 4 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 32 | +169 | Quarterfinals | — | 32–14 | 56–6 | 50–6 | 63–6 | |
| 2 | Austria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 44 | +58 | 14–32 | — | 14–0 | 34–6 | 40–6 | ||
| 3 |  Team Neutral | 4 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 115 | −27 | 9th-12th place | 6–56 | 0–14 | — | 36–26 | 46–19 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 132 | −52 | 13th-16th place | 6–50 | 6–34 | 26–36 | — | 42–12 | |
| 5 | Belarus | 4 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 191 | −148 | 17th-20th place | 6–63 | 6–40 | 19–46 | 12–42 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 121 | +64 | Quarterfinals | — | 48–38 | 41–35 | 48–27 | 48–21 | |
| 2 | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 1 | 149 | 76 | +73 | 38–48 | — | 39–6 | 40–22 | 32–0 | ||
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 9th-12th place | 35–41 | 6–39 | — | 23–12 | 43–15 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 124 | −26 | 13th-16th place | 27–48 | 22–40 | 12–23 | — | 37–13 | |
| 5 | Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 160 | −111 | 17th-20th place | 21–48 | 0–32 | 15–43 | 13–37 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | |  | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 234 | 134 | +100 | Quarterfinals | — | 44–34 | 48–41 | 40–25 | 48–20 | 54–14 | |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 188 | 124 | +64 | 34–44 | — | 52–41 | 34–12 | 27–25 | 41–2 | ||
| 3 | Israel (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 247 | 125 | +122 | 9th-12th place | 41–48 | 41–52 | — | 48–13 | 61–12 | 56–0 | |
| 4 | Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 146 | 153 | −7 | 13th-16th place | 25–40 | 12–34 | 13–48 | — | 40–19 | 56–12 | |
| 5 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 124 | 182 | −58 | 17th-20th place | 20–48 | 25–27 | 12–61 | 19–40 | — | 48–6 | |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 255 | −221 | 21st place | 14–54 | 2–41 | 0–56 | 12–56 | 6–48 | — |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 December | ||||||||||
| United States | 64 | |||||||||
| 8 December | ||||||||||
| Germany | 18 | |||||||||
| United States | 35 | |||||||||
| 7 December | ||||||||||
| Panama | 6 | |||||||||
| Panama | 39 | |||||||||
| 8 December | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 33 | |||||||||
| United States | 44 | |||||||||
| 7 December | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 41 | |||||||||
| France | 28 | |||||||||
| 8 December | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 48 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 36 | |||||||||
| 7 December | ||||||||||
| Italy | 35 | 3rd Place | ||||||||
| Austria | 24 | |||||||||
| 8 December | ||||||||||
| Italy | 27 | |||||||||
| Panama | 45 | |||||||||
| Italy | 40 | |||||||||
| 5th–8th Place Semi-finals | 5th Place | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Germany | 20 | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Austria | 28 | |||||
| Austria | 31 | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| France | 37 | |||||
| Denmark | 27 | |||||
| France | 37 | |||||
| 7th Place | ||||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Germany | 31 | |||||
| Denmark | 37 | |||||
| 9th-11th Place Semi-finals | 9th Place | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Spain | 26 | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Japan | 25 | |||||
| Spain | 19 | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Israel | 59 | |||||
| Team Neutral | 27 | |||||
| Israel | 43 | |||||
| 11th Place | ||||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Japan | 52 | |||||
| Team Neutral | 19 | |||||
| 13th-16th Place Semi-finals | 13th Place | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Chile | 6 | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Switzerland | 47 | |||||
| Switzerland | 27 | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Thailand | 39 | |||||
| South Korea | 21 | |||||
| Thailand | 33 | |||||
| 15th Place | ||||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 20 | |||||
| 17th-20th Place Semi-finals | 17th Place | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Brazil | 62 | |||||
| Brazil | 33 | |||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| Finland | 27 | |||||
| Belarus | 12 | |||||
| Finland | 57 | |||||
| 19th Place | ||||||
| 7 December | ||||||
| India | 6 | |||||
| Belarus | 32 | |||||
The top seven teams, not including the United States, qualified for the 2022 World Games. [1]
 | United States |
 | Mexico |
 | Panama |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Austria |
| 7 | Denmark |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Israel |
| 10 | Spain |
| 11 | Japan |
| 12 | Team Neutral |
| 13 | Thailand |
| 14 | Switzerland |
| 15 | South Korea |
| 16 | Chile |
| 17 | Brazil |
| 18 | Finland |
| 19 | Belarus |
| 20 | India |
| 21 | Slovakia |
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