The 1998 World Lacrosse Championship was the eighth edition of the international men's lacrosse championship. The event took place in Baltimore, Maryland, under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation. 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.
The United States successfully defended their title for the fifth consecutive time, defeating Canada 15–14 in double overtime in the final. 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.
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
20–818–910–99–1223–86–11 14–1213–1013–916–8
Red Division
14–910–314–1011–414–156–716–913–73–11 10–78–613–109–812–1015–2
Championship Round
Consolation round
5th-8th place
9th place
19 July 199812–8
Final standings Rank Team Record 6–0 4–2 3–3 4 1–5 5 2–4 6 5–2 7 4–3 8 5–2 9 2–4 10 2–4 11 0–5
Awards All World Team The International Lacrosse Federation named an All World Team at the conclusion of the championship, along with four other individual awards.
Goalkeeper Chris Sanderson
Defence Brian Voelker David Morrow Terry Sparks
Midfield Gary Gait Ryan Wade John Tavares
Attack Mark Millon Darren Lowe Tom Marechek
Best Positional Players Chris Sanderson - Goalkeeper Brian Voelker - Defence Gary Gait - Midfield Mark Millon - Attack
Tournament MVP Ryan Wade - Midfield
See also 1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final Field lacrosse World Lacrosse, the governing body for world lacrosse World Lacrosse Championship
References
External links World Lacrosse 1998 World Lacrosse Championships