IFAF Flag Football World Championships
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2026HolderMen: the United States, 46–26 against Italy. Women: Canada, 27–20 against the United States. Both in Düsseldorf, 2026
- Most titles
- Men: the United States, 7, the last six in a row (2014 to 2026). Women: the United States, Mexico and Canada, 3 each
- Olympic places
- The 2026 championships gave two Los Angeles 2028 places each: Italy and Canada (men), Canada and Mexico (women), with the United States in as host
- India
- Has not played
- Cycle
- Every two years from 2002 to 2018, then 2021, 2024 and 2026
Men's finals
20261 gold, 1 silver1 gold, 1 bronzeSilver3rdGold: United StatesFinal: 46–26 · Silver: Italy · Host: Germany
- Bronze
- Canada
- Fourth
- Mexico
20242 goldsSilverSilver3rdGold: United StatesFinal: 53–21 · Silver: Austria · Host: Finland
- Bronze
- Switzerland
- Fourth
- Mexico
20212 golds3rd2 silvers3rdGold: United StatesFinal: 44–41 · Silver: Mexico · Host: Israel
- Bronze
- Panama
- Fourth
- Italy
20182 goldsSilver3rd3rdSilverGold: United StatesFinal: 19–13 · Silver: Austria · Host: Panama
- Bronze
- Denmark
- Fourth
- Mexico
2016GoldSilverSilver2 bronzesGoldGold: United StatesFinal: 33–32 · Silver: Denmark · Host: United States
- Bronze
- Mexico
- Fourth
- Austria
20141 gold, 1 silver3rdGold3rdSilverGold: United StatesFinal: 40–14 · Silver: Mexico · Host: Italy
- Bronze
- Italy
- Fourth
- Canada
20122 silversGold3rd3rdGoldGold: AustriaFinal: 47–40 · Silver: United States · Host: Sweden
- Bronze
- Denmark
- Fourth
- Mexico
20101 gold, 1 silver3rdGoldSilver3rdGold: United StatesFinal: 35–19 · Silver: Denmark · Host: Canada
- Bronze
- Italy
- Fourth
- Canada
20081 gold, 1 silverSilver2 bronzesGoldGold: CanadaFinal: 12–6 · Silver: Denmark · Host: Canada
- Bronze
- France
- Fourth
- United States
2006Silver2 golds3rdGold: FranceFinal: 46–32 · Silver: Denmark · Host: South Korea
- Bronze
- Thailand
- Fourth
- Austria
2004Gold3rdSilverGoldGold: AustriaFinal: 26–24 · Silver: Germany · Host: France
- Bronze
- France
- Fourth
- Japan
2002Gold1 silver, 1 bronzeSilverGold: AustriaFinal: 6–0 · Silver: Germany · Host: Austria
- Bronze
- France
- Fourth
- Sweden
India at the World Championships
India has not played. The 2026 teams from Asia and Oceania came through the 2025 Asia-Oceania championships: Japan, Australia and American Samoa for the men; China, Japan and Australia for the women. India's men, entered by the American Football Federation of India, were 11th at both Asia-Oceania championships: in 2023 they won one of five group games, and in 2025 lost both group games and both consolation games. A news report says India withdrew from the 2024 world championships in Finland because of visa problems.
More about this tournament
Women's finals
| Year | Host | Gold | Final | Silver | Bronze | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Germany | Canada | 27–20 | United States | Mexico | Great Britain |
| 2024 | Finland | United States | 31–18 | Mexico | Japan | Austria |
| 2021 | Israel | United States | 31–21 | Mexico | Austria | Brazil |
| 2018 | Panama | United States | 27–12 | Panama | Canada | Mexico |
| 2016 | United States | Panama | 35–22 | Austria | Mexico | Canada |
| 2014 | Italy | Canada | 32–21 | United States | Austria | Mexico |
| 2012 | Sweden | Mexico | 33–32 | United States | France | Austria |
| 2010 | Canada | Canada | 31–18 | United States | Austria | Mexico |
| 2008 | Canada | Mexico | 27–18 | Canada | France | United States |
| 2006 | South Korea | France | 46–32 | Japan | Finland | Sweden |
| 2004 | France | Mexico | 42–12 | Finland | Sweden | France |
| 2002 | Austria | Sweden | not given | France | none | none |
The 2002 women's championship has no bronze in the article (11 bronzes in its medal table). The 2006 women's final and bronze scores (46–32, 45–33) are the same as the men's that year; left as found.
Medal tables
| Men | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Denmark | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mexico | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |