| Sport | Flag football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  United States (men) United States (women) |
| Most titles | United States (men; 6 titles) United States (women; 3 titles)  Mexico (women; 3 titles) |
IFAF Flag Football World Championship is the international championship in flag football, organized by International Federation of American Football.[1] The men's and women's competitions are usually held in the same venue. The tournament starts with pool play to fill in the seeding and follows an elimination-style of play after that. At the end of the tournament the top teams are rewarded with Bronze (3rd), Silver (2nd) or Gold (1st). The IFAF Flag Football World Championship is held every two years in different countries.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 championships in Denmark were cancelled. The championship was rescheduled for 2021 in Jerusalem from December 6 to 8, with a record 42 teams featured, double that competing at the 2018 event in Panama.[2] The top seven teams at the event, not including the United States, will qualify for the Birmingham 2022 World Games.[2]
The first championship was held in Austria in 2002 and was won by the host country team in the men's categoryand by Sweden in the women's. The latest edition was held in Lahti, Finland, from August 27-30, 2024.[3] The United States won the title in both, the men's and the women's categories.
- ^ "International Federation American Football". ifaf.org. April 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "IFAF says record number of teams to compete at Flag Football World Championships". insidethegames.biz. May 11, 2021.
- ^ "Finland to Host 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championships | NFL Football Operations". operations.nfl.com. August 11, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.