The 2014 IFAF U19 World Championship was the third edition of the
IFAF U19 World Championship, an international
American football
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tournament for junior teams (19 years and under, or
high school football
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-aged in the United States). It was hosted by Kuwait from July 7 to July 16, with four games each day of the 7th, 10th, 13th, and two medal games each on the 15th and 16th. The teams participating were
Canada
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, reigning champion;
Austria
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,
France
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and
Germany
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, which won qualification at the 2013 European Junior Championship;
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
, as host, in their first time in the tournament;
Japan
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, as Asia's participant;
USA
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representing the Americas; and
Mexico
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, which classified by beating Panama.
Participants & Seeding
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Scores
Group Stage
Group A
Game Day 1 - July 7th
Game Day 2 - July 10th
Game Day 3 - July 13th
Group B
Game Day 1 - July 7th
Game Day 2 - July 10th
Game Day 3 - July 13th
Medal Games
Game Day 4 - July 15th
Game Day 5 - July 16th
References
*http://ifaf.org/articles/view/1425
*http://ifaf.org/articles/view/1536
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IFAF
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International sports competitions hosted by Kuwait