2018 World Lacrosse Championship

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2018 World Lacrosse Championship
2018 World Lacrosse Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host country Israel
Dates12–21 July
Teams46
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Gold Gold medal blank.svg United States (10th title)
Silver Silver medal blank.svg Canada
Bronze Bronze medal blank.svg Iroquois
Fourth place Australia
Matches played170
MVPMichael Ehrhardt
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The 2018 World Lacrosse Championship was the 13th edition of the international men's field lacrosse tournament for national teams organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). As many as 50 countries were expected to compete in the tournament; with the official total coming in at 46, which made the 2018 WLC the largest of all-time.[1] The games were held in Netanya, Israel on 12–21 July 2018. The United States won the tournament, its 10th championship in the history of the event.

Hosting[edit]

Manchester, England was originally selected to host the tournament, but withdrew in May 2017.[2][3] Instead, the championships took place in Netanya, Israel between 12 and 21 July 2018.[4] This was the first World Lacrosse Championship played outside of the United States, Canada, England, or Australia.

Tournament[edit]

On Thursday, 12 July, the Opening Ceremony and first games were held at Netanya Stadium, a 13,610-seat multi-use stadium which opened in 2012. It served as a home field for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and features 36 luxury suites, a VIP seating area, and a modern press box. The stadium serves as the home field of Maccabi Netanya FC, as well as the temporary home of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC and Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.[4]

From Friday, 13 July to Saturday, 21 July, the tournament games will be played at Wingate Institute. Located on 50 hectares (125 acres), the Wingate Institute serves as Israel's National Centre for Physical Education and Sport. The campus doubles as both the State of Israel's primary university for the development of physical education teachers, as well as the nation's official training centre for national teams, the Israel Olympic Team, and national and international sports science conferences. The campus hosts the Israel Olympiada annually and the Maccabiah Games every four years. Wingate Stadium also serves as the home field for the Israel National Rugby Team.

Participating nations[edit]

48 teams initially entered the tournament. They were drawn into 14 groups in March 2018.[5] However Bulgaria and Haiti later withdrew leaving just 46 teams.[6] The world ranking of the teams based on their performance in the 2014 edition is also displayed.[7] The top 6 teams in the 2014 edition are drawn into the Blue Division while the rest of the teams were drawn into the other divisions.[5]

Blue Division Other divisions
Withdrew Participated in 2014 but not in 2018

Schedule[edit]

  • Wednesday, 11 July – Opening game (Hong Kong vs. Luxembourg)
  • Thursday, 12 July – Opening ceremony and pool play
  • Friday, 13 July to Tuesday, 17 July – pool play and play-Ins
  • Wednesday, 18 July – Quarterfinals
  • Thursday, 19 July – Semifinals
  • Friday, 20 July – Final placement games (bronze-medal game to 46th place)
  • Saturday, 21 July – Gold-medal game

Pool play[edit]

Blue Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification United States Canada Iroquois Australia England Scotland
1  United States 5 5 0 84 24 +60 Advance to semifinals — 11–10 17–9 19–1 19–2 18–2
2  Canada 5 4 1 67 32 +35 10–11 — 10–5 13–7 12–6 22–3
3  Iroquois 5 3 2 62 50 +12 Advance to quarterfinals 9–17 5–10 — 16–9 18–7 14–7
4  Australia 5 2 3 42 60 −18 1–19 7–13 9–16 — 7–6 18–6
5  England 5 1 4 32 64 −32 Advance to play-in games 2–19 6–12 7–18 6–7 — 11–8
6  Scotland 5 0 5 26 83 −57 2–18 3–22 7–14 6–18 8–11 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Red Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Israel Jamaica Russia
1  Israel 2 2 0 30 5 +25 Advance to upper bracket — 11–3 19–2
2  Jamaica 2 1 1 20 18 +2 Advance to middle bracket 3–11 — 17–7
3  Russia 2 0 2 9 36 −27 Advance to lower bracket 2–19 7–17 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

White Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Japan Norway Netherlands
1  Japan 2 2 0 32 6 +26 Advance to upper bracket — 14–3 18–3
2  Norway 2 1 1 17 30 −13 3–14 — 14–6
3  Netherlands 2 0 2 9 32 −23 Advance to middle bracket 3–18 6–14 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Green Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Germany France South Korea
1  Germany 2 2 0 34 9 +25 Advance to upper bracket — 15–4 19–5
2  France 2 1 1 14 21 −7 Advance to middle bracket 4–15 — 10–6
3  South Korea 2 0 2 11 29 −18 Advance to lower bracket 5–19 6–10 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Yellow Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Republic of Ireland Denmark China
1  Ireland 2 2 0 32 6 +26 Advance to upper bracket — 14–3 18–3
2  Denmark 2 1 1 17 18 −1 Advance to middle bracket 3–14 — 14–4
3  China 2 0 2 7 32 −25 Advance to lower bracket 3–18 4–14 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Orange Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Sweden Argentina Hungary
1  Sweden 2 2 0 29 11 +18 Advance to upper bracket — 13–5 16–6
2  Argentina 2 1 1 19 19 0 Advance to middle bracket 5–13 — 14–6
3  Hungary 2 0 2 12 30 −18 Advance to lower bracket 6–16 6–14 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Plum Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification New Zealand Spain Croatia
1  New Zealand 2 2 0 25 7 +18 Advance to upper bracket — 9–5 16–2
2  Spain 2 1 1 17 18 −1 Advance to middle bracket 5–9 — 12–9
3  Croatia 2 0 2 11 28 −17 Advance to lower bracket 2–16 9–12 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Turquoise Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Finland Austria Colombia
1  Finland 2 2 0 31 11 +20 Advance to upper bracket — 11–7 20–4
2  Austria 2 1 1 20 18 +2 Advance to middle bracket 7–11 — 13–7
3  Colombia 2 0 2 11 33 −22 Advance to lower bracket 4–20 7–13 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Grey Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Philippines Czech Republic Belgium
1  Philippines 2 2 0 22 10 +12 Advance to upper bracket — 11–6 11–4
2  Czech Republic 2 1 1 21 19 +2 Advance to middle bracket 6–11 — 15–8
3  Belgium 2 0 2 12 26 −14 Advance to lower bracket 4–11 8–15 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Gold Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Switzerland Slovakia Chinese Taipei
1  Switzerland 2 2 0 27 7 +20 Advance to upper bracket — 10–6 17–1
2  Slovakia 2 1 1 19 11 +8 Advance to middle bracket 6–10 — 13–1
3  Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 2 30 −28 Advance to lower bracket 1–17 1–13 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Bronze Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Puerto Rico Wales Bermuda
1  Puerto Rico 2 2 0 34 7 +27 Advance to upper bracket — 16–4 18–3
2  Wales 2 1 1 12 20 −8 Advance to middle bracket 4–16 — 8–4
3  Bermuda 2 0 2 7 26 −19 Advance to lower bracket 3–18 4–8 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Tan Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Italy Peru Turkey
1  Italy 2 2 0 29 15 +14 Advance to upper bracket — 13–7 16–8
2  Peru 2 1 1 25 24 +1 Advance to middle bracket 7–13 — 18–11
3  Turkey 2 0 2 19 34 −15 Advance to lower bracket 8–16 11–18 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Purple Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Latvia Greece Mexico
1  Latvia 2 2 0 23 19 +4 Advance to upper bracket — 10-9 13–10
2  Greece 2 1 1 22 18 +4 Advance to middle bracket 9–10 — 13–8
3  Mexico 2 0 2 18 26 −8 Advance to lower bracket 10–13 8–13 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Olive Division[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Hong Kong Poland Uganda Luxembourg
1  Hong Kong 3 3 0 45 9 +36 Advance to upper bracket — 9–7 16–1 20–1
2  Poland 3 2 1 38 19 +19 Advance to middle bracket 7–9 — 16–4 15–6
3  Uganda 3 1 2 12 38 −26 1–16 4–16 — 7–6
4  Luxembourg 3 0 3 13 42 −29 Advance to lower bracket 1–20 6–15 6–7 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

Play-in games[edit]

Upper bracket[edit]

The upper bracket includes the 13 first-place finishers from each division as well as the second-place finisher of the white division. These teams can still win the world championship.

Middle bracket[edit]

Lower bracket[edit]

Final placement round[edit]

Championship bracket[edit]

1st to 4th place[edit]

Quarterfinals
18 July		Semifinals
19 July		Gold medal game
21 July
1 United States14
3 Israel6 Australia5
6 Australia9 United States9
 Canada8
2 Canada15
4 Puerto Rico7 Iroquois4Bronze medal game
20 July
5 Iroquois14
 Australia12
 Iroquois14

Classification brackets[edit]

5th to 8th place[edit]

Play-in games
18 July		5th to 8th place games
19 July		5th place game
20 July
1 Israel9
3 Japan11 Japan10
6 Scotland7 Japan9
 England11
2 Puerto Rico4
4 Ireland10 England117th place game
5 England11
 Israel12
 Puerto Rico1

9th to 12th place[edit]

Play-in games
17 July		9th to 12th place games
19 July		9th place game
20 July
1 Ireland5
3 Finland7 Germany14
6 Germany12 Germany8
 Philippines5
2 Scotland6
4 Italy11 Philippines1211th place game
5 Philippines12
 Ireland10
 Scotland14

13th to 16th place[edit]

Play-in games
18 July		13th to 16th place games
19 July		13th place game
20 July
1 Italy4
3 Wales10 Wales15
6 Latvia9 Wales7
 Jamaica10
2 Finland7
4 Jamaica12 Jamaica815th place game
5 Switzerland6
 Italy3
 Finland16

17th to 20th place[edit]

Play-in games
18 July		17th to 20th place games
19 July		17th place game
20 July
1 Switzerland5
3 Norway16 Norway7
6 Austria5 Norway10
 Latvia9
2 Latvia14
4 Greece12 Greece919th place game
5 New Zealand11
 Switzerland6
 Greece8

21st to 24th place[edit]

Play-in games
17 July		21st to 24th place games
19 July		21st place game
20 July
1 Austria7
3 Netherlands9 Netherlands10
6 Poland7 Netherlands6
 New Zealand10
2 New Zealand10
4 Argentina9 Slovakia923rd-place game
5 Slovakia10
 Austria9
 Slovakia11

25th to 28th place[edit]

 
Play-in games
18 July		25th to 28th place games
19 July		25th place game
20 July
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Hong Kong16
 
 
 
 Poland5
 
 Hong Kong8
 
 
 
 Czech Republic9
 
 Czech Republic10
 
 
 
 Belgium8
 
 Czech Republic7
 
 
 
 Sweden9
 
 Argentina4
 
 
 
 Sweden11
 
 Sweden14
 
 
 
 Hungary8 27th place game
 
 Hungary9
 
 
 
 Spain8
 
 Hong Kong15
 
 
 Hungary5
 

29th to 32nd place[edit]

 
29th to 32nd place games
19 July		29th place game
20 July
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Poland11
 
 
 
 Belgium12
 
 Belgium8
 
 
 
 Argentina12
 
 Argentina16
 
 
 Spain12
 
31st place game
 
 
 
 
 
 Poland4
 
 
 Spain9

33rd to 36th place[edit]

Play-in games
18 July		33rd to 36th place games
19 July		33rd-place game
20 July
1 Denmark11
3 Uganda4 South Korea7
6 South Korea12 Denmark7
 France13
2 France17
4 Russia18 Russia835th place game
5 Peru9
 South Korea12
 Russia7

37th to 40th place[edit]

Play-in games
18 July		37th to 40th place games
19 July		37th place game
20 July
1 Peru3
3 Croatia1 Bermuda12
6 Bermuda10 Bermuda9
 Mexico6
2 Uganda3
4 Turkey8 Mexico1939th place game
5 Mexico14
 Peru11
 Uganda10

41st to 44th place[edit]

Play-in games
18 July		41st to 44th place games
19 July		41st place game
20 July
1 Turkey9
3 Luxembourg4 Chinese Taipei15
6 Chinese Taipei12 Chinese Taipei8
 China7
2 Croatia10
4 China14 China1543rd-place game
5 Colombia6
 Turkey8
 Croatia15

45th to 46th place[edit]

45th place game
20 July
   
 Luxembourg 10
 Colombia 13

2018 World Lacrosse Festival[edit]

Alongside the WLC, youth and adult lacrosse teams from around the world will participate in the 2018 World Lacrosse Festival at Shefayim Soccer Complex.

Final standings[edit]

Awards[edit]

The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament.[8]

MVP: United States Michael Ehrhardt
Outstanding Attackman: Canada Curtis Dickson
Outstanding Midfielder: United States Tom Schreiber
Outstanding Defenseman: United States Michael Ehrhardt
Outstanding Goalie: Canada Dillon Ward

All-World Team[edit]

Attack Midfield Defense Goalkeeper

United States Rob Pannell
United States Ryan Brown
Canada Curtis Dickson

United States Tom Schreiber
Iroquois Austin Staats
Canada Ben McIntosh

United States Michael Ehrhardt
Canada Graeme Hossack
Canada Ryland Rees

Canada Dillon Ward

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Israel to Host 2018 Men's World Lacrosse Championships". Haaretz. 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ Kinnear, Matt (6 August 2013). "England to Host 2018 Men's World Championships". Inside Lacrosse.
  3. ^ "Statement regarding withdrawal from hosting 2018 Men's World Championship". English Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Israel to Host 2018 FIL Men's Lacrosse World Championship" (Press release). Federation of International Lacrosse. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ a b "NEW: 2018 FIL Schedule Released". Lacrosse Allstars. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. ^ "46 Teams, Not 48, to Compete in 2018 World Championships". Lacrosse Allstars. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  7. ^ "World Rankings". Federation of International Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. ^ "USA Scores with One Second Left to Claim 10th FIL Men's World Championship Gold Medal". Federation of International Lacrosse. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

External links[edit]

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