IFAF Flag Football WC: Group C Men’s an all European affair

| American Football | 07/31/2024

Group C features one of two all-European matchups at the 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championships and is headlined by current European champion Germany.

Silver medalists in the inaugural world championships back in 2002 and again two years later, Germany takes on a Great Britain team that won a Euros bronze in 2017 when they beat upcoming group opponent Sweden. Newcomers to the world stage Georgia made their international competition bow last summer.

Germany and Sweden met as recently as the group stages in August in Ireland when Coach Florian Berrenberg’s charges won 49-19 on their way to lifting the European crown. Germany headed into the playoffs as one of four unbeaten teams and having edged Israel 36-35 to then win the gold medal with a victory over Austria.

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Michael Preston (@PRMikePreston) is currently working with IFAF in a PR capacity. He recently covered Super Bowl LVII as a member of the NFL PR team as he has done for 20+ years. He has held communications positions with NFL Europe, the North