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2009 IFAF Junior World Cup

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Host nation
  
United States

No. of nations
  
8

Runner-up
  
Canada

Dates
  
June 27 – July 5

Champions
  
United States

Third-place
  
Japan

2009 IFAF Junior World Cup

The IFAF Junior World Cup took place in 2009 at Canton, Ohio. JWC games between the world’s eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national teams from five continents were played at Canton’s historic Fawcett Stadium, home of the NFL’s annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, adjacent to the Hall. The action began on Saturday, June 27 and continued on Wednesday, July 1 and Saturday, July 4, before the Championship Game on Sunday, July 5.

Contents

Participants

  •  United States (qualified automatically as host)
  •  Japan (Invitee)
  •  Canada (Invitee)
  •  Mexico (Winner of North American Playoff)
  •  New Zealand (Winner of Oceania Playoff)
  •  Germany (European champion)
  •  Sweden (European Runner-Up)
  •  France (European 3rd Place)

    • Seeding

  • 1.  Canada
  • 2.  United States
  • 3.  Mexico
  • 4.  Japan
  • 5.  Germany
  • 6.  Sweden
  • 7.  France
  • 8.  New Zealand

    • Qualifying

    North America:

    Oceanic:

    Europe: The European teams qualified via the 2008 EFAF European Junior Championship.

    References

    2009 IFAF Junior World Cup Wikipedia
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