2018 World Lacrosse Championship

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.

2018 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country Israel
Dates12–21 July
Teams46
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Gold  United States (10th title)
Silver  Canada
Bronze  Iroquois
Fourth place Australia
Matches played170
MVPMichael Ehrhardt
← 2014
2023 →

Hosting

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

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

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
  •  Israel (7)
  •  Japan (8)
  •  Germany (9)
  •  Ireland (10)
  •  Sweden (11)
  •  New Zealand (12)
  •  Finland (13)
  •  Czech Republic (14)
  •   Switzerland (15)
  •  Netherlands (16)
  •  Wales (17)
  •  Italy (18)
  •  Latvia (19)
  •  Poland (20)
  •  Hong Kong (21)
  •  Turkey (22)
  •  Mexico (23)
  •  Bermuda (24)
  •  Norway (25)
  •  Slovakia (26)
  •  Belgium (27)
  •  Austria (28)
  •  Spain (29)
  •  Russia (30)
  •  China (31)
  •  Uganda (32)
  •  South Korea (33)
  •  Argentina (34)
  •  Colombia (35)
  •  France (37)
  •  Croatia (–)
  •  Denmark (–)
  •  Greece (–)
  •  Hungary (–)
  •  Jamaica (–)
  •  Luxembourg (–)
  •  Peru (–)
  •  Philippines (–)
  •  Puerto Rico (–)
  •  Chinese Taipei (–)
Withdrew Participated in 2014 but not in 2018
  •  Bulgaria (–)
  •  Haiti (–)

Schedule
  • 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

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

White Division
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification
1  Japan 2 2 0 42 6 +36 Advance to upper bracket — — 18–3
2  Norway 2 1 1 17 30 −13 3–24 — —
3  Netherlands 2 0 2 9 32 −23 Advance to middle bracket — 6–14 —
Source: 2018 World Lacrosse Championship

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Play-in games

Upper bracket

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

Lower bracket

Final placement round

1st to 4th place
Quarterfinals
18 July		 Semifinals
19 July		 Gold medal game
21 July
   
 United States 14  
 Israel 6  
 Australia 5    
 Australia 9  
   United States 9
 
     Canada 8
 Canada 15
 Puerto Rico 7  
 Iroquois 4  
 Iroquois 14  
Bronze medal game
20 July
 
 Australia 12
 Iroquois 14

5th to 8th Place
Play-in games
18 July		 5th to 8th place games
19 July		 5th place game
20 July
   
 Israel 9  
 Japan 11  
 Japan 10    
 Scotland 7  
   Japan 9
 
     England 11
 Puerto Rico 4
 Ireland 10  
 England 11  
 England 11  
7th place game
 
 Israel 12
 Puerto Rico 1

9th to 12th Place
Play-in games
17 July		 9th to 12th place games
19 July		 9th place game
20 July
   
 Ireland 5  
 Finland 7  
 Germany 14    
 Germany 12  
   Germany 8
 
     Philippines 5
 Scotland 6
 Italy 11  
 Philippines 12  
 Philippines 12  
11th place game
 
 Ireland 10
 Scotland 14

13th to 16th Place
Play-in games
18 July		 13th to 16th place games
19 July		 13th place game
20 July
   
 Italy 4  
 Wales 10  
 Wales 15    
 Latvia 9  
   Wales 7
 
     Jamaica 10
 Finland 7
 Jamaica 12  
 Jamaica 8  
  Switzerland 6  
15th place game
 
 Italy 3
 Finland 16

17th to 20th place
Play-in games
18 July		 17th to 20th place games
19 July		 17th place game
20 July
   
  Switzerland 5  
 Norway 16  
 Norway 7    
 Austria 5  
   Norway 10
 
     Latvia 9
 Latvia 14
 Greece 12  
 Greece 9  
 New Zealand 11  
19th place game
 
  Switzerland 6
 Greece 8

21st to 24th Place
Play-in games
17 July		 21st to 24th place games
19 July		 21st place game
20 July
   
 Austria 7  
 Netherlands 9  
 Netherlands 10    
 Poland 7  
   Netherlands 6
 
     New Zealand 10
 New Zealand 10
 Argentina 9  
 Slovakia 9  
 Slovakia 10  
23rd place game
 
 Austria 9
 Slovakia 11

25th to 28th place
 
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
 
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
Play-in games
18 July		 33rd to 36th place games
19 July		 33rd place game
20 July
   
 Denmark 11  
 Uganda 4  
 South Korea 7    
 South Korea 12  
   Denmark 7
 
     France 13
 France 17
 Russia 18  
 Russia 8  
 Peru 9  
35th place game
 
 South Korea 12
 Russia 7

37th to 40th place
Play-in games
18 July		 37th to 40th place games
19 July		 37th place game
20 July
   
 Peru 3  
 Croatia 1  
 Bermuda 12    
 Bermuda 10  
   Bermuda 9
 
     Mexico 6
 Uganda 3
 Turkey 8  
 Mexico 19  
 Mexico 14  
39th place game
 
 Peru 11
 Uganda 10

41st to 44th place
Play-in games
18 July		 41st to 44th place games
19 July		 41st place game
20 July
   
 Turkey 9  
 Luxembourg 4  
 Chinese Taipei 15    
 Chinese Taipei 12  
   Chinese Taipei 8
 
     China 7
 Croatia 10
 China 14  
 China 15  
 Colombia 6  
43rd place game
 
 Turkey 8
 Croatia 15

45th to 46th place
45th place game
20 July
   
 Luxembourg 10
 Colombia 13

2018 World Lacrosse Festival

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

Awards

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

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

All-World Team
Attack Midfield Defense Goalkeeper

Rob Pannell
Ryan Brown
Curtis Dickson

Tom Schreiber
Austin Staats
Ben McIntosh

Michael Ehrhardt
Graeme Hossack
Ryland Rees

Dillon Ward

References
  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. "Israel to Host 2018 FIL Men's Lacrosse World Championship" (Press release). Federation of International Lacrosse. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. "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.
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