{"id":46019,"date":"2026-08-15T05:45:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46019"},"modified":"2026-08-15T05:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T00:45:33","slug":"us-flag-football-team-stunned-by-american-samoa-in-shocking-first-loss-in-14-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46019","title":{"rendered":"US flag football team stunned by American Samoa in shocking first loss in 14 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Just about every team you can think of at any level, in any <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8087875\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sport<\/a>, has lost at least once since 2012.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">But the U.S. Men&#8217;s Flag National Team hasn&#8217;t&#8230; at least not until Friday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That&#8217;s right: a 14-year winning streak has come to an end for our nation&#8217;s top <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8087876\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/josh-allen-honored-play-team-usa-flag-football-2028-olympics\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">flag football<\/a> players, but if the streak had to end, it may have come at the best possible time.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8087877\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON\u2019T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/us-flag-football-loss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/us-flag-football-loss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/us-flag-football-loss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/us-flag-football-loss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/us-flag-football-loss.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"US flag football\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The US flag football team suffered a shocking defeat to American Samoa, their first one in 14 years.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Ina FASSBENDER \/ AFP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">As you&#8217;re no doubt aware, the IFAF World Championship is taking place in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany \u2014 which is precisely where everyone&#8217;s brain goes when they think &#8220;flag football&#8221; \u2014 and the Americans had a date with American Samoa.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Obviously, the Americans came in favored, seeing as they hadn&#8217;t lost since Obama was in office, &#8220;The Dark Knight Rises&#8221; hit theaters and the London Olympics took place.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But the squad from American Samoa \u2014 led by former Maryland QB and current Tua brother Taulia Tagovailoa \u2014 did the unthinkable and handed the Americans an L.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Unbelievable.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8087878\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The U.S. is still alive in the tournament, and while having your 14-year win streak snapped has to sting, I think it happened at a good time.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I&#8217;m one of those people who thinks every dominant team needs that wake-up loss. The one that reminds you that even if you boatraced every other team for nearly a decade and a half, you&#8217;re not invincible.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">So, this is one of those moments, and it comes just two years before flag football is set to take a spot at the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_8087879\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/olympics\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/american-samoa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/american-samoa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/american-samoa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/american-samoa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/american-samoa.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"American Samoa flag football team\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>American Samoa pulled off what we should all feel confident saying is the biggest flag football upset in the history of the world.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Ina FASSBENDER \/ AFP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">And there will be <em>a lot <\/em>of eyes on that competition, because there&#8217;s talk of NFLers trying to crack the roster&#8230; and also, what else is everyone going to watch instead? Rhythmic gymnastics?<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Of course not.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">So, fourteen lossless years was a good run, and it should make going two years without a loss seem like an absolute cakewalk.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just about every team you can think of at any level, in any sport, has lost at least once since 2012. But the U.S. Men&#8217;s Flag National Team hasn&#8217;t&#8230; at least not until Friday. 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