Canada ready for flag worlds

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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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