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D\u00dcSSELDORF, Germany (AP) \u2014 The United States successfully defended the men’s title at the flag football<\/a> world championships on Sunday but lost the women’s title to Canada, while Mexico’s women and Canada’s men earned qualification spots for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The U.S. men beat Italy 46-26 to secure a sixth straight title and the women missed out on a fourth straight title after losing 27-20 to Canada.<\/p>\n

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