2024 IFAF World Junior Championship

2024 IFAF World Junior Championship

IFAF World Junior Football Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Canada
Dates	June 20, 2024 – June 30, 2024
No. of nations	Seven, eight teams
Final positions
Champions	Canada
Runner-up	Japan
Third-place	Austria
Tournament statistics
Attendance	17,000 est.
MVP of the tournament	Offense: Michael Sazbo, QB, Austria Defence: Benjamin Blaise, DB/LB, Canada
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The 2024 IFAF World Junior Championship (7th) 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.

In November 2023, IFAF announced that nine nations qualified for the tournament:[2]

•  Canada - Host and Defending Champion.
•  Mexico- Silver medalist from the 2018 championship.
•  United States - Bronze medalist from the 2018 championship.
•  Austria - European U-19 champions from 2023. European Junior Championship of American football
•  Sweden - European U-19 runner-up.
•  Japan - Uncontested Asia representative.
•  Australia - Uncontested Oceania representative

A tentative qualification fixture was scheduled for February 2024 with  Brazil and  Panama to determine the top South American qualifier.

On 22 January 2024 the Edmonton Local Organizing committee announced that Canada, United States, Japan, Austria, Australia, Panama, Brazil and a undetermined team had stated their intention to compete June 20-30.[3] [4] [5] The eventual additional team would be a "B team" from Canada known as Canada II.

Seeding

• 1.  Canada
• 2.  United States
• 3.  Japan
• 4.  Austria
• 5.  Canada II
• 6.  Australia
• 7.  Panama
• 8.  Brazil

Games

IFAF Rules Time: 48 Min in 4 Quarter

Quarterfinal

Game 1

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Canada 2	0	7	0	6	13
Austria	10	10	7	14	41

at Clarke Stadium

• Date: June 22, 2024
• Game time: 1100 MT
• Game weather: 24c, sunny
• Game attendance: 1,415
• Referee: Scott Hood
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afd00bf70fa98845f3395

Game 2

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
United States	28	23	14	21	86
Panama	0	0	6	6	12

at Commonwealth Stadium

• Date: June 22, 2024
• Game time: 1200 MT
• Game weather: 24c, sunny
• Game attendance: 800
• Referee: Mats Schwieger
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afd777377385b457ad312

Game 3

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Australia	0	0	6	0	6
Japan	14	9	20	7	50

at Clarke Stadium

• Date: June 22, 2024
• Game time: 1600 MT
• Game weather: 21c Sunny
• Game attendance: 1,011
• Referee: Veikko Lamminsalo
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afd787377385b457ad326

Game 4

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0
Canada	28	27	21	34	110

at Commonwealth Stadium

• Date: June 22, 2024
• Game time: 1700 MT
• Game weather: 20c, sunny
• Game attendance: 1,200
• Referee: Matthias Kaltenegger
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afd79bf70fa98845f34a9

Semifinal

Game 5

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panama	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	0	7	0	14	21

at Clarke Stadium

• Date: June 26, 2024
• Game time: 1100 MT
• Game weather: 24c, sunny
• Game attendance: 1,008
• Referee: Matthias Kaltenegger
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afe97bf70fa98845f3679

Game 6 - Semifinal

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Japan	20	7	7	7	41
United States	0	7	6	7	20

at Commonwealth Stadium

• Date: June 22, 2024
• Game time: 1200 MT
• Game weather: 24c, sunny
• Game attendance: 1,208
• Referee: Veikko Lamminsalo
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afefebf70fa98845f36b4

Game 7

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brazil	0	7	0	0	7
Canada 2	21	14	14	14	63

at Clarke Stadium

• Date: June 26, 2024
• Game time: 1600 MT
• Game weather: 21c sunny
• Game attendance: 900
• Referee: Mats Schwieger
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665aff46bf70fa98845f36df

Game 8 - Semifinal

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Austria	14	3	0	3	20
Canada	7	3	14	3	27

at Commonwealth Stadium

• Date: June 26, 2024
• Game time: 1700 MT
• Game weather: 20c, sunny
• Game attendance: 2,012
• Referee: Scott Hood
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665aff9abf70fa98845f370b

Placement and medal games

Game 9 - Seventh Place/South American Title

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brazil	0	7	7	0	14
Panama	0	14	7	29	50

at Clarke Stadium

• Date: June 30, 2024
• Game time: 1100 MT
• Game weather: 24c, sunny
• Game attendance: 350
• Referee: Scott Hood
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665b00217377385b457ad72c

Game 10 - Bronze Medal Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Austria	14	8	2	8	32
United States	8	3	0	14	25

at Commonwealth Stadium

• Date: June 30, 2024
• Game time: 1200 MT
• Game weather: 20c, Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 2,234
• Referee: Mats Schwieger
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665b01e77377385b457ad873

Game 11 - Fifth place game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Australia	0	7	0	0	7
Canada 2	0	17	21	7	45

at Clarke Stadium

• Date: June 30, 2024
• Game time: 1600 MT
• Game weather: 18c overcast, windy
• Game attendance: 600
• Referee: Matthias Kaltenegger
• TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665b02db8b0a27fc73e9f86a

Game 12 - Gold Medal Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Japan	3	0	0	6	9
Canada	0	7	3	10	20

at Commonwealth Stadium

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

Final Placement

• 1.  Canada
• 2.  Japan
• 3.  Austria
• 4.  United States
• 5.  Canada II
• 6.  Australia
• 7.  Panama
• 8.  Brazil

Headlines

• 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 medal at this event.

References

1. "EDMONTON SELECTED AS HOST OF 2024 IFAF WORLD JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". footballcanada.com. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
2. "Nine Teams Qualify for 2024 IFAF World Junior Championships". 13 November 2023.
3. "Eight Teams Ramping Up for 2024 IFAF World Junior Championships". americanfootball.sport. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
4. "IFAF World Junior Championship set for Edmonton". 3DownNation.com. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
5. "IFAF World Junior Championships set to Resume this Summer in Edmonton - (CP)". The Globe and Mail. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

External links

• https://www.americanfootball.sport
• https://worldjrfootballchampionships.com
• http://www.footballcanada.com