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	ISRAEL		MEXICO		VENEZUELA
	FRANCE

3RD Annual World Cup of Flag Football-Results
Feb 20-24th,2002
World Cup of Flag Football Recap

By Carlos Munoz

DAVIE (Flo.) -- Team USA found out beer wasn't the only Canadian product with a bite at the World Cup of Flag Football Feb. 20-24.

Team Canada scored a safety to erase USA's scoreless bid in the final two minutes, but Canada could not punch the ball in on offense, as USA held on to a 7-2 victory in the 9-man contact championship game, at the Bamford Sports Complex in Davie, Florida.

Canada did little offensively against an intimidating USA defense that did not allow a single point prior to the championship contest. Nearly 500 people were in attendance, as the USA stopped Canada's offense on its own one yardline with two minutes left in regulation.

The Canadian team then stuffed the USA in the endzone for a safety to give its offense another shot at finding the endzone. But USA's defense tightened up and held Canada until time expired, to claim their third consecutive tournament title.

It was the second-straight World Cup the Canadians lost to Team USA, who won 10-9 last year on a comeback with 38 seconds left. Quarterback Jim Dutra, running back Tony Baker and wide receiver Todd Jones each played on last year's team and returned to claim another title.

Team USA's title came despite adverse conditions, which saw only seven of 16 countries participate because of travel restrictions enforced after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Pentagon in Washington D.C. and an airliner in Pennsylvania. The USA, Mexico, Canada, England, Venezuela,France and Israel were represented at the World Cup.

Team USA's victory highlighted the tournament, which was celebrated with a Bud Girls versus FlagMag.com girls game at halftime and a fireworks display.

Venezuela, who narrowly defeated Israel 21-20 in overtime, could not fend off a stingy England team in the playoffs. England scored two touchdowns in the final 5:00 to dissolve a 12-0 deficit and win 13-12.

Israel scored a touchdown against Venezuela in overtime, but elected to go for the 2-point conversion and failed.

Team Mexico extended its win streak in the women's 7-man no contact with a 22-20 victory over Canada.

Canada got an 18-yard strike from Christie Hughes to a diving Dorita Kobylecki to maintain a drive with less than a minute to play. Hughes then tossed a quick touchdown pass to make it a 22-20 game, but Canada failed on its 2-point conversion to place second.
The USA, Canada, Mexico and Venezuela participated in the women's 7-man no contact division. Switzerland was in attendance but opted to only watch and learn for next year.

In Open tournament play, Seventy Four Teams, 20 international, participated this year. .Nearly triple the number of teams from the previous year where Twenty Seven played. Mexico and Canada each brought six teams from there country. In 8Man Gold, The East West All Stars went undefeated and topped the USFTL National Champs, DC Bad Boy Bull Dogs 21-6 in the title Game. In the 8Man Silver Division, the Cardinals of Springfield,MA came out of the Losers bracket and defeated Maine's Fed Ex 7-0 for the title. This division saw some good action as Boston's Bowl Hogs defeated Venezuela on a punt return in the final minute to claim a 12-8 victory.
7Man No Contact was the most competitive division, as FlagMag #1 & #2 ranked teams were eliminated by Florida teams. The Championship came down to an all Florida Final and went to Overtime. Elvis Lives of St Pete held of the Horsemen 21-20 for the crown. Q.B. Brad Corliss connected with Team USA player Brett Angell for the winning extra point.
In the Women's 7Man No Contact, Mexico Red of Mexico City,MX defeated a highly favored Aquailas Blancas 18-6. The Aguilas Blancas of Mexico City,MX have won the last three World Cups, four time college national champs and the Mexican National champs.This was there first loss to a women's team in four years. The Aguilas Blancas defeated Mexico Red early 12-6 knocking them to the losers bracket. Due to roster limitations of 16 people, the championship games are single elimination for the World Cup.(Both Teams had one loss)
4Man Gold witnessed an upset, as FlagMag's Raw Talent of Miami won the highly competitive tournament. This division had the most number of teams 21, with Teams from FL,GA,LA,CA,MA,NH ,and OH. It was an all Miami Final as Raw Talent defeated Sting 26-24.
In the 4Man Silver, Miami's LaBrigada defeated Canada's Hitmen 22-6 for the Title. LaBrigada went 4-0 and its closest game was the championship. In 4Man Bronze, Smoke of Atlanta,GA defeated the Heat of La,CA 26-14 for the title. In Women's 4Man, The Law Offices of Miami,FL defeated the Black Widows of Boston,MA 12-0 for the Title.

Countries
World Cup
Championship
USA 7 Canada 2

Playoffs-Final Four
USA 34 Mexico 0; Canada 35 England 0

3rd Place Game
Mexico 12 England 0

Playoffs-Final Eight
USA-Bye
Mexico 26 Israel 20
England 13 Venezuela 12
Canada 25 France 0

Scores-Round Robin
Israel 12 England 0
Venezuela 13 England 8
USA 37 Israel 0
Venezuela 13 Israel 12-OT
Canada 20 Venezuela 0
USA 22 England 0
USA 35 France 0
Canada 14 Mexico 6
Mexico 22 France 2
Canada 31 France 0
USA 44 Mexico 0

Order of Finish
1. USA
2. Canada
3. Mexico
4. England
5. Venezuela
6. Israel
7. France

Women-
Championship
-Mexico 22 Canada 20

Playoffs
Mexico 28 Venezuela 0
Canada 15 USA 0

3rd Place-
USA 14 Venezuela 0

Robin Results
Mexico 12 Canada 6
USA 21 Venezuela 0
Canada 21 USA 7
Mexico 20 USA 13
Canada 27 Venezuela 0

Order of Finish
1. Mexico
2. Canada
3. USA
4. Venezuela

World Cup Invitational Tournament-
8man Gold
East West 21 DC Badboys 6

Winners Bracket Championship
EW All Stars 14 DC BadBoys 0

Winners Bracket
DC BadBoys def Obelix;East West 28 Red Dawgs 6;DC Bad Boys 14 Generals 13-OT;E/W AllStars 23 Boston Nutrition 0

Losers Bracket Championship
DC Bad Boys 14 Generals 7

Losers Bracket
Generals 14 BSNC 13-OT;Generals def Red Dawgs

Order of Finish
1. EastWest All Stars-Laurel,MD
2. DC Bad Boy Bull Dogs-Wash DC
3. Generals-Boston,MA
4. Boston Nutrition-Nashua,NH
5. Red Dawgs-Providence,RI
5. Obelix-Montreal,Canada

8man Silver
Championship
Cardinals 7 Fed Ex 0

Winners Bracket Championship
Fed Ex 13 Cardinals 0

Winners Bracket-
Fed Ex 14 Venezuela 0;Cardinals 12 Wash Tap 0;
Fed Ex 10 Shamrocks 0;

Losers Bracket Championship
Cardinals 19 Shamrocks 0;

Losers Bracket
Shamrocks 20 Bowl Hogs 12;Bowl Hogs 14 Venezuela 8;Shamrocks 12 Wash Tap 0;

Order of Finish
1. Cardinals-Springfield,MA
2. Fed Ex-Augusta,ME
3. Shamrocks-Reading,MA
4. Bowl Hogs-Somerville,MA
5. Venezulea-Valencia,Venezuela
5. Wash Tap-Quincy,MA

7Man
Championship
Elvis Lives 21 Horsemen 20-OT

Winners Bracket Championship
Elvis Lives 20 Horsemen 19

Winners Bracket final four
Horsemen 19 Hitmen 18;Elvis Lives 28 Terminators 22

Winners Bracket Final eight
Hitmen 26 Cardio energy 0;Horsemen 13 Hurricanes 2;Terminators 28 All Stars 7;Elvis Lives 39 Rusty Anchor 18

Winners Bracket 1st Round
Hitmen 22 Zimmer Alliance 20;Hurricanes 24 Hellraisers 6;All Stars 20 Shutemdown 19;Terminators 20 XMen 15;Elvis Lives 21 Untouchables 20;Rusty Anchor 46 Texcoco 13

Losers Bracket Championship
Horsemen 27 Hitmen 20

Losers Bracket-
Hitmen 21 Terminators 7;Hitmen 27 Zimmer 21;Terminators 21 Untouchables 20;Untouchables def Shutem Down;Zimmer 26 Rusty Anchor 20;Shutem down def Cardio Energy;Untouchables 19 Hurricanes 14;Zimmer def All stars;Rusty Anchor def 504 Boys 32-13;504 Boys 19 Hellraisers 6;Untouchables 40 Texcoco 20

Order of Finish
1. Elvis Lives-St Pete,FL
2. Horsemen-Miami,FL
3. Hitmen-New Orleans,LA
4. Terminators-Tampa,FL
5. Untouchables-Atlanta,GA
5. Zimmer Alliance-Ft Lauderdale,FL
7. Shutem Down-Tampa,FL
7. Rusty Anchor-St Pete,FL
9.Cardio Energy-Montreal,Canada
9. Hurricanes-Aiken,SC
9.FlagMag/All Stars-Miami,FL
9. 504 Boys-New Orleans,LA
13. Xmen-West palm beach,FL
13. Texcoco-Texcoco,Mexico
13. Hell Raisers-Miami,FL

7Man-Women
Championship
Mexico Red 18 Aguilas Blancas 6

Winners Bracket Championship
Aguilas Blancas 12 Mexico Red 6

Winners Bracket Final Four
Aguilas Blancas 14 Mexico White 0;Mexico Red 13 Mexico Green 12

Winners Bracket Final Eight
Aquilas Blancas 30 Fury 12;Mexico White def TuTu Tango;Mexico Green 13 Jungle 12;Mexico Red def Canadian Ducks

Losers Bracket Championship
Mexico Red def Mexico White

Losers Bracket
Mexico White def Mexico Green;Mexico Green 20 Fury 13;Mexico White 12 Jungle 6;Fury def TuTu Tango;Jungle 19 Canadian Ducks 0;

Order of Finish
1. Mexico Red-Mexico City,MX
2. Aguilas Blancas-Mexico City,MX
3. Mexico White-Mexico City,MX
4. Mexico Green-Mexico City,MX
5. Jungle-Tampa,FL
5. Fury-Miami,FL
7. Canadian Ducks-Ottawa,Canada
7. TuTu Tango-Miami,FL

4Man-Gold
Championship
Raw Talent 26 Sting 24

Winners Bracket Championship
Raw Talent 35 Elvis Lives 34

Winners Bracket final four
Raw Talent 36 Hitmen 30;Elvis Lives 19 Sting 14

Winners Bracket Final Eight
Hitmen 26 Bad Things 19;Raw Talent 21 Rip Tide 7;Sting 25 Misfits 21;Elvis Lives 38 Deep Threat 26

Winners Bracket Final 16
Hitmen 32 Madden 19;Bad Things 31 All South 26;Rip Tide 20 Mr Steer 14;Misfits 21 Dawggy Dawgs 13;Sting 21 ICM 20-OT;Deep Threat 25 Obelix 21;Elvis Lives 23 Univ Mortgage 12

Winners Bracket First round
Bad Things 19 Grass Gumbies 12;Raw Talent 19 Kernans 13;Misfits 18 Hotshots 7;ICM 26 Free Agents 0;Deep Threat 26 Hitmen(2) 20

Losers Bracket Championship
Sting 37 Elvis Lives 12

Losers Bracket
Sting 37 Elvis Lives 12;Sting 22 All South 20;All South def Hitmen;Sting 30 Univ Mortgage 26;All South 25 Deep Threat 19;Total Domination 19 Misfits 15;RipTide 26 ICM 13;Univ Mortgage 34 Bad Things 29; All South 19 Madden 13;Total Dom 31 Hitmen(2) 26;ICM 25 Dawggy Dawgs 20;Univ Mortgage 23 Obelix 6;Madden 33 Hotshots 19;All South 30 Free Agents 12;Hitmen(2) 28 Mr Steer 7;ICM 38 Grass Gumbies 25;Univ Mortgage def Kernans

Order of Finish
1. FlagMag/RawTalent-Miami,FL
2. Sting-Miami,FL
3. Elvis Lives-St Pete,FL
4. All South-Miami,FL
5. Hitmen-New Orleans,LA
5. Univ Mortgage-Laurel,MD
7. Total Domination-Miami,FL
7. RipTide-Miami,FL
9. Deep Threat-Miami,FL
9. Misfits-LA,CA
9. ICM-Ocala,FL
9. Bad Things-Ft Lauderdale,FL
13. Madden-Miami,FL
13. Hitmen(2)-New Orleans,LA
13. Dawggy Dawgs-Miami,FL
13. Obelix-Montreal,Canada
17. HotShots-Ft Lauderdale,FL
17. Free Agents-San Fran,CA
17.Mr Steer-Londonderry,Nh
17.Grass Gumbies-Nashua,NH
17.Kernans-Poland,OH

4Man-Silver
Championship
LaBrigada 22 Canadian Hitmen 6

Winners Bracket Championship
LaBrigada 28 Hitmen 0

Winners Bracket Final Four
LaBrigada 28 Diablos 0;Canadian Hitmen 26 France 6

Winners Bracket
LaBrigada 40 Exite Entertainment 12;Canadian Hitmen 27 Dream Team 0

Losers Bracket Championship
Canadian Hitmen 32 Total Excitment 20

Losers Bracket
Total excitement 20 Dream Team 14;Dream Team 36 Diablos 6;
Excite 28 France 0

Order of Finish
1. LaBrigada-Miami,FL
2. Canadian Hitmen-Montreal,Canada
3. Total Excitement-Nashua,NH
4. Dream Team-Boston,MA
5. Diablos-Valencia,Venezulea
6. France-Troyes,France

4man-Bronze
Championship
Smoke 26 Heat 14

Winners Bracket Championship
Heat 31 Smoke 27

Winners Bracket
Heat 27 Dirty South 21; Smoke 28 Sandals 25

Losers Bracket Championship
Smoke 39 Sandals 26

Losers Bracket
Sandals 33 Dirty South 13

Order of Finish
1. Smoke-Atlanta,GA
2. Heat-LA,CA
3. Sandals-Miami,FL
4. Dirty South-Miami,FL

4man women-
Championship
Law Offices 12 Black Widows 0

Winners Bracket Championship
Black Widows 8 Jungle 2

Winners Bracket final Four
Jungle 30 Flacons 0;Black Widows 25 Law Offices 19

Winners Bracket Final 8
Falcons 13 Venezuela 4;Law Offices 26 Road Runners 0;
Black Widows 32 France 0;

Losers Bracket Championship
Law offices def Jungle

Losers Bracket-
Law Offices 19 Road Runners 0;Road Runners 20 Falcons 12;
Law Offices def Venezuela, Road Runners 33 France 0

Order of Finish

1. Law Offices-Miami,FL
2. Black Widows-Boston,MA
3. Jungle-Tampa,FL
4. RoadRunners-Ottawa,Can
5. Falcons-Toronto,Can
6. Venezuela-Valencia,Ven
7. France-Troyes,France

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WORLD CUP FESTIVAL
The 2002 World Cup Festival will be a five-day event that will showcase the world's best flag football players competing in a variety of Events highlighted by the World Cup Competition. All World Cup Events will be held at the Bamford Sports Complex. The weekend will showcase fan interactive games and give-aways, on-site promotions, and a raffle to win a FREE 7 night vacation from Sandals Resorts. Below is an outline of the World Cup Festival:

FEBRUARY 2002

WORLD CUP EXTRAVAGANZA
The World Cup will blast off with the first World Cup Extravaganza featuring the Opening Ceremonies, the women’s championship game, Celebrity Flag Football Game and Fireworks Finale. The Opening Ceremonies will feature a color guard presentation of every participating country's flag and athletes. Then the World Cup Finals will feature the top two flag football teams in the world, competing for the World Cup Trophy. Halftime of the men’s championship game will feature Bud Girls vs. FlagMag Girls in a demonstration game. And finally, a thrilling fireworks display will highlight the end of the Extravaganza.

DIRECTIONS TO BAMFORD SPORTS COMPLEX:
From I-95, take I-595 West. South on Pine Island Road. Go south 1½ miles to SW 36th Street. Turn Right & you will see the entrance to the Park.

Fireworks are sponsored by:



www.zambellifireworks.com

WORLD CUP
The 2002 World Cup will be the culmination of a fantastic week of flag football. The 2002 World Cup of Flag Football will showcase over 20 countries from around the World competing for the IFFF World Cup Trophy. Team USA, which defeated Team Canada 10-9 to claim the cup, will defend its title as the best flag football team in the world. The finals will take place in conjunction with the World Cup Extravaganza Friday night at the Bamford Sports Complex.

WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
The World Cup Invitational Tournament is an exclusive invitation-only, and will feature varying styles of play and skill levels. US teams will have the opportunity to play against countries from around the world! Divisions offered will be the same styles offered at each Regional Qualifier - with one exception. The World Cup Invitational Tournament will also feature a Women's 7 Man no contact division. (Women wishing to compete must play 4 man in a Regional Qualifier to enter this division. Most women's international teams will compete in the 7 Man division).

International teams wishing to compete in the Invitational Tournament, do NOT have to play in a Regional Qualifier. To register your international team to compete in the Invitational Tournament, fill out the 2002 World Cup Invitational Registration Form.

To register your international team to compete in the World Cup Tournament (Mens 9 Man contact, Womens 7 Man no contact), and compete against TEAM USA, fill out the 2002 World Cup Tournament Registration Form.

PRIZES FOR TEAMS:

World Cup teams:

Champions:

• Team trophy
• Individual Champion T-shirts
• FREE team headgear from Gamebreaker (includes name or logo screen!)

2^nd place:

• Team trophy
• Individual silver medals

3^rd – 8^th :        

• Team trophies

World Cup Invitational teams:

Champions:

• Team trophy
• Individual Champion T-shirts

2^nd place:

• Team trophy
•   Individual silver medals

3^rd & 4^th place -  Team trophy

Other Awards:

MVP’s
All World Cup Team

SANDALS VACATION RAFFLE!!

Sunday night at the Pool Party & Awards Ceremony, we will announce the winner of a FREE 7-DAY VACATION, sponsored by SANDALS!! Raffle tickets will be available throughout the tournament, so be sure to take the opportunity to win this free vacation!!

Be sure to check out their websites for your future vacation needs!!

**Fill out a brief on-line questionnaire to receive your FREE 2002 WORLD CUP BUMPER STICKER!