2024 IFAF World Junior Championship explained
| Tourney Name: | 2024 IFAF U-20 World Championship |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Other Titles: | IFAF World Junior Football Championship |
| Datefrom: | June 20, 2024 |
| Dateto: | June 30, 2024 |
| Host: | Canada |
| Nations: | Seven, eight teams |
| Champion: | Canada |
| Runnerup: | Japan |
| Third: | Austria |
| Games: | 12 |
| Attendance: | 17,000 est. |
| Mvp: | Offense: Michael Sazbo, QB, AustriaDefence: Benjamin Blaise, DB/LB, Canada |
| Preceded By: | 2018 |
| Succeeded By: | 2026 (TBD) |
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]
- - Host and Defending Champion.
- - Silver medalist from the 2018 championship.
- - Bronze medalist from the 2018 championship.
- - European U-19 champions from 2023. European Junior Championship of American football
- - European U-19 runner-up.
- - Uncontested Asia representative.
- - Uncontested Oceania representative
A tentative qualification fixture was scheduled for February 2024 with and 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.
- 2.
- 3.
- 4.
- 5. II
- 6.
- 7.
- 8.
Games
IFAF RulesTime: 48 Min in 4 Quarter
Quarterfinal
Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4
Semifinal
Game 5Game 6 - SemifinalGame 7Game 8 - Semifinal
PLACEMENT AND MEDAL GAMES
Game 9 - Seventh Place/South American TitleGame 10 - Bronze Medal GameGame 11 - Fifth place gameGame 12 - Gold Medal Game
Final Placement
- 1.
- 2.
- 3.
- 4.
- 5. II
- 6.
- 7.
- 8.
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.
External links
- https://www.americanfootball.sport
- https://worldjrfootballchampionships.com
- http://www.footballcanada.com
Notes and References
- Web site: EDMONTON SELECTED AS HOST OF 2024 IFAF WORLD JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. 2020-08-23. footballcanada.com. 22 November 2019 .
- Web site: Nine Teams Qualify for 2024 IFAF World Junior Championships. 13 November 2023 .
- Web site: Eight Teams Ramping Up for 2024 IFAF World Junior Championships. 2024-01-23. americanfootball.sport. 22 January 2024 .
- Web site: IFAF World Junior Championship set for Edmonton. 2024-01-22. 3DownNation.com.
- News: IFAF World Junior Championships set to Resume this Summer in Edmonton - (CP). 2024-01-22. The Globe and Mail. 22 January 2024.
