Tournament details | |
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Host country | England |
Dates | July 20–30 |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | Gigg Lane, Bury, Greater Manchester |
Final positions | |
Gold | United States (6th title) |
Silver | Australia |
Bronze | Canada |
Fourth place | England |
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The 1994 World Lacrosse Championship was the seventh edition of the international men's lacrosse championship. It was hosted at Gigg Lane in Bury, Greater Manchester, England from July 20–30, 1994 and won by the United States. [1] [2] [3] Japan competed for the first time in the tournament.
Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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July 20 | Australia | Iroquois Nationals | 26-11 |
July 20 | Canada | England | 19-13 |
July 21 | United States | Japan | 33-2 |
July 21 | Australia | England | 28-7 |
July 22 | United States | Canada | 16-10 |
July 22 | Japan | Iroquois Nationals | 2-16 |
July 23 | England | Iroquois Nationals | 19-6 |
July 23 | Canada | Japan | 33-7 |
July 24 | United States | Australia | 14-12 |
July 25 | England | Japan | 20-1 |
July 25 | United States | Iroquois Nationals | 26-6 |
July 26 | Australia | Canada | 11-19 |
July 26 | United States | England | 15-4 |
July 27 | Australia | Japan | 26-6 |
July 27 | Canada | Iroquois Nationals | 20-16 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
2 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
4 | England | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
5 | Iroquois | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
6 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
United States | 25 | |||||
England | 3 | |||||
United States | 21 | |||||
Australia | 7 | |||||
Australia | 18 | |||||
Canada | 17 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
England | 10 | |||||
Canada | 25 |
Fifth place | ||
Iroquois | 19 | |
Japan | 13 | |
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