| IFAF World Junior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Canada |
| Dates | June 20 – June 30 |
| No. of nations | Eight teams |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Canada |
Runner-up  |  Japan |
Third-place  |  Austria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 17,000 est. |
| MVP of the tournament | Offence: Michael Sazbo, QB, AustriaDefence: Benjamin Blaise, DB/LB, Canada |
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The2024 IFAF World Junior Championship was an internationalAmerican football tournament for junior teams (20 years and under). The competition was co-hosted byFootball Canada and Football Alberta inEdmonton, Alberta in June 2024.[1] AlthoughFootball 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.
Nine nations qualified for the tournament:[2]
Canada - host and defending champion
Mexico - silver medallist from the 2018 championship
United States - bronze medallist from the 2018 championship Austria - European U-19 champions from 2023European Junior Championship of American football
Sweden - European U-19 runner-up Japan - Asia representative
Australia - Oceania representative
Brazil - South America representative
Panama - Central America representativeCanada, United States, Japan, Austria, Australia, Panama, Brazil and a "B team" from Canada (Canada II) participated in this competition.[3][4][5]
Game 1
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Austria | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
at Clarke Stadium
Game 2
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 86 |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
at Commonwealth Stadium
Game 3
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Japan | 14 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 50 |
at Clarke Stadium
Game 4
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Canada | 28 | 27 | 21 | 34 | 110 |
at Commonwealth Stadium
Game 5
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Clarke Stadium
Game 6 - semifinal
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| United States | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
at Commonwealth Stadium
Game 7
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Canada 2 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
at Clarke Stadium
Game 8 - semifinal
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Canada | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Commonwealth Stadium
Game 9 - seventh place/South American title
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Panama | 0 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 50 |
at Clarke Stadium
Game 10 - bronze medal game
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 |
| United States | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 25 |
at Commonwealth Stadium
Game 11 - fifth place game
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Canada 2 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
at Clarke Stadium
Game 12 - gold medal game
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Canada | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
at Commonwealth Stadium
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