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 second day of group play:
Group A
2nd Round
Australia 36, ​​Israel 26
American Samoa 38, USA 32
3rd Round
USA 40, Australia 7
Israel 40, American Samoa 24
Group B
2nd Round
Japan 37, Canada 28
Austria 1, Nigeria 0*
3rd Round
Canada 1, Nigeria 0*
Japan 43, Austria 42

Group C
2nd Round
Mexico 38, Brazil 25
Germany 42, Switzerland 28
3rd Round
Mexico 38, Switzerland 32
Germany 28, Brazil 12

Group D
2nd Round
Italy 45, Panama 36
France 43, Great Britain 32
3rd Round
Italy 34, France 31
Panama 33, Great Britain 27

Group A
3rd Round
Germany 34, Slovenia 33
Mexico 14, Italy 12

Group B
3rd Round
USA 52, Spain 31
Austria 1, Nigeria 0*

Group C
3rd Round
Great Britain 47, Austria 26
China 26, France 20

Group D
3rd Round
Panama 12, Brazil 6
Canada 34, Japan 20

*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.















































