Canada's Junior National Team defeated the United States 24-6 in the gold medal game at the 2016 IFAF U19 World Championship in China on July 10, which is considered a huge upset.  Warrior offensive lineman Jesse Gibbon (Hamilton) was on the winning roster as the outstanding rookie continues to gain valuable international playing experience.

Canada and the U.S. have faced one another in each of the first four U19 World Championship finals.

With a victory in the latest installment, Canada has evened up its U19 World Championship finals record at two wins and two losses. Canada previous captured gold at the 2012 worlds in Austin, Texas to go along with a pair of silver medals from the inaugural 2009 event in Canton, Ohio as well as the 2014 edition in Kuwait.

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