2015 IFAF World Championship qualification

This article describes the qualification for the 2015 IFAF World Championship. The final tournament was to be contested by twelve teams, but five teams that later qualify withdrew from the tournament. Sweden qualified automatically as original hosts of the tournament but was among the teams that withdrew. The United States hosted the tournament instead which would have still automatically qualified as defending world champions if Sweden did not withdrew from the tournament.

Asian qualifiers

South Korea vs. Kuwait
Kuwait at Korea
1 234Total
 Kuwait 0 700 7
•  South Korea 21 142014 69

The Kuwait Gridiron Football National team lost the first Asian World Championship Qualifier against Korea by a score of 69–7.

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan defeated Philippines 86–0 in Tokyo to secure a spot in the final tournament.[1][2]

Philippines at Japan
1 234Total
 Philippines 0 000 0
•  Japan 30 142121 86
  • Date: April 26
  • Location: VITAL Field, Tokyo, Japan
  • Game start: 1:00 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:50
  • Game attendance: 931

2014 European Championship

The European participants won a seed in the tournament by finishing top-3 in the 2014 EFAF European Championship.

Germany vs. Austria
Austria at Germany
1 234OTTotal
 Austria 0 90810 27
•  Germany 14 00313 30
  • Date: June 7
  • Location: Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria
  • Game start: 19:00 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 27.000

The first seed is for Germany for being the champion and the second is Austria who was the runner-up. Both teams played the gold medal game were the defending champion Germany won during overtime the host team Austria by a score of 30 to 27.

Finland vs. France
France at Finland
1 234Total
•  France 7 7147 35
 Finland 0 7014 21
  • Date: June 7
  • Location: Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria
  • Game start: 14:00 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 15.000

The last seed was for the third place France by beating Finland during the European Championship bronze medal game with a score of 35 to 21.

African qualifiers

Egypt vs. Morocco
Morocco at Egypt
1 234Total
•  Morocco 8 0612 26
 Egypt 0 060 6
  • Date: December 13
  • Location: German University in Cairo Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
  • Game start: 15:00 PM

The first participation of Africa on the IFAF World Championship Competition. The qualifier was decided in one game the December 13, 2014. Between the two teams Egypt and Morocco. It was held in Cairo, Egypt.

American qualifiers

USA will be the first representative as the reigning champion by winning the 2011 IFAF World Championship. IFAF Americas have three more spots; the first two will be represented by Canada and Mexico respectively, these countries qualified directly by finishing second and fourth at the last World Championship.

Panama vs. Brazil
Brazil at Panama
1 234Total
•  Brazil 7 766 26
 Panama 7 070 14
  • Date: January 31, 2015
  • Location: Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama
  • Game start: 18:00 PM

Panama as the champion of the Central American Bowl will play a game for the last seed in the road to the IFAF World Championship 2015, facing the national team of Brazil. The game is going to be held on January 31, 2015 being Panama the host nation.

Oceanian Qualifier

References
  1. "Japan vs. Philippines game report" (PDF). japan.americanfootball.jp. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  2. "JAPAN QUALIFIES FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WITH ROUT OF NEWCOMER PHILIPPINES". IFAF. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
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