American football at the 2005 World Games
2005 World Games – American football
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Host |
Duisburg
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Dates |
July 15–17, 2005
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Teams |
4
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Podium
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Champions |
Germany
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Runners-up |
Sweden
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Third place |
France
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American football was a demonstration sport at the World Games 2005 at the MSV-Arena in Duisburg, Germany. The semi-finals were held on July 15 and the medal games two days later. The Final was won by host team Germany who beat Sweden 20–6. Bronze medal was won by France, who beat Australia 14–0
It was the first, and until 2017 only American football tournament at the World Games.
Medals table
Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Germany (GER)
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Sweden (SWE)
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France (FRA)
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Participants
Four teams took part in this tournament:
Bracket
Details
Semifinal: France vs Sweden
Semifinal #1 – Sweden 29, France 7
at MSV-Arena
- Date: July 15, 2005
- Game time: 1:59 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: cloudy,40% rain
- Game attendance: 1,750
- Referee: A.Olilla
- Reference:[1]
Semifinal: Germany vs Australia
Semifinal #2 – Germany 31, Australia 0
at MSV-Arena
- Date: July 15, 2005
- Reference:[2]
Bronze medal game: France vs Australia
Bronze medal game – France 14, Australia 0
at MSV-Arena
- Date: July 17, 2005
- Game time: 2:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: sunny
- Game attendance: 5,500
- Referee: A.Olilla
- Reference:[3]
The Final: Sweden vs Germany
Final – Germany 20, Sweden 6
at MSV-Arena
- Date: July 17, 2005
- Game time: 5:59 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: light clouds
- Game attendance: 16,005
- Referee: M.Introini
- Reference:[4]
See also
References
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