| Field | Value |
|---|
| tourney_name | 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship |
| year | 2012 |
| datefrom | June 30 |
| dateto | July 8 |
| host | United States |
| nations | 8 |
| champion | Canada |
| runnerup | United States |
| third | Japan |
| games | 12 |
| preceded by | [2009](2009-ifaf-junior-world-championship) |
| succeeded by | [2014](2014-ifaf-u-19-world-championship) |
The 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship took place in 2012 at Austin, Texas. This championship that included the world's eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national American football teams from five continents was played at Burger Stadium in Austin, Texas, a football and soccer venue. The tournament was held from June 30 to July 8. Canada won gold, the United States silver, and Japan won a bronze in the tournament.
Participants and seeding
Three nations from the 2009 U-19 World Championship failed to qualify for this year's event: Mexico, Germany and New Zealand.
Bracket
Winners bracket
|Game 2 |JPN Japan |27 |France France | 6
|Game 3 |CAN Canada |43 |SWE Sweden | 0
|Game 1 |Panama Panama |0|Austria Austria |40
|Game 4 |USA United States |27|American Samoa American Samoa | 6
|Game 7|JPN Japan |24|CanadaCanada| 33
|Game 8|Austria Austria |7|USA USA|70
|Game 12|CanadaCanada| 23|USA USA| 17
|Game 11|JPN Japan| 7 |Austria Austria| 0
Consolation bracket
|Game 5|France France|41|SwedenSweden|0
|Game 6|Panama Panama|0|American SamoaAmerican Samoa|51
|Game 10|France France|14|American SamoaAmerican Samoa|27
|Game 9|SwedenSweden|54|Panama Panama|20
Scores
Game Day 1 - June 30
| Game 1: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | Panama Panama | 0 | 40 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Austria Austria | 12 | 14 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Game 2: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | 27 | 6 |
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| JPN Japan | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | |
| FRA France | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | |
| Game 3: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | CAN Canada | 43 | 0 |
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| 0 | 10 | 13 | 20 | | | | | |
| SWE Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Game 4: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | 27 | 6 |
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| USA United States | 13 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | | |
| American Samoa American Samoa | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | |
Game Day 2 - July 3
| Game 5: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | 41 | 0 |
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| France France | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | | | |
| Sweden Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Game 6: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | 0 | 51 |
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| Panama Panama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| American Samoa American Samoa | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | | | |
Game Day 3 - July 4
| Game 7: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | 24 | 33 |
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| Japan Japan | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | | | |
| Canada Canada | 14 | 9 | 0 | 10 | | | |
| Game 8: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | 7 | 70 |
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| Austria Austria | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| USA USA | 7 | 28 | 28 | 7 | | | |
Game Day 4 - July 6
| Game 9: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | 54 | 20 |
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| Sweden Sweden | 7 | 19 | 14 | 14 | | | |
| Panama Panama | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | |
| Game 10: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | 14 | 27 |
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| France France | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | | | |
| American Samoa American Samoa | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | | | |
Game Day 5 - July 7
| Game 11: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | 7 | 0 |
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| Japan Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | | | |
| Austria Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Game 12: Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | 23 | 17 |
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| Canada Canada | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| USA USA | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | | | |
Official website
http://www.u19championship.com/