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2006 World Lacrosse Championship

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2006 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country Kanada
Venue(s)London, Ontario
Dates14–22 July
Teams21
Final positions
Champions  Kanada (2nd title)
Runner-up  Vereinigte Staaten
Third place  Australien
Fourth place Iroquois
Tournament statistics
Games played72
Goals scored1,515 (21.04 per game)
Attendance7,735 (107 per game)
MVPKanada Geoff Snider
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Canada won its second gold medal at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, held in London, Ontario from 14 to 22 July. The Canadians defeated the United States in the final 15–10 in front of 7,735 fans.[1] It marked only the second loss by the Americans since the championship was founded in 1967. The first was Canada's historic 17–16 overtime win in the 1978 final.[2] Canadian Geoff Snider was the tournament MVP for his outstanding face-off performance, winning 19 of 28 draws in the final.[3]

Australia beat Iroquois 21–8 to earn the bronze medal. 21 nations played 72 games over the eight-day tournament, with Bermuda, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Spain making their debuts.[4] The games were played in TD Waterhouse Stadium.

The World Lacrosse Championship (WLC) is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) every four years. The 2006 WLC was the last to be sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation, the former governing body for men. In August 2008, the ILF merged with the former governing body for women's lacrosse, the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations, to form the FIL.[citation needed]

Pool play

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For the round-robin phase of the tournament, nations were separated into blue, red, orange and yellow divisions according to strength. Each of the twenty-one nations was eligible to win the championship.

Blue Division

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Gary Gait vs. USA

The Blue Division featured the six strongest lacrosse nations: Australia, Canada, England, Iroquois, Japan, and the United States.

Winning Team Losing Team Score
Iroquois England 13–10
Vereinigte Staaten Australien 20–8
Kanada Japan 18–7
Vereinigte Staaten England 25–5
Kanada Iroquois 12–8
Australien Japan 18–1
Australien England 16–3
Vereinigte Staaten Kanada 13–12
Iroquois Japan 13–11
England Japan 9–8
Vereinigte Staaten Iroquois 21–13
Kanada Australien 12–9
Vereinigte Staaten Japan 21–2
Iroquois Australien 12–10
Kanada England 17–9

Blue Division standings after pool play were:

  1. Vereinigte Staaten
  2. Kanada
  3. Iroquois
  4. Australien
  5. England
  6. Japan

Red Division

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Red Division featured the next five strongest lacrosse nations: Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales.

Winning Team Losing Team Score
Irland Hongkong 19–4
Scotland Italien 13–12
Irland Italien 15–8
Wales Hongkong 14–0
Italien Hongkong 20–0
Scotland Wales 7–3
Italien Wales 20–7
Irland Scotland 16–9
Irland Wales 12–4
Scotland Hongkong 21–3

Red Division standings after pool play were:

  1. Irland
  2. Scotland
  3. Italien
  4. Wales
  5. Hongkong

Orange Division

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The five countries competing in Orange Division were: the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and South Korea.

Winning Team Losing Team Score
Niederlande Südkorea 12–4
Deutschland Neuseeland 18–3
Deutschland Südkorea 18–4
Tschechische Republik Neuseeland 23–4
Deutschland Niederlande 15–9
Tschechische Republik Südkorea 20–2
Niederlande Neuseeland 15–4
Deutschland Tschechische Republik 12–5
Tschechische Republik Niederlande 19–9
Südkorea Neuseeland 8–7

Orange Division standings after pool play were:

  1. Deutschland
  2. Tschechische Republik
  3. Niederlande
  4. Südkorea
  5. Neuseeland

Yellow Division

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The Yellow Division featured Bermuda, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, and Spain.

Winning Team Losing Team Score
Finnland Spanien 16–11
Dänemark Bermuda 10–6
Finnland Lettland 9–3
Dänemark Spanien 15–11
Lettland Spanien 11–9
Finnland Bermuda 16–3
Lettland Dänemark 7–3
Spanien Bermuda 13–9
Finnland Dänemark 14–4
Lettland Bermuda 9–3

Yellow Division standings after pool play were:

  1. Finnland
  2. Lettland
  3. Dänemark
  4. Spanien
  5. Bermuda

Finals

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With the nations ranked amongst their division, they played off for their final standings. The winner from each lower group played a lower-ranked nation from Blue division for their shot at the championship.

Winning Team Losing Team Score Note
Niederlande Lettland 10–4 Play-off for the 9th/13th place brackets
Wales Spanien 17–9 Play-off for the 13th/17th place brackets
Australien Irland 21–5 Quarter final
Iroquois Deutschland 14–6 Quarter final
Dänemark Südkorea 10–9 Play-off for the 13th/17th place brackets
Italien Tschechische Republik 14–7 Play-off for the 9th/13th place brackets
Kanada Finnland 27–2 Quarter final
Neuseeland Bermuda 19–6 Semi-final in the 19th place bracket
Italien Scotland 10–7 Semi-final in the 9th place bracket
Spanien Hongkong 12–8 Semi-final in the 17th place bracket
Lettland Dänemark 5–3 Semi-final in the 13th place bracket
England Deutschland 19–4 Semi-final in the 5th place bracket
Japan Irland 11–9 Semi-final in the 5th place bracket
Finnland Niederlande 10–8 Semi-final in the 9th place bracket
Wales Tschechische Republik 9–8 Semi-final in the 13th place bracket
USA Australien 13–10 Semi-final
Kanada Iroquois 16–6 Semi-final
Spanien Südkorea 17–14 Play-off for 17th place
Neuseeland Hongkong 9–6 Play-off for 19th place
Scotland Niederlande 15–3 Play-off for 11th place
Wales Lettland 18–2 Play-off for 13th place
Tschechische Republik Dänemark 18–1 Play-off for 15th place
Finnland Italien 10–9 Play-off for 9th place
Irland Deutschland 13–5 Play-off for 7th place
England Japan 12–7 Play-off for 5th place
Australien Iroquois 21–8 3rd place
Kanada USA 15–10 Final

The final standings were:

  1. Kanada
  2. USA
  3. Australien
  4. Iroquois
  5. England
  6. Japan
  7. Irland
  8. Deutschland
  9. Finnland
  10. Italien
  11. Scotland
  12. Niederlande
  13. Wales
  14. Lettland
  15. Tschechische Republik
  16. Dänemark
  17. Spanien
  18. Südkorea
  19. Neuseeland
  20. Hongkong
  21. Bermuda

Awards

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All World Team

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The International Lacrosse Federation named an All World Team at the conclusion of the championship, along with four other individual awards.[5]

Goalkeeper

Kanada Chris Sanderson

Defence

Vereinigte Staaten John Gagliardi
Kanada Brodie Merrill
Australien John Tokarua

Midfield

Iroquois Brett Bucktooth
Vereinigte Staaten Jay Jalbert
Kanada Geoff Snider

Attack

Kanada John Grant, Jr.
Vereinigte Staaten Michael Powell
Kanada Jeff Zywicki

Best Positional Players

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Kanada Brodie Merrill - Defence
Vereinigte Staaten Jay Jalbert - Midfield
Kanada Jeff Zywicki - Attack

Tournament MVP

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Kanada Geoff Snider - Midfield, face-off

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Championships report, 22nd July". Activity Workshop. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Canada Downs USA 15-10 to Win World Championship". Laxpower.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Canada won the 2006 ILF Warrior World Lacrosse Championships with a 15-9 win over the U.S." 2006 WLC. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Lacrosse World Championships 2006". Activity Workshop. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Award Winners". 2006 WLC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2007.
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