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The American lost to Austria. (Milne Stew/UFL/Getty Images)
The Americans found themselves trailing 32-18 with 51 seconds remaining. Jung returned a deflected punt for a touchdown, a turnover with 6 seconds remaining sealed his downfall.
Austria, the first European team to win a world junior medal.
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The United States failed to win a medal in the tournament. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
“It’s great. I’m very proud of the boys and for me it’s a smart finish to end with a win,” Austrian coach Roman Floredo said on the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) website. “We didn’t make our match more productive and the fight calmed down a little bit in the first half because we were here to compete for the gold medal, but we did enough to win. “
Team USA lost to Japan the week before, propelling Japan to the gold medal game in Canada.
Football fans were as affected by the defeat to Austria as they were to Japan.
Meanwhile, Canada won its third consecutive U20 World Championship.
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They beat Japan 20-9.
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Ryan Gaydos is editor of Fox News Digital.
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