HSFA FLAG keeps you updated throughout 2026 IFAF Flag Football World Championships in Dusseldorf, Germany. This year’s tournament is the first step for countries to qualify for the debut of flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
16 national men’s and 16 women’s teams compete for world titles. Team USA, on both the men’s and women’s sides, dominated the world championships, with the men seeking their sixth straight crown and the women going for four in a row.
Below are the final scores from the first day of group play:
Group A
1st round
USA 50, Israel 38
American Samoa 21, Australia 7
Group B
1st round
Canada 26, Austria 6
Japan 1, Nigeria 0*
Group C
1st round
Mexico 30, Germany 22
Switzerland 52, Brazil 19
Group D
1st round
Italy 21, Great Britain 12
Panama 33, France 26
Group A
1st round
Mexico 38, Germany 14
Italy 27, Slovenia 26
2nd Round
Germany 53, Italy 22
Mexico 53, Slovenia 24
Group B
1st round
Spain 1, Nigeria 0*
USA 46, Australia 14
2nd Round
USA 1, Nigeria 0*
Spain 39, Australia 25
Group C
1st round
Austria 35, China 27
Great Britain 33, France 14
2nd Round
France 23, Austria 19
Great Britain 26, China 25
Group D
Round 1
Japan 32, Brazil 0
Canada 27, Panama 14
Round 2
Panama 37, Japan 13
Canada 36, ​​Brazil 6
*Note: Nigeria’s men’s and women’s teams, African champions, are not participating due to visa issues. Opponents scheduled against them receive automatic wins.
