The United States men's national flag football team often referred to as Team USA represents the United States in men's international flag football competitions. The team is governed by USA Football. As of 2024, the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) ranks the United States men's team 1st worldwide.[2]
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| Association | USA Football |
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| Confederation | IFAF Americas |
| IFAF Ranking | 1  [1] |
| Colors | Red White Blue |
| Head coach | Jorge Cascudo |
| IFAF World Championship | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2008) |
| Best result |  Gold (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2024) |
| Website | Official website |
| Medal record | ||
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| World Championship | ||
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2010 Ottawa | Team |
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2014 Grosseto | Team |
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2016 Miami | Team |
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2018 Panama City | Team |
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2021 Jerusalem | Team |
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2024 Lahti | Team |
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2012 Gothenburg | Team |
| World Games | ||
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2022 Birmingham | Team |
| Americas Championship | ||
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2023 Charlotte | Team |
Team USA has won the won the IFAF Flag Football World Championship six times, most recently in 2024. In 2022, Team USA won a gold medal at the World Games.
Competitive record
editChampions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
IFAF World Championship
edit| IFAF Flag Football World Championship | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
 2002 |
Did not participate | |||||||
 2004
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 2006
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 2008 |
Fourth place | 4th | ||||||
| 2010 |
Champions | 1st | ||||||
 2012 |
Runners-up | 2nd | ||||||
 2014 |
Champions | 1st | ||||||
 2016 |
Champions | 1st | ||||||
 2018 |
Champions | 1st | ||||||
 2021 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 125 |
 2024 |
Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 111 |
| Total | 6 Titles | 8/11 | ||||||
World Games
edit| World Games | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 2022 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 89 |
| Total | 1 Title | 1/1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 89 |
IFAF Americas Championship
edit| IFAF Americas Flag Football Championship | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 2023[3] |
Champions | 1st | ||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 1/1 | ||||||
IFAF World Championship
editIn the 2010 tournament, which took place in Canada, Team USA defeated Germany 33–0 in the quarterfinals, Canada 48–25 in the semifinals , and Denmark 35–19 in the finals.[4] In the 2014 tournament, the United States reclaimed the gold medal defeating Mexico by a score of 40–14.[5] The United States won again in 2016, defeating Denmark 33–32 in the finals.[6] The United States won its third consecutive, and fourth overall title at the 2018 tournament, winning against Israel in the quarterfinals, Denmark in the semifinals, and Austria in the finals.[7]
The 2021 tournament was originally expected to take place in Demark in 2020; as a result of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it was rescheduled to be held in Israel in 2021. The United States men's team won the final round, defeating Mexico 44–41 in the final game. Until the last ten minutes, Mexico had been winning with a score of 41–30. The Americans entered the lead with a little over a minute to go.[8]
Team USA won the 2024 championship. They beat Austria 53–21 in the finals, and were led by quarterback Darrell Doucette.[9]
World Games
edit2022
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On July 20, 2020, the International World Games Association (IWGA), National Football League (NFL), and International Federation of American Football (IFAF) announced that flag football would join the existing lineup of 32 unique, multi-disciplinary sports for the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama.[10] The 2022 World Games, which marked the 40th anniversary of the event, took place from July 7–17, 2022, and was hosted at Birmingham's Legion Field.
Team USA scored 3–0 in pool play,[11][dead link] and defeated Germany in the quarterfinals, Austria in the Semifinals, and Italy by 46–36 in the final game.[12]
References
edit- ^ "World Rankings". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "World Rankings". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "USA MEN OUTLAST MEXICO TO CLAIM IFAF AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "CANADA AND USA ARE TRIUMPHANT AT 2010 IFAF FLAG FOOTBALL WORLDS". Football Canada. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Spiewak, Stephen. "Overview of the IFAF Flag Football World Championships". blogs.usafootball.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ footballcanada (2016-09-12). "Final day recap – 2016 IFAF Flag Football World Championships". Football Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Burnett, Travis. "U.S. Men's and Women's Flag Football National Teams sweep gold at IFAF World Championships". blogs.usafootball.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Letourneau, Jacob. "U.S. Women's and Men's Flag National Teams win gold at 2021 IFAF Flag World Championships in Israel". blogs.usafootball.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (2024-08-30). "Doucette helms US to fifth straight flag football world title as sport readies for Olympic debut". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "NFL partners with The World Games to add flag football in 2022". NFL.com. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "USA Football". usafootball.com. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "Team U.S.A. men's flag football team wins first-ever World Games gold medal". American Football International. 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2023-06-27.