2026 Global Ireland Football Tournament
The Global Ireland Football Tournament (G.I.F.T.) dates back to 2012, when 12 teams decided to travel to the Emerald Isle and showcase their talents. The event was declared an unprecedented success as more than 13,000 spectators flocked to three venues to enjoy the spectacle of high school and college American football teams, bands, cheerleaders and dancers in action in a special Dublin Friday Night Lights event organized by Global Football.
The 2026 event is set to take place in Dublin for the sixth time, having successfully ran in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The tournament has now welcomed 48 different school teams, from 14 states and four nations. It runs alongside the FBS opener the Aer Lingus College Football Classic and provides student-athletes with a week’s worth of cultural and experiential learning activities, mixed with practices, a pep rally, parade and global media coverage.
This year’s 2026 American Football & American Volleyball teams are:
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