American Samoa ends Team USA's 14-year unbeaten streak in flag football
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 14, 2026, 2:31 PM
Last updated Aug 14, 2026
At the 2026 World Flag tournament in Dusseldorf, Germany, Team USA lost to American Samoa, 38-32. This defeat marks the first time the Americans have lost a competitive flag football game in 14 years. The result occurs less than two years before flag football's debut as an Olympic sport in Los Angeles, challenging the notion of an automatic gold medal for USA. Among the American Samoa players is Taulia Tagovailoa, a former college player noted for his previous experience in the CFL and UFL.
- •American Samoa defeated Team USA, 38-32.
- •Match took place at the 2026 World Flag tournament in Dusseldorf.
- •This is Team USA's first loss in 14 years.
- •Taulia Tagovailoa, brother of NFL quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, played for American Samoa.
- •Flag football will debut as an Olympic sport in 2028.
- 2:31 PMYahoo Sports — Team USA's 14-year unbeaten streak in flag football ends, thanks to American Samoa
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