2014 World Lacrosse Championship

The 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championship was held July 10–19, 2014 in Commerce City, Colorado, at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, home of the Colorado Rapids soccer team.^[1] 38 nations participated over 142 games. Nine nations—Belgium, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Israel, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, and Uganda—all competed in the event for the first time.^[2]

In the championship game on July 19, 2014, Canada captured its third gold medal after upsetting the United States 8-5 in front of 11,861 fans.^[3] 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.^[4]

The Iroquois Nationals finished third after defeating Australia 16-5 in the third-place game. It marked the first time the Iroquois ever earned a podium finish at the World Lacrosse Championship, as well as the first time the Australians failed to earn a medal.^[5]

World Lacrosse Festival

A FIL World Lacrosse Festival was once again being run alongside the FIL World Championships and was open to boys' and men's lacrosse teams from around the world to participate in the youth and master's divisions of the Festival.^[6]

Ticketing

Full-event ticket packages were divided into gold, silver and bronze packages. Each package included access to 142 world championship games, the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony, the International Village and the Vendor Village. Four days of the event were played in the 18,000-seat stadium at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, and two turf fields included grandstand seating. Tickets were required for all world championship games at the park, both games in the stadium and games at the surrounding fields.^[7]

• Gold: $240; Midfield reserved seating for all stadium games in East and West stands. Guaranteed bleacher seating for Main Turf Field games. General admission access for all other fields.
• Silver: $190; Reserved seating for all stadium games in East and West stands. General admission access for all other fields.
• Bronze: $140; Reserved seating for all stadium games either in corners, or in South and North stands (end zone). General admission access for all other fields.

Partial-event ticket packages went on sale 12 June 2014.^[7]

• Championship Weekend: Includes all games on July 17-18-19, including the semifinals in the stadium on Thursday, July 17, the championship game and closing ceremony on Saturday, July 19. Gold: $174, Silver: $144, Bronze: $94.
• Opening Night: Includes the opening ceremony on Thursday, July 10, followed by the U.S. - Canada round-robin game. Gold: $85, Silver: $65, Bronze: $50.
• Blue Division Stadium Doubleheader: Includes all 18 games on Friday, July 11, including a doubleheader in the stadium featuring Australia-Japan and England-Iroquois Nationals. Gold: $50, Silver: $40, Bronze: $30.
• Single Day Non-Stadium Games: Includes up to 19 games per day for the dates not played in the stadium - July 12, July 13, July 14, July 15, July 16 and July 18. General Admission: $30.

Pool Play

All times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6)

For the pool play phase of the tournament, nations were separated into nine groups. The countries with the top six rankings—Australia, Canada, England, Iroquois, Japan, and the United States—competed in the Blue Division; the top four teams in this division advanced to the quarterfinals or semifinals automatically.

Blue Division

Key to colours in group tables
Advanced to Championship Bracket Semifinals
Advanced to Championship Bracket Quarterfinals
Advanced to Classification brackets

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
United States	5	5	0	85	23	+62
Canada	5	4	1	71	28	+43
Iroquois	5	3	2	64	50	+14
Australia	5	2	3	45	60	−15
Japan	5	1	4	41	91	−50
England	5	0	5	27	81	−54

10 July 2014
United States	10–7	Canada	Report
11 July 2014
Australia	14–13 (3OT)	Japan
England	4–15	Iroquois
12 July 2014
Japan	9–24	Iroquois
Australia	7–16	United States
Canada	23–3	England
13 July 2014
United States	21–3	Japan	Report
Iroquois	8–9	Canada	Report
England	7–10	Australia	Report
14 July 2014
Japan	3–20	Canada
England	1–20	United States
Iroquois	12–10	Australia
15 July 2014
England	12–13 (OT)	Japan
Iroquois	5–18	United States
Australia	4–12	Canada

Green Division

Key to colours in group tables
Advanced to the Play-In Games Top Bracket

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Netherlands	3	2	1	44	24	+20
Italy	3	2	1	40	28	+12
Norway	3	2	1	41	28	+13
China	3	0	3	12	57	–45

11 July 2014
Netherlands	19–4	China
Italy	14–9	Norway
12 July 2014
Norway	12–11 (OT)	Netherlands
China	5–18	Italy
13 July 2014
Netherlands	14–8	Italy	Report
China	3–20	Norway	Report

Grey Division

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Czech Republic	3	3	0	39	12	+27
Poland	3	2	1	40	17	+23
Turkey	3	1	2	21	23	–2
Costa Rica	3	0	3	4	52	–48

11 July 2014
Czech Republic	12–3	Turkey
Poland	23–1	Costa Rica
12 July 2014
Turkey	7–9	Poland
Costa Rica	1–18	Czech Republic
13 July 2014
Czech Republic	9–8	Poland
Turkey	11–2	Costa Rica	Report

Orange Division

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Israel	3	3	0	55	8	+47
Sweden	3	2	1	43	33	+10
Slovakia	3	1	2	26	41	–15
Korea	3	0	3	13	55	–42

11 July 2014
Sweden	4–19	Israel
Slovakia	15–6	Korea
12 July 2014
Korea	5–21	Sweden
Israel	17–2	Slovakia
13 July 2014
Israel	19–2	Korea	Report
Sweden	18–9	Slovakia

Plum Division

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
New Zealand	3	3	0	48	12	+36
Wales	3	2	1	26	17	+9
Russia	3	1	2	12	28	–16
Argentina	3	0	3	6	35	–29

11 July 2014
Wales	10–2	Russia
New Zealand	19–2	Argentina
12 July 2014
Wales	11–2	Argentina
Russia	5–16	New Zealand
13 July 2014
Wales	5–13	New Zealand
Russia	5–2	Argentina

Red Division

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Germany	3	3	0	53	8	+45
Hong Kong	3	2	1	26	42	–16
Austria	3	1	2	28	34	–6
Belgium	3	0	3	14	37	–23

11 July 2014
Hong Kong	13–12 (OT)	Austria
Germany	12–4	Belgium
12 July 2014
Austria	2–20	Germany
Hong Kong	11–9	Belgium
13 July 2014
Belgium	1–14	Austria
Germany	21–2	Hong Kong	Report

Turquoise Division

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Finland	3	3	0	55	4	+51
Mexico	3	2	1	29	34	−5
Spain	3	1	2	25	34	–9
Colombia	3	0	3	8	45	–37

11 July 2014
Finland	19–0	Colombia
Spain	10–14	Mexico
12 July 2014
Colombia	2–14	Spain
Finland	18–3	Mexico
13 July 2014
Colombia	6–12	Mexico	Report
Finland	18–1	Spain	Report

White Division

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Scotland	3	3	0	61	16	+45
Switzerland	3	2	1	27	32	−5
Latvia	3	1	2	26	38	–12
Thailand	3	0	3	21	49	–28

11 July 2014
Latvia	5–10	Switzerland
Scotland	24–3	Thailand
12 July 2014
Switzerland	6–20	Scotland
Thailand	11–14	Latvia
13 July 2014
Thailand	7–11	Switzerland
Scotland	17–7	Latvia

Yellow Division

	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Ireland	3	3	0	53	11	+42
Bermuda	3	2	1	28	26	+2
France	3	1	2	21	33	–12
Uganda	3	0	3	8	40	–32

11 July 2014
Bermuda	9–7	France
Ireland	17–1	Uganda	Only 61:54 of 80 mins played due to weather stoppage
12 July 2014
Uganda	5–14	Bermuda
France	5–22	Ireland
13 July 2014
Uganda	2–9	France
Ireland	14–5	Bermuda	Report

Play-in games

Play-in games were played between the teams of all groups except Blue.

First qualified teams 14 July 15 July   Scotland  9     Finland  6           Scotland  16     New Zealand  12 15 July   Netherlands  10   Finland   7   New Zealand  14     Netherlands   6 14 July 15 July   Germany  9     Czech Republic  5           Germany  1     Israel  15 15 July   Ireland  9   Czech Republic  10   Israel  18     Ireland  12

Second qualified teams 14 July 15 July   Switzerland  12     Mexico  3           Switzerland  7     Wales  5 15 July   Italy  7   Mexico  10   Wales  16     Italy  18 14 July 15 July   Hong Kong  4     Poland  14           Poland  3     Sweden  6 15 July   Bermuda  4   Hong Kong  15   Sweden  19     Bermuda  11

Third qualified teams 14 July 15 July   Latvia  21     Spain  3           Latvia  15     Norway  8 15 July   Norway  14   Spain  6   Russia  7     Russia  11 14 July 15 July   Austria  2     Turkey  7           Turkey (OT)  6     Slovakia  5 15 July   France  6   Austria  15   Slovakia  17     France  4

Fourth qualified teams 14 July 15 July   Thailand  12     Colombia  3           Thailand  15     China  10 15 July   China  9   Colombia  6   Argentina  7     Argentina  13 14 July 15 July   Belgium  18     Costa Rica  4           Belgium  10     Uganda  4 15 July   Uganda  10   Costa Rica  3   Korea  9     Korea  23

Championship bracket

	Quarterfinals 16 July					Semifinals 17 July					Final 19 July
						Canada		12
	Scotland		8
						Iroquois		6
	Iroquois		10
											Canada		8
											United States		5
						United States		22
	Israel		8
						Australia		3
	Australia		9
											3rd place game 19 July
											Iroquois		16
											Australia		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.^[8]

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.^[9] Then in a placement round game, Israel made a dramatic comeback to push England to overtime before suffering a 10-9 setback.^[10] Israel finished seventh after defeating Blue Division squad Japan.

	Play-in games 16 July					5th to 8th place games 17 July					5th place game 19 July
						Scotland (OT)		10
	New Zealand		8
						Japan		9
	Japan		17
											Scotland		13
											England		15
						Israel		9
	Germany		3
						England (OT)		10
	England		15
											7th place game 18 July
											Japan		10
											Israel		15

9th to 12th Place

	Play-in games 16 July					9th to 12th place games 17 July					9th place game 18 July
						Germany		13
	Sweden		8
						Sweden		10
	Finland		4
											Germany		8
											Ireland		6
						New Zealand		10
	Switzerland		6
						Ireland		12
	Ireland		13
											11th place game 18 July
											Sweden		8
											New Zealand		6

13th to 16th Place

	13th to 16th place games 17 July				13th place game 18 July
	Finland	15
	Netherlands	6
					Finland	11
					Czech Republic	7
					15th place game 18 July
	Switzerland	2		Netherlands	6
	Czech Republic	8			Switzerland	9

17th to 20th place

	Play-in games 16 July					17th to 20th place games 17 July					17th place game 18 July
						Poland		14
	Turkey		3
						Italy (3OT)		15
	Italy		11
											Italy		6
											Wales		18
						Wales (3OT)		16
	Latvia		19
						Latvia		15
	Hong Kong		9
											19th place game 18 July
											Poland		7
											Latvia		17

21st to 24th Place

	21st to 24th place games 17 July				21st place game 18 July
	Turkey	9
	Mexico	4
					Turkey	4
					Hong Kong	10
					23rd place game 18 July
	Hong Kong	14		Mexico	12
	Bermuda	13			Bermuda	8

25th to 28th place

	Play-in games 16 July					25th to 28th place games 17 July					25th place game 18 July
						Slovakia		6
	Belgium		8
						Belgium		3
	Russia		4
											Slovakia		3
											Norway		14
						Norway (OT)		11
	Thailand		7
						Austria		10
	Austria		10
											27th place game 18 July
											Belgium		7
											Austria		6

29th to 32nd Place

	29th to 32nd place games 17 July				29th place game 18 July
	Russia	5
	Spain	9
					Spain	6
					Thailand	12
					31st place game 18 July
	Thailand	14		Russia	7
	France	4			France	15

33rd to 38th place

	33rd to 36th place games 17 July				33rd place game 18 July
	Uganda	11
	Argentina	5
					Uganda	7
					China	14
					35th place 18 July game
	Korea	15		Argentina	7
	China	16			Korea	10

	37th place game 17 July
	Costa Rica		4
	Colombia		11

Final standings

Rank	Team	Div	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
	Canada	2	7	6	1	91	39	+52
	United States	1	7	6	1	112	34	+78
	Iroquois	3	8	5	3	96	75	+21
4	Australia	4	8	3	5	62	106	-44
5	England	6	8	3	5	67	106	-39
6	Scotland	1	8	6	2	117	68	+49
7	Israel	1	8	6	2	120	47	+73
8	Japan	5	8	2	6	77	124	-47
9	Germany	1	8	6	2	87	59	+28
10	Ireland	1	8	6	2	105	63	+42
11	Sweden	2	8	6	2	94	63	+31
12	New Zealand	1	8	4	4	98	75	+23
13	Finland	1	8	6	2	98	40	+58
14	Czech Republic	1	7	4	3	69	46	+23
15	Switzerland	2	8	5	3	63	67	-4
16	Netherlands	1	7	2	5	72	69	+3
17	Wales	2	7	5	2	81	52	29
18	Italy	2	8	5	3	97	89	+8
19	Latvia	3	8	5	3	113	81	+32
20	Poland	2	7	3	4	78	59	+19
21	Hong Kong	2	8	5	3	78	103	-25
22	Turkey	3	8	4	4	50	55	-5
23	Mexico	2	7	3	4	58	72	-14
24	Bermuda	2	7	2	5	64	86	-22
25	Norway	3	7	5	2	88	63	+25
26	Slovakia	3	7	3	4	57	70	-13
27	Belgium	4	8	4	4	60	61	-1
28	Austria	3	8	3	5	71	70	+1
29	Thailand	4	8	4	4	81	82	-1
30	Spain	3	7	2	5	49	83	-34
31	France	3	7	2	5	50	76	-26
32	Russia	3	8	2	6	46	80	-34
33	China	4	7	3	4	61	101	-40
34	Uganda	4	7	2	5	40	78	-38
35	Korea	4	7	2	5	70	91	-21
36	Argentina	4	7	1	6	38	71	-33
37	Colombia	4	6	1	5	28	74	-46
38	Costa Rica	4	6	0	6	15	104	-89

Awards

The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament.^[4]
•MVP: Dillon Ward (Canada)
•Outstanding Attackman: Rob Pannell (United States)
•Outstanding Midfielder: Paul Rabil (United States)
•Outstanding Defenseman: Tucker Durkin (United States)
•Outstanding Goalie: Dillon Ward (Canada)

All-World Team

The All-World Team consisted of the following players.^[4]

Attack	Midfield	Defense	Goalkeeper
Curtis Dickson (Canada) Rob Pannell (United States) Lyle Thompson (Iroquois)	Paul Rabil (United States) Jeremy Thompson (Iroquois) David Lawson (United States)	Tucker Durkin (United States) Brodie Merrill (Canada) Kyle Rubisch (Canada)	Dillon Ward (Canada)

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.^[11]
• Kyle Buchanan (Scotland)
• Ryan Licht (Ireland)
• Matt MacGrotty (Scotland)
• Jimmy McBride (Scotland)
• Jordan McBride (Scotland)
• Jonathan Munk (Czech Republic)
• Kevin Powers (Sweden)
• Ben Smith (Israel)
• Ari Sussman (Israel)
• James Van de Veerdon (Netherlands)

See also

• Lacrosse
• Federation of International Lacrosse, the unified governing body for world lacrosse founded in 2008
• World Lacrosse Championship

References

1. "Schedule Released for FIL World Championship". March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
2. "Record Field for 2014 FIL World Championship". March 4, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
3. "Canada Beats USA to Capture Third World Title". July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
4. "Canada's Ward Headlines All-World Team". July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
5. Burns, Sean (July 19, 2014). "Iroquois Dominate Australia to Reach First FIL Podium". Lax Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
6. "2014 World Lacrosse Festivals". July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
7. "2014 World Championship Tickets". July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
8. McLaughlin, Corey (July 19, 2014). "England Holds Off Rival Scotland for Fifth Place". Lax Magazine. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
9. "Israel’s dream run clipped by No. 3 Australia, 9-8". Israel Lacrosse. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
10. "No. 5 England holds on for overtime win over Israel, 10-9". Israel Lacrosse. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
11. "Scotland Dominates President's Team at Worlds". July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.

External links

• Federation of International Lacrosse
• Official Website for 2014 World Lacrosse Championships