2002 World Lacrosse Championship

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The 2002 FIL World Lacrosse Championship were held between 7–15 July 2002. The event was the premier international men's lacrosse tournament, and took place in Perth, Australia under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation. This was the second time that the tournament was held in Perth, following the 1990 tournament. Fifteen teams competed in the event in three divisions.

The United States successfully defended their title for the sixth consecutive time, defeating Canada 18–15 in the final. Australia beat the Iroquois team 12–11 for third place.

Pool Play

For the pool play phase of the tournament, the teams were divided into three divisions – five in the top Blue Division, six in the Red Division, and four in tn the Green Divisions. The top three finishers in the Blue Division advanced directly to the semifinals, while the fourth place team played the winner of the Red Division for the final semifinal spot. Green Division participants were not eligible to win the championship.

Blue Division

Team	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	GD
United States	4	4	0	79	25	+54
Canada	4	3	1	56	43	+13
Australia	4	2	2	57	49	+8
Iroquois	4	1	3	36	70	–34
England	4	0	4	29	70	–41


7 July 2002
United States	22–6	Iroquois	Report
Canada	13–9	England	Report
8 July 2002
Iroquois	17–9	England	Report
Australia	7–22	United States	Report
9 July 2002
Canada	20–8	Iroquois	Report
England	8–19	Australia	Report
10 July 2002
United States	14–9	Canada	Report
Australia	19–5	Iroquois	Report
11 July 2002
Canada	14–12	Australia	Report
United States	21–3	England	Report

Red Division

Team	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Japan	5	5	0	77	30	+47
Germany	5	4	1	56	45	+11
Scotland	5	3	2	50	45	+5
Sweden	5	2	3	36	56	–20
Czech Republic	5	1	4	41	49	–8
Wales	5	0	5	37	72	–35


7 July 2002
Scotland	14–7	Wales	Report
Japan	19–4	Sweden	Report
Germany	11–7	Czech Republic	Report
8 July 2002
Japan	11–5	Germany	Report
Czech Republic	8–9	Scotland	Report
Wales	8–10	Sweden	Report
9 July 2002
Germany	11–8	Wales	Report
Scotland	10–5	Sweden	Report
Czech Republic	5–16	Japan	Report
10 July 2002
Japan	10–8	Scotland	Report
Czech Republic	16–5	Wales	Report
Germany	14–10	Sweden	Report
11 July 2002
Sweden	7–5	Czech Republic	Report
Germany	15–9	Scotland	Report
Japan	21–8	Wales	Report

Green Division

Team	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Ireland	5	5	0	80	12	+68
South Korea	5	3	2	70	38	+32
Hong Kong	5	1	4	21	64	–43
New Zealand	5	1	4	22	79	–57


7 July 2002
Ireland	16–1	Hong Kong	Report
South Korea	23–2	New Zealand	Report
8 July 2002
Ireland	14–5	South Korea	Report
Hong Kong	8–9	New Zealand	Report
9 July 2002
Ireland	19–3	New Zealand	Report
Hong Kong	3–19	South Korea	Report
10 July 2002
South Korea	20–3	New Zealand	Report
Ireland	15–0	Hong Kong	Report
11 July 2002
Ireland	16–3	South Korea	Report
Hong Kong	9–5	New Zealand	Report

Championship Round

Blue Division fourth-place finisher Iroquois and Red Division winner Japan played a 1-game playoff to determine who would be the fourth and final semifinalist in the championship bracket.


12 July 2010
Iroquois	19–14 (OT)	Japan	Report

Semi-finals		Final

14 July

United States	18
		15 July
Iroquois	8
		United States	18
14 July
		Canada	15
Canada	15

Australia	14
		Third place

		15 July

		Iroquois	11

		Australia	12


14 July 2002
United States	18–8	Iroquois	Report
Canada	15–14	Australia	Report
15 July 2002
Iroquois	11–12	Australia	Report
United States	18–15	Canada	Report

Consolation Round

5th-8th Place

Semi-finals		Final

14 July

England	16
		15 July
Scotland	7
		England	12
14 July
		Japan	13
Japan	8

Germany	7
		Third place

		15 July

		Scotland	12 (OT)

		Germany	11


14 July 2002
England	16–7	Scotland	Report
Japan	8–7	Germany	Report
15 July 2002
Scotland	12–11 (OT)	Germany	Report
England	12–13	Japan	Report

9th-12th Place

Although Ireland won the Green Division, runner-up South Korea progressed to the 9th-12th place bracket because Ireland was not yet a member of the International Lacrosse Federation.


12 July 2002
Wales	19–10	South Korea	Report
14 July 2002
Czech Republic	13–7	Wales	Report
15 July 2002
Wales	12–16	South Korea	Report
Sweden	8–6	Czech Republic	Report

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	United States	6–0
	Canada	4–2
	Australia	3–3
4	Iroquois	2–5
5	Japan	7–1
6	England	1–5
7	Scotland	4–3
8	Germany	4–3
9	Sweden	3–3
10	Czech Republic	2–5
11	South Korea	4–3
12	Wales	1–7
13	Ireland	5–0
14	Hong Kong	1–4
15	New Zealand	1–4

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