The 2026 IFAF Women's Flag Football World Championship was the 12th World Championships in women's flag football. The tournament took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 13 to 16 August 2026.
The United States were the defending champions coming into the tournament, having beaten Mexico 31-18 in the 2024 World Championship.
The top two teams (except the host nation United States) qualified to compete at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Gold medalists Canada, and bronze medalists Mexico were the teams that qualified.
Venues The championship will take place at Düsseldorf's flag football complex in Garath. The complex was inaugurated by the City of Düsseldorf and the New England Patriots in April 2025. Two fields are within the complex, which are the New England Patriots Flag Football Field and the Sebastian Vollmer Flag Football Field.
Teams
Qualifiers The International Federation of American Football introduced a new qualifying format for the Flag Football World Championships.
16 teams for each division (men's and women's) Host nation automatically qualifies Qualification via IFAF Continental Championships, in which the quotas are, Europe: 6 berths Americas: 4 berths Asia-Oceania: 2 berths (one for each continent) Africa: 1 berth Additional merit-based allocations for two continents based on past performances A maximum of six teams per continent (not including hosts)
+Qualified teamsContinentQualifying tournamentTeamWorld rankingEuropeHost nation92025 IFAF Women's European Flag Football Championship86113733Americas2025 IFAF Women's Americas Flag Football Championship1241215Asia2025 IFAF Women's Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championship185Oceania10Africa2025 IFAF Women's Africa Flag Football Championship29
Groups The 16 teams are sorted into four groups of four based on the IFAF World Rankings in serpentine order. Group AGroup BGroup CGroup D (1) (2) (3) (4) (8) (7) (6) (5) (hosts) (9) (10) (11) (12) (33) (29) (18) (15)
On 10 August 2026, the Nigerian Federation of American Football informed the International Federation of American Football of their withdrawal due to the inability of the traveling delegation to secure the necessary visas in time for the tournament. As there was no time to replace Nigeria, all their matches were forfeited with a score of 1-0.
Results Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Championship round
Placement matches 5th place bracket
9th place bracket
13th place bracket
Final ranking Rank Team45678910111213141516 Qualified for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Television
In May 2026, streaming network DAZN acquired global broadcasting rights to all IFAF events in a multi-year agreement, including the women's world championship.
In Canada, all games are also broadcast on CBC Gem and the CBC Sports website.
See also World Flag Düsseldorf 2026 2026 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship
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