2006 World Lacrosse Championship

Tournament details
Host country|  Canada
Venue(s)| London, Ontario
Dates| 14–22 July
Teams| 21
Final positions
Champions |  Canada (2nd title)
Runner-up |  United States
Third place |  Australia
Fourth place|  Haudenosaunee
Tournament statistics
Games played| 72
Goals scored| 1,515 (21.04 per game)
Attendance| 7,735 (107 per game)
Awards
MVP|  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

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Iroquois | England | 13–10
United States | Australia | 20–8
Canada | Japan | 18–7
United States | England | 25–5
Canada | Iroquois | 12–8
Australia | Japan | 18–1
Australia | England | 16–3
United States | Canada | 13–12
Iroquois | Japan | 13–11
England | Japan | 9–8
United States | Iroquois | 21–13
Canada | Australia | 12–9
United States | Japan | 21–2
Iroquois | Australia | 12–10
Canada | England | 17–9

Blue Division standings after pool play were:

1. United States
2. Canada
3. Iroquois
4. Australia
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

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Ireland | Hong Kong | 19–4
Scotland | Italy | 13–12
Ireland | Italy | 15–8
Wales | Hong Kong | 14–0
Italy | Hong Kong | 20–0
Scotland | Wales | 7–3
Italy | Wales | 20–7
Ireland | Scotland | 16–9
Ireland | Wales | 12–4
Scotland | Hong Kong | 21–3

Red Division standings after pool play were:

1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. Italy
4. Wales
5. Hong Kong

### 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

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Netherlands | South Korea | 12–4
Germany | New Zealand | 18–3
Germany | South Korea | 18–4
Czech Republic | New Zealand | 23–4
Germany | Netherlands | 15–9
Czech Republic | South Korea | 20–2
Netherlands | New Zealand | 15–4
Germany | Czech Republic | 12–5
Czech Republic | Netherlands | 19–9
South Korea | New Zealand | 8–7

Orange Division standings after pool play were:

1. Germany
2. Czech Republic
3. Netherlands
4. South Korea
5. New Zealand

### Yellow Division

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

Winning Team | Losing Team | Score

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Finland | Spain | 16–11
Denmark | Bermuda | 10–6
Finland | Latvia | 9–3
Denmark | Spain | 15–11
Latvia | Spain | 11–9
Finland | Bermuda | 16–3
Latvia | Denmark | 7–3
Spain | Bermuda | 13–9
Finland | Denmark | 14–4
Latvia | Bermuda | 9–3

Yellow Division standings after pool play were:

1. Finland
2. Latvia
3. Denmark
4. Spain
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

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Netherlands | Latvia | 10–4 | Play-off for the 9th/13th place brackets
Wales | Spain | 17–9 | Play-off for the 13th/17th place brackets
Australia | Ireland | 21–5 | Quarter final
Iroquois | Germany | 14–6 | Quarter final
Denmark | South Korea | 10–9 | Play-off for the 13th/17th place brackets
Italy | Czech Republic | 14–7 | Play-off for the 9th/13th place brackets
Canada | Finland | 27–2 | Quarter final
New Zealand | Bermuda | 19–6 | Semi-final in the 19th place bracket
Italy | Scotland | 10–7 | Semi-final in the 9th place bracket
Spain | Hong Kong | 12–8 | Semi-final in the 17th place bracket
Latvia | Denmark | 5–3 | Semi-final in the 13th place bracket
England | Germany | 19–4 | Semi-final in the 5th place bracket
Japan | Ireland | 11–9 | Semi-final in the 5th place bracket
Finland | Netherlands | 10–8 | Semi-final in the 9th place bracket
Wales | Czech Republic | 9–8 | Semi-final in the 13th place bracket
USA | Australia | 13–10 | Semi-final
Canada | Iroquois | 16–6 | Semi-final
Spain | South Korea | 17–14 | Play-off for 17th place
New Zealand | Hong Kong | 9–6 | Play-off for 19th place
Scotland | Netherlands | 15–3 | Play-off for 11th place
Wales | Latvia | 18–2 | Play-off for 13th place
Czech Republic | Denmark | 18–1 | Play-off for 15th place
Finland | Italy | 10–9 | Play-off for 9th place
Ireland | Germany | 13–5 | Play-off for 7th place
England | Japan | 12–7 | Play-off for 5th place
Australia | Iroquois | 21–8 | 3rd place
Canada | USA | 15–10 | Final

The final standings were:

1. Canada
2. USA
3. Australia
4. Iroquois
5. England
6. Japan
7. Ireland
8. Germany
9. Finland
10. Italy
11. Scotland
12. Netherlands
13. Wales
14. Latvia
15. Czech Republic
16. Denmark
17. Spain
18. South Korea
19. New Zealand
20. Hong Kong
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

Chris Sanderson

Defence

John Gagliardi
Brodie Merrill
John Tokarua

Midfield

Brett Bucktooth
Jay Jalbert
Geoff Snider

Attack

John Grant, Jr.
Michael Powell
Jeff Zywicki

### Best Positional Players

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Brodie Merrill \- Defence
Jay Jalbert \- Midfield
Jeff Zywicki \- Attack

### Tournament MVP

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Geoff Snider \- Midfield, face-off

## See also

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* World Lacrosse Championship
* World Lacrosse, the unified governing body for world lacrosse
* Field lacrosse

## 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.

## External links

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* Lacrosse World Championships 2006 at Activity Workshop
* Standings and Scoreboard at Pointstreak
* Photos and reports from the 2006 games[usurped]
* YouTube video of 2006 highlights

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