2024 IFAF World Junior Championship

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

Nine nations qualified for the tournament:[2]

Canada, United States, Japan, Austria, Australia, Panama, Brazil and a "B team" from Canada (Canada II) participated in this competition.[3][4][5]

Seeding

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Games

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Quarterfinal

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Game 1

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2 0 7 0613
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 10 10 71441

at Clarke Stadium

Game 2

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 28 23 142186
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 0 0 6612

at Commonwealth Stadium

Game 3

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0 0 606
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 14 9 20750

at Clarke Stadium

Game 4

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 0 0 000
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 28 27 2134110

at Commonwealth Stadium

Semifinal

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Game 5

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 0 0 000
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0 7 01421

at Clarke Stadium

Game 6 - semifinal

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 20 7 7741
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 0 7 6720

at Commonwealth Stadium

Game 7

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 0 7 007
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2 21 14 141463

at Clarke Stadium

Game 8 - semifinal

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 14 3 0320
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 7 3 14327

at Commonwealth Stadium

Placement and medal games

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Game 9 - seventh place/South American title

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 0 7 7014
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 0 14 72950

at Clarke Stadium

Game 10 - bronze medal game

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 14 8 2832
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 8 3 01425

at Commonwealth Stadium

Game 11 - fifth place game

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0 7 007
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2 0 17 21745

at Clarke Stadium

Game 12 - gold medal game

Quarter 1 2 34Total
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 0 069
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 0 7 31020

at Commonwealth Stadium

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

Final placement

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Headlines

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  • The gold medal final was the first IFAF game broadcast on a North American sports network, TSN in Canada.
  • The 110 points scored by Canada against Brazil was the most ever in an IFAF international American Football game, and the largest margin of victory.
  • Canada is the first nation to win three world junior championships in a row.
  • Canada becomes the only nation to medal in every world junior championship.
  • This event was the first time the United States has not medalled at an IFAF event they have participated in.
  • Austria is the first European team to win a medal at this event.

References

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