2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship

The 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship took place in 2012 at Austin, Texas. These championship match the world’s eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national American football teams from five continents shall be played at 12,000-capacity Burger Stadium in Austin Texas, a football and soccer venue. The action began on Saturday, June 30 and ran through Saturday, July 8.^[1] To win the Gold Medal #2 ranked Canada had to defeat #7 Sweden, #3 Japan and finally #1 USA in the Championship game. The hard road to success turned in a fantastic finish to a great tournament. In doing so, Canada avenged its 50-7 loss in the 2011 IFAF World Championship (which was composed of adult competitors) and handed the U.S. national team its first ever loss in international competition.

2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	United States
Dates	June 30 – July 8
No. of nations	8
Final positions
Champions	Canada
Runner-up	United States
Third-place	Japan
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Participants & Seeding

• 1.  United States
• 2.  Canada
• 3.  Japan
• 4.  Panama
• 5.  Austria
• 6.  France
• 7.  Sweden
• 8.  American Samoa

Three nations from the 2009 U-19 World Championship failed to qualify for this year's event - Mexico, Germany and New Zealand.

Bracket

Winners Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold Medal Game
	Game 2
	Japan	27
					Game 7
	France	6
					Japan	24
	Game 3
					Canada	33
	Canada	43
									Game 12
	Sweden	0
									Canada	23
	Game 1
									USA	17
	Panama	0
					Game 8
	Austria	40
					Austria	7
	Game 4
					USA	70			Bronze Medal Game
	United States	27
									Game 11
	American Samoa	6
									Japan	7
									Austria	0

Consolation Bracket

	Semi-finals				5th Place Playoff
	Game 5
	France	41
					Game 10
	Sweden	0
					France	14
	Game 6
					American Samoa	27
	Panama	0
	American Samoa	51
					7th Place Playoff
					Game 9
					Sweden	54
					Panama	20

Scores

Game Day 1 - June 30

Game 1: Team 1 2 3 4 T Panama 0 0 0 0 0 Austria 12 14 7 7 40

Game 2: Team 1 2 3 4 T Japan 17 7 3 0 27 France 0 0 6 0 6

Game 3: Team 1 2 3 4 T Canada 0 10 13 20 43 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0

Game 4: Team 1 2 3 4 T United States 13 7 0 7 27 American Samoa 0 6 0 0 6

Game Day 2 - July 3

Game 5: Team 1 2 3 4 T France 7 17 14 3 41 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0

Game 6: Team 1 2 3 4 T Panama 0 0 0 0 0 American Samoa 14 12 14 11 51

Game Day 3 - July 4

Game 7: Team 1 2 3 4 T Japan 14 0 3 7 24 Canada 14 9 0 10 33

Game 8: Team 1 2 3 4 T Austria 7 0 0 0 7 USA 7 28 28 7 70

Game Day 4 - July 6

Game 9: Team 1 2 3 4 T Sweden 7 19 14 14 54 Panama 8 6 0 6 20

Game 10: Team 1 2 3 4 T France 7 0 7 0 14 American Samoa 0 21 0 6 27

Game Day 5 - July 7

Game 11: Team 1 2 3 4 T Japan 0 0 0 7 7 Austria 0 0 0 0 0

Game 12: Team 1 2 3 4 T Canada 3 7 6 7 23 USA 0 7 7 3 17

Official website

http://www.u19championship.com/

See also

• IFAF
• IFAF World Cup
• 2009 IFAF Junior World Cup

References

1. "Tournament Schedule Announced For 2012 IFAF Under-19 World Championship". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 1 May 2012.