2024 IFAF World Junior Championship

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2024 IFAF World Junior Championship
IFAF World Junior Football Championship
Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
DatesJune 20, 2024 – June 30, 2024
No. of nationsSeven, eight teams
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third-place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Tournament statistics
Attendance17,000 est.
MVP of the tournamentOffence: Michael Sazbo, QB, Austria Defence: Benjamin Blaise, DB/LB, Canada
2018
2026 (TBD)

The 2024 IFAF World Junior Championship (7th) was an international American football tournament for junior teams (20 years and under). The competition was co-hosted by Football Canada and Football Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta in June 2024. [1] Although Football Canada had won the most IFAF World Junior Championships with three prior to the tournament, the country has not hosted the event since it started in 2009.

Contents

In November 2023, IFAF announced that nine nations qualified for the tournament: [2]

A tentative qualification fixture was scheduled for February 2024 with Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil and Flag of Panama.svg  Panama to determine the top South American qualifier.

On 22 January 2024 the Edmonton Local Organizing committee announced that Canada, United States, Japan, Austria, Australia, Panama, Brazil and a undetermined team had stated their intention to compete June 20-30. [3] [4] [5] The eventual additional team would be a "B team" from Canada known as Canada II.

Seeding

Games

IFAF Rules Time: 48 Min in 4 Quarter

Quarterfinal

Game 1

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2070613
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 101071441

at Clarke Stadium

Game 2

Quarter1234Total
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2823142186
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 006612

at Commonwealth Stadium

Game 3

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 00606
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 14920750

at Clarke Stadium

Game 4

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 00000
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 28272134110

at Commonwealth Stadium

Semifinal

Game 5

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 00000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0701421

at Clarke Stadium

Game 6 - Semifinal

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2077741
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 076720

at Commonwealth Stadium

Game 7

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 07007
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22114141463

at Clarke Stadium

Game 8 - Semifinal

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1430320
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7314327

at Commonwealth Stadium

Placement and medal games

Game 9 - Seventh Place/South American Title

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 077014
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 01472950

at Clarke Stadium

Game 10 - Bronze Medal Game

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1482832
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8301425

at Commonwealth Stadium

Game 11 - Fifth place game

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 07007
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 201721745

at Clarke Stadium

Game 12 - Gold Medal Game

Quarter1234Total
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30069
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0731020

at Commonwealth Stadium

  • Date: June 30, 2024
  • Game time: 1700 MT
  • Game weather: 16c, windy, rain
  • Game attendance: 3,489
  • Referee: R Veikko Lamminsalo Finland U Travis Jerkovits Canada H James Cowtun Canada L Chiara Tomaz Italy B Kim Larsen Denmark F Jake Webb Canada S Julia Long Canada
  • TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665b024abf70fa98845f3ce1

Final Placement

Headlines

References

  1. "EDMONTON SELECTED AS HOST OF 2024 IFAF WORLD JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". footballcanada.com. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. "Nine Teams Qualify for 2024 IFAF World Junior Championships". 13 November 2023.
  3. "Eight Teams Ramping Up for 2024 IFAF World Junior Championships". americanfootball.sport. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  4. "IFAF World Junior Championship set for Edmonton". 3DownNation.com. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  5. "IFAF World Junior Championships set to Resume this Summer in Edmonton - (CP)". The Globe and Mail. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-22.