2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship
# 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship

The 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship took place in 2012 at Austin, Texas. These championship match the world’s eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national American football teams from five continents shall be played at 12,000-capacity Burger Stadium in Austin Texas, a football and soccer venue. The action began on Saturday, June 30 and ran through Saturday, July 8. To win the Gold Medal #2 ranked Canada had to defeat #7 Sweden, #3 Japan and finally #1 USA in the Championship game. The hard road to success turned in a fantastic finish to a great tournament. In doing so, Canada avenged its 50-7 loss in the 2011 IFAF World Championship (which was composed of adult competitors) and handed the U.S. national team its first ever loss in international competition.

## Participants & Seeding

* 1. United States
* 2. Canada
* 3. Japan
* 4. Panama
* 5. Austria
* 6. France
* 7. Sweden
* 8. American Samoa

Three nations from the 2009 U-19 World Championship failed to qualify for this year's event - Mexico, Germany and New Zealand.

## Bracket

### Winners Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold Medal Game | Gold Medal Game |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Game 2 | Game 2 | | | |
| Japan | 27 | | | |
| Japan | 27 | Game 7 | Game 7 | | |
| France | 6 | Game 7 | Game 7 | |
| France | 6 | Japan | 24 | |
| Game 3 | Game 3 | | Japan | 24 | |
| Game 3 | Game 3 | Canada | 33 | |
| Canada | 43 | Canada | 33 | |
| Canada | 43 | | | | Game 12 | Game 12 |
| Sweden | 0 | | | | Game 12 | Game 12 |
| Sweden | 0 | | | | Canada | 23 |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | | | | | Canada | 23 |
| Game 1 | Game 1 | | | | USA | 17 |
| Panama | 0 | | | | USA | 17 |
| Panama | 0 | Game 8 | Game 8 | | | |
| Austria | 40 | Game 8 | Game 8 | | | |
| Austria | 40 | Austria | 7 | | | |
| Game 4 | Game 4 | | Austria | 7 | | | |
| Game 4 | Game 4 | USA | 70 | | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| United States | 27 | USA | 70 | | Bronze Medal Game | Bronze Medal Game |
| United States | 27 | | | | Game 11 | Game 11 |
| American Samoa | 6 | | | | Game 11 | Game 11 |
| American Samoa | 6 | | | | Japan | 7 |
| | | | | | Austria | 0 |

### Consolation Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th Place Playoff | 5th Place Playoff |
| - | - | - | - |
| Game 5 | Game 5 |
| France | 41 |
| France | 41 | Game 10 | Game 10 |
| Sweden | 0 | Game 10 | Game 10 |
| Sweden | 0 | France | 14 |
| Game 6 | Game 6 | | France | 14 |
| Game 6 | Game 6 | American Samoa | 27 |
| Panama | 0 | American Samoa | 27 |
| American Samoa | 51 | | |
| American Samoa | 51 | 7th Place Playoff | 7th Place Playoff |
| | | Game 9 | Game 9 |
| | | Sweden | 54 |
| | | Panama | 20 |

## Scores

### Game Day 1 - June 30

| Game 1: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
| Game 2: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Japan | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Game 3: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Canada | 0 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 43 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 4: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| United States | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| American Samoa | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Game Day 2 - July 3

| Game 5: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| France | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 6: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| American Samoa | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 51 |

### Game Day 3 - July 4

| Game 7: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Canada | 14 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 33 |
| Game 8: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Austria | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| USA | 7 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 70 |

### Game Day 4 - July 6

| Game 9: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sweden | 7 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 54 |
| Panama | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Game 10: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| France | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| American Samoa | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 27 |

### Game Day 5 - July 7

| Game 11: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Game 12: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Canada | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| USA | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |

## Official website

http://www.u19championship.com/

