Canada’s girls’s flag soccer staff beat the US for the world title, whereas males’s squad booked its place on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Sunday on the Worldwide Federation of American Soccer (IFAF) world championships.
The ladies, who had already certified with a 20-6 semifinal win over top-ranked Mexico on Saturday, capped an ideal match with a 27-20 win over the People within the last.
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Frédérique Morneau had three landing passes for Canada. Quarterback Sara Parker hit Caroline Moquin-Joubert for Canada’s different rating.
The Canadian males will be part of the ladies on the 2028 Video games after posting a 34-26 win over Mexico within the third-place recreation Sunday.
Quarterback Michael O’Connor led Canada with 294 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Former NFL tight-end Antony Auclair had 149 receiving yards and hauled in two of O’Connor’s landing strikes. Daniel Petermann additionally discovered the top zone twice and James Drysdale had the opposite rating.
The highest two groups from each flag occasions, not together with the host People, certified for Los Angeles the place flag soccer will make its Olympic debut
Canada misplaced to Italy within the males’s semifinals, however the third-place recreation grew to become a showdown for an Olympic berth when the American males additionally superior to the ultimate.
The U.S defeated Italy 42-26 within the males’s last.
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