The

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tournament at the

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was an invitation sport. It was played between 22 and 24 July. There were 172 competitors, from 4 nations, that participated in the tournament. The competition took place at

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Team USA situation

Following the 2015 split between IFAF Paris and IFAF New York, IFAF Paris expelled USA Football in 2017. USA Football was replaced by the

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in Paris, while New York retained USA Football as their active member. Since IFAF Paris was recognized by the

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and

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at the time, the

was permitted to organize the United States national American football team for the

. Players, mainly professional Americans playing in Europe, were chosen for the team on May 31, 2017. Players were promised full funding from the

; however, the funding was withdrawn just days before the competition and players had to provide their own transportation to Wroclaw. As a result, most of the team withdrew from the competition and were instead replaced by volunteers who were already in Europe at the time. Most of the team arrived the day before their opening match vs the

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. The mistake-prone Americans lost to Germany 13–14, which was the first loss ever for a United States national American football team in international competition.

Qualification

Men's tournament

Competition schedule

Medal table

Event

Men's competition

Knockout stage

Games consisted of four 7-minute quarters in regulation time.

References

External links

International Federation of American Football

Schedule

Medalists

Results book
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