IFAF Flag Football World Championship

Sport	Flag football
Founded	2002
Most recent champion(s)	United States (men)  United States (women)
Most titles	United States (men;5 titles) Mexico (women; 3 titles)

IFAF Flag Football World Championship is the international championship in flag football, organized by International Federation of American Football.^[1] The men's and women's competitions are usually held in the same venue. The tournament starts with pool play to fill in the seeding and follows an elimination-style of play after that. At the end of the tournament the top teams are rewarded with Bronze (3rd), Silver (2nd) or Gold (1st). The IFAF Flag Football World Championship is held every two years in different countries.

Due of Covid 19, the 2020 championships in Denmark were cancelled. The championship was rescheduled for 2021 in Jerusalem from December 6 to 8, with a record 42 teams featured, double that competing at the 2018 event in Panama.^[2] The top seven teams at the event, not including the United States, will qualify for the Birmingham 2022 World Games.^[2]

The first championships were held in Toronto, Canada in 2000 and was won by Australia.

2024 Championships to be held in Lahti, Finland^[3]

Men

Year	Host Country		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2002 Details	Austria		Austria	6–0	Germany		France	12–6	Sweden
2004 Details	France		Austria	26–24	Germany		France	40-23	Japan
2006 Details	South Korea		France	46–32	Denmark		Thailand	45–33	Austria
2008 Details	Canada		Canada	12–6	Denmark		France	45–0	United States
2010 Details	Canada		United States	35–19	Denmark		Italy	28–24	Canada
2012 Details	Sweden		Austria	47–40	United States		Denmark	44–33	Mexico
2014 Details	Italy		United States	40–14	Mexico		Italy	53–14	Canada
2016 Details	United States		United States	33–32	Denmark		Mexico	39–26	Austria
2018 Details	Panama		United States	19–13	Austria		Denmark	38–34	Mexico
2020 Details	Denmark[4]		Cancelled				Cancelled
2021 Details	Israel[5]		United States	44–41	Mexico		Panama	45–40	Italy
2024 Details	Finland		TBA				TBA

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	5	1	0	6
2	Austria	3	1	0	4
3	France	1	0	3	4
4	Canada	1	0	0	1
5	Denmark	0	4	2	6
6	Mexico	0	2	1	3
7	Germany	0	2	0	2
8	Italy	0	0	2	2
9	Panama	0	0	1	1
	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		10	10	10	30

Women

Year	Host Country		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game
			Gold	Score	Silver		Bronze	Score	Fourth place
2002 Details	Austria		Sweden	–	France			–
2004 Details	France		Mexico	42–12	Finland		Sweden	6–0	France
2006 Details	South Korea		France	46–32	Japan		Finland	45–33	Sweden
2008 Details	Canada		Mexico	27–18	Canada		France	19–13	United States
2010 Details	Canada		Canada	31–18	United States		Austria	33–20	Mexico
2012 Details	Sweden		Mexico	33–32	United States		France	39–27	Austria
2014 Details	Italy		Canada	32–21	United States		Austria	34–20	Mexico
2016 Details	United States		Panama	35–22	Austria		Mexico	41–20	Canada
2018 Details	Panama		United States	27–12	Panama		Canada	19–13	Mexico
2020 Details	Denmark[4]		Cancelled				Cancelled
2021 Details	Israel[5]		United States	31–21	Mexico		Austria	26–13	Brazil
2024 Details	Finland[4]		TBA				TBA

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Mexico	3	1	1	5
2	United States	2	3	0	5
3	Canada	2	1	1	4
4	France	1	1	2	4
5	Panama	1	1	0	2
6	Sweden	1	0	1	2
7	Austria	0	1	3	4
8	Finland	0	1	1	2
9	Japan	0	1	0	1
Totals (9 entries)		10	10	9	29