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]
| 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 |  Iroquois |
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 |
| Iroquois
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 65 | –30 |
 England
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 53 | –21 |
| United States |
20–8 | Iroquois
|
| Canada |
18–9 | England
|
| Iroquois |
10–9 | England
|
| Australia |
9–12 | Canada
|
| Canada |
23–8 | Iroquois
|
| England |
6–11 | Australia
|
| United States |
14–12 | Canada
|
| United States |
13–10 | Australia
|
| Australia |
13–9 | Iroquois
|
| United States |
16–8 | England
|
Red Division edit
| 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 edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| July 19 | ||||||
| United States | 24 | |||||
| July 20 | ||||||
| Iroquois | 4 | |||||
| United States | 15 (2OT) | |||||
| July 19 | ||||||
| Canada | 14 | |||||
| Canada | 15 | |||||
| Australia | 11 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| July 20 | ||||||
| Iroquois | 5 | |||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||
Consolation round edit
5th-8th place edit
| 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 edit
| 19 July 1998 | ||
| Czech Republic |
12–8 | Sweden
|
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
|
United States
|
6–0 |
|
Canada
|
4–2 |
|
Australia
|
3–3 |
| 4 | Iroquois
|
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 edit
- 1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final
- Field lacrosse
- World Lacrosse, the governing body for world lacrosse
- World Lacrosse Championship
References edit
- ^ "International Lacrosse Events History" (PDF). Federation of International Lacrosse.
- ^ "Lacrosse World Championships 98". Activity Workshop. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
- ^ Swezey, Chris (July 16, 1998). "Despite injury, U.S. is ready for world games". Washington Post. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ "ALL-TIME FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS". US Lacrosse.
- ^ "World Men's Lacrosse Championships - LAXbuzz.com". Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
- ^ Corey Mclaughin (July 13, 2018). "BEST GAME EVER? AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE 1998 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP". US Lacrosse. Retrieved August 30, 2019.