IFAF World Championship
| Upcoming season or competition: TBA | |
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| No. of teams | 12 (tournament) 71 (eligible national teams) |
| Most recent champion | United States (3rd title) |
| Most titles | United States (3 titles) |
| Official website | Official website |
The IFAF World Championship of American Football (also known as the IFAF World Cup) is an international gridiron competition held every four years and contested by teams representing member nations. The competition is run by the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), the international governing body for the sport. Seventy-one nations have a national American football team. The most recent tournament, in 2015, featured seven teams.
The defending champions are the United States, who won the 2015 championship after winning both the 2007 and 2011 editions. The U.S. team did not compete in the World Cup until 2007 and have won every tournament since. Prior to the American entrance, Japan won the 1999 and 2003 championships.
The championship was held in Italy in 1999, in Germany in 2003, in Kawasaki, Japan in 2007, and in Austria in 2011. The 2015 IFAF World Championship was originally going to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, but local organizers had to cancel the event due to lack of sponsorship. The 2015 tournament was played in Canton, Ohio, United States.
The following edition has been postponed several times. First scheduled in Australia in 2019, then cancelled, it was moved to Germany for 2023, then postponed to 2025. No announcements were made about the 2025 event which did not happen. Qualifiers were held in 2021.