1999 IFAF World Championship

American football tournament July 2023 November 2022 1999 IFAF World Championship 1999 24 June 4 July Italy 6 Japan 1947 Mexico Sweden 8 2003 The 1999 IFAF World Championship was the inaugural IFAF World Championship, an international American football championship run by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). It was played in Palermo, Italy from 24 June to 4 July 1999.https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/first-ever-ifaf-world-cup-of-american-football-featured-in-nfl-films/ First ever IFAF World Cup of American Football featured in NFL Films American Football International Roger Kelly 24 November 2018 18 June 2023 The tournament was contested by six nations and was won by Japan. Participants MEX JPN 1947 SWE AUS FIN ITA Rosters Group stage Group A TeamPldWLPFPAMEX2201430ITA2112861FIN2027117 #eee June 24 ITA 28-7 FIN 7 7 7 7 0 7 0 0 transparent June 27 MEX 89-0 FIN 24 35 8 22 0 0 0 0 #eee June 30 MEX 54-0 ITA 21 7 12 14 0 0 0 0 Group B TeamPldWLPFPAJPN 19472207814SWE2113630AUS202676 #eee June 25 SWE 22-6 AUS 7 3 6 6 0 6 0 0 transparent June 28 JPN 1947 28-7 SWE 7 7 7 3 0 0 14 0 #eee July 1 JPN 1947 54-0 AUS 14 16 14 10 0 0 0 0 Fifth place match AUS 10-7 FIN 0 0 0 10 0 7 0 0 Third place match July 3 SWE 38-13 ITA 10 13 3 12 0 6 7 0 Final July 4 JPN 1947 6-0 MEX 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 Both teams entered the gold medal game undefeated in group play. The Mexico defense had not allowed any points, shutting out their two previous opponents, and the Mexican offense was impressive in beating Finland 89-0 (the most points ever in an IFAF Tournament game) and Italy 54-0. The Championship Game was a defensive struggle, with both teams committing turnovers (5 by Mexico, 2 by Japan), and for the first time in the tournament, Mexico did not score a point in any quarter. Japan held a slight advantage in total yards gained (233 to Mexico's 198). In overtime, Japan scored first on 5 yard pass from Sunaga to Abe. The extra point kick was wide, and Japan led 6-0. As they had all game, the Japanese defense kept Mexico out of the endzone, sealing the victory for Japan. Winner 1999 IFAF World Cup winners100px|borderJAPANFirst title Statistics PosTeamGamesWinLosePoints forPoints againstDifference1JPN 19473308414 +702MEX3211436 +1373SWE3217443 +314ITA3124199 -585AUS3121683 -676FIN30314127 -113 References 38 09 10 N 13 20 33 E region:IT_type:landmark_source:kolossus-itwiki title Category:1999 in American football Category:1999 in Italian sport 1999 Category:American football in Italy Category:International sports competitions hosted by Italy Category:June 1999 sports events in Europe Category:July 1999 sports events in Europe