American football at the 2017 World Games
American football at the 2017 World Games | |
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Venue | Olympic Stadium |
Dates | 22–24 July 2017 |
Competitors | 172 from 4 nations |
The American football tournament at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław was an invitation sport. It was played between 22 and 24 July. There were 172 competitors, from 4 nations, that participated in the tournament. The competition took place at Olympic Stadium.
Team USA situation
Following the 2015 split between IFAF Paris and IFAF New York, IFAF Paris expelled USA Football in 2017.
Players, mainly professional Americans playing in Europe, were chosen for the team on May 31, 2017. Players were promised full funding from the
Qualification
Men's tournament
Means of qualification | Date | Qualified |
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Host country | 23 April 2016 | Poland |
IFAF Americas Qualifiers | United States
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IFAF Asia Qualifiers | Japan (withdrew) | |
IFAF Europe Qualifiers | Germany | |
Reallocation | France |
Competition schedule
M | Match |
Thu 20 | Fri 21 | Sat 22 | Sun 23 |
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M1 | M2 |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Event
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament |
France | Germany | United States |
Men's competition
Knockout stage
Games consisted of four 7-minute quarters in regulation time.
United States | 13 | ||
24 July | |||
Germany | 14 | ||
Germany | 6 | ||
22 July | |||
France | 14 | ||
Poland | 2 | ||
France | 28 | ||
United States | 14 | ||
Poland | 7 |
References
- ^ McKeon, John (9 May 2017). "IFAF Paris expels USA Football from American football". American Football International.
- ^ Dias, Matheus (5 August 2017). "Last minute disorganization led to Team USA struggles and 3rd place at 2017 World Games". American Football International.