2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |
 United States
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| Dates | June 30 – July 8 |
| No. of nations | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 Canada
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Runner-up 
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United States
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Third-place 
|
 Japan
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← 2009
2014 →
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The 2012 IFAF U-19 World Championship took place in 2012 at Austin, Texas. These championship match the world’s eight best high school-aged (19 and under) national American football teams from five continents shall be played at Burger Stadium in Austin Texas. The action began on Saturday, June 30 and ran through Saturday, July 8. To win the Gold Medal #2 ranked Canada had to defeat #7 Sweden, #3 Japan and finally #1 USA in the Championship game. The hard road to success turned in a fantastic finish to a great tournament. In doing so, Canada avenged its 50-7 loss in the 2011 IFAF World Championship (which was composed of adult competitors) and handed the U.S. national team its first ever loss in international competition.
Three nations from the 2009 U-19 World Championship failed to qualify for this year's event - Mexico, Germany and New Zealand.
http://www.u19championship.com/
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