The American football tournament at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław was an invitation sport. It was played between 22 and 24 July. There were 172 competitors, from 4 nations, that participated in the tournament. The competition took place at Olympic Stadium.
Following the 2015 split between IFAF Paris and IFAF New York, IFAF Paris expelled USA Football in 2017.[1] USA Football was replaced by the United States Federation of American Football in Paris, while New York retained USA Football as their active member. Since IFAF Paris was recognized by the IWGA and International Olympic Committee at the time, the United States Federation of American Football was permitted to organize the United States national American football team for the 2017 World Games.
Players, mainly professional Americans playing in Europe, were chosen for the team on May 31, 2017. Players were promised full funding from the United States Federation of American Football; however, the funding was withdrawn just days before the competition and players had to provide their own transportation to Wroclaw. As a result, most of the team withdrew from the competition and were instead replaced by volunteers who were already in Europe at the time.[2] Most of the team arrived the day before their opening match vs the Germany national American football team. The mistake-prone Americans lost to Germany 13–14, which was the first loss ever for a United States national American football team in international competition.
^McKeon, John (9 May 2017). "IFAF Paris expels USA Football from American football". American Football International.
^Dias, Matheus (5 August 2017). "Last minute disorganization led to Team USA struggles and 3rd place at 2017 World Games". American Football International.
american, football, 2017, world, games, american, football, tournament, 2017, world, games, wrocław, invitation, sport, played, between, july, there, were, competitors, from, nations, that, participated, tournament, competition, took, place, olympic, stadium, . The American football tournament at the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw was an invitation sport It was played between 22 and 24 July There were 172 competitors from 4 nations that participated in the tournament The competition took place at Olympic Stadium American footballat the 2017 World GamesVenueOlympic StadiumDates22 24 July 2017Competitors172 from 4 nations 2005 Contents 1 Team USA situation 2 Qualification 2 1 Men s tournament 3 Competition schedule 4 Medal table 5 Event 6 Men s competition 6 1 Knockout stage 7 References 8 External linksTeam USA situation editFollowing the 2015 split between IFAF Paris and IFAF New York IFAF Paris expelled USA Football in 2017 1 USA Football was replaced by the United States Federation of American Football in Paris while New York retained USA Football as their active member Since IFAF Paris was recognized by the IWGA and International Olympic Committee at the time the United States Federation of American Football was permitted to organize the United States national American football team for the 2017 World Games Players mainly professional Americans playing in Europe were chosen for the team on May 31 2017 Players were promised full funding from the United States Federation of American Football however the funding was withdrawn just days before the competition and players had to provide their own transportation to Wroclaw As a result most of the team withdrew from the competition and were instead replaced by volunteers who were already in Europe at the time 2 Most of the team arrived the day before their opening match vs the Germany national American football team The mistake prone Americans lost to Germany 13 14 which was the first loss ever for a United States national American football team in international competition Qualification editMen s tournament edit Means of qualification Date QualifiedHost country 23 April 2016 nbsp PolandIFAF Americas Qualifiers nbsp United StatesIFAF Asia Qualifiers nbsp Japan withdrew IFAF Europe Qualifiers nbsp GermanyReallocation nbsp FranceCompetition schedule editLegend M MatchThu 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 Sun 23M1 M2Medal table editRankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp France10012 nbsp Germany01013 nbsp United States0011Totals 3 entries 1113Event editEvent Gold Silver BronzeMen s tournamentdetails nbsp France nbsp Germany nbsp United StatesMen s competition editMain article American football at the 2017 World Games Men s tournament Knockout stage edit Games consisted of four 7 minute quarters in regulation time SemifinalsGold medal match 22 July nbsp United States13 24 July nbsp Germany14 nbsp Germany6 22 July nbsp France14 nbsp Poland2 nbsp France28 Bronze medal match 24 July nbsp United States14 nbsp Poland7References edit McKeon John 9 May 2017 IFAF Paris expels USA Football from American football American Football International Dias Matheus 5 August 2017 Last minute disorganization led to Team USA struggles and 3rd place at 2017 World Games American Football International External links editInternational Federation of American Football Schedule Medalists Results book Portals nbsp American football nbsp Poland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American football at the 2017 World Games amp oldid 1178792136, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
