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
DatesJune 30 – July 8
No. of nations8
Final positions
Champions  Canada
Runner-up  United States
Third-place  Japan
2009
2014

Participants & Seeding

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

Bracket

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Winners Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold 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
 
  USA70 Bronze Medal Game
 
  United States 27
 
Game 11
 
  American Samoa 6
 
  Japan 7
 
 
  Austria 0
 

Consolation Bracket

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Semi-finals5th Place Playoff
 
      
 
Game 5
 
 
  France41
 
Game 10
 
 Sweden0
 
  France14
 
Game 6
 
 American Samoa27
 
  Panama0
 
 
 American Samoa51
 
7th Place Playoff
 
 
Game 9
 
 
 Sweden54
 
 
  Panama20

Scores

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Game Day 1 - June 30

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Game Day 2 - July 3

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Game Day 3 - July 4

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Game Day 4 - July 6

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Game Day 5 - July 7

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Official website

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http://www.u19championship.com/

See also

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References

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