1994 World Lacrosse Championship

1994 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country England
Venue(s)Gigg Lane, Bury, Greater Manchester
DatesJuly 20–30
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  United States (6th title)
Runners-up  Australia
Third place  Canada
Fourth place England

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.

Results

Date Team 1 Team 2 Score
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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts
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  Haudenosaunee 5 1 0 4 2
6  Japan 5 0 0 5 0
Source:

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 United States25
 
 
 
 England3
 
 United States21
 
 
 
 Australia7
 
 Australia18
 
 
 Canada17
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 England10
 
 
 Canada25
 
Fifth place
 
  
 
 
 
 
 Haudenosaunee19
 
 
 Japan13
 

Final standings

Rank Team
 United States
 Australia
 Canada
4  England
5  Haudenosaunee
6  Japan

1998 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)Baltimore, Maryland
DatesJuly 17–24
Teams11
Final positions
Champions  United States (7th title)
Runners-up  Canada
Third place  Australia
Fourth place Haudenosaunee

The 1998 World Lacrosse Championship was the eighth edition of the international men's lacrosse championship.[4] The event took place in Baltimore, Maryland, under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation.[5] 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.[6]

The United States successfully defended their title for the fifth consecutive time,[7] defeating Canada 15–14 in double overtime in the final.[8] 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.[9]

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

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1  United States 4 4 0 63 38 +25 Advanced to
Semifinals
2  Canada 4 3 1 65 40 +25
3  Australia 4 2 2 43 40 +3
4  Haudenosaunee 4 1 3 35 65 −30
5  England 4 0 4 32 53 −21
Source:
United States  20–8  Haudenosaunee
Canada  18–9  England
Haudenosaunee  10–9  England
Australia  9–12  Canada
Canada  23–8  Haudenosaunee
England  6–11  Australia
United States  14–12  Canada
United States  13–10  Australia
Australia  13–9  Haudenosaunee
United States  16–8  England

Red Division

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD
1  Japan 5 5 0 57 19 +38
2  Germany 5 4 1 59 50 +9
3  Scotland 5 3 2 59 52 +7
4  Sweden 5 2 3 36 50 −14
5  Czech Republic 5 1 4 43 55 −12
6  Wales 5 0 5 32 60 −28
Source:
Scotland  14–9  Wales
Japan  10–3  Sweden
Germany  14–10  Czech Republic
Japan  11–4  Germany
Czech Republic  14–15  Scotland
Wales  6–7  Sweden
Germany  16–9  Wales
Scotland  13–7  Sweden
Czech Republic  3–11  Japan
Japan  10–7  Scotland
Czech Republic  8–6  Wales
Germany  13–10  Sweden
Sweden  9–8  Czech Republic
Germany  12–10  Scotland
Japan  15–2  Wales

Championship Round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 19
 
 
 United States 24
 
July 20
 
 Haudenosaunee 4
 
 United States 15 (2OT)
 
July 19
 
 Canada 14
 
 Canada 15
 
 
 Australia 11
 
Third place
 
 
July 20
 
 
 Haudenosaunee 5
 
 
 Australia 17

Consolation round

5th-8th place

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

9th place

19 July 1998
Czech Republic  12–8  Sweden

Final standings

Rank Team Record
 United States 6–0
 Canada 4–2
 Australia 3–3
4  Haudenosaunee 1–5
5  England 2–4
6  Germany 5–2
7  Scotland 4–3
8  Japan 5–2
9  Czech Republic 2–4
10  Sweden 2–4
11  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.[10]

Goalkeeper

Sal LoCasio

Defence

John DeTommaso
Steve Mounsey
Dave Pietramala

Midfield

Gordon Purdie
Gary Gait
Paul Gait

Attack

Chris Brown
Mark Millon
Mike Morrill

Best Positional Players

Sal LoCasio - Goalkeeper
John DeTommaso - Defence
Gordon Purdie - Midfield
Chris Brown - Attack

Tournament MVP

Mark Millon - Attack

See also

References

  1. ^ "Peter Tatlow. "United States defend their realm." Times [London, England] 1 Aug. 1994". Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ "1994: U.S. 21, Australia 7". Baltimoresun.com. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Pietramala, David G.; Grauer, Neil A. (February 1, 2008). Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, The Second Edition of the Bob Scott Classic. JHU Press. ISBN 9780801888984. Retrieved December 9, 2016 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "International Lacrosse Events History" (PDF). Federation of International Lacrosse.
  5. ^ "Lacrosse World Championships 98". Activity Workshop. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  6. ^ Swezey, Chris (July 16, 1998). "Despite injury, U.S. is ready for world games". Washington Post. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "ALL-TIME FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS". US Lacrosse.
  8. ^ "World Men's Lacrosse Championships - LAXbuzz.com". Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  9. ^ Corey Mclaughin (July 13, 2018). "BEST GAME EVER? AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE 1998 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". US Lacrosse. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  10. ^ "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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