2024 IFAF World Junior Championship
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| 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, Austria Defence: Benjamin Blaise, DB/LB, Canada |
← 2018 2026 (TBD) → | |
The 2024 IFAF World Junior Championship 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.
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 2023 European Junior Championship of American football
Sweden - European U-19 runner-up
Japan - Asia representative
Australia - Oceania representative
Brazil - South America representative
Panama - Central America representative
Canada, United States, Japan, Austria, Australia, Panama, Brazil and a "B team" from Canada (Canada II) participated in this competition.[3][4][5]
Games
Quarterfinal
Game 1
| Quarter | 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
- Referee: Scott Hood
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afd00bf70fa98845f3395
Game 2
| Quarter | 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
- Referee: Mats Schwieger
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afd777377385b457ad312
Game 3
| Quarter | 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
- Referee: Veikko Lamminsalo
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afd787377385b457ad326
Game 4
| Quarter | 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
- Referee: Matthias Kaltenegger
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afd79bf70fa98845f34a9
Semifinal
Game 5
| Quarter | 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
- Referee: Matthias Kaltenegger
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afe97bf70fa98845f3679
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
- Date: June 22, 2024
- Game time: 1200 MT
- Game weather: 24c, sunny
- Game attendance: 1,208
- Referee: Veikko Lamminsalo
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665afefebf70fa98845f36b4
Game 7
| Quarter | 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
- Referee: Mats Schwieger
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665aff46bf70fa98845f36df
Game 8 - semifinal
| Quarter | 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
- Referee: Scott Hood
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665aff9abf70fa98845f370b
Placement and medal games
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
- Date: June 30, 2024
- Game time: 1100 MT
- Game weather: 24c, sunny
- Game attendance: 350
- Referee: Scott Hood
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665b00217377385b457ad72c
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
- Date: June 30, 2024
- Game time: 1200 MT
- Game weather: 20c, Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 2,234
- Referee: Mats Schwieger
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665b01e77377385b457ad873
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
- Date: June 30, 2024
- Game time: 1600 MT
- Game weather: 18c overcast, windy
- Game attendance: 600
- Referee: Matthias Kaltenegger
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665b02db8b0a27fc73e9f86a
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
- Date: June 30, 2024
- Game time: 1700 MT
- Game weather: 16c, windy, rain
- Game attendance: 3,489
- Referee: Veikko Lamminsalo (Finland); Travis Jerkovits (Canada); James Cowtun (Canada); Chiara Tomaz (Italy); Kim Larsen (Denmark); Jake Webb (Canada); Julia Long (Canada)
- TV: https://ifaf.tv/sportitem/665b024abf70fa98845f3ce1
