The winner of the B-pool tournament arrived into the A-pool and left no doubts that they belong in the group with the best six European teams.

Austria beat Sweden in the bronze medal game 30-0 on Saturday, July 31 and showed on both sides of the ball that they will be competitive for next year in the 2011 IFAF Senior World Championship.  Austria qualified for the tournament as the host country.  

Team Austria scored 27 unanswered points in the second quarter to gain a 27 points lead with four touchdowns and Sweden could never rebound from the deficit.

Both defensive units dominated the first quarter. An interception by Austrian defensive back Christoph Schreiner midway in the first quarter could not bring any momentum change.

However, at the beginning of the second quarter, the Austrian offense exploded. First quarterback Christoph Gross connected with wide receiver Klaus Geier for a 50-yard touchdown pass. Five minutes later, Gross found wide receiver Jakob Dieplinger for a 52-yard touchdown pass. Dieplinger, who also scored a 5-yard touchdown right before half time, was chosen for Austria's MVP. He had only a total of 69 yards, but the whole receiver corps caught 15 passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns.

Sweden, who will not compete with their seniors' team in a tournament for the next four years, will undergo a massive restructure process in the following years. Sweden always tried to come back, and was able to handle the Austrian pressure better in the second half, but their offense could not find any rhythm for the whole match. Quarterback Anders Hermodsson, who was selected twice as MVP during the tournament, could only complete three out of 11 passes. This time safety Philip Minja receive the MVP honors for his team. He had a total of 10 tackles and one QB-sack for a loss of five yards.

After the game, Sweden's head coach stated that the Austrian team should not sit in the press conference but should be on the field to prepare for the gold medal game. He admitted that his team could never find a way to handle the passing game and that their defense backfield was sometimes too slow - especially in the first half of the game.

The Austria senior national team will now prepare for the 2011 IFAF Senior World Championship which they will host next summer.