# American football at the 2005 World Games

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

Four teams took part in this tournament:
* Australia
* France
* Germany (host)
* Sweden

## Bracket

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

## Details
### Semifinal: France vs Sweden

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Sweden | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 29 |
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:
Game information :
Scoring
2nd Quarter
SWE – C.Malm 58-yard pass from C.Haraldsson (J.Alnervik kick), 11:05. Sweden 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 58 yards, 0:08.
SWE – P.Lundqvist 37-yard interception return (J.Alnervik kick), 10:45. Sweden 14–0.
SWE – J.Alnervik 26-yard field goal, 5:47. Sweden 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:51.
4th Quarter
SWE – J.Alnervik 49-yard field goal, 11:16. Sweden 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:48.
FRA – R.Rousset 24-yard pass from J.Franco (G.Courtois kick), 9:07. Sweden 20–7. Drive: 1 plays, 24 yards, 0:00.
SWE – P.Lundqvist 39-yard interception return (J.Alnervik kick failed), 1:48. Sweden 26–7.
SWE – J.Alnervik 39-yard field goal, 1:35. Sweden 29–7. Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:12.
Leading passers
FRA – J.Franco – 14/30, 126 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
SWE – C.Haraldsson – 9/21, 137 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Leading rushers
FRA – S.Octobre – 14 rushes, 22 yards
SWE – K.Taalbi – 14 rushes, 48 yards
Leading receivers
FRA – R.Rousset – 5 rec, 47 yards, 1 TD
SWE – C.Malm – 3 rec, 68 yards, 1 TD :

### Semifinal: Germany vs Australia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Germany | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at MSV-Arena
* Date: July 15, 2005
* Reference:

### Bronze medal game: France vs Australia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| France | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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:
Game information :
Scoring
1st Quarter
FRA – L.Marceline 1-yard run (G.Courtois kick), 7:13. France 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 31 yards, 0:07.
3rd Quarter
FRA – D.Signori 4-yard pass from J.Franco (G.Courtois kick), 5:21. France 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:15.
Leading passers
FRA – J.Franco – 2/9, 6 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
AUS – B.Newton – 8/18, 111 yards
Leading rushers
FRA – L.Marceline – 13 rushes, 112 yards, 1 TD
AUS – A.Asher – 9 rushes, 10 yards
Leading receivers
FRA – D.Signori – 1 rec, 4 yards, 1 TD
AUS – P.Raveloson – 3 rec, 57 yards :

### The Final: Sweden vs Germany

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
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:
Game information :
Scoring
1st Quarter
SWE – J.Alnervik 33-yard field goal, 5:42. Sweden 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 6:18.
3rd Quarter
SWE – J.Alnervik 29-yard field goal, 7:22. Sweden 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:18.
GER – M.Biedenkapp 65-yard pass from J.Ullrich (M.Biedenkapp kick), 6:21. Germany 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01.
4th Quarter
GER – M.Biedenkapp 38-yard field goal, 9:19. Germany 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 4 yards, 2:30.
GER – C.Poschmann 33-yard pass from J.Ullrich (M.Biedenkapp kick), 4:42. Germany 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:36.
GER – M.Biedenkapp 34-yard field goal, 2:28. Germany 20–6. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:24.
Leading passers
SWE – C.Haraldsson – 11/30, 100 yards, 1 INT
GER – J.Ullrich – 11/25, 210 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Leading rushers
SWE – K.Taalbi – 22 rushes, 75 yards
GER – M.Falkowski – 5 rushes, 22 yards
Leading receivers
SWE – O.Dahlman – 5 rec, 49 yards
GER – M.Biedenkapp – 1 rec, 65 yards, 1 TD :