USA Football then announced that the tournament would be held at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.

USA Football then announced that the tournament would be held at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.

[6] In late April, Team Canada, the defending silver medalists, announced their withdrawal from the tournament due to difficulties with sponsorship, budgeting and scheduling.

Game 1 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States South Korea took an early lead in the first quarter when Bong Do Yeo returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown.

[11] Australia's Jared Stegman was picked off again later in the quarter by Jun Keun Hwang, but South Korea was unable to capitalize off the turnover.

[11] Australia snapped a four-game losing streak in the IFAF World Championship tournament dating back to 1999.

Quarterback Paul Durand connected with Guillaume Rioux for two touchdowns to put France up 21–0 by the end of the first quarter.

Game 3 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States The U.S. dominated defensively from the beginning, holding Mexico to minus-6 yards on the ground and 93 through the air.

They were led in part by two former Mount Union players: quarterback Kevin Burke and Luc Meacham.

Marcos da Rocha intercepted a pass from Hoon Kim, allowing Pons to score the second of his two touchdowns on the next play.

Game 5 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States France beat Australia 53–3 for its second win in a row.

After a field goal by Australia, Dablé returned a kickoff for a touchdown for the second game in a row, a 92 yards run that increased the France lead to 24–3.

Game 6 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States In a rematch of the 2007 World Championship final, Team USA quarterbacks Kevin Burke and Favre each threw an interception in the first half.

Additionally, Japan blocked a 29-yard field goal attempt by Ed Ruhnke when Keizaburo Isagawa snuck through the line.

Their running back, Sadale Foster, scored 2 touchdowns on the day, one of which was for 60 yards, a new Team USA record.

Game 7 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States Australia got on top early, ultimately gaining a lead it never gave up as a 58-yard touchdown pass from Jared Stegman (11-of-16, 140 yards, touchdown) to Matt Riles opened the scoring.

Despite the start, Brazil closed within a score when Felipe Leiria caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Rodrigo Dantas (11-of-21, 126 yards) and Breno Tkashashi converted the two-point conversion with 3:06 remaining.

Naoki Maeda found the end zone on a 17-yard pass from Takata, and Japan walked into halftime up three scores.

The running game averaged 6.4 yards per touch, while Taku Lee and Ryo Takagi each registered touchdowns.

With its convincing win over Mexico, Japan returned to the gold-medal game to take on Team USA, which it has never beat.

Game 9 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States Playing in its own country for the first time in men's IFAF World Championship history, and in the city of the birthplace of professional football, the Americans wanted to show they can still reign over the game they created.

By the time the quarter was over, Trent Steelman added a 49-yard touchdown catch from Kevin Burke, and Matt Oh not only sacked Perez Mattison but recovered the fumble for a score to make it a 26-point lead.

at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States Australia beat South Korea, 42–14, to clinch fifth place at the IFAF World Championship.

Nate Lansdel added a score and 39 yards rushing, and the Australian offense recorded three touchdowns on the ground.

at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Canton, Ohio, United States In the bronze medal game, Mexico defeated France 20–7.

Mexico's defense forced three interceptions (by Cesar Martinez, Jaime Heras and Vladislave Ávila), and the Mexican offense had their best game of the tournament.

Alexis Magallanes scored from 55 yards out on the second play of the game to give Mexico the early lead.

[16] However, a 12-yard touchdown by Stephan Yepmo (17 carries, 78 yards) capped off a seven-play, 68-yard drive that put France down by only two at halftime.

Several Americans made the All-Tournament team: Steelman, Burke, Wimberly, Brun, and James Atoe on offense, and Jack Sherlock, Steve Kurfehs, Gross, Guthrie, and Robert Virgil on defense.