IFAF Junior World Cup
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The IFAF Junior World Cup is the world championship of American football
for players under the age of 19 organized by the International Federation of American Football
. It was announced on June 2008 and the first competition started on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
. The tournament replaced the eleven-year running NFL Global Junior Championship
and will be held every two years.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
for players under the age of 19 organized by the International Federation of American Football
International Federation of American Football
International Federation of American Football is the international governing body of American football associations. Its headquarters are in La Courneuve, France, and its current president is Tommy Wiking...
. It was announced on June 2008 and the first competition started on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. The tournament replaced the eleven-year running NFL Global Junior Championship
NFL Global Junior Championship
The NFL Global Junior Championship was played during the week leading up to the Super Bowl, in the same city that is hosting the game. The first game was played in 1997, and only two teams played, Mexico and Europe. Mexico won the first and second edition, Europe won the third edition. From 2000 to...
and will be held every two years.
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third-place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 2009 Details 2009 IFAF Junior World Cup The IFAF Junior World Cup took place in 2009 at Canton, Ohio. JWC games between the world’s eight best high school-aged national teams from five continents were played at Canton’s historic Fawcett Stadium, home of the NFL’s annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, adjacent to the Hall... |
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41-3 | 42-27 | ||||||