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1999 IFAF World Championship

American football tournament

Field	Value
tourney_name	1999 IFAF World Championship
year	1999
datefrom	24 June
dateto	4 July
host	Italy
nations	6
champion	Japan
champion-flagvar	1947
runnerup	Mexico
third	Sweden
games	8
succeeded by	2003

| champion-flagvar = 1947 The 1999 IFAF World Championship was the inaugural IFAF World Championship, an international American football championship run by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). It was played in Palermo, Italy from 24 June to 4 July 1999. The tournament was contested by six nations and was won by Japan.

Participants

Rosters

Group stage

Group A

Pld	W	L	PF	PA

2	2	0	143	0
2	1	1	28	61
2	0	2	7	117

Group B

Pld	W	L	PF	PA

2	2	0	78	14
2	1	1	36	30
2	0	2	6	76

Fifth place match

Third place match

Final

Both teams entered the gold medal game undefeated in group play. The Mexico defense had not allowed any points, shutting out their two previous opponents, and the Mexican offense was impressive in beating Finland 89-0 (the most points ever in an IFAF Tournament game) and Italy 54-0. The Championship Game was a defensive struggle, with both teams committing turnovers (5 by Mexico, 2 by Japan), and for the first time in the tournament, Mexico did not score a point in any quarter. Japan held a slight advantage in total yards gained (233 to Mexico's 198). In overtime, Japan scored first on 5 yard pass from Sunaga to Abe. The extra point kick was wide, and Japan led 6-0. As they had all game, the Japanese defense kept Mexico out of the endzone, sealing the victory for Japan.

Winner

1999 IFAF World Cup winners
[[File:Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg	100px	border]]
JAPAN
First title

Statistics

Pos	Games	Win	Lose	Points for	Points against	Difference
1	3	3	0	84	14	+70
2	3	2	1	143	6	+137
3	3	2	1	74	43	+31
4	3	1	2	41	99	-58
5	3	1	2	16	83	-67
6	3	0	3	14	127	-113

References

Kelly, Roger. (24 November 2018). "First ever IFAF World Cup of American Football featured in NFL Films". American Football International.

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