to the placement and medal games. Because American football is far more dominant in the United States than anywhere else in the world, the United States did not field a team in the tournament for its first two editions. The United States has fielded a squad for the last three iterations, but with extremely restrictive criteria that make most American football players ineligible for the team. Despite the restrictions, the United States has won all three world championships in which they have competed. Similarly, Canada (where Canadian football, a related sport, has widespread popularity) did not participate until the 2011 competition, when the Canadian team finished second to the United States. Results Summaries Results Rankings IFAF World Championship records Rushing yards Tournament 447 – Lars Gustafsson, Sweden (1999) Game 232 – Lars Gustafsson, Sweden vs. Italy (3 July 1999) Rushing touchdowns Tournament 5 – DeShawn Thomas, U.S. (2011) Game 3 – Mario Nerad, Australia vs. Austria (15 July 2011) Passing yards Tournament 881 – Joachim Ullrich, Germany (2011) Game 281 – Kiernan Dorney, Australia vs. Germany (12 July 2011) Touchdown passes Tournament 6 – Michael Faulds, Canada (2011) 6 – Joachim Ullrich, Germany (2011) Game 4 Jared Stegman, Australia vs South Korea (9 July 2015) Interceptions thrown Tournament 7 – Jarkko Nieminen, Finland (1999) Game 3 – Kiernan Dorney, Austria vs. Australia (15 July 2011) 3 – Carlos Altimirano, Mexico vs. Germany (10 July 2003) 3 – Joachim Ullrich, Germany vs. Mexico, (10 July 2003) 3 – David Ward, Austria vs. Japan (1 July 1999) Receiving yards Tournament 433 – Niklas Roemer, Germany (2011) Game 180 – Niklas Roemer, Germany vs France (16 July 2011) Receptions Tournament 26 – Nate Kmic, U.S. (2011) Game 8 – Niklas Roemer, Germany vs. Austria (12 July 2011) 8 – Nate Kmic, U.S. vs. Germany (12 July 2011) 8 – Boti Bramer, Germany vs. Mexico (10 July 2003) Touchdown receptions Tournament 4 – Niklas Roemer, Germany (2011) 4 – Matteo Soresini, Italy (1999) Game 2 – by several players, most recent: Trent Steelman, U.S. vs. France (15 July 2015) Longest plays Rushing 88 – N.Khandar, France vs Australia (12 July 2015) Passing 89 – Ullrich to Roemer, Germany vs. France (16 July 2011) Punt return 85 – Marcel Duft, Germany vs. Sweden (14 July 2007) Kickoff return 102 – Anthony Dablé, France vs. Brazil (8 July 2015) Interception return 95 – Marcus Weil, Germany