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Great Britain women top group at Flag Football World Championships in Germany
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The essentials
Great Britain’s women won all three group games to finish top of their group at the 2026 Flag Football World Championships in Germany, according to the BBC. The world number three and two-time defending European champions beat France, China and Austria. They face Panama in the quarter-finals on Saturday, August 15, at 9:30 a.m. BST, with defending champions the United States a possible semi-final opponent. For the first time, the tournament offers direct qualification for the Olympic Games, where flag football will make its debut at Los Angeles 2028.
GB women topped their group with three wins from three games
They face Panama in the quarter-finals on August 15
The USA could await GB in the semi-finals
Two teams other than Olympic host USA will qualify for LA28
GB men lost all three group games and next face Switzerland
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What happened
Great Britain’s women finished top of their group at the Flag Football World Championships in Germany, according to the BBC. Flag football is a non-contact form of American football in which tackles are replaced by removing fabric flags attached to a player’s belt.
GB are ranked third in the world and are the two-time defending European champions.
Three group wins
Great Britain beat France 33-14 and China 26-25 in their first two group games on Thursday. They then defeated Austria 47-26 on Friday to secure first place.
Points scored by the Great Britain women in the group stage
France33
China26
Austria47
Source ↗Points conceded by the Great Britain women in the group stage
The 2026 World Championships are the first edition to offer direct qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, where flag football will make its Olympic debut.
The tournament’s top two teams, excluding the United States as the automatically qualified Olympic host, will earn places at LA28. If GB lose in the semi-finals, they could still qualify through the bronze-medal game.
Panama next for GB women
Great Britain face Panama in the quarter-finals on Saturday, August 15, at 9:30 a.m. BST. Defending champions the United States could await them in the semi-finals later that day.
Emily Kemp is Great Britain’s leading touchdown scorer at the tournament.
GB men move into ranking games
The Great Britain men, ranked 12th in the world, finished bottom of their group after losing 21-12 to Italy, 43-32 to France and 33-27 to Panama.
They will play ranking matches for ninth to 16th place, beginning against Switzerland.
When the medals will be decided
The gold- and bronze-medal games will be played in Düsseldorf on Sunday, August 16.
Who do the Great Britain women face in the quarter-finals?
They face Panama on Saturday, August 15, at 9:30 a.m. BST.
How can teams qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics?
The top two teams at the World Championships, excluding automatically qualified host nation the United States, will secure Olympic places.
What were Great Britain’s results in the women’s group stage?
GB beat France 33-14, China 26-25 and Austria 47-26.
