1998 World Lacrosse Championship

1998 World Lacrosse Championship

Tournament details
Host country	United States
Venue(s)	Baltimore, Maryland
Dates	July 17–24
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	United States (7th title)
Runner-up	Canada
Third place	Australia
Fourth place	Haudenosaunee

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]

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

Key to colours in group tables
Advanced to Semifinals

Team	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	GD
United States	4	4	0	63	38	+25
Canada	4	3	1	65	40	+25
Australia	4	2	2	43	40	+3
Haudenosaunee	4	1	3	35	65	–30
England	4	0	4	32	53	–21

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

Team	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Japan	5	5	0	57	19	+38
Germany	5	4	1	59	50	+9
Scotland	5	3	2	59	52	+7
Sweden	5	2	3	36	50	–14
Czech Republic	5	1	4	43	55	–12
Wales	5	0	5	32	60	–28

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-finals				Final
	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-in				5th 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

See also

• 1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final
• Field lacrosse
• World Lacrosse, the governing body for world lacrosse
• World Lacrosse Championship

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.

External links

• World Lacrosse
• 1998 World Lacrosse Championships