American football at the 2005 World Games

2005 World Games – American football
HostGermany Duisburg
DatesJuly 15–17, 2005
Teams4
Podium
Champions Germany
Runners-up Sweden
Third place France

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 Silver Bronze
 Germany (GER)  Sweden (SWE)  France (FRA)

Participants

American football game during the 2005 World Games.

Four teams took part in this tournament:

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 15 - MSV-Arena
 
 
 France 7
 
July 17 - MSV-Arena
 
 Sweden 29
 
 Sweden 6
 
July 15 - MSV-Arena
 
 Germany 20
 
 Germany 31
 
 
 Australia 0
 
Third place
 
 
July 17 - MSV-Arena
 
 
 France 14
 
 
 Australia 0

Details

Semifinal: France vs Sweden

Semifinal #1 – Sweden 29, France 7
1 2 34Total
 France 0 0 077
 Sweden 0 17 01229

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
1 2 34Total
 Germany 10 7 7731
 Australia 0 0 000

at MSV-Arena

  • Date: July 15, 2005
  • Reference:[2]

Bronze medal game: France vs Australia

Bronze medal game – France 14, Australia 0
1 2 34Total
 France 7 0 7014
 Australia 0 0 000

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
1 2 34Total
 Sweden 3 0 306
 Germany 0 0 71320

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

  1. "France vs. Sweden" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
  2. "Germany vs. Australia" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
  3. "France vs. Australia" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
  4. "Germany vs. Sweden" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
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