Düsseldorf 2026results and press
Fifth in the world on debut. Coverage of American Samoa at the 2026 IFAF Flag Football World Championship in Düsseldorf, and the full record behind it.
Verified results
- American Samoa 21, Australia 7Group A
- American Samoa 38, United States 32Group A ·
- American Samoa 24, Israel 40Group A
- American Samoa 14, Canada 24Quarter-final ·
- American Samoa 34, Germany 31Fifth to eighth
- American Samoa 48, Japan 38Fifth place game ·
American Samoa won Group A and finished fifth of twelve nations, on debut, from the lowest ranking in the field. Scores as recorded by the American Samoa National Football Federation.
Coverage
- Olympics.com
American Samoa's flag football team bows heads in underdog triumph over USA on world debut
Interviews with the squad after the win over the United States, including the line the team gave the tournament: we are a family of brothers.
Read on Olympics.com (opens in a new tab) - NBC Sports
Team USA's 14-year unbeaten streak in flag football ends, thanks to American Samoa
Pro Football Talk on the end of a run that had lasted more than 50 games and stretched back to 2012.
Read on NBC Sports (opens in a new tab) - UPI
Taulia Tagovailoa-led American Samoa stuns USA at flag football championships
Wire coverage of the result, carried on across the United States.
Read on UPI (opens in a new tab) - American Football International
Quarterfinals set for IFAF World Flag 2026 on Saturday
The bracket after the group stage, with head coach Sterling Carvalho on how the squad approached the United States.
Read on American Football International (opens in a new tab) - CBC
Düsseldorf 2026 quarter-finals: Canada vs. American Samoa
Full broadcast of the quarter-final against Canada, who went on to take bronze.
Read on CBC (opens in a new tab)
Media enquiries
For interviews, photography or squad information, contact the American Samoa National Football Federation through @amsnff_. Team name on first reference: American Samoa. The squad is also known as Amerika Sāmoa.