| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Flag football |
| Location | Lahti |
| Dates | 27 August–30 August |
| Host(s) |  Finland |
| Venue(s) | 2 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Austria |
| 3rd place |  Switzerland |
The 2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championships was the 11th World Championships in men's flag football. The tournament took place in Lahti, Finland, August 27-30, 2024.
The championships utilised 2 venues: the Pajulahti Sports Institute for all group matches, and the Lahti Sports Center for play-offs and placement matches. [1]
After the group ballot, 32 teams were divided into eight groups of 4. [2] 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 round of 16.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States  Spain  Brazil  Serbia |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 158 | 45 | +113 | Round of 16 | — | 57–25 | 52–6 | 49–14 | |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 100 | +2 | 25–57 | — | 32–19 | 45–24 | ||
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 103 | −52 | 6–52 | 19–32 | — | 26–19 | ||
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 120 | −63 | 14–49 | 24–45 | 19–26 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 188 | 39 | +149 | Round of 16 | — | 50–27 | 66–6 | 72–6 | |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 58 | +70 | 27–50 | — | 33–8 | 68–0 | ||
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 99 | −49 | 6–66 | 8–33 | — | 36–0 | ||
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 176 | −170 | 6–72 | 0–68 | 0–36 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 114 | 58 | +56 | Round of 16 | — | 34–20 | 32–26 | 48–12 | |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 122 | 59 | +63 | 20–34 | — | 42–25 | 60–0 | ||
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 92 | +11 | 26–32 | 25–42 | — | 52–18 | ||
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 160 | −130 | 12–48 | 0–60 | 18–52 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 38 | +75 | Round of 16 | — | 24–12 | 49–12 | 40–14 | |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 70 | +30 | 12–24 | — | 33–26 | 55–20 | ||
| 3 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 100 | −36 | 12–49 | 26–33 | — | 26–18 | ||
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 121 | −69 | 14–40 | 20–55 | 18–26 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |  |  | |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 145 | 67 | +78 | Round of 16 | — | 33–34 | 50–27 | 62–6 | |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 61 | +54 | 34–33 | — | 26–28 | 55–0 | ||
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 89 | +1 | 27–50 | 28–26 | — | 35–13 | ||
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 152 | −133 | 6–62 | 0–55 | 13–35 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 127 | 39 | +88 | Round of 16 | — | 46–7 | 33–19 | 48–13 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 97 | −25 | 7–46 | — | 41–26 | 24–25 | ||
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 100 | −22 | 19–33 | 26–41 | — | 33–26 | ||
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 105 | −41 | 13–48 | 25–24 | 26–33 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 57 | +49 | Round of 16 | — | 60–29 | 46–28 | — | |
| 2 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 60–29 | — | 22–14 | — | ||
| 3 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 68 | −26 | 28–46 | 14–22 | — | — | ||
| 4 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 50 | +62 | Round of 16 | — | 27–25 | 42–7 | 43–18 | |
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 122 | 39 | +83 | 25–27 | — | 40–6 | 57–6 | ||
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 101 | −53 | 7–42 | 6–40 | — | 35–19 | ||
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 135 | −92 | 18–43 | 6–57 | 19–35 | — |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| United States | 68 | ||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 48 | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Panama | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Israel | 38 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 53 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 42 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| France | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| France | 37 | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | 28 | Third Place | |||||||||||||
| Australia | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | 29 | Switzerland | 41 | ||||||||||||
| Denmark | 24 | Mexico | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 20 | ||||||||||||||
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