There are only a few days left before the world's first IFAF Junior World Championship begins. The event will feature the best junior national football teams from eight countries spanning four continents, including Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden and the United States.
And if you can't catch all the action in person in Canton, Ohio, at legendary Fawcett Stadium, this historic event will be televised nationally as Fox College Sports Atlantic will broadcast the Bronze and Gold Medal Games LIVE. Football history happens on FCS on July 4th weekend, as the team's compete for an international title.
FCS Atlantic's coverage of the Bronze Medal Game kicks off LIVE on Saturday, July 4 at 7 p.m. ET, with the Gold Medal Game on Sunday, July 5 at 1 p.m. ET. For the first time, FoxCollegeSports.com will present a live stream of the event, coinciding with FCS' Live broadcast.
IFAF Junior World Championship Bronze and Gold Medal Games will be aired via the following:
* LIVE on FCS Atlantic (digital cable)
* LIVE on DirecTV Channel 617
* LIVE streamlined video at FoxCollegeSports.com
To add to this coverage, lead play-by-play announcer Kevin Eschenfelder, lead analyst Charles Davis and reporter Samantha Steele will call the action. Joining the FCS football crew, Davis has served as the lead analyst for FOX Sports' broadcast of the last three BCS Championship games.
Max Casanova, Vice President of FCS, is excited to have Fox Sports be a part of this historic event.
"FCS is proud to be the exclusive home for the inaugural games of the IFAF Junior World Championship, "Casanova said. "In this unique event, the future stars of college football will be showcasing their talents against some of the best competition from around the world."
USA Football, the sport's national governing body on youth and amateur levels, has built America's first junior national team to compete in the sport's first world championship on the international junior level (ages 19 and under). Team USA is assembled of players entering one of 13 college conferences, with the Big 10 having the most players on Team USA with nine.
These players have been in Canton since June 14, preparing for what will be a showcase of the world's best junior football players.
With nationally broadcasted coverage, millions of sports fans have the opportunity to see what the buzz has been all about in Canton.
"USA Football is pleased to have Fox College Sports deliver football history as it happens into millions of Americans'homes," USA Football Executive Director Scott Hallenbeck said. "Football's first junior world championship being held in the shadow of the Pro Football Hall of Fame will be something no football fan should miss."
Be sure to catch this exciting event beginning Saturday, July 4 at 7 p.m. ET on FCS Atlantic.
For more information visit www.foxcollegesports.com and http://www.usafootball.com/jwc/index