Canada ready for flag worlds
Canada’s Senior Men’s and Women’s Flag Football National Teams are set to take on the world at the 2014 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Flag Football World Championships in Grosetto, Italy, September 10-12.
Canada’s men head into the tournament looking to improve on a 6th place finish from 2012. Gold medal winners in 2010, Canada’s women start 2014 ranked 12th after not participating in the 2012 event.
Team Canada Rosters: Men Women
Tournament action begins September 10-11 with round-robin play as Canada’s men open the tournament at 8 am local time on Wednesday while the women debut later that morning at 11:45. Canada’s men’s and women’s teams play a total of 7 and 6 games respectively. Based on the results of group play, the top two teams in each group enter Friday September 12th playoff draw, competing for the chance to be crowed World Champion.
RANKINGS
| MEN / MASCULIN | WOMEN / FéMININ | |||
| Pos | Country / Pays | Pos | Country / Pays | |
| 1 | Austria / Autriche | 1 | Mexico / Mexique | |
| 2 | USA / É.-U.-A. | 2 | USA / É.-U.-A. | |
| 3 | Denmark / Danemark | 3 | France | |
| 4 | Mexico / Mexique | 4 | Austria / Autriche | |
| 5 | Israel / Israël | 5 | Japan / Japon | |
| 6 | Canada | 6 | Israel / Israël | |
| 7 | Panama | 7 | Germany / Allemagne | |
| 8 | Italy / Italie | 8 | Sweden / Suède | |
| 9 | Japan / Japon | 9 | Italy / Italie | |
| 10 | Sweden / Suède | 10 | Panama | |
| 11 | Switzerland / Suisse | 11 | Brazil / Brésil | |
| 12 | Korea / Corée | 12 | Canada | |
| 13 | Great Britain / Grande-Bretagne | 13 | Finland / Finlande | |
| 14 | Kuwait / Koweït | 14 | Spain / Espagne | |
| 15 | Spain / Espagne | |||
| 16 | Finland / Finlande | |||
| 17 | Turkey / Turquie | |||
GROUPS / GROUPES
| MEN / Masculin | WOMEN / Féminin | |||
| A | B | A | B | |
| Austria / Autriche | USA / É.-U.-A. | Mexico / Mexique | USA / É.-U.-A. | |
| Mexico / Mexique | Denmark / Danemark | Austria / Autriche | France | |
| Israel / Israël | Canada | Japan / Japon | Israel / Israël | |
| Italy / Italie | Panama | Sweden / Suède | Germany / Allemagne | |
| Japan / Japon | Sweden / Suède | Italy / Italie | Panama | |
| Korea / Corée | Switzerland / Suisse | Canada | Brazil / Brésil | |
| Great Britain / Grande-Bretagne | Kuwait / Koweït | Finland / Finlande | Spain / Espagne | |
| Finland / Finlande | Spain / Espagne | |||
| Turkey / Turquie | ||||
Please visit the tournament page http://www.italyffwc2014.com/ for more information.
Canada’s results at Flag Football World Championships
| Year – Host City / Année – Ville Hôte | Men / Masculin | Women / Féminin |
| 2008 – St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC | Gold / Or | Silver / Argent |
| 2010 – Ottawa, ON | 4th/e | Gold / Or |
| 2012 – Gothenburg, Sweden | 6th/e | Did not participate / N’a pas participé |
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