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 on 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 until 2017 only American football tournament at the World Games.

## Medals table

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Gold | Silver | Bronze

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Germany (GER) |  Sweden (SWE) |  France (FRA)

## Participants

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American football game during the 2005 World Games.

Four teams took part in this tournament:

* Australia
* France
* Germany (host)
* Sweden

## Bracket

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| July 15 - MSV-Arena | |

|  France | 7

| July 17 - MSV-Arena

|  Sweden | 29 |

|  Sweden | 6

| July 15 - MSV-Arena

| |  Germany | 20

|  Germany | 31

|  Australia | 0 |

| Third place

| July 17 - MSV-Arena

|  France | 14

|  Australia | 0

## Details

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### Semifinal: France vs Sweden

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Semifinal #1 – Sweden 29, France 7

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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### Semifinal: Germany vs Australia

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Semifinal #2 – Germany 31, Australia 0

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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Bronze medal game – France 14, Australia 0

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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### The Final: Sweden vs Germany

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Final – Germany 20, Sweden 6

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ "France vs. Sweden" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
2. ^ "Germany vs. Australia" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
3. ^ "France vs. Australia" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.
4. ^ "Germany vs. Sweden" (PDF). duisburg.de. Retrieved 17 Jan 2012.

## External links

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* American football at the 2005 Games
* 2005 Games results

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