American football at the 2005 World Games

2005 World Games – American football
Host	Duisburg
Dates	July 15–17, 2005
Teams	4
Podium
Champions	Germany
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	France

American football was a demonstration sport at the World Games 2005 at the MSV-Arena in Duisburg, Germany. The semi-finals were held at July 15 and the medal games two days later. The Final was won by host team Germany who beat Sweden 20–6. Bronze medal was won by France, who beat Australia 14–0

It was the first, and so far only American football tournament at the World Games.

Medals table

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sweden (SWE)	Germany (GER)	France (FRA)

Participants

American football game during the 2005 World Games.

Four teams took part in this tournament:

•  Australia
•  France
•  Germany (host)
•  Sweden

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	July 15 - MSV-Arena
	France	7
	Sweden	29
					July 17 - MSV-Arena
					Sweden	6
					Germany	20
					Third place
	July 15 - MSV-Arena			July 17 - MSV-Arena
	Germany	31		France	14
	Australia	0			Australia	0

Details

Semifinal: France vs Sweden

Semifinal #1 – Sweden 29, France 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
France	0	0	0	7	7
Sweden	0	17	0	12	29

at MSV-Arena

• Date: July 15, 2005
• Game time: 1:59 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: cloudy,40% rain
• Game attendance: 1,750
• Referee: A.Olilla
• Reference:^[1]

Game information

Scoring 2nd Quarter SWE – C.Malm 58-yard pass from C.Haraldsson (J.Alnervik kick), 11:05. Sweden 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 58 yards, 0:08. SWE – P.Lundqvist 37-yard interception return (J.Alnervik kick), 10:45. Sweden 14–0. SWE – J.Alnervik 26-yard field goal, 5:47. Sweden 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:51. 4th Quarter SWE – J.Alnervik 49-yard field goal, 11:16. Sweden 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:48. FRA – R.Rousset 24-yard pass from J.Franco (G.Courtois kick), 9:07. Sweden 20–7. Drive: 1 plays, 24 yards, 0:00. SWE – P.Lundqvist 39-yard interception return (J.Alnervik kick failed), 1:48. Sweden 26–7. SWE – J.Alnervik 39-yard field goal, 1:35. Sweden 29–7. Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:12. Leading passers FRA – J.Franco – 14/30, 126 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT SWE – C.Haraldsson – 9/21, 137 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Leading rushers FRA – S.Octobre – 14 rushes, 22 yards SWE – K.Taalbi – 14 rushes, 48 yards Leading receivers FRA – R.Rousset – 5 rec, 47 yards, 1 TD SWE – C.Malm – 3 rec, 68 yards, 1 TD

Semifinal: Germany vs Australia

Semifinal #2 – Germany 31, Australia 0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Germany	10	7	7	7	31
Australia	0	0	0	0	0

at MSV-Arena

• Date: July 15, 2005
• Reference:^[2]

Bronze medal game: France vs Australia

Bronze medal game – France 14, Australia 0

	1	2	3	4	Total
France	7	0	7	0	14
Australia	0	0	0	0	0

at MSV-Arena

• Date: July 17, 2005
• Game time: 2:04 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: sunny
• Game attendance: 5,500
• Referee: A.Olilla
• Reference:^[3]

Game information

Scoring 1st Quarter FRA – L.Marceline 1-yard run (G.Courtois kick), 7:13. France 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 31 yards, 0:07. 3rd Quarter FRA – D.Signori 4-yard pass from J.Franco (G.Courtois kick), 5:21. France 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:15. Leading passers FRA – J.Franco – 2/9, 6 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT AUS – B.Newton – 8/18, 111 yards Leading rushers FRA – L.Marceline – 13 rushes, 112 yards, 1 TD AUS – A.Asher – 9 rushes, 10 yards Leading receivers FRA – D.Signori – 1 rec, 4 yards, 1 TD AUS – P.Raveloson – 3 rec, 57 yards

The Final: Sweden vs Germany

Final – Germany 20, Sweden 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sweden	3	0	3	0	6
Germany	0	0	7	13	20

at MSV-Arena

• Date: July 17, 2005
• Game time: 5:59 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: light clouds
• Game attendance: 16,005
• Referee: M.Introini
• Reference:^[4]

Game information

Scoring 1st Quarter SWE – J.Alnervik 33-yard field goal, 5:42. Sweden 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 6:18. 3rd Quarter SWE – J.Alnervik 29-yard field goal, 7:22. Sweden 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:18. GER – M.Biedenkapp 65-yard pass from J.Ullrich (M.Biedenkapp kick), 6:21. Germany 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01. 4th Quarter GER – M.Biedenkapp 38-yard field goal, 9:19. Germany 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 4 yards, 2:30. GER – C.Poschmann 33-yard pass from J.Ullrich (M.Biedenkapp kick), 4:42. Germany 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:36. GER – M.Biedenkapp 34-yard field goal, 2:28. Germany 20–6. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:24. Leading passers SWE – C.Haraldsson – 11/30, 100 yards, 1 INT GER – J.Ullrich – 11/25, 210 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Leading rushers SWE – K.Taalbi – 22 rushes, 75 yards GER – M.Falkowski – 5 rushes, 22 yards Leading receivers SWE – O.Dahlman – 5 rec, 49 yards GER – M.Biedenkapp – 1 rec, 65 yards, 1 TD

See also

• American football at the World Games
• American football at the 1932 Summer Olympics

References

External links

• American football at the 2005 Games
• 2005 Games results