Venues
The championship will take place at Düsseldorf's flag football complex in Garath. The complex was inaugurated by the City of Düsseldorf and the New England Patriots in April 2025.[5] Two fields are within the complex, which are the New England Patriots Flag Football Field and the Sebastian Vollmer Flag Football Field.[6]
Teams
Qualifiers
The International Federation of American Football introduced a new qualifying format for the Flag Football World Championships.[7]
- 16 teams for each division (men's and women's)
- Host nation automatically qualifies
- Qualification via IFAF Continental Championships, in which the quotas are,
- Europe: 6 berths
- Americas: 4 berths
- Asia-Oceania: 2 berths (one for each continent)
- Africa: 1 berth
- Additional merit-based allocations for two continents based on past performances
- A maximum of six teams per continent (not including hosts)
2025 continental champions
Groups
The 16 teams are sorted into four groups of four based on the IFAF World Rankings in serpentine order.[8]
On 10 August 2026, the Nigerian Federation of American Football informed the International Federation of American Football of their withdrawal due to the inability of the traveling delegation to secure the necessary visas in time for the tournament.[9] As there was no time to replace Nigeria, all their matches were forfeited with a score of 1-0.
Results
Placement matches
9th place bracket
| First round | | 9th-12th place semi-finals | | 9th place |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 August | | | | | |
|
| .svg.png) Australia | 39 |
| 15 August |
|  Slovenia | 26
| |
| Australia | 8 |
| 14 August |
| |  China | 46
| |
| China | 35 |
| | 16 August |
|  Brazil | 27
| |
| China | 14 |
| 14 August |
| |  Japan | 27
|
|  Italy | 1 |
| 15 August | |
|  Nigeria | 0
| |
| Italy | 24 |
| 14 August |
| | Japan | 41
| | 11th place |
| Japan | 40 |
| | 16 August |
|  France | 21
| |
| Australia | 20 |
| |
| Italy | 26
|
|
13th place bracket
| 13th-16th place semi-finals | | 13th place |
| | | | | | |
| 15 August | | |
|
| Nigeria | 0 |
| 15 August |
| France | 1
| |
| France | 34 |
| 15 August |
| | Slovenia | 26
|
| Slovenia | 40 |
| |
| Brazil | 26
| |
| 15th place |
| |
| 15 August |
|
| Nigeria | 0 |
|
| Brazil | 1
|
Television
In May 2026, streaming network DAZN acquired global broadcasting rights to all IFAF events in a multi-year agreement, including the women's world championship.[10]
In Canada, all games are also broadcast on CBC Gem and the CBC Sports website.[11]
References
- ↑ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (August 30, 2024). "Doucette helms US to fifth straight flag football world title as sport readies for Olympic debut". The Guardian. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Flag Football LA 2028 Qualification System" (PDF). International Federation of American Football. 31 January 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ↑ "Canada women clinch berth in LA 2028 with semifinal win at flag football world championships". CBC Sports. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). August 15, 2026. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
- ↑ Collins, Ben (16 August 2026). "GB women narrowly defeated in Olympic qualifier". BBC Sport. London, England. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ CWA (2025-07-31). "Düsseldorf to host 2026 IFAF Flag Football World Championships". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ "Big Football Celebration in Düsseldorf: New England Patriots Open Their First Flag Football Field in Germany with Nearly 2,000 People". www.patriots.com. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Preston, Michael (2025-02-11). "FFWC Qualifying". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- ↑ Preston, Michael (2025-11-25). "Groups Announced For 2026 IFAF World Flag in Dusseldorf". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 2026-03-25.
- ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Federation of American Football, the National Sports Commission of Nigeria and the Nigerian Federation of American Football". International Federation of American Football (IFAF). 10 August 2026. Archived from the original on 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- ↑ Cunningham, Euan (21 May 2026). "DAZN in global IFAF flag football rights touchdown". Sportcal. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
- ↑ "Canadian teams go undefeated on Day 1 of flag football world championships". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 13, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
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Canada (3rd title)
United States
Mexico
Germany
Austria
Great Britain
Spain
Panama
