KAWASAKI — It was a really hard-fought thriller. And it was fitting that the tournament concluded in the most dramatic fashion imaginable with a finale between the two-time defending champions and the motherland of football.
On this day the motherland had the edge, though only slightly.
Team USA capitalized on the momentum it built late in regulation when it tied the game and kicker Craig Coffin nailed a championship-winning field goal in the Americans' second series of overtime as the U.S. downed Japan 23-20 in the final of the 3rd IFAF World Championships at wind-blown Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki on Sunday afternoon.