1998 World Lacrosse Championship

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1998 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United States.svg United States
Venue(s) Baltimore, Maryland
DatesJuly 17–24
Teams11
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States (7th title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Fourth placeFlag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee
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The 1998 World Lacrosse Championship was the eighth edition of the international men's lacrosse championship. [1] The event took place in Baltimore, Maryland, under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation. [2] This was the second time that the tournament was held in Baltimore, following the 1982 tournament. Eleven teams competed in the event in two divisions. [3]

Contents

The United States successfully defended their title for the fifth consecutive time, [4] defeating Canada 15–14 in double overtime in the final. [5] The championship game – in which Canada overcame a ten-goal deficit in the third quarter to force overtime – is considered by some to be the most exciting lacrosse game in history. [6]

Australia beat the Iroquois team 17–5 for third place.

Pool play

For the pool play phase of the tournament, the teams were divided into two divisions – five in the top Blue Division and six in the Red Division. Only Blue Division participants were able to compete for the championship.

Blue Division

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4406338+25Advanced to
Semifinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4316540+25
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4224340+3
4Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 4133565−30
5Flag of England.svg  England 4043253−21
Source: [ citation needed ]
United States  Flag of the United States.svg20–8Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg18–9Flag of England.svg  England
Haudenosaunee  Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg10–9Flag of England.svg  England
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg9–12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg23–8Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee
England  Flag of England.svg6–11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
United States  Flag of the United States.svg14–12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
United States  Flag of the United States.svg13–10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg13–9Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee
United States  Flag of the United States.svg16–8Flag of England.svg  England

Red Division

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGD
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5505719+38
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5415950+9
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5325952+7
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5233650−14
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5144355−12
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5053260−28
Source: [ citation needed ]
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg14–9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg10–3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg14–10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg11–4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg14–15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg6–7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg16–9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg13–7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–11 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg10–7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg8–6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg13–10Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg9–8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg12–10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg15–2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales

Championship Round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 19
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24
 
July 20
 
Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 4
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15 (2OT)
 
July 19
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
 
Third place
 
 
July 20
 
 
Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 5
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17

Consolation round

5th-8th place

 
Play-in5th place
 
      
 
July 19
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 13
 
July 20
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6
 
Flag of England.svg  England 21
 
July 19
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5
 
7th place
 
 
July 20
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 10 (OT)
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9

9th place

19 July 1998
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg12–8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 6–0
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4–2
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3–3
4Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 1–5
5Flag of England.svg  England 2–4
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5–2
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4–3
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5–2
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2–4
10Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2–4
11Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 0–5

Awards

All World Team

The International Lacrosse Federation named an All World Team at the conclusion of the championship, along with four other individual awards. [7]

Goalkeeper

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Sanderson

Defence

Flag of the United States.svg Brian Voelker
Flag of the United States.svg David Morrow
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Sparks

Midfield

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gary Gait
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Wade
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Tavares

Attack

Flag of the United States.svg Mark Millon
Flag of the United States.svg Darren Lowe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tom Marechek

Best Positional Players

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Sanderson - Goalkeeper
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Voelker - Defence
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gary Gait - Midfield
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Millon - Attack

Tournament MVP

Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Wade - Midfield


See also

References

  1. ↑ "International Lacrosse Events History" (PDF). Federation of International Lacrosse.
  2. ↑ "Lacrosse World Championships 98". Activity Workshop. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ Swezey, Chris (July 16, 1998). "Despite injury, U.S. is ready for world games". Washington Post. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ "ALL-TIME FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS". US Lacrosse.
  5. ↑ "World Men's Lacrosse Championships - LAXbuzz.com". Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  6. ↑ Corey Mclaughin (July 13, 2018). "BEST GAME EVER? AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE 1998 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". US Lacrosse. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Men's World Championship History". www.worldlacrosse2014.com. US Lacrosse. Archived from the original on July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
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