August 13, 2018
Men and Women will take on Austria in quarterfinals
Football Canada – Panama City, Panama (August 12, 2018) – It was a winning day for both of the Canadian National Teams at the 2018 IFAF Flag Football World Championships in Panama City, Panama on Saturday.
After a tough day against stiff opponents on Friday, the Men’s team began Day 3 of the round-robin against Guatemala. Canadas offence got rolling and by halftime, they led the Guatemalans 33-6. Both the offence and defence continued to work hard and won the game 52-6.
In their second game, the Men’s team drew host Panama. Trying to deal with the challenges of playing on the host’s turf in front of their hometown crowd, the Canadians prevailed 39-24 to end the round-robin with a 3-2 record.
Now, the Canadian men will battle Austria at 10:15am EST in the quarterfinals.
As for the Women’s National Team, they too opened the day against Guatemala. At halftime, the Canadians held an 18-0 advantage. The team never had to look back as they scored a 44-0 shutout win over the Guatemalans.
Next for the Canadians was Japan. The Japanese women provided a challenge in the first half, but Canada maintained a 22-13 lead at halftime. However, it was all Canada in the second half and the team cruised to a 42-13 victory over Japan to earn a 3-2 record at the end of round-robin play.
The women will now face Austria Sunday at 9:00am EST in the quarterfinals
For streaming information as well as schedule, rosters and information on the event can be found on the event page HERE.
For more information about the event, please visit www.footballcanada.com.
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Established in 1884, Football Canada is the national governing body of amateur football in Canada and a proud member of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). Working closely with the provincial football associations, we develop programs and resources for players, coaches, officials in the three disciplines of Tackle, Flag and Touch Football. Football Canada’s vision statement is “from playground to stadium” where players can participate in the game of football throughout a lifetime recreationally, competitively and internationally.