The 30-day countdown to the 2011 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Senior World Championship of American Football kickoff is about to begin!
As the national teams from four continents representing eight nations prepare to converge on the Austrian cities of Graz, Innsbruck and Vienna from July 8-16, their preparations will be shared with sports fans the world over through a dedicated 30-Day Countdown.
The IFAF Senior World Championship is held every four years having first been contested in 1999. Group A games will be played at the 16,000-seat Tivoli Stadium in Innsbruck between defending champion USA, Australia, European champion Germany, and Mexico. Two-time champion (1999 and 2007) Japan is paired with home team Austria, Canada, and France in Group B in Graz at the 15,400-capacity UPC Arena.
Each team will face its group opponent once and from the final standings the group winners will advance to the IFAF Senior World Championship Gold Medal Game on Saturday, July 16 in the Austrian capital Vienna in the 50,000-seat Ernst Happel Stadium. The two second-placed teams will contest the Bronze Medal in Vienna on Friday, July 15.
For more information and for details on travel packages to Austria, visit www.IFAF.org and www.americanfootball2011.com/en.
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