For Immediate Release
2012 IFAF Notes-229
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IFAF UNDER-19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
TO BE SHOWN LIVE FROM AUSTIN VIA WEBCAST
All 12 games to be streamed live from Burger Stadium beginning with Panama vs.
Austria, Japan vs. France, Canada vs. Sweden and USA vs. American Samoa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012 – AUSTIN, TX – All 12 games of
the 2012 IFAF Under-19 World Championship will be streamed live online from Burger Stadium
in Austin when the tournament kicks off this weekend.
USA Football’s YouTube channel will air a live webcast of the games, which will also be
archived for future viewing at www.YouTube.com/usafootballeducation.
The live webcast will cover the opening games on Saturday, June 30, which begin at 9am CT
the second round of games on July 3 and 4 and the July 6 placement games and the July 7
medal games.
Select games also will be telecast in Central Texas on KBVO MyAustinTV. KBVO will air all
three U.S. Under-19 National Games. Additional KBVO game telecasts will be announced
during World Championship play.
“We are pleased that American football fans around the world who are eager to see the next
generation of top international players compete in Texas will be able to follow the entire
tournament online,” said IFAF president TOMMY WIKING. “We have four games for them to
enjoy on Saturday and no doubt some intriguing and exciting games in midweek when places in
the medal rounds are at stake.”
The action kicks off this Saturday, June 30, at www.YouTube.com/usafootballeducation when
two newcomers to the world Under-19 stage meet as reigning European junior champion
Austria takes on Panama at 9am CT, enabling American football fans in Panama to tune in at
9am local time and in Austria at 4pm Central European Time.
2009 Bronze Medal winner Japan meets France at 11.30am CT (6.30pm in France / 1.30am
Sunday in Japan), followed by a clash between 2009 Silver medalist Canada and Sweden at
5pm CT (6pm ET / midnight in Sweden).
When the reigning champion United States faces American Samoa, playing in its first-ever IFAF
tournament, at 8pm local time on Saturday, American Samoan fans will be watching at 2pm that
afternoon in the South Pacific.
The second round, placement and medal games will all kick off at 5pm and 8pm local time on
July 3, 4, 6 and 7, which translate as 11am and 2pm in American Samoa, 6pm and 9pm U.S.
Eastern time, midnight and 3am the following day Central European Time, and 7am and 10am
the following day in Japan.
Learn more about the IFAF Under-19 World Championship and the World Football Festival at:
www.u19championship.com.
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2012 IFAF Under-19 World Championship Webcast Schedule By Time Zone
Saturday, June 30 (all games at Burger Stadium)
Local
9am
11.30am
5pm
8pm
Eastern
10am
12.30am
6pm
9pm
CET
4pm
6.30pm
12am +1 day
3am +1 day
Japan
11pm
1.30am +1 day
7am +1 day
10am +1 day
Am. Samoa
3am
5am
11am
2pm
Game
Panama vs. Austria
Japan vs. France
Canada vs. Sweden
United States vs. American Samoa
Game
JPN/FRA losing team vs.
CAN/SWE losing team
PAN/AUT losing team vs.
USA/AMS losing team
Tuesday, July 3 (all games at Burger Stadium)
Local
5pm
Eastern
6pm
CET
12am +1 day
Japan
7am +1 day
Am. Samoa
11am
8pm
9pm
3am +1 day
10am +1 day
2pm
Wednesday, July 4 (all games at Burger Stadium)
Local
5pm
Eastern
6pm
CET
12am +1 day
Japan
7am +1 day
Am. Samoa
11am
8pm
9pm
3am +1 day
10am +1 day
2pm
Game
JPN/FRA winner vs. CAN/SWE
winner
PAN/AUT winner vs. USA/AMS
winner
Friday, July 6 (all games at Burger Stadium)
Local
5pm
8pm
Eastern
6pm
9pm
CET
12am +1 day
3am +1 day
Japan
7am +1 day
10am +1 day
Am. Samoa
11am
2pm
Game
Seventh Place Game
Fifth Place Game
Am. Samoa
11am
2pm
Game
Bronze Medal Game
Gold Medal Game
Saturday, July 7 (all games at Burger Stadium)
Local
5pm
8pm
Eastern
6pm
9pm
CET
12am +1 day
3am +1 day
Japan
7am +1 day
10am +1 day
About IFAF: The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) unites 62 countries on six
continents through a burgeoning international sport. With national football federations in existence for
more than 75 years, IFAF was created in 1998 to organize and further develop the game through
international cooperation and global competition. The IFAF office is located near Paris, France.