US Men and Canada Women Win Flag Football World Titles as Spots Earned for the Los Angeles Olympics
Canada’s women capped a perfect tournament with a 27-20 win over the United States, while the men earned a 2028 Olympic berth.
- On Sunday, Canada's men's flag football team secured a spot at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics by defeating Mexico 34-26 in the bronze-medal game at the International Federation of American Football World Championships in Duesseldorf, Germany.
- The Canadian women's team capped a perfect tournament by defeating the three-time defending champion United States 27-20 for the World Championship title, having already qualified for the Games.
- Quarterback Michael O'Connor led the men's victory with 294 yards and five touchdowns; Former NFL tight-end Antony Auclair added 149 receiving yards and two scores.
- Frédérique Morneau threw three touchdown passes for the women, while Sara Parker connected with Caroline Moquin-Joubert for another score to complete their undefeated run.
- Both squads will now prepare for the Games, which introduces flag football as an Olympic event for the first time in two years.
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Mexico's women's flag football team is Olympics-bound after taking bronze at World Championships
Mexico’s women’s flag football team secured an invitation to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics by winning the bronze medal last week at the Flag Football World Championships in Düsseldorf, Germany. On the men’s side, Canada prevented Mexico from joining their female counterparts in Los Angeles, forcing overtime with 18 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the third-place match at 26-26. The Canadians scored a touchdown and made a 2-point conversio…
US men and Canada women win flag football world titles
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The United States successfully defended the men’s title at the flag football world championships on Sunday but lost the women’s title to Canada, while Mexico’s women and Canada’s men earned qualification spots for the 2028 Olympic Games…
At the 2028 World Flag Football Championships, which will be part of the Olympic Games, the US men and, surprisingly, the Canadian women won gold.
U.S. men, Canada women win flag football world titles, qualify for L.A. Olympics
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The United States successfully defended the men’s title at the flag football world championships on Aug. 16 but lost the women’s title to Canada, while Mexico’s women and Canada’s men earned qualification spots for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The U.S. men beat Italy, 46-26, to secure a sixth straight […]
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