1999 IFAF World Championship
ifaf world championship inaugural ifaf world championship international american football championship run international federation american football ifaf played palermo italy june july tournament contested six nation japan mexico japan sweden australia finland italy team entered gold medal game undefeated group play mexico defense allowed point shutting two previous opponent mexican offense impressive beating finland point ever ifaf tournament game italy championship game defensive struggle team committing turnover mexico japan first time tournament mexico score point quarter japan held slight advantage total yard gained mexico overtime japan scored first yard pas sunaga abe extra point kick wide japan led game japanese defense kept mexico endzone sealing victory japan