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| Association | USA Football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Continent | Americas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red White Blue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Jorge Cascudo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 8 (first in 2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018,2021,2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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TheUnited States men's national flag football team, often referred to asTeam USA, represents theUnited States in men's internationalflag football competitions. The team is governed byUSA Football. As of 2024, theInternational Federation of American Football (IFAF) ranks the United States men's team 1st worldwide.[1]
Team USA has won theIFAF Flag Football World Championship six times, most recently in 2024. In 2022, Team USA won a gold medal at theWorld Games. In 2023, Team USA won the first continental title at theIFAF Americas Continental Flag Football Championship.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| IFAF Flag Football World Championship | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
 2002 | Did not participate | |||||||
 2004 | ||||||||
 2006 | ||||||||
 2008 | Fourth place | 4th | ||||||
| 2010 | Champions | 1st | ||||||
 2012 | Runners-up | 2nd | ||||||
 2014 | Champions | 1st | ||||||
 2016 | Champions | 1st | ||||||
 2018 | Champions | 1st | ||||||
 2021 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 125 |
 2024 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 111 |
| Total | 6 titles | 8/11 | ||||||
| World Games | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 2022 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 89 |
| Total | 1 title | 1/1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 89 |
| IFAF Americas Flag Football Championship | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 2023[2] | Champions | 1st | ||||||
| Total | 1 title | 1/1 | ||||||
Although the IFAF Flag Football Championship was established in 2002, Team USA made its debut in the 2008 tournament. The United States finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal game to France with a score of 45–0.
In the 2010 tournament, which took place in Canada, Team USA defeated Germany 33–0 in the quarterfinals, Canada 48–25 in the semifinals, andDenmark 35–19 in the finals, earning their first gold in the tournament.[3]
At the 2012 championship, Team USA reached the final but was narrowly defeated by Austria with a final score of 47–40, earning the silver medal.
Team USA reclaimed the gold medal at the 2014 tournament by defeating Mexico 40–14 in the championship game.[4]
The 2016 tournament saw another victory for Team USA, as they narrowly defeatedDenmark 33–32 in the gold medal game. This marked their second consecutive and third overall championship win, repeating their success against Denmark from the 2010 final.[5]
Team USA claimed its third consecutive and fourth overall title at the 2018 World Championship. They went undefeated in pool play, defeating Israel in the quarterfinals andDenmark in the semifinals after a much closer encounter in pool play. In the final, Team USA won against Austria with the score of 19–13. Led by quarterback Eric Holliday, the team made history as the first to achieve three consecutive championships in IFAF history across either the men's or women's divisions.[6]
The2021 tournament was originally expected to take place in Demark in 2020, but as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was rescheduled to be held in Israel in 2021. The United States men's team won the final round, defeating Mexico 44–41 in the final game. Until the last ten minutes, Mexico had been winning with a score of 41–30. The Americans entered the lead with a little over a minute to go.[7]
In the 2024 tournament, Team USA won their fifth consecutive championship title. They went undefeated throughout the tournament, winning every game by at least 25 points. QuarterbackDarrell Doucette led the team with an outstanding performance in the final, throwing six touchdown passes to four different receivers in a 53–21 victory over Austria.[8]
Flag football made a debut in the multi-disciplinary sports eventWorld Games for2022 edition that was held in Birmingham, Alabama.[9]The tournament was hosted at Birmingham'sLegion Field and was held from July 10 to 14.
Team USA scored 3–0 in pool play,[10] and defeatedGermany in the quarterfinals,Austria in the semifinals, andItaly by 46–36 in the final game.[11]
In October 2023, flag football was officially approved as a sport for the2028 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles byIOC, in collaboration withNFL andIFAF.[12] This marks the first time flag football will be included in theOlympic Games. Additionally, it represents the first time any form ofAmerican football will appear in the Olympics since it was featured as a demonstration sport in1904 and1932. As the host country, Team USA will automatically qualify for the tournament.
NFL executive Peter O'Reilly stated that the league would collaborate with the players' union to allow current and former players to participate in the 2028 Summer Olympics.[13]
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