Flag football at the 2022 World Games

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Flag football
at the 2022 World Games
Legion Field Aerial 2015.PNG
Legion Field, venue for flag football
Venue Legion Field
Dates10–14 July 2022
No. of events2
Competitors192 from 10 nations
2025  

The flag football competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022, [1] in Birmingham, Alabama in the United States. [2]

Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] Flag football competition made its debut as invitational sport of The World Games programme and featured eight men's teams and eight women's teams from around the world who competed at Legion Field.

Overview

On July 20, 2020, the International World Games Association (IWGA), National Football League (NFL), and International Federation of American Football (IFAF) announced that flag football would join the existing lineup of 32 unique, multi-disciplinary sports [4] for the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.

The 2022 World Games, which marked the 40th anniversary of the event, took place from July 7–17, 2022. Hosted at Birmingham's historic Legion Field, flag football featured eight men's teams and eight women's teams from around the world.

As current reigning world champions (and host nation), [5] the United States men's and women's teams both pre-qualified for the 2022 World Games. The remaining seven teams were selected through the IFAF qualifying process. [6]

Qualification

Participating nations

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States*1102
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1012
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0101
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's tournamentFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Aamir Brown
Geoffrey Bryan
James Calhoun
Laval Davis
Darrell Doucette
Dezmin Lewis
Bruce Mapp
Jordan Oquendo
David Price
Johnny Rembert
Ladderick Smith
Frankie Solomon
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Gerardo Frazzetto
Matteo Galante
Jared Lee Gerbino
Matteo Mozzanica
Riccardo Petrilli
Flavio Piccinni
Gianluca Santagostino
Lorenzo Scaperrotta
Tamsir Seck
Mark Andrew Simone
Giuseppe della Vecchia
Luke Zahradka
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Victor Balderramos
Bruno Espinoza
Carlos Espinoza
Alejandro Esquer
Cosme Hernandez
Ivan Roberto Mendez
Jorge Olivera
Joshua Olivo
Carlos Olvera
David Ramirez
Said Salazar
Guillermo Villalobos
Women's tournamentFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Silvia Contreras
Andrea Delgadillo
Diana Flores
Rebecca Landa
Arianna Lora
Indra Montes
Ingrid Ramirez
Monica Rangel
Pamela Reyes
Xiomara Rios
Ana Valeria Rojano
Sheilla Silva
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Deliah Autry
Nadia Bibbs
Mary Kate Bula
Sheneika Comice
Crystal Daniels
Mariah Gearhart
Vanita Krouch
Joann Overstreet
Ayanna Pate
Michelle Roque
Ashley Whisonant
Crystal Winter
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Valerie Castillero
Andrea Castillo
Orlanda Castro
Leslie del Cid
Ángela Evans
Maria de Lourdes Gallimore
Arlen Hernandez
Ana Paula de Leon
Ayin Rodriguez
Maria Rodriguez
Tatiana dos Santos
Thaymiluz Santos

Men's tournament

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff
1Flag of Italy.svg Italy3309582+13
2Flag of Austria.svg Austria3218481+3
3Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico3127872+6
4Flag of Germany.svg Germany3036890−22

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff
1Flag of the United States.svg United States33010534+71
2Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark3216164−3
3Flag of Panama.svg Panama3126782−15
4Flag of France.svg France3033992−53

Knock-out round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
B1 Flag of the United States.svg United Statesw/o
A4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany B1 Flag of the United States.svg United States54
A2 Flag of Austria.svg Austria18A2 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 19
B3 Flag of Panama.svg Panama 7 B1 Flag of the United States.svg United States46
B2 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 18 A1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 36
A3 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico34A3 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 29
A1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy41A1 Flag of Italy.svg Italy41
B4 Flag of France.svg France 38 Third place
A2 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 35
A3 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico39

Women's tournament

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff
1Flag of the United States.svg United States3309759+38
2Flag of Panama.svg Panama3219356+37
3Flag of Austria.svg Austria3128078+2
4Flag of France.svg France30344121−77

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPFPADiff
1Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico33012519+106
2Flag of Japan.svg Japan3215768−11
3Flag of Italy.svg Italy3123987−48
4Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil3034592−47

Knock-out round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
B1 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico41
A4 Flag of France.svg France 6 B1 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico36
A2 Flag of Panama.svg Panama33A2 Flag of Panama.svg Panama 7
B3 Flag of Italy.svg Italy 13 B1 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico39
B2 Flag of Japan.svg Japan 32 A1 Flag of the United States.svg United States 6
A3 Flag of Austria.svg Austria39A3 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 32
A1 Flag of the United States.svg United States32A1 Flag of the United States.svg United States41
B4 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 7 Third place
A2 Flag of Panama.svg Panama40
A3 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 19

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