2021 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship
# 2021 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship

The 2021 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championships was the 10th World Championships in women's flag football. The tournament took place in Jerusalem, Israel, from 6 to 8 December 2021.

## Venue

* Jerusalem
* Kraft Family Sports Campus

## Tournament groups

After the group ballot, 18 teams are divided into 2 groups of 5 a 2 groups of 4. In the group stage each team plays each other once, while the second stage of the event includes play-offs and placement matches.

The two best teams of group A and B go directly to the quarter-final.

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| - | - | - | - |
| United States Team Neutral Spain France Finland | Panama Czech Republic Chile Italy Belarus | Austria Switzerland Mexico Germany | Israel (hosts) Denmark Brazil Japan |

## Results

### Preliminary Round

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | TNE | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 25 | +160 | Quarterfinals | — | 39–0 | 46–0 | 46–12 | 54–13 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 58 | −1 | Quarterfinals | 0–39 | — | 12–12 | 25–7 | 20–0 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 92 | +3 | 9th-12th place | 0–46 | 12–12 | — | 26–21 | 57–13 |
| 4 | Team Neutral | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 104 | −15 | 13th-16th place | 12–46 | 7–25 | 21–26 | — | 49–7 |
| 5 | Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 180 | −147 | 17th-18th place | 13–54 | 0–20 | 13–57 | 7–49 | — |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Panama | 4 | 4 | 0 | 165 | 43 | +122 | Quarterfinals | — | 43–14 | 34–7 | 36–7 | 52–15 |
| 2 | Italy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 94 | 97 | −3 | Quarterfinals | 14–43 | — | 40–24 | 19–18 | 21–12 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 99 | +13 | 9th-12th place | 7–34 | 24–40 | — | 42–25 | 39–0 |
| 4 | Belarus | 4 | 1 | 3 | 81 | 117 | −36 | 13th-16th place | 7–36 | 18–19 | 25–42 | — | 31–20 |
| 5 | Chile | 4 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 143 | −96 | 17th–18th place | 15–52 | 12–21 | 0–39 | 20–31 | — |

**Group C**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 64 | +48 | Quarterfinals | — | 25–20 | 33–20 | 54–24 |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 69 | +35 | Quarterfinals | 20–25 | — | 38–38 | 46–6 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 77 | +2 | 9th-12th place | 20–33 | 38–38 | — | 21–6 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 121 | −85 | 13th-16th place | 24–54 | 6–46 | 6–21 | — |

**Group D**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 53 | +28 | Quarterfinals | — | 20–14 | 20–20 | 41–19 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 41 | +45 | Quarterfinals | 14–20 | — | 40–0 | 32–21 |
| 3 | Israel (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 9th-12th place | 20–20 | 0–40 | — | 26–19 |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 99 | −40 | 13th-16th place | 19–41 | 21–32 | 19–26 | — |

### Knock-out stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 December | 7 December | | | |
| United States | 40 | | | |
| United States | 40 | 8 December | 8 December | | |
| Japan | 24 | 8 December | 8 December | |
| Japan | 24 | United States | 33 | |
| 7 December | 7 December | | United States | 33 | |
| 7 December | 7 December | Austria | 6 | |
| Panama | 19 | Austria | 6 | |
| Panama | 19 | | | | 8 December | 8 December |
| Austria | 20 | | | | 8 December | 8 December |
| Austria | 20 | | | | United States | 31 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | | | | United States | 31 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | | | Mexico | 21 |
| France | 6 | | | | Mexico | 21 |
| France | 6 | 8 December | 8 December | | | |
| Brazil | 32 | 8 December | 8 December | | | |
| Brazil | 32 | Brazil | 6 | | | |
| 7 December | 7 December | | Brazil | 6 | | | |
| 7 December | 7 December | Mexico | 47 | | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Italy | 13 | Mexico | 47 | | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| Italy | 13 | | | | 8 December | 8 December |
| Mexico | 46 | | | | 8 December | 8 December |
| Mexico | 46 | | | | Austria | 26 |
| | | | | | Brazil | 13 |

### Placement matches

**5th Place Bracket**

| 5th–8th Place Semi-finals | 5th–8th Place Semi-finals | 5th Place | 5th Place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 December | 7 December |
| Japan | 34 |
| Japan | 34 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Italy | 28 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Italy | 28 | Japan | 25 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | Japan | 25 |
| 7 December | 7 December | Panama | 32 |
| Panama | 15 | Panama | 32 |
| France | 0 | | |
| France | 0 | 7th Place | 7th Place |
| | | 7 December | 7 December |
| | | Italy | 26 |
| | | France | 31 |

**9th Place Bracket**

| 9th-11th Place Semi-finals | 9th-11th Place Semi-finals | 9th Place | 9th Place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 December | 7 December |
| Spain | 27 |
| Spain | 27 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Czech Republic | 20 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Czech Republic | 20 | Spain | 34 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | Spain | 34 |
| 7 December | 7 December | Germany | 30 |
| Germany | 31 | Germany | 30 |
| Israel | 19 | | |
| Israel | 19 | 11th Place | 11th Place |
| | | 7 December | 7 December |
| | | Czech Republic | 25 |
| | | Israel | 24 |

**13th Place Bracket**

| 13th-16th Place Semi-finals | 13th-16th Place Semi-finals | 13th Place | 13th Place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 December | 7 December |
| Team Neutral | 27 |
| Team Neutral | 27 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Belarus | 6 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Belarus | 6 | Team Neutral | 32 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | Team Neutral | 32 |
| 7 December | 7 December | Denmark | 12 |
| Switzerland | 20 | Denmark | 12 |
| Denmark | 42 | | |
| Denmark | 42 | 15th Place | 15th Place |
| | | 7 December | 7 December |
| | | Belarus | 12 |
| | | Switzerland | 13 |

**17th Place Bracket**

| 17th Place | 17th Place |
| - | - |
| 8 December | 8 December |
| Finland | 32 |
| Chile | 0 |

## Ranking and statistics

### Final ranking

The top seven teams, not including the United States, qualified for the 2022 World Games.

| | United States |
| - | - |
| | Mexico |
| | Austria |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | Panama |
| 6 | Japan |
| 7 | France |
| 8 | Italy |
| 9 | Spain |
| 10 | Germany |
| 11 | Czech Republic |
| 12 | Israel |
| 13 | Team Neutral |
| 14 | Denmark |
| 15 | Switzerland |
| 16 | Belarus |
| 17 | Finland |
| 18 | Chile |
