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Date | Saturday, June 14, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Jonas Lewis, Running back | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Pete Morelli | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 28,138 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Halftime show | Sugababes | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger | ||||||||||||||||||
World Bowl XI was NFL Europe's 2003 championship game. It was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland on June 14, 2003.
The crowd were entertained pre-match by Scottish rock legend Fish performing a rousing rendition of “Caledonia”. Half time entertainment was headlined by the popular Sugababes.
The game was between the 6–4 Rhein Fire and the 6–4 Frankfurt Galaxy. The Fire was hoping to avenge last year's loss to Berlin, while the Galaxy was looking for their first World Bowl title since 1999. 28,138 fans were in attendance, as the Galaxy easily won 35–16 over the Fire. Galaxy running back Jonas Lewis earned Most Valuable Player honors, when he ran 16 times for 126 yards (World Bowl record) and a touchdown, with his longest run being 42 yards.