2022 IFAF Women's World Championship

The 2022 IFAF Women's World Championship was the fourth IFAF Women's World Championship, an American football competition for women. It was held between July 30 and August 7, 2022, after originally having been planned for 2021. The tournament was hosted at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion in Vantaa, Finland.[1] The defending champion is the United States.

2022 IFAF Women's World Championship
2021 IFAF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation Finland
DatesJuly 30 – August 7
No. of nations8
Champions  United States
Runner-up  Great Britain
Third-place  Finland
← 2017
TBA →

On the eve of the tournament, Mexico announced that they would not be able to make it to Finland for their first round game against Great Britain, putting their participation in the tournament in jeopardy.[2] The next day it was announced that Great Britain would win their quarterfinal matchup with Mexico on walk over.[3]

Participating teams
TeamFinals appearanceLast appearanceBest appearance
 United States4th20171st (2010, 2013, 2017)
 Canada4th20172nd (2010, 2013, 2017)
 Mexico2nd20173rd (2017)
 Finland4th20173rd (2010, 2013)
 Sweden3rd20135th (2010, 2013)
 Great Britain2nd20174th (2017)
 Australia2nd20176th (2017)
 Germany3rd20134th (2010, 2013)

Bracket
5th Place Game5th-8th Place PlayoffsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
1 United States63
8 Germany0
8 Germany61 United States28
5 Sweden04 Finland10
4 Finland49
5 Sweden0
8 Germany01 United States42
3 Mexico286 Great Britain14
2 Canada33
7 Australia6
7th Place Game7 Australia62 Canada133rd Place Game
3 Mexico346 Great Britain20
5 Sweden03 Mexico4 Finland19
7 Australia76 Great Britainw/o2 Canada17

Games

Gameday One

Source:[4]

Period 1 2 34Total
 Mexico 0 0 000
 Great Britain 0 0 000

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: July 30
  • Game time: 10:00
  • Great Britain defeated Mexico on walkover, as Mexico failed to appear for the game.
Period 1 2 34Total
 Canada 6 14 31033
 Australia 6 0 006

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: July 30
  • Game time: 13:00
  • Game attendance: 555
  • Referee: Jessica Ringelstein, Germany
  • The two teams started out scoring a touchdown each with both teams failing to convert their PAT, leaving the score level after the first quarter. After the first quarter, however, Canada pulled away, scoring three more touchdowns and two field goals while keeping Australia from scoring any more points. The game's MVP awards were presented to Canada's quarterback Maude Lacasse (passing for 133 yards 1 touchdown, and 1 interception, while also rushing for 37 yards) and Australia's wide receiver Jordan Di Mizio (with 7 catches for 52 yards and 1 touchdown).
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
 Finland 7 14 141449
 Sweden 0 0 000

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: July 30
  • Game time: 16:30
  • Game attendance: 828
  • Referee: Desirée S. Abrams, United States
  • Finland beat Sweden thanks in part to a dominant defensive performance, where the Swedes were kept to negative offensive yardage in the first half, as well as an imposing performance by running back Tytti Kuusinen who rushed for three touchdowns. The game's MVP awards were presented to Finland's Kuusinen and Sweden's linebacker Elin Thimfors.
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
 United States 21 14 141463
 Germany 0 0 000

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: July 30
  • Game time: 19:30
  • Game attendance: 355
  • Referee: Veikko Lamminsalo, Finland
  • The heavily favored United States secured a dominant win as the team started scoring early and kept scoring throughout the game, putting up nine touchdowns. The Germans were held to a mere 17 yards of offense. The game's MVP awards were presented to USA's quarterback Brittany Bushman and Germany's defensive back Dora Jung.
Game information

Gameday Two

Source:[5]

Period 1 2 34Total
 Australia 0 0 606
 Mexico 14 6 8634

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: August 3
  • Game time: 10:00
  • Game attendance: 232
  • Referee: Jessica Ringelstein, Germany
  • The game's MVP awards were given to Mexico's quarterback Maria Cruz and Australia's defensive back Shannon Whale
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
 Germany 0 0 606
 Sweden 0 0 000

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: August 3
  • Game time: 13:00
  • Game attendance: 357
  • Referee: Veikko Lamminsalo, Finland
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
 United States 7 0 14728
 Finland 3 7 0010

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: August 3
  • Game time: 16:30
  • Game attendance: 919
  • Referee: Jim Kaya, Sweden
  • The game was even fought before half time with multiple lead changes, before the US were able to capitalize on a key turnover early in the third quarter to grab the lead and then stifle Finland's attack to the point where the Fins would not score again in the game. The game's MVP awards were given to USA's running back D'Ajah Scott and Finland's linebacker Essi Saastamoinen.
Game information
Period 1 2 34Total
 Canada 7 0 6013
 Great Britain 0 13 0720

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: August 3
  • Game time: 19:30
  • Game attendance: 565
  • Referee: Desirée S. Abrams, United States
  • In a defensive battle that came down to the game's last seconds, Great Britain was able to mount a 9 play, 40 yard drive in the fourth quarter to get the winning touchdown and send the team to its first ever World Championship final. The game's MVP awards were given to Canada's defensive back Harmine Leo and Great Britain's defensive back Phoebe Schecter
Game information

Gameday Three

Source:[6]

Period 1 2 34Total
 Sweden 0 0 077
 Australia 0 0 000

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 10:00
  • Controversy going into the 7th place game as Sweden had some of their top players sanctioned by IFAF for off field misdemeanours, despite protests from both teams. A tight back and forth ground game was broken in the 4th quarter by Casey Byrne of WA on a 75 yard rush. The PAT was snapped by Grace Murphy of ACT, held by Xanthe Grey of WA, and kicked by Marissa Hayes of QLD. Australia went on to hold out Sweden in the dying minutes to record their first ever win at the IFAF Women's World Championships.
Period 1 2 34Total
 Mexico 0 0 000
 Germany 0 0 000

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 13:00
Period 1 2 34Total
 Canada 0 0 000
 Finland 0 0 000

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 16:30
Period 1 2 34Total
 United States 0 0 000
 Great Britain 0 0 000

at Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion, Vantaa

  • Date: August 7
  • Game time: 19:30

References
  1. "Fan Info". jenkkifutis.fi. Retrieved 30 Jul 2022.
  2. "Women's World Championship: Mexico forced to postpone opening game". AFI. 29 Jul 2022. Retrieved 30 Jul 2022.
  3. BAFA [@bafaofficial] (30 Jul 2022). "Tomorrow's rescheduled game against Mexico is cancelled. GB will win on walk over. This is incredibly disappointing for all players, coaches and support staff but we are dealing with this and must now put all our efforts into our next game. #NGI #HER @IFAFMedia" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 Jul 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. "Gameday I - 30.7". jenkkifutis.fi. Retrieved 30 Jul 2022.
  5. "Gameday II - 3.8". jenkkifutis.fi. Retrieved 1 Aug 2022.
  6. "Gameday III - 7.8". jenkkifutis.fi. Retrieved 30 Jul 2022.
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