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VANCOUVER - The Gridiron Nations Championship (GNC) today confirmed that Mexico has declined Canada’s invitation to play a spring 2026 rematch. As a result, the GNC and FMFA have mutually elected to step away from discussions regarding participation in the 2026 GNC cycle. The GNC Cup on display prior to the Germany-Canada game on 16 November. The GNC wishes to be clear in recognizing that Mexico was competitive on the field during the 2025 international window. That performan

A direct social-media challenge from Canada to Mexico isn’t just modern bravado — it’s a throwback to how championships were built in Canada and around the world: one team calling out another, with a trophy (and legitimacy) on the line. The first Grey Cup Champions, the 1909 University of Toronto, with the Yates Cup (centre) and the Grey Cup on the right. When Canada Senior Men’s head coach and GM Jesse Maddox issued his public challenge to the Federación Mexicana de Futbol

Jesse Maddox insiste en que el partido contaría como encuentro de la GNC, y Canadá está listo para ser anfitrión en mayo en Vancouver VANCOUVER  — La primera gran historia real de la temporada 2026 del Gridiron Nations Championship (GNC) no llegó con la publicación de un calendario. Llegó a través de un reto público. El lunes, el entrenador en jefe y gerente general del equipo Senior Masculino de Canadá, Jesse Maddox , lanzó un desafío directo en redes sociales a la Federació

Jesse Maddox insists the game would count as a GNC game, and Canada is ready to host in May in Vancouver VANCOUVER  — The first real storyline of the 2026 Gridiron Nations Championship season didn’t arrive via a schedule release. It came via a public challenge. Canada Senior Men’s head coach and GM Jesse Maddox issued a direct social media challenge to the Federación Mexicana de Futbol Americano (FMFA) on Monday: Canada vs Mexico in May 2026 in Canada, framed as a match that

Veteran sport administrator to lead competition standards and technical oversight in support of a world-class athlete experience and sustainable international tackle football. VANCOUVER  — The Gridiron Nations Championship (GNC) is proud to announce the appointment of Tim Enger, BPE, MA , as the competition’s first Technical Director . In his role, Enger will provide technical leadership across core competition functions, including competition standards and protocols, game ad

MoV + time-decay Elo model uses IFAF competitions and international friendlies dating back to 1999 VANCOUVER —  The Gridiron Nations Championship (GNC) today released the GNC Tackle World Ranking , a results-based international ranking system designed to provide a transparent, continuously updatable view of senior men’s tackle national team performance. The ranking model incorporates international results from IFAF competitions and international friendlies dating back to 1999

It may not be the GNC Cup, but Mexico's GNC exhibition victory over Canada may have ushered in a new era in international tackle football. Time will tell. MEXICO CITY - Mexico City delivered exactly what the Gridiron Nations Championship needed from a provisional exhibition: pace, big plays, and a finish that felt like it mattered. In front of 8,500  at Estadio Wilfrido Massieu Saturday, Mexico edged Canada 41–34 in overtime , handing the defending GNC Cup holders a rare setb

Iker Ayala, QB de los Linces UVM, es parte del relevo generacional de México. CIUDAD DE MÉXICO —  Cuando la Selección Nacional de Canadá de futbol americano equipado salte al campo del Estadio Wilfrido Massieu  este sábado 13 de diciembre (3 p.m. Centro, CanalOnce.mx ) , no será simplemente otro partido en el calendario. El duelo ante México ha tomado un significado mayor: una prueba competitiva para ambas naciones y un momento estratégico para la Gridiron Nations Championshi

Canadian QB Chris Merchant and Italy QB Luke Zahradka trade stories after Canada's 20-17 win in Milan on November 9. MEXICO CITY —  When the Canada National Men’s Tackle Football Team walks onto Estadio Wilfrido Massieu  on Saturday, Dec. 13 , (3pm Central, CanalOnce.mx ) it won’t just be another game on the schedule. The matchup with Mexico has taken on layered significance: a competitive test for both nations and a strategic moment for the Gridiron Nations Championship (GNC

Canada at Mexico GNC Provisional Exhibition Preview Saturday, Dec 13 15:00 local time / 3:00 p.m. Central Time, Mexico City (kickoff).  Estadio Wilfrido Massieu, Mexico City — a historic venue with strong local sporting tradition.  How to Watch Live in Mexico — Canal Once (Canal 11) Canal Once is Mexico’s public broadcast network owned by the National Polytechnic Institute, known for cultural and educational programming and broad free-to-air reach across the country.  Live On

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mexico City and Vancouver - The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Americano (FMFA) and the Canadian National Men’s Tackle Football Team continue preparations for a provisional Gridiron Nations Championship (GNC) exhibition game between Mexico and defending GNC champions Canada, to be played Saturday, December 13  at Estadio Wilfrido Massieu  in Mexico City. The matchup will be Canada’s first GNC appearance outside Europe and marks an important return to the

BOCHUM, Germany — It wasn’t the thriller Canada staged a week earlier in Milan, but it was more than enough to bring home a championship. Powered by tournament MVP Jamel Lyles and a suffocating defense, Canada ground out a 25–10 win over a short-handed Germany to clinch the inaugural Gridiron Nations Championship on a cold, wet Sunday night at Rhinestadion in Wattenscheid. The contest lacked the late-game drama and flair of Canada’s 20–17 victory over Italy at the historic Ve

Running Back Jamel Lyles was a standout against Italy with 105 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns on Sunday. BOCHUM, GERMANY - A retooled Team Germany will face a Team Canada coming off a 20-17 win over Italy in Milan on Sunday at 6 pm CET in Bochum (9 am PST, Noon ET). The "Men in Black" have made major changes in their roster after a disappointing fourth-place finish at the IFAF European Final Four in October, with only 10 starters returning. Canada will look to reduce mi

BOCHUM, GERMANY - A big finish to the global football year is on deck on Sunday, November 16, as Germany’s Men’s Tackle National Team (0-1) hosts Canada  (1-0) in the Gridiron Nations Championship (GNC)  at Lohrheidestadion, Bochum . Kickoff 6:00 p.m. CET . The GNC  is a new global series providing an annual elite competition. For Germany, facing a tradition-rich Canadian program is both a measuring stick and a key step in the team’s growth. A German win by four or more will

It’s amazing how quickly the international gridiron landscape can change. Just seven months ago, Canada and Italy helped relaunch the dormant global football calendar with a 56–0 Canadian beatdown of the hosts in Sardinia. Fast forward to just 16 days ago: Germany, chasing a return to European glory at the European Final Four, was routed 30–9 by Austria in the opener and then knocked off the podium on home soil by Italy, 17–14. So Canada would still be the prohibitive favouri

Historic 1888 English cup repurposed to honour the World GNC Champion, linking the sport’s 19th-century roots to its global present   VANCOUVER —  The Gridiron Nations Championship (GNC) today announced that a late-19th-century English presentation cup will serve as the competition’s new perpetual trophy, formally titled the Mullin–Simon Fraser Trophy will serve as the GNC Cup . The cup—crafted by Philip Ashberry & Sons  of Sheffield and registered in 1888 —was donated  by IF

Italy 17, Germany 14 — GNC Inaugural and Bronze at IFAF European Final Four KREFELD, Germany — Italy left with bronze and momentum. In a cold drizzle on a heavy field, the Italy rallied late to beat Germany 17–14 in the European Final Four’s third-place game — a result that also opens Italy’s Gridiron Nations Championship (GNC) account at 1–0 ahead of a Nov. 9 meeting with Canada at Milan’s Velodromo Vigorelli. With the loss, Germany falls to 0–1 in GNC play and will host Can

The senior men’s national teams of Canada and Italy will meet again in 2025, in a high-profile matchup that marks the official debut of...

Gridiron Nations Championship Game set Canada faces Germany on “Grey Cup Morning” in Bochum                                              ...

Cagliari, Italy - Fourteen years and 8,000 km later, the Canadian Senior Men's Team looked like they never left international football....