2007 IFAF World Championship explained

Tourney Name:	2007 IFAF World Championship
Year:	2007
Datefrom:	July 7
Dateto:	July 15
Host:	Japan
Nations:	6
Champion:	United States
Runnerup:	Japan
Third:	Germany
Games:	9
Preceded By:	2003
Succeeded By:	2011

The 2007 IFAF World Championship was the third instance of the IFAF World Championship, the quadrennial international American football world championship tournament. It was held July 7 - 15, 2007 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.

Venues

Todoroki Athletics Stadium	Kawasaki Stadium
Kawasaki, Kanagawa	Kawasaki, Kanagawa
25,000	2,700

Participants

(qualify automatically as host)
(European champion)
- (invitee)
- (Winner of Asia/Oceania Playoff)

Matches

Group 1

width=175	Team	width=20	Played	width=20	Won	width=20	Lost	width=20	Points for	width=20	Points against
	2	2	0	96	0
	2	1	1	16	62
	2	0	2	14	64

Group 2

width=175	Team	width=20	Played	width=20	Won	width=20	Lost	width=20	Points for	width=20	Points against
	2	2	0	110	7
	2	1	1	39	35
	2	0	2	2	109

Final

The United States competed for the first time in the 2007 IFAF World Cup. Japan was making their third appearance in the finals, winning the previous two World Championships. Japan took a 17-10 lead with seven minutes and seven seconds left in regulation. University of Arizona quarterback Adam Austin guided Team USA with an 11-play, 80-yard drive that ended with the second 5-yard touchdown run by RB Kyle Kasperbauer, to tie the game at 17. IFAF follows the overtime system used by the NCAA, and both teams scored field goals with their first OT possession. In the second overtime, Japan got the ball first but missed a 34-yard field goal attempt. Team USA then reached Japan's 6-yard line. On 4th and one, Craig Coffin kicked the game winning 22-yard field goal, with the final score at 23-20. University of Nebraska-Omaha running back Kyle Kasperbauer was named MVP of the game after scoring two touchdowns and running for 54 yards on 15 carries.

0-7 Kasperbauer 5 yard run (Coffin kick) (1-9:03)
7-7 Kihira 2 yard pass from Tomizawa (Kaneoya kick) (2-10:51)
10-7 Kaneoya 49 yard field goal (2-8:02)
10-10 Coffin 35 yard field goal (3-4:18)
17-10 Mayuzumi 6 yard pass from Tomizawa (Kaneoya kick) (4-7:07)
17-17 Kasperbauer 5 yard run (Coffin kick) (4-2:51)
17-20 Coffin 43 yard field goal (OT1-0:00)
20-20 Kaneoya 25 yard field goal (OT1-0:00)
20-23 Coffin 22 yard field goal (OT2-0:00)

Attendance: 10,231

Team Statistics Japan USA---- ----- ---First Downs 13 14

Rushing Plays 34 32Net Yards Rushing 92 128

Attempts-Completions 25-17 12-25Net Yards Passing 166 109

Fumbles Lost 1 3Interceptions 1 1

Penalties-Yards 1-15 3-30

Time of Possession 27:45 20:15

Individual Statistics----Rushing:Japan - Furutani 13-61, Ishino 3-15, M. Maeda 4-7, Namiki 2-6, Shimizu 3-5, Tomizawa 2-2,Takata 7-(-4)

USA - Kasperbauer 15-65, Blakowski 10-55, W. Johnson 4-13, Austin 3-(-5)

Passing:Japan - Tomizawa 20-14-140-2-0, Takata 4-3-26-0-1, Nakajima 1-0-0-0-0

USA - Austin 25-12-109-1-0

Receiving:Japan - Hasegawa 3-37, Nakajima 3-29, Furutani 3-23, Shimizu 2-24, Yoneyama 2-12,Mayuzumi 2-11, M. Maeda 1-28, Kihira 1-2

USA - Drenckhahn 5-40, Lewis 2-20, Odom 2/19, Thompson 1-13, Awrey 1-11, Childs 1-6

Statistics

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Pos	Games	Win	Lose	Points for	Points against	Difference
1	3	3	0	133	27	+106
2	3	2	1	116	23	+93
3	3	2	1	46	35	+11
4	3	1	2	16	69	-53
5	3	1	2	5	109	-104
6	3	0	3	14	67	-53