The Australian Football International Cup is the unofficial World Cup of Australian football.
It has been held in Melbourne in 2002 and 2005.
The International Cup returns to Melbourne in August 2008.
| History of the International Cup - When the International Australian Football Council was formed in 1995 one of its aims was to "establish and promote an official World Cup of Australian Football." |
Playing Aussie Rules since 1993, the game in Sweden has grown to around 400 players and a junior development program. With a newly formed governing body, AFL Sweden, the Swedish national team - the Elks - has a strong rivalry with Denmark and will be heading downunder for the first time in 2008 to contest the International Cup.
Harry O'Brien has the distinction of being the first Brazilian-born player in the AFL. The tall Afro-Brazilian was drafted from Western Australia as a rookie to the Collingwood Magpies. Following some briliant form as a tough defender he cracked into the senior list in 2007 where he continues to impress.
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