Touch Football World Cup
The first Touch Football World Cup tournament was held in 1988.
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World Cup Results 1988 - 2007
Country | Played | Won | Lost | Drew | For | Against |
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America Samoa | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 70 |
Australia | 362 | 332 | 22 | 8 | 4,430 | 492 |
Canada | 26 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 140 | 283 |
Cook Islands | 154 | 57 | 91 | 6 | 539 | 991 |
England | 97 | 30 | 61 | 6 | 283 | 761 |
Fiji | 32 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 167 | 188 |
France | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 163 |
Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 31 |
Japan | 131 | 18 | 108 | 5 | 289 | 1,434 |
Lebanon | 31 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 216 | 138 |
New Zealand | 352 | 268 | 75 | 9 | 3,463 | 834 |
Niue | 148 | 56 | 86 | 6 | 473 | 880 |
Papua New Guinea | 170 | 18 | 147 | 5 | 404 | 1,805 |
Samoa | 178 | 81 | 92 | 5 | 773 | 829 |
Scotland | 35 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 87 | 418 |
Singapore | 57 | 11 | 43 | 3 | 186 | 643 |
Soloman Islands | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 103 |
South Africa | 119 | 68 | 47 | 3 | 755 | 682 |
Switzerland | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 273 |
Thailand | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 86 |
Tokelau | 26 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 80 | 170 |
Tonga | 32 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 79 | 305 |
USA | 60 | 12 | 44 | 4 | 210 | 576 |
Wales | 43 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 30 | 525 |
Totals | 2104 | 1020 | 1014 | 68 | 12,701 | 12,680 |
World Cup Venues
The following outlines the World Cups held and planned for the future
- 1988 - Australia (Gold Coast)
- 1991 - New Zealand (Auckland)
- 1995 - USA (Hawaii)
- 1999 - Australia (Sydney)
- 2003 - Japan (Kumagaya)
- 2007 - South Africa (Stellenbosch)
- 2011 - Scotland (Edinburgh)
- 2015 - Australia (Coffs Harbour)
While the number of participant teams is growing steadily, almost all finals to date have been contested between Australia and New Zealand.
World Cup Results
1988 - Australia (Gold Coast)
World Cup # : 1
Dates : November 14–16, 1988
Participants : 5 (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, USA)
Location : Carrara Oval, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Division | Winners | Runners-Up | Teams |
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Men's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 4 |
Women's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 4 |
Mixed Open | Australia | New Zealand | 4 |
Men's Masters (Over 35 years) | Australia | New Zealand | 5 |
1991 - New Zealand (Auckland)
World Cup # : 2
Dates : December 3–7, 1991
Participants : 9 (Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tokelau)
Location : Avondale Racecourse, Auckland, New Zealand
Division | Winners | Runners-Up | Teams |
---|---|---|---|
Men's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 9 |
Women's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 6 |
Mixed Open | Australia | New Zealand | 6 |
Men's Seniors (Over 30 years) | Australia | New Zealand | 7 |
Women's Seniors (Over 27 years) | New Zealand | Australia | 5 |
Men's Masters (Over 35 years) | Australia | New Zealand | 6 |
1995 - USA, Hawaii (Waikiki Beach)
World Cup # : 3
Dates : March 21–25, 1995
Participants : 11 (American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, South Africa, Tonga, USA)
Location : Kapiolani Park, Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, USA
Division | Winners | Runners-Up | Teams |
---|---|---|---|
Men's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 8 |
Women's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 6 |
Mixed Open | Australia | New Zealand | 8 |
Men's Over 30 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 7 |
Women's Over 30 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 5 |
Men's Over 35 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 5 |
Men's Over 40 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 3 |
1999 - Australia (Sydney)
World Cup # : 4
Dates : April 21–24, 1999
Participants : 19 (Australia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tokelau, Tonga, USA, Wales)
Location : David Phillips Sports Fields, Daceyville, Sydney, Australia
Division | Winners | Runners-Up | Teams |
---|---|---|---|
Men's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 13 |
Women's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 8 |
Mixed Open | New Zealand | Australia | 15 |
Men's Over 30 Years | Australia | Lebanon | 12 |
Women's Over 30 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 5 |
Mixed Over 30 Years | New Zealand | Australia | 5 |
Men's Over 35 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 4 |
Men's Over 40 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 5 |
2003 - Japan (Kumagaya)
World Cup # : 5
Dates : May 24–28, 2003
Participants : 10 (Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Niue, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, USA, Wales)
Location : Kumagaya Rugby Complex, Kumagaya, Japan
Division | Winners | Runners-Up | Teams |
---|---|---|---|
Men's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 6 |
Women's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 5 |
Mixed Open | Australia | New Zealand | 7 |
Men's Over 30 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 5 |
Men's Over 35 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 4 |
2007 - South Africa (Stellenbosch)
World Cup # : 6
Dates : January 17–21, 2007
Participants : 15 (Australia, England, Fiji, France, Japan, Jersey, Lebanon, New Zealand, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, USA, Wales)
Location : Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Division | Winners | Runners-Up | Teams |
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Men's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 8 |
Women's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 8 |
Mixed Open | New Zealand | Australia | 6 |
Mixed 30's | New Zealand | Australia | 7 |
Men's Over 30 Years | Australia | Samoa | 8 |
Men's Over 35 Years | Australia | South Africa | 4 |
2011 - Scotland (Edinburgh)
World Cup # : 7
Dates : June 22–26, 2011
Participants : 26 (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Catalonia, Cook Islands, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United States and Wales)
Location : Peffermill Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
Division | Winners[1][2] | Runners-Up | Teams |
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Men's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 15 |
Women's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 11 |
Mixed Open | Australia | New Zealand | 19 |
Senior Mixed | New Zealand | Australia | 7 |
Men's Over 30 Years | Australia | England | 10 |
Men's Over 35 Years | Australia | South Africa | 11 |
Men's Over 40 Years | New Zealand | Australia | 10 |
2015 - Australia (Coffs Harbour)
World Cup # : 8
Dates : April 29 - May 3, 2015
Participants : 25 (Australia, Chile, China, Cook Islands, England, France, Fiji, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East Touch, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, United States, Wales)
Location : Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia
Division | Winners[3] | Runners-Up | Teams |
---|---|---|---|
Men's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 16 |
Women's Open | Australia | New Zealand | 14 |
Mixed Open | Australia | New Zealand | 22 |
Women's Over 27 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 5 |
Senior Mixed | Australia | New Zealand | 6 |
Men's Over 30 Years | Australia | Cook Islands | 7 |
Men's Over 35 Years | New Zealand | Australia | 6 |
Men's Over 40 Years | Australia | New Zealand | 9 |
Men's Over 50 Years | Australia | Italy | 5 |
Squads
Main article: 2015 Touch Football World Cup squads
The competition featured ninety teams from twenty five participating nations.[4][5]
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