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first contested in 1999. Since 2007 the women's teams have also contested the cup. The men's matches are contested between the United States men's team ("The

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") and Canada's men's team ("The Northwind") while the women's matches are contested between the United States women's team ("The

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") and Canada's women's team ("The Northern Lights"). The cup is historically paused during the

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year to enable the countries to compete at that tournament. Between 2015 and 2021 the cup went into recess for several reasons, primarily due to the

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followed by the

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Men's Results

USAFL full past results for USA vs Canada
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Women's Results

References

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