2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship

2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championships

Tournament information
Sport	Flag football
Location	Lahti
Dates	27 August–30 August
Host(s)	Finland
Venue(s)	2
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	United States
Runner-up	Austria
3rd place	Switzerland

The 2024 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championships was the 11th World Championships in men's flag football. The tournament took place in Lahti, Finland, August 27-30, 2024.

The United States defeated Austria 53–21 in the gold-medal game to capture their fifth consecutive title.

Venues

The championships utilised 2 venues: the Pajulahti Sports Institute for all group matches, and the Lahti Sports Center for play-offs and placement matches.

Tournament groups

After the group ballot, 32 teams were divided into eight groups of 4. In the group stage each team plays each other once, while the second stage of the event includes play-offs and placement matches.

The two best teams of each group advance to the round of 16.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
United States Spain Brazil Serbia	Mexico Australia Chile Cameroon	Germany Great Britain Sweden Georgia	Austria Switzerland Ukraine Poland	Italy Canada Finland Singapore	Panama New Zealand Czech Republic South Korea	Israel Denmark Ireland India	Japan France Kuwait Argentina

Results

Preliminary Round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	158	45	+113	Round of 16		—	57–25	52–6	49–14
2	Spain	3	2	1	102	100	+2			25–57	—	32–19	45–24
3	Brazil	3	1	2	51	103	−52			6–52	19–32	—	26–19
4	Serbia	3	0	3	57	120	−63			14–49	24–45	19–26	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Mexico	3	3	0	188	39	+149	Round of 16		—	50–27	66–6	72–6
2	Australia	3	2	1	128	58	+70			27–50	—	33–8	68–0
3	Chile	3	1	2	50	99	−49			6–66	8–33	—	36–0
4	Cameroon	3	0	3	6	176	−170			6–72	0–68	0–36	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Great Britain	3	3	0	114	58	+56	Round of 16		—	34–20	32–26	48–12
2	Germany	3	2	1	122	59	+63			20–34	—	42–25	60–0
3	Sweden	3	1	2	103	92	+11			26–32	25–42	—	52–18
4	Georgia	3	0	3	30	160	−130			12–48	0–60	18–52	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Austria	3	3	0	113	38	+75	Round of 16		—	24–12	49–12	40–14
2	Switzerland	3	2	1	100	70	+30			12–24	—	33–26	55–20
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	64	100	−36			12–49	26–33	—	26–18
4	Poland	3	0	3	52	121	−69			14–40	20–55	18–26	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Italy	3	2	1	145	67	+78	Round of 16		—	33–34	50–27	62–6
2	Canada	3	2	1	115	61	+54			34–33	—	26–28	55–0
3	Finland	3	2	1	90	89	+1			27–50	28–26	—	35–13
4	Singapore	3	0	3	19	152	−133			6–62	0–55	13–35	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Panama	3	3	0	127	39	+88	Round of 16		—	46–7	33–19	48–13
2	Czech Republic	3	1	2	72	97	−25			7–46	—	41–26	24–25
3	New Zealand	3	1	2	78	100	−22			19–33	26–41	—	33–26
4	South Korea	3	1	2	64	105	−41			13–48	25–24	26–33	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

• Czech Republic advances to Round of 16 due to head-to-head victory vs. New Zealand.

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Israel	2	2	0	106	57	+49	Round of 16		—	60–29	46–28	—
2	Denmark	2	1	1	51	74	−23			60–29	—	22–14	—
3	Ireland	2	0	2	42	68	−26			28–46	14–22	—	—
4	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew		—	—	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	112	50	+62	Round of 16		—	27–25	42–7	43–18
2	France	3	2	1	122	39	+83			25–27	—	40–6	57–6
3	Argentina	3	1	2	48	101	−53			7–42	6–40	—	35–19
4	Kuwait	3	0	3	43	135	−92			18–43	6–57	19–35	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28th August 2024. Source: https://app.sportapp.fi/series/2024/1/2024-flagwc-men

Playoffs

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	United States	68
	Czech Republic	18
					United States	46
					Italy	21
	Italy	48
	Germany	26
									United States	45
									Switzerland	6
	Panama	38
	Switzerland	45
					Switzerland	27
					Canada	21
	Israel	38
	Canada	46
													United States	53
													Austria	21
	Mexico	42
	Spain	31
					Mexico	30
					France	20
	Great Britain	36
	France	37
									Mexico	32
									Austria	36
	Austria	28											Third Place
	Australia	26
					Austria	29							Switzerland	41
					Denmark	24							Mexico	35
	Japan	19
	Denmark	20

See also

• 2024 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship