2011 IFAF World Cup

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The 2011 IFAF World Cup will be a future world cup run by the International Federation of American Football. It is still unknown when it will be hosted numerous nations have shown interest.

Contents 1 Possible Hosts 1.1 North America 1.1.1 United States 1.1.1.1 Possible Host Cities 1.1.2 Canada 1.1.2.1 Possible Host Cities 1.1.3 Mexico 1.2 Oceania 1.2.1 Australia/New Zealand 1.2.1.1 Possible Host Cities 1.2.1.1.1 Australia 1.2.1.1.2 New Zealand 1.3 Asia 1.3.1 South Korea 1.4 Europe 1.4.1 Possible Host Nations 2 See also

[edit] Possible Hosts

[edit] North America

[edit] United States

With American football's home here, and a heavy popularity; the United States would be more than likely to place a bid to host the 2011 championship, hosting this event would easily draw close to 65,000 in attendance each game with the right marketing. The nation already has many american football venues and has the most successful sporting league (NFL) in the sport and in the world by a longshot.

[edit] Possible Host Cities

• Washington D.C. (FedEx Field~90,000)
• New York City (Giants Stadium~85,000)
• Boston (Gillette Stadium~70,000)
• Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field~70,000)
• Detriot (Ford Field~65,000)
• Chicago (Soldier Field~65,000)
• Seattle (Qwest Field~70,000)
• Los Angeles (Rose Bowl~90,000)
• San Francisco (Monster Park~70,000)
• Phoenix (University of Phoenix Stadium~65,000-70,000)
• Houston (Reliant Stadium~65,000)
• Miami (Dolphin Stadium~60,000)

[edit] Canada

After the United States, Canada has a high popularity of football in the nation (although it still is behind hockey), Canada also has a successful football league the Canadian Football League or the CFL that draws crowds from 20,000 to 40,000 spectators. The country has some well sized stadiums ranging from 15,000 to 50,000.

[edit] Possible Host Cities

• Toronto
• Hamilton
• Ottawa
• Montreal
• Quebec City
• Halifax
• Saskatoon
• Regina
• Winnipeg
• Calgary
• Edmonton
• Kelowna
• Kamloops
• Vancouver
• Yellowknife
• Whitehorse

[edit] Mexico

According to the past two World Cups, Mexico has had the second strongest team in the world and american football continues to get popular although in soccer's shadow. The nation has good sized stadiums to hold crowds from 10,000 to 45,000 spectators. Mexico will not compete in the 2007 World Cup, though.

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia/New Zealand

With the rising fame of football here, it is possible that Australia and New Zealand could do a joint bid.

[edit] Possible Host Cities

[edit] Australia

• Sydney
• Canberra
• Melbourne
• Perth
• Darwin

[edit] New Zealand

• Auckland
• Christchurch
• Wellington
• Hamilton

[edit] Asia

[edit] South Korea

Although football is getting very popular in Korea, it is unlikely that the 2011 World Cup will be anywhere in Asia due to Japan hosting the 2007 cup.

[edit] Europe

[edit] Possible Host Nations

• Finland
• Sweden
• Denmark
• Faroe Islands
• United Kingdom
• France

[edit] See also

• IFAF

IFAF World Cup

Italy 1999 | Germany 2003 | Japan 2007 | 2011