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July 28, 2026
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Team USA Flag Football’s 2026 World Championship Runs Through Germany
USA Football’s 2026 IFAF World Championship hub points to Düsseldorf, Germany, where the U.S. men are grouped with Australia, Israel and American Samoa and the U.S. women draw Spain, Australia and Nigeria before flag…
USA Football has opened its 2026 IFAF World Flag Championship hub for the next major Team USA flag football checkpoint: Düsseldorf, Germany. The event is scheduled for Aug. 13-16, 2026 at the Düsseldorf Flag Football Complex. USA Football’s page frames the championship around both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Flag National Teams, who enter as reigning world champions and will defend their titles against a field of national teams from 19 countries across five continents. For SoCal Flag readers tracking LA28 flag…
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Team USA Flag Football Will Train in Chula Vista Ahead of 2026 World Championships
USA Football is making Chula Vista a 2026 training home for the U.S. national flag football teams as the sport builds toward the…
Team USA Women Are Becoming the Faces of Flag Football’s LA28 Pathway
Deliah Autry-Jones, Madison Fulford and Loryn Goodwin show how Team USA women’s flag football is becoming a visible pathway…
Latest Briefs
Team USA Men Roll Past Canada in Rivalry Series Win in Los Angeles
Team USA’s existing men’s flag football specialists showed their international gap, beating Canada 50-16 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Canada Women Edge Team USA in Rivalry Series Thriller in Los Angeles
Canada scored late, made the one-point try, and ended Team USA’s final chance with a sack to win 34-33 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
Hawaiʻi-Born Akemi Higa Chases Team USA Flag Football Roster Spot
Hawaiʻi-born quarterback Akemi Higa is part of a younger wave of players trying to earn a place in the U.S. women’s flag football pipeline.
Team USA vs Canada Flag Football Comes to Los Angeles June 19
Team USA's men's and women's flag national teams face Canada at Dignity Health Sports Park on June 19 as USA Football's Summer Series brings elite…
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