2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

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2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Venue(s) Halifax Metro Centre
DatesMay 14–20
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (2nd title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Fourth placeFlag of England.svg  England
Tournament statistics
Games played20
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The 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was the second World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, an international box lacrosse tournament organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse every four years. It took place between May 14 and 20 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Canada was the defending champion and again beat the Iroquois Nationals in the final, this time 15–14 in overtime. [1] Eight nations took part in this event, the six nations from the 2003 WILC and two newcomers - England and Ireland. There was an estimated 850,000 television viewers of the tournament in Canada and the games were streamed live in Europe. [2] [3]

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Venue

Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Halifax
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2007 WILC in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax Metro Centre
Capacity: 10,595
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44°38′54″N63°34′36″W / 44.64833°N 63.57667°W / 44.64833; -63.57667 (Halifax)

Pool play

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England vs. Australia

The eight participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the first place team in each group advanced to the semi-finals, the second and third placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals, and the fourth place teams advanced to the 7th place game.

As predicted, both Canada and Iroquois went through the round-robin with three comfortable wins. [4] Both Ireland and the Czech Republic finished winless, but the Czechs showed a lot of enthusiasm and had two very narrow defeats against England and Scotland. By contrast, Scotland failed to repeat their impressive results from 2003.

Pool A

TeamGPWLGFGADIFPTSAdvanced to
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3306710+573Semi-finals
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3214427+172Quarter-finals
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3122751−241Quarter-finals
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 303959−5007th place games
United States  Flag of the United States.svg19–9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg1–25
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–20
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg24–4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg14–8
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg18–5
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax

Pool B

TeamGPWLGFGADIFPTSAdvanced to
Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 3307016+543Semi-finals
Flag of England.svg England 3213241-92Quarter-finals
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3122243−211Quarter-finals
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 3032044−2407th place games
14 May 2007 Haudenosaunee  Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg27–8
 Flag of England.svg England Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
14 May 2007 Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg11–9
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
15 May 2007 England Flag of England.svg 15–7
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
15 May 2007 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–24
Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
16 May 2007 England Flag of England.svg 9–7
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
16 May 2007 Haudenosaunee  Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg19–4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax

Championship bracket

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USA vs. Scotland

The final, with the expected pairing of Canada against the Iroquois Nationals, was one of the best games in box lacrosse history. [5] Team Canada went through the first quarter with a 4–2 lead, then the Nationals were able to come back in the second and third. The Iroquois were up 10–9 at the start of the fourth quarter. Three quick Canadian goals put them in front again, but they were answered by another three goals by the Nationals. Then John Grant, Jr. scored two goals and the victory for Canada was almost secured. But Dean Hill scored in the final minute of regulation to tie it at 14, sending the championship into overtime. Thirty seconds into overtime, Jeff Zywicki scored his first goal of the game, making it 15–14 for Canada's second gold medal. [5]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal game
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 24
Flag of England.svg England 15 Flag of England.svg England 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 15
Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 14
Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 14
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 Bronze medal game
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 17
Flag of England.svg England 10

7th place game

18 May 2007 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg22–5
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax

Quarter-finals

18 May 2007 England Flag of England.svg 15–11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
18 May 2007 United States  Flag of the United States.svg17–9
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax

5th place game

19 May 2007 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8–14
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax

Semi-finals

19 May 2007 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg24–9
 Flag of England.svg England Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax
19 May 2007 Haudenosaunee  Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg14–4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax

Bronze medal game

20 May 2007 United States  Flag of the United States.svg17–10
 Flag of England.svg England Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax

Gold medal game

20 May 2007 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg15–14 (OT)
(4–2, 3–6, 2–2, 5–4)		Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax

Final standings

Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
4 Flag of England.svg England
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
7Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
8Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland

References

  1. ↑ "Canada captures world indoor lacrosse title". CBC Sports. May 20, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Warrior 2007 ILF World Indoor Lacrosse Championship - Final Report" (PDF). www.lacrosse.cz. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "B2 Networks To Broadcast 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship" (Press release). European Lacrosse Magazine. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Canada demolishes Australia at world indoor lacrosse". Toronto Star. Canadian Press. May 16, 2007.
  5. 1 2 Shanahan, Brian (November 5, 2013). "Blog from the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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