2024 IFAF World Junior Championship

American football season

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

Period	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

Game 2

Period	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

Game 3

Period	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

Game 4

Period	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

Semifinal

Game 5

Period	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

Game 6 - Semifinal

Period	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

Game 7

Period	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

Game 8 - Semifinal

Period	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

PLACEMENT AND MEDAL GAMES

Game 9 - Seventh Place/South American Title

Period	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

Game 10 - Bronze Medal Game

Period	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

Game 11 - Fifth place game

Period	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

Game 12 - Gold Medal Game

Period	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

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

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