2014 World Lacrosse Championship

International men's lacrosse tournament World Lacrosse Championship 2014 2014 World Lacrosse Championship Logo.png 220 United States July 10–19 38 Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado Canada 3 United States Iroquois Australia CAN Dillon Ward 2010 2018 www.worldlacrosse2014.com/ The 2014 World Lacrosse Championship was held July 10–19 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park outside Denver, Colorado. 38 nations played 142 games in this international men's lacrosse championship tournament organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse. Nine nations—Belgium, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Israel, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, and Uganda—all competed in the event for the first time. http://worldlacrosse2014.com/news/030414_schedule_released_for_fil_world_championship_lacrosse https://web.archive.org/web/20140328104427/http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/030414_schedule_released_for_fil_world_championship_lacrosse dead March 28, 2014 Schedule Updated for FIL World Championship March 4, 2014 March 24, 2014 2014 WLC In the championship game on July 19, Canada captured its third gold medal by upsetting the United States 8–5 in front of 11,861 fans. http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071914_canada_beats_united_states_to_win_world_lacrosse_championship https://web.archive.org/web/20140722232101/http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071914_canada_beats_united_states_to_win_world_lacrosse_championship dead July 22, 2014 Canada Beats USA to Capture Third World Title July 19, 2014 July 19, 2014 2014 WLC Sean Burns LaxMagazine.com Canadian goalie Dillon Ward was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after he made 10 saves in the championship game, becoming the first goalie to ever receive the honor.Canada's Ward Headlines All-World Team http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071914_canada_ward_headlines_all_world_team/ July 19, 2014 July 19, 2014 2014 WLC July 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140722232106/http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071914_canada_ward_headlines_all_world_team dead The Iroquois Nationals finished third by defeating Australia 16–5 in the bronze medal game. It marked the first time the Iroquois earned a medal at the World Lacrosse Championship, as well as the first time the Australians failed to earn a medal since 1974. http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071914_iroquois_dominates_australia_to_reach_podium Burns Sean LaxMagazine.com 2014 WLC Iroquois Dominate Australia to Reach Podium July 19, 2014 July 21, 2014 US Lacrosse, the national host, organized a lacrosse festival for boys' and men's lacrosse teams to play alongside the world championships. Players from around the world competed in 11 age divisions from U11 to 60-and-over.2014 World Lacrosse Festivals http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/festivals/index July 19, 2014 July 19, 2014 2014 WLC 2 Pool play thumb|MVP Dillon Ward For pool play, participating nations were separated into nine divisions. The countries with the top six rankings—Australia, Canada, England, Iroquois, Japan, and the United States—competed in the Blue Division, where the top two teams advanced to the semifinals and the next two teams advanced to the quarterfinals. In the other divisions, each first through fourth place teams were placed in first through fourth play-in brackets. Blue Division After not competing in the 2010 tournament in England due to passport issues, the Iroquois Nationals had to appeal to the FIL to play in the elite Blue Division, usually reserved for the top six teams from the previous championship. After originally placing Germany in the Blue Division, the FIL granted the Iroquois' appeal in 2013.Back in Blue: Iroquois Nationals Will Compete in Elite Blue Division https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/sports/back-in-blue-iroquois-nationals-will-compete-in-elite-blue-division/ 22 November 2017 Indian Country Today June 13, 2013 Team USA coasted through the Blue Division games, only tested by Canada's early 3-0 lead in the opening game of the tournament. But the U.S. scored the next eight goals and ended up putting away their strongest rival 10-7. Canada also easily defeated the lower ranked teams, but needed a goal from Curtis Dickson with 19 seconds remaining to beat the Iroquois Nationals 9-8.Eight Division Winners and Canada Wins a Wild One http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071314_july_13_running_updates 2014 WLC 22 November 2017 July 13, 2014 10 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170510201348/http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071314_july_13_running_updates dead Iroquois, Australia, Japan, and England played several close games for the right to get to the championship bracket. Japan lost a double-overtime game vs Australia but won in overtime over England. main WL Q wins USA USA CAN CAN IRO Iroquois AUS AUS JPN JPN ENG ENG 5 0 85 23 4 1 71 28 3 2 64 50 2 3 45 60 1 4 41 91 0 5 27 81 #ccffcc Advanced toSemifinals QSF QSF #ccccff Advanced toQuarterfinals QQF QQF #ffcccc Advanced to5th-8th bracket Q5 Q5 complete 10 July 2014 USA 10–7 CAN11 July 2014 AUS 14–13 (2OT) JPN ENG 4–15 Iroquois 12 July 2014 JPN 9–24 Iroquois AUS 7–16 USA CAN 23–3 ENG13 July 2014 USA 21–3 JPNIroquois 8–9 CAN ENG 7–10 AUS14 July 2014JPN 3–20 CAN ENG 1–20 USA Iroquois 12–10 AUS15 July 2014ENG 12–13 (OT) JPN Iroquois 5–18 USA AUS 4–12CAN 35em Green Division main WL Q 20em wins NED NED Netherlands ITA ITA Italy NOR NOR Norway CHN CHN China 2 1 44 24 2 1 40 28 2 1 41 28 0 3 12 57 #ffffcc A complete 11 July 2014Netherlands NED 19–4 CHN ChinaItaly ITA 14–9 NOR Norway12 July 2014Norway NOR 12–11 (OT) NED NetherlandsChina CHN 5–18 ITA Italy13 July 2014Netherlands NED 14–8 ITA ItalyChina CHN 3–20 NOR Norway Grey Division main WL Q 20em wins CZE CZE Czech Republic POL POL Poland TUR TUR Turkey CRC CRC Costa Rica 3 0 39 12 2 1 40 17 1 2 21 23 0 3 4 52 #ffffcc A complete 11 July 2014Czech Republic CZE 12–3 TUR TurkeyPoland POL 23–1 CRC Costa Rica12 July 2014Turkey TUR 7–9 POL PolandCosta Rica CRC 1–18 CZE Czech Republic13 July 2014Czech Republic CZE 9–8 POL PolandTurkey TUR 11–2 CRC Costa Rica Orange Division main WL Q 20em wins ISR ISR Israel SWE SWE Sweden SVK SVK Slovakia KOR KOR Korea 3 0 55 8 2 1 43 33 1 2 26 41 0 3 13 55 #ffffcc A complete 11 July 2014Sweden SWE 4–19 ISR IsraelSlovakia SVK 15–6 KOR Korea12 July 2014Korea KOR 5–21 SWE SwedenIsrael ISR 17–2 SVK Slovakia13 July 2014Israel ISR 19–2 KOR KoreaSweden SWE 18–9 SVK Slovakia Plum Division main WL Q 20em wins NZL NZL New Zealand WAL WAL Wales RUS RUS Russia ARG ARG Argentina 3 0 48 12 2 1 26 17 1 2 12 28 0 3 6 35 #ffffcc A complete 11 July 2014Wales WAL 10–2 RUS RussiaNew Zealand NZL 19–2 ARG Argentina12 July 2014Wales WAL 11–2 ARG ArgentinaRussia RUS 5–16 NZL New Zealand13 July 2014Wales WAL 5–13 NZL New ZealandRussia RUS 5–2 ARG Argentina 35em Red Division main WL Q 20em wins GER GER Germany HKG HKG Hong Kong AUT AUT Austria BEL BEL Belgium 3 0 53 8 2 1 26 42 1 2 28 34 0 3 14 37 #ffffcc A complete 11 July 2014Hong Kong HKG 13–12 (OT) AUT AustriaGermany GER 12–4 BEL Belgium12 July 2014Austria AUT 2–20 GER GermanyHong Kong HKG 11–9 BEL Belgium13 July 2014Belgium BEL 1–14 AUT AustriaGermany GER 21–2 HKG Hong Kong Turquoise Division main WL Q 20em wins FIN FIN Finland MEX MEX Mexico ESP ESP Spain COL COL Colombia 3 0 55 4 2 1 29 34 1 2 25 34 0 3 8 45 #ffffcc A complete 11 July 2014Finland FIN 19–0 COL ColombiaSpain ESP 10–14 MEX Mexico12 July 2014Colombia COL 2–14 ESP SpainFinland FIN 18–3 MEX Mexico13 July 2014Colombia COL 6–12 MEX MexicoFinland FIN 18–1 ESP Spain White Division main WL Q 20em wins SCO SCO Scotland SUI SWI Switzerland LAT LAT Latvia THA THA Thailand 3 0 61 16 2 1 27 32 1 2 26 38 0 3 21 49 #ffffcc A complete 11 July 2014Latvia LAT 5–10 SWI SwitzerlandScotland SCO 24–3 THA Thailand12 July 2014Switzerland SWI 6–20 SCO ScotlandThailand THA 11–14 LAT Latvia13 July 2014Thailand THA 7–11 SWI SwitzerlandScotland SCO 17–7 LAT Latvia Yellow Division main WL Q 20em wins IRL IRL Ireland BER BER Bermuda FRA FRA France UGA UGA Uganda 3 0 53 11 2 1 28 26 1 2 21 33 0 3 8 40 #ffffcc A complete 11 July 2014Bermuda BER 9–7 FRA FranceIreland IRL 17–1 UGA Uganda 12 July 2014Uganda UGA 5–14 BER BermudaFrance FRA 5–22 IRL Ireland13 July 2014Uganda UGA 2–9 FRA FranceIreland IRL 14–5 BER Bermuda Play-in brackets Play-in games were played between the teams of all divisions except Blue. 35em First qualified teams 14 July 15 July SCO Scotland 9 FIN Finland 6 NED Netherlands 10 NZL New Zealand 14 SCO Scotland 16 NZL New Zealand 12 FIN Finland 7 NED Netherlands 6 14 July 15 July GER Germany 9 CZE Czech Republic 5 IRE Ireland 9 ISR Israel 18 GER Germany 1 ISR Israel 15 CZE Czech Republic 10 IRE Ireland 12 Scotland and Israel advanced to the quarterfinals. 35em Second qualified teams 14 July 15 July SUI Switzerland 12 MEX Mexico 3 ITA Italy 7 WAL Wales 16 SUI Switzerland 7 WAL Wales 5 MEX Mexico 10 ITA Italy 18 14 July 15 July HKG Hong Kong 4 POL Poland 14 BER Bermuda 4 SWE Sweden 19 POL Poland 3 SWE Sweden 6 HKG Hong Kong 15 BER Bermuda 11 35em Third qualified teams 14 July 15 July LAT Latvia 21 ESP Spain 3 NOR Norway 14 RUS Russia 7 LAT Latvia 15 NOR Norway 8 ESP Spain 6 RUS Russia 11 14 July 15 July AUT Austria 2 TUR Turkey 7 FRA France 6 SVK Slovakia 17 TUR Turkey (OT) 6 SVK Slovakia 5 AUT Austria 15 FRA France 4 35em Fourth qualified teams 14 July 15 July THA Thailand 12 COL Colombia 3 CHN China 9 ARG Argentina 7 THA Thailand 15 CHN China 10 COL Colombia 6 ARG Argentina 13 14 July 15 July BEL Belgium 18 CRC Costa Rica 4 UGA Uganda 10 KOR Korea 9 BEL Belgium 10 UGA Uganda 4 CRC Costa Rica 3 KOR Korea 23 Championship bracket After losing to the United States 10–7 in the first game of the tournament, Canada dominated the championship game. They played a deliberate, slow-down offense that is allowed under international rules, combined with strong defense, ground ball play, and goaltending.Jiloty John World Games: Day 10 — Canada Shocks U.S., Iroquois Wins First Medal http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/world-games-day-10-canada-shocks-u-s-iroquois-wins-first-medal/29250 22 November 2017 Inside Lacrosse July 19, 2014 Like in the first game, Canada jumped out to an early lead, 2–0 after the first quarter. Team USA managed only one goal in the first half, and only put 5 shots on net. At the half, Canada was up 3–1, with Kevin Crowley scoring all three Canadian goals. Crowley got two more in the second half to lead all scorers with 5 points. Canada played even better in the third quarter, scoring five straight goals to increase its lead to 8–2 in the first minutes of the final period. The U.S. added three goals at the end to make the final score 8–5, but they were never in the game in the fourth quarter. Tournament MVP Dillon Ward made 10 saves in goal for Canada. U.S. attackmen Kevin Leveille had three goals and Rob Pannell had three assists.Polacek Scott World Lacrosse Championship 2014: United States vs. Canada Score and Final Recap https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2135345-world-lacrosse-championship-2014-united-states-vs-canada-score-and-final-recap 22 November 2017 Bleacher Report July 19, 2014 In the third place game, the Iroquois Nationals easily defeated Australia 16–5 to earn their first medal in international men's field lacrosse. The team earned 4th place in the 1998, 2002, and 2006 tournaments but didn't compete in 2010.Lyle, Miles Thompson Lead Iroquois Nationals to Bronze Medal Finish in 2014 World Games http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=209599850 22 November 2017 University of Albany Great Danes The Thompson brothers – Jeremy, Hiana, Miles and Lyle – combined for six goals and five assists.Vock Casey Iroquois Nationals Rout Australia 16-5, Win First FIL World Championship Medal http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/world-games-day-10-canada-shocks-u-s-iroquois-wins-first-medal/29250 22 November 2017 Inside Lacrosse July 19, 2014 1 1 Quarterfinals16 July Semifinals17 July Gold medal game19 July Bronze medal game SCO 8 Iroquois 10 ISR 8 AUS 9 CAN 12 Iroquois 6 USA 22 AUS 3 CAN 8 USA 5 Iroquois 16 AUS 5 Classification brackets 5th to 8th place Despite falling to rival England in the fifth-place game, Scotland earned its best-ever finish at the championships by placing sixth. The Scottish team defeated Japan in the previous contest, and are expected to replace the Japanese in the elite Blue Division at the next world championship tournament. http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071914_world_lacrosse_championship_final_day McLaughlin Corey LaxMagazine.com England Holds Off Rival Scotland for Fifth July 19, 2014 July 22, 2014 2014 WLC Playing in its first-ever world championships, Israel very nearly duplicated Scotland's feat, twice narrowly falling in games that could have advanced the team into the Blue Division. After reaching the quarterfinals, the Israelis led Australia in the third quarter before dropping a tough 9-8 decision. http://www.lacrosse.co.il/2014/07/israels-dream-run-clipped-by-no-3-australia-9-8/ https://archive.today/20140726123812/http://www.lacrosse.co.il/2014/07/israels-dream-run-clipped-by-no-3-australia-9-8/ dead July 26, 2014 Israel Lacrosse Israel's dream run clipped by No. 3 Australia, 9-8 : Israel Lacrosse July 18, 2014 July 22, 2014 Then in a placement round game, Israel made a dramatic comeback to push England to overtime before suffering a 10-9 setback. http://www.lacrosse.co.il/2014/07/no-5-england-holds-on-for-overtime-win-over-israel-10-9/ Israel Lacrosse No. 5 England holds on for overtime win over Israel, 10-9 July 18, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140803132651/http://www.lacrosse.co.il/2014/07/no-5-england-holds-on-for-overtime-win-over-israel-10-9/ August 3, 2014 Israel finished seventh after defeating Blue Division squad Japan. 1 1 Play-in games16 July 5th to 8th place games17 July 5th place game19 July 7th place game NZL New Zealand 8 JPN 17 GER Germany 3 ENG 15 SCO (2OT) 10 JPN 9 ISR 9 ENG (OT) 10 SCO 13 ENG 15 JPN 10 ISR 15 9th to 12th Place 1 1 Play-in games16 July 9th to 12th place games17 July 9th place game18 July 11th place game SWE Sweden 8 FIN Finland 4 SUI Switzerland 6 IRE Ireland 13 GER Germany 13 SWE Sweden 10 NZL New Zealand 10 IRL Ireland 12 GER Germany 8 IRL Ireland 6 SWE Sweden 8 NZL New Zealand 6 13th to 16th Place 13th to 16th place games17 July 13th place game18 July 15th place game FIN Finland 15 NED Netherlands 6 SUI Switzerland 2 CZE Czech Republic 8 FIN Finland 11 CZE Czech Republic 7 NED Netherlands 6 SUI Switzerland 9 17th to 20th place 1 1 Play-in games16 July 17th to 20th place games17 July 17th place game18 July 19th place game TUR Turkey 3 ITA Italy 11 LAT Latvia 19 HKG Hong Kong 9 POL Poland 14 ITA Italy (2OT) 15 WAL Wales (2OT) 16 LAT Latvia 15 ITA Italy 6 WAL Wales 18 POL Poland 7 LAT Latvia 17 21st to 24th Place 21st to 24th place games17 July 21st place game18 July 23rd place game TUR Turkey 9 MEX Mexico 4 HKG Hong Kong 14 BER Bermuda 13 TUR Turkey 4 HKG Hong Kong 10 MEX Mexico 12 BER Bermuda 8 25th to 28th place 1 1 Play-in games16 July 25th to 28th place games17 July 25th place game18 July 27th place game BEL Belgium 8 RUS Russia 4 THA Thailand 7 AUT Austria 10 SVK Slovakia 6 BEL Belgium 3 NOR Norway (OT) 11 AUT Austria 10 SVK Slovakia 3 NOR Norway 14 BEL Belgium 7 AUT Austria 6 29th to 32nd Place 29th to 32nd place games17 July 29th place game18 July 31st place game RUS Russia 5 ESP Spain 9 THA Thailand 14 FRA France 4 ESP Spain 6 THA Thailand 12 RUS Russia 7 FRA France 15 33rd to 38th place 33rd to 36th place games17 July 33rd place game18 July 35th place UGA Uganda 11 ARG Argentina 5 KOR Korea 15 CHN China 16 UGA Uganda 7 CHN China 14 ARG Argentina 7 KOR Korea 10 120 30 37th place game17 July CRC Costa Rica 4 COL Colombia 11 Final standings RankTeamDiv DivisionPld PlayedW WonL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceCAN 2 7 6 1 91 39 +52 USA 1 7 6 1 112 34 +78 Iroquois 3 8 5 3 96 75 +21 4AUS 48 3 5 62 106 -44 5ENG 6 8 3 5 67 106 -39 6SCO 1 8 6 2 117 68 +49 7ISR 1 8 6 2 120 47 +73 8JPN 5 8 2 6 77 124 -47 9GER Germany1 8 6 2 87 59 +28 10IRL Ireland 1 8 6 2 105 63 +42 11SWE Sweden 2 8 6 2 94 63 +31 12NZL New Zealand 1 8 4 4 98 75 +23 13FIN Finland 1 8 6 2 98 40 +58 14CZE Czech Republic 1 7 4 3 69 46 +23 15SUI Switzerland 28 5 3 63 67 -4 16NED Netherlands 1 7 2 5 72 69 +3 17WAL Wales 2 7 5 2 81 52 29 18ITA Italy 2 8 5 3 97 89 +8 19LAT Latvia 38 5 3 113 81 +32 20POL Poland 2 7 3 4 78 59 +19 21HKG Hong Kong 2 8 5 3 78 103 -25 22TUR Turkey 3 8 4 4 50 55 -5 23MEX Mexico 2 7 3 4 58 72 -14 24BER Bermuda 2 7 2 5 64 86 -22 25NOR Norway3 7 5 2 88 63 +25 26SVK Slovakia3 7 3 4 57 70 -13 27 BEL Belgium 4 8 4 4 60 61 -1 28 AUT Austria3 8 3 5 71 70 +1 29 THA Thailand48 4 4 81 82 -1 30ESP 3 7 2 5 49 83 -34 31 FRA France3 7 2 5 50 76 -26 32 RUS Russia3 8 2 6 46 80 -34 33CHN China 4 7 3 4 61 101 -40 34UGA Uganda 4 7 2 5 40 78 -38 35KOR Korea 4 7 2 5 70 91 -21 36ARG Argentina 4 7 1 6 38 71 -33 37COL Colombia 4 6 1 5 28 74 -46 38CRC Costa Rica 4 6 0 6 15 104 -89 Awards The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament. MVP: CAN Dillon Ward Outstanding Attackman: USA Rob Pannell Outstanding Midfielder: USA Paul Rabil Outstanding Defenseman: USA Tucker Durkin Outstanding Goalie: CAN Dillon Ward All-World Team AttackMidfieldDefenseGoaltender CAN Curtis Dickson USA Rob Pannell Iroquois Lyle Thompson USA Paul Rabil Iroquois Jeremy Thompson USA David Lawson USA Tucker Durkin CAN Brodie Merrill CAN Kyle Rubisch CAN Dillon Ward The President's Team The President's Team consisted of the following players, honored for being the top 10 players in the tournament not competing in the Blue Division.Scotland Dominates President's Team at Worlds http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071914_scotland_dominates_president-s_team_at_world_championship July 19, 2014 July 20, 2014 July 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140724051340/http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/news/071914_scotland_dominates_president-s_team_at_world_championship dead SCO Kyle Buchanan IRL Ryan Licht SCO Matt MacGrotty SCO Jimmy McBride SCO Jordan McBride CZE Jonathan Munk SWE Kevin Powers ISR Ben Smith ISR Ari Sussman NED James Van de Veerdon See also Federation of International Lacrosse, the unified governing body for world lacrosse founded in 2008 World Lacrosse Championship Field lacrosse References External links Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20120113231422/http://www.worldlacrosse2014.com/ 2012-01-13 Federation of International Lacrosse Denver 2014 tag at Lacrosse All Stars Category:World Lacrosse Championship World Lacrosse Championship Category:International lacrosse competitions hosted by the United States World Lacrosse Championship Category:July 2014 sports events in the United States Category:2010s in Denver