2013_IFAF_Women's_World_Championship Knowpia

2013 IFAF Women's World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Finland
Dates	30 June – 6 July
No. of nations	6
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third-place	Finland
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The 2013 IFAF Women's World Championship was the second IFAF Women's World Championship, an American football competition for women. It took place between 30 June and 6 July 2013. The tournament was hosted at the ISS Stadion in Vantaa, Finland.^[1] The defending champion, the United States, won its second title after defeating Canada 64–0 in the final. Host team Finland won the bronze medal.

Participating teams

Team	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Best appearance
United States	2nd	2010	1st (2010)
Canada	2nd	2010	2nd (2010)
Finland	2nd	2010	3rd (2010)
Germany	2nd	2010	4th (2010)
Sweden	2nd	2010	5th (2010)
Spain	1st	—	—

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
United States	2	2	0	191	7
Germany	2	1	1	32	121
Sweden	2	0	2	14	109

Date	Kickoff	Home	Result	Visitor
June 30	20:00	United States	84–0	Sweden	^[2]
July 2	16:00	Sweden	14–25	Germany	^[3]
July 4	16:00	Germany	7–107	United States

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA
Canada	2	2	0	84	12
Finland	2	1	1	59	34
Spain	2	0	2	0	97

Date	Kickoff	Home	Result	Visitor
June 30	16:00	Finland	47–0	Spain	^[4]
July 2	20:00	Spain	0–50	Canada	^[5]
July 4	20:00	Canada	34–12	Finland

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spain	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	16	12	7	12	47

at ISS Stadion, Vantaa

Date: June 30
Game time: 16:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Game weather: Sunny, 25°C
Game attendance: 515
Referee: A McPhilomy
Report

Game information

Scoring
1st Quarter

FIN – T Salo 15-yard run (J Virtanen rush), 06:45. Finland 8–0. 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:45.
FIN – S Kuosmanen 19-yard pass from T Salo (J Virtanen rush), 03:42. Finland 16–0. 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:36.

2nd Quarter

FIN – E Seppala 34-yard run (T Salo pass failed), 05:26. Finland 22–0. 1 play, 34 yards, 0:10.
FIN – S Kuosmanen 49-yard pass from T Salo (T Salo pass failed), 03:01. Finland 28–0. 4 plays, 62 yards, 0:51.

3rd Quarter

FIN – J Linden 27-yard pass from T Salo (J Luhtala kick), 04:36. Finland 35–0. 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:56.

4th Quarter

FIN – J-J Seiles 21-yard pass from T Salo (J Luhtala kick failed), 07:02. Finland 41–0. 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:13.
FIN – J Linden 13-yard pass from L Hautakangas (J Luhtala kick failed), 02:04. Finland 47–0. 1 play, 13 yards, 0:07.

Leading passers

FIN – T Salo – 6/18, 116 yards, 4 TD
ESP – M Rafecas – 6/13, 22 yards

Leading rushers

FIN – K Nirhamo – 5 rushes, 64 yards
ESP – M Arroyo – 6 rushes, 14 yards

Leading receivers

FIN – S Kuosmanen – 3 rec, 70 yards, 2 TD
ESP – M Arroyo – 2 rec, 5 yards, 1 TD

Officials

Referee: A McPhilomy
Umpire: K Milojkovic
Head Linesman: C Nichols
Line Judge: J Tybiszewska
Field Judge: S Sassatelli
Side Judge: D Kustanci
Back Judge: L Hill

Placement games

Game	Date	Kickoff	Home	Result	Visitor
5th placed	July 6	11:00	Sweden	64–0	Spain	^[6]
Bronze medal	July 6	15:00	Germany	19–20	Finland	^[7]
Championship	July 6	19:00	United States	64–0	Canada	^[8]

References

^ "WWC 2013 Program" (PDF). wwc2013.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "USA defeats Sweden 84-0". wwc2013.com. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Germany beats Sweden 25-14". wwc2013.com. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Finland defeated Spain 47-0". wwc2013.com. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Canada defeated the dancing Spaniards". wwc2013.com. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Sweden walked over Spain". wwc2013.com. 6 Jul 2013. Retrieved 8 Jul 2013.
^ "Finland wins Bronze!". wwc2013.com. 6 Jul 2013. Retrieved 8 Jul 2013.
^ "USA takes the gold medals!". wwc2013.com. 6 Jul 2013. Retrieved 8 Jul 2013.

External links

Official website

[1] "WWC 2013 Program" (PDF). wwc2013.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[2] "USA defeats Sweden 84-0". wwc2013.com. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[3] "Germany beats Sweden 25-14". wwc2013.com. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[4] "Finland defeated Spain 47-0". wwc2013.com. 30 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[5] "Canada defeated the dancing Spaniards". wwc2013.com. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[6] "Sweden walked over Spain". wwc2013.com. 6 Jul 2013. Retrieved 8 Jul 2013.

[7] "Finland wins Bronze!". wwc2013.com. 6 Jul 2013. Retrieved 8 Jul 2013.

[8] "USA takes the gold medals!". wwc2013.com. 6 Jul 2013. Retrieved 8 Jul 2013.

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