Team USA dominating at International Federation of American Football World Championship

It would have been pretty embarrassing to lose a tournament with your own country's name in the title.

Thankfully, Team USA is dominating at the International Federation of American Football World Championship in Canton, Ohio, most recently taking out France, 82-0. The Americans scored 12 consecutive times from the first whistle, leading 54-0 at the half, and ran out the clock after a versatile gallery of scores - a 49-yeard TD catch, a recovered fumble, and a blocked punt all ended in points against the French, among others. The victory followed a 30-6 defeat of Mexico and a 43-6 battering of Japan, continuing a 10-game win streak started in 2007.

France was coming off a pair of stifling wins themselves, beating Brazil 31-6 and Australia 53-3 in the first two rounds. European teams have traditionally struggled in the competition, never having defeated the regular contenders, the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Japan.

The USA's 82 points are a new team high score in IFAF tournament history. Iowa State's Aaron Wimberly was named the squad's MVP, following a 117-yard day with a touchdown. The U.S. will take on Japan in the Gold Medal game on Sunday, July 18.

IFAF, which now includes 78 nations on six continents, has held this tournament every four years since 1999, with the initial bracket being comprised of only four teams (this has since expanded to 12). Japan won the first two championships in 1999 and 2003, with the U.S. taking the last two in 2007 and 2011. Japan has appeared in three of the four championships (losing to the U.S. once) and Mexico has made two appearances.