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Panama cedes Flag Football World Cup crown to US

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Two years after winning the Flag Football World Cup, Panama lost the title to the United States on Sunday, March 12 at the Maracana stadium.

In the final. After a good 6-0 start, the Americans went up 7-6 and led the first half with a 20-12 advantage. In the second period, a touchdown put the final score at 27-12.

The Panamanian team reached the final after their group stage defeating the Czech Republic (51-0), Canada (31-20), Brazil (42-12), Japan (38-6) and Guatemala (45-0).

In the quarterfinals, Panama ousted Denmark (52-13) and in the semifinals defeated Mexico (45-13).

In 2016, in its third participation, Panama won the World Cup in Miami,  defeating Austria 35-21.

 

https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panama/panama-cedes-flag-football-world-cup-crown-to-us

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Moderator comment: Posted for clarification. Normally this US-centric news article would not be posted on CL. However, the above article says that this sporting event was held in March, which doesn't make sense. The below article makes it clear that this championship competition was on August 12, 2018. (Also Panama is mentioned toward the bottom of the article.)


 

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Team USA sweeps gold medals at 2018 IFAF Flag Football World Championship

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The United States Men’s and Women’s teams captured the gold medals at the 2018 IFAF Flag Football World Championship held at at Maracana Stadium in Panama City, Panama.

The Team USA men’s team defeated Austria 19-13 in the gold medal final, Sunday, August 12, to three peat as IFAF Flag Football World Champions. 

The United States went undefeated (5-0) in the group stage and then downed Team Israel in the quarterfinals and Denmark in the semifinal. Austria entered the playoffs with a 3-2 record but took care of Team Canada in the quarterfinal and then avenged an earlier defeat by beating Mexico in the semifinals.

The Americans had beaten Austria in the Group Stage 38-24 but Team Austria, buoyed by their upset playoff wins, pushed Team USA to the limit. MVP of the championship final was Greg Meek from the United States.

On the women’s side, Team USA surprised the defending world champions from Panama, beating them 27-12 in the gold medal final in a game played in front of 2,000 wildly cheering hometown fans.

The United States entered the playoffs with a 4-0 record while Panama were also undefeated (5-0). The Americans then defeated Japan in the quarterfinals and Team Canada in the semifinals. Panama got past Team Denmark in their quarterfinal matchup and then turned back Mexico in the semis.

MVP of the women’s gold medal game was Vanita Krouch of Team USA

Final Standings

Men

1. USA
2. Austria
3. Denmark
4. Mexico
5. Israel
6. Canada
7. Panama
8. Japan
9. Guatemala
10. India

Women

1. USA
2. Panama
3. Canada
4. Mexico
5. Austria
6. Brazil
7. Japan
8. Denmark
9. Czech Republic
10. Guatemala
11. Israel

 

http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/team-usa-sweeps-gold-medals-at-2018-ifaf-flag-football-world-championship/

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