The United States men's national flag football team, often referred to as Team USA, represents the United States in men's international flag football competitions. The team is governed by USA Football. As of 2025, the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) ranked the United States men's team 1st worldwide.

Team USA has won the IFAF Flag Football World Championship seven times, most recently in 2026. The team also won a gold medal at the 2022 World Games and the IFAF Americas Continental Flag Football Championship two times, most recently in 2025.

Competitive record Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  

Olympic Games Olympic GamesYearResult 2028Qualified as hostTotal 0 title 0/1

IFAF World Championship IFAF Flag Football World ChampionshipYearResult 2002Did not participate 2004 2006 2008Fourth place4th 2010Champions1st 2012Runners-up2nd 2014Champions1st 2016Champions1st 2018Champions1st 2021Champions1st7700392125 2024Champions1st7700370111 2026Champions1st6501255187Total 7 titles 9/12

World Games World GamesYearResult 2022Champions1st660020589Total 1 title 1/1660020589

IFAF Americas Continental Championship IFAF Americas Continental Flag Football ChampionshipYearResult 2023Champions1st 2025Champions 1st550025265Total 2 titles 2/2

IFAF World Championship

2008 Although the IFAF Flag Football Championship was established in 2002, Team USA made its debut in the 2008 tournament. The United States finished in fourth place after losing the bronze medal game to France with a score of 45–0.

2010 In the 2010 tournament, which took place in Canada, Team USA defeated Germany 33–0 in the quarterfinals, Canada 48–25 in the semifinals, and Denmark 35–19 in the finals, earning their first gold in the tournament.

2012 At the 2012 tournament, Team USA reached the final but was narrowly defeated by Austria with a final score of 47–40, earning the silver medal.

2014 Team USA reclaimed the gold medal at the 2014 tournament by defeating Mexico 40–14 in the championship game.

2016 The 2016 tournament saw another victory for Team USA, as they narrowly defeated Denmark 33–32 in the gold medal game. This marked their second consecutive and third overall championship win, repeating their success against Denmark from the 2010 final.

2018 Team USA claimed its third consecutive and fourth overall title at the 2018 World Championship. They went undefeated in pool play, defeating Israel in the quarterfinals and Denmark in the semifinals after a much closer encounter in pool play. In the final, Team USA won against Austria with the score of 19–13. Led by quarterback Eric Holliday, the team made history as the first to achieve three consecutive championships in IFAF history across either the men's or women's divisions.

2021

The 2021 tournament was originally expected to take place in Demark in 2020, but as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was rescheduled to be held in Israel in 2021. The United States men's team won the final round, defeating Mexico 44–41 in the final game. Until the last ten minutes, Mexico had been winning with a score of 41–30. The Americans entered the lead with a little over a minute to go.

2024

In the 2024 tournament, Team USA won their fifth consecutive championship title. They went undefeated throughout the tournament, winning every game by at least 25 points. Quarterback Darrell Doucette led the team with an outstanding performance in the final, throwing six touchdown passes to four different receivers in a 53–21 victory over Austria.

2026

In the 2026 tournament, Team USA won its sixth consecutive and seventh overall world championship title. The tournament was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, and served as the first Olympic qualifier for flag football's debut at the 2028 Summer Olympics. Despite recording the highest point differential in group play, the Americans finished second in their group after suffering a 41–34 loss to American Samoa, ending their 14-year unbeaten streak in IFAF World Championship competition.

The United States advanced to the knockout stage by defeating Japan 45–38 in the quarterfinals before edging Mexico 42–40 in a closely contested semifinal. In the championship game, quarterback Darrell Doucette threw four touchdown passes as Team USA defeated Italy 46–26 to secure a seventh world title. Doucette was subsequently named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.

World Games 2022

Flag football made a debut in the multi-disciplinary sports event World Games for 2022 edition that was held in Birmingham, Alabama. The tournament was hosted at Birmingham's Legion Field and was held from July 10 to 14.

Team USA scored 3–0 in pool play, and defeated Germany in the quarterfinals, Austria in the semifinals, and Italy by 46–36 in the final game.

Summer Olympics Flag Football at the 2028 Summer Olympics

In October 2023, flag football was officially approved as a sport for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles by IOC, in collaboration with NFL and IFAF. This marks the first time flag football will be included in the Olympic Games. Additionally, it represents the first time any form of American football will appear in the Olympics since it was featured as a demonstration sport in 1904 and 1932. As the host country, Team USA will automatically qualify for the tournament.

NFL executive Peter O'Reilly stated that the league would collaborate with the players' union to allow current and former players to participate in the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Fanatics Flag Football Classic On March 21, 2026, Team USA won the inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic. Team USA won all three of its games at the tournament, outscoring two teams of former and current NFL stars by a combined score of 106–44.

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