# 2021 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship

The 2021 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championships was the 10th World Championships in men's flag football. The tournament took place in Jerusalem, Israel, from 6 to 8 December 2021.

## Venue

Denmark was scheduled to host the 2020 edition only for it to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) selected Israel to host the Flag Football World Championships for 2021. The Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem was originally scheduled to stage the men's and women's events, however, due to expected high winds the games were played at Teddy Stadium.

## Tournament groups

After the group ballot, 21 teams are divided into three groups of 5 and one group of 6. In the group stage each team plays each other once, while the second stage of the event includes play-offs and placement matches.
The two best teams of each group advance to the quarter-finals.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| France United States Spain India Chile | Team Neutral Austria Belarus South Korea Panama | Japan Italy Switzerland Brazil Denmark | Israel (hosts) Germany Slovakia Finland Mexico Thailand |

## Results
### Preliminary Round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 249 | 60 | +189 | Quarterfinals | — | 57–32 | 54–28 | 76–0 | 62–0 |
| 2 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 177 | 96 | +81 | Quarterfinals | 32–57 | — | 53–33 | 20–0 | 72–6 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 158 | 113 | +45 | 9th-12th place | 28–54 | 33–53 | — | 43–0 | 54–6 |
| 4 | Chile | 4 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 153 | −121 | 13th-16th place | 0–76 | 0–20 | 0–43 | — | 32–14 |
| 5 | India | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 220 | −194 | 17th-20th place | 0–62 | 6–72 | 6–54 | 14–32 | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | TNE | | |
| 1 | Panama | 4 | 4 | 0 | 201 | 32 | +169 | Quarterfinals | — | 32–14 | 56–6 | 50–6 | 63–6 |
| 2 | Austria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 44 | +58 | Quarterfinals | 14–32 | — | 14–0 | 34–6 | 40–6 |
| 3 | Team Neutral | 4 | 2 | 2 | 88 | 115 | −27 | 9th-12th place | 6–56 | 0–14 | — | 36–26 | 46–19 |
| 4 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 132 | −52 | 13th-16th place | 6–50 | 6–34 | 26–36 | — | 42–12 |
| 5 | Belarus | 4 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 191 | −148 | 17th-20th place | 6–63 | 6–40 | 19–46 | 12–42 | — |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 121 | +64 | Quarterfinals | — | 48–38 | 41–35 | 48–27 | 48–21 |
| 2 | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 1 | 149 | 76 | +73 | Quarterfinals | 38–48 | — | 39–6 | 40–22 | 32–0 |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 9th-12th place | 35–41 | 6–39 | — | 23–12 | 43–15 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 124 | −26 | 13th-16th place | 27–48 | 22–40 | 12–23 | — | 37–13 |
| 5 | Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 160 | −111 | 17th-20th place | 21–48 | 0–32 | 15–43 | 13–37 | — |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 234 | 134 | +100 | Quarterfinals | — | 44–34 | 48–41 | 40–25 | 48–20 | 54–14 |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 188 | 124 | +64 | Quarterfinals | 34–44 | — | 52–41 | 34–12 | 27–25 | 41–2 |
| 3 | Israel (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 247 | 125 | +122 | 9th-12th place | 41–48 | 41–52 | — | 48–13 | 61–12 | 56–0 |
| 4 | Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 146 | 153 | −7 | 13th-16th place | 25–40 | 12–34 | 13–48 | — | 40–19 | 56–12 |
| 5 | Finland | 5 | 1 | 4 | 124 | 182 | −58 | 17th-20th place | 20–48 | 25–27 | 12–61 | 19–40 | — | 48–6 |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 255 | −221 | 21st place | 14–54 | 2–41 | 0–56 | 12–56 | 6–48 | — |

### Knock-out stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 7 December | 7 December | | | |
| United States | 64 | | | |
| United States | 64 | 8 December | 8 December | | |
| Germany | 18 | 8 December | 8 December | |
| Germany | 18 | United States | 35 | |
| 7 December | 7 December | | United States | 35 | |
| 7 December | 7 December | Panama | 6 | |
| Panama | 39 | Panama | 6 | |
| Panama | 39 | | | | 8 December | 8 December |
| Denmark | 33 | | | | 8 December | 8 December |
| Denmark | 33 | | | | United States | 44 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | | | | United States | 44 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | | | Mexico | 41 |
| France | 28 | | | | Mexico | 41 |
| France | 28 | 8 December | 8 December | | | |
| Mexico | 48 | 8 December | 8 December | | | |
| Mexico | 48 | Mexico | 36 | | | |
| 7 December | 7 December | | Mexico | 36 | | | |
| 7 December | 7 December | Italy | 35 | | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| Austria | 24 | Italy | 35 | | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| Austria | 24 | | | | 8 December | 8 December |
| Italy | 27 | | | | 8 December | 8 December |
| Italy | 27 | | | | Panama | 45 |
| | | | | | Italy | 40 |

### Placement matches
#### 5th Place Bracket

| 5th–8th Place Semi-finals | 5th–8th Place Semi-finals | 5th Place | 5th Place |
| 7 December | 7 December |
| Germany | 20 |
| Germany | 20 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Austria | 28 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Austria | 28 | Austria | 31 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | Austria | 31 |
| 7 December | 7 December | France | 37 |
| Denmark | 27 | France | 37 |
| France | 37 | | |
| France | 37 | 7th Place | 7th Place |
| | | 7 December | 7 December |
| | | Germany | 31 |
| | | Denmark | 37 |

#### 9th Place Bracket

| 9th-11th Place Semi-finals | 9th-11th Place Semi-finals | 9th Place | 9th Place |
| 7 December | 7 December |
| Spain | 26 |
| Spain | 26 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Japan | 25 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Japan | 25 | Spain | 19 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | Spain | 19 |
| 7 December | 7 December | Israel | 59 |
| Team Neutral | 27 | Israel | 59 |
| Israel | 43 | | |
| Israel | 43 | 11th Place | 11th Place |
| | | 7 December | 7 December |
| | | Japan | 52 |
| | | Team Neutral | 19 |

#### 13th Place Bracket

| 13th-16th Place Semi-finals | 13th-16th Place Semi-finals | 13th Place | 13th Place |
| 7 December | 7 December |
| Chile | 6 |
| Chile | 6 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Switzerland | 47 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Switzerland | 47 | Switzerland | 27 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | Switzerland | 27 |
| 7 December | 7 December | Thailand | 39 |
| South Korea | 21 | Thailand | 39 |
| Thailand | 33 | | |
| Thailand | 33 | 15th Place | 15th Place |
| | | 7 December | 7 December |
| | | Chile | 0 |
| | | South Korea | 20 |

#### 17th Place Bracket

| 17th-20th Place Semi-finals | 17th-20th Place Semi-finals | 17th Place | 17th Place |
| 7 December | 7 December |
| India | 0 |
| India | 0 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Brazil | 62 | 7 December | 7 December |
| Brazil | 62 | Brazil | 33 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | Brazil | 33 |
| 7 December | 7 December | Finland | 27 |
| Belarus | 12 | Finland | 27 |
| Finland | 57 | | |
| Finland | 57 | 19th Place | 19th Place |
| | | 7 December | 7 December |
| | | India | 6 |
| | | Belarus | 32 |

## Ranking and statistics
### Final ranking

The top seven teams, not including the United States, qualified for the 2022 World Games.
| | United States |
| | Mexico |
| | Panama |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Austria |
| 7 | Denmark |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Israel |
| 10 | Spain |
| 11 | Japan |
| 12 | Team Neutral |
| 13 | Thailand |
| 14 | Switzerland |
| 15 | South Korea |
| 16 | Chile |
| 17 | Brazil |
| 18 | Finland |
| 19 | Belarus |
| 20 | India |
| 21 | Slovakia |