Denmark national American football team

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The Denmark national American football team is the official American football senior national team of Denmark. The national American football team is governed by the Danish American Football Federation [1]

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IFAF World Championship record

YearPositionGPWLPFPA
Flag of Italy.svg 1999
Flag of Germany.svg 2003
Flag of Japan.svg 2007
Flag of Austria.svg 2007
Flag of the United States.svg 2015 Did not qualify

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References

  1. "DAFF". www.daff.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-12-04.