2010 World Lacrosse Championship

Tournament details
Host country|  England
Venue(s)| Armitage Center, Manchester
Dates| 15–24 July
Teams| 29
Final positions
Champions |  United States (9th title)
Runner-up |  Canada
Third place |  Australia
Fourth place|  Japan
Tournament statistics
Games played| 101
Goals scored| 2,062 (20.42 per game)
Awards
MVP|  Paul Rabil

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The 2010 World Lacrosse Championship was held between 15–24 July. This international men's field lacrosse tournament organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse took place in Manchester, United Kingdom. This was the third time that the tournament was played in Greater Manchester, after the 1978 and 1994 championships.

The United States captured their ninth gold medal, defeating Canada 12–10 in the championship game.[1] Paul Rabil of Team USA was named tournament MVP.[2] Australia earned its fourth-straight bronze medal by defeating Japan 16 –9.

A record 29 nations competed at the event, eight more than the 2006 WLC in London, Ontario. The 101 games were held at the Armitage Centre, Manchester University's sports grounds.[3][4]

For the first time, a FIL World Lacrosse Festival ran alongside the world championships from 17 to 22 July. 48 teams from around the world competed in 8 divisions from U16 to Grand Masters.[5]

## Iroquois passport controversy

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The Iroquois Nationals' participation in the championships was prevented in a dispute over their passports.[6] The team sought to travel on Haudenosaunee passports, but the United Kingdom government would not allow it because of increased passport security requirements.[7] The United States Department of State initially also refused to allow the passports, but later granted the team a one-time waiver to travel to the tournament. However, the U.K. would not issue the team visas.[8]

Initially, the Iroquois were hoping to be able to travel, and agreed to forfeit their first game against England. Because it was the opening game of the tournament, organizers arranged for the host team to play Germany in an exhibition match instead.[9] However, just before game time, the FIL decided to move Germany to the Blue Division and the Iroquois to the Plum Division, making the England-Germany match an official one.[10] The Iroquois team did not officially withdraw from the tournament, and would have been allowed to play its remaining games should it have resolved its passport difficulties in time.[11] On 18 July, the FIL announced that the competition schedule had progressed too far to allow Iroquois to compete in the tournament.[12] Each of the other three Plum Division teams were given 1–0 forfeit victories over the Iroquois team.

## Pool play

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For pool play, nations were separated into seven divisions according to strength, the top six teams were placed in the Blue Division, and the other teams were put in six divisions of four. Each of the thirty nations were eligible to win the championship. Each division played round-robin games for ranking to determine which tournament brackets they would be placed in.

### Blue Division

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The Blue Division originally consisted of the top six teams from the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, but Germany was moved up to replace the missing Iroquois team. The first and second place teams from the Blue Division advanced to the tournament semifinals. The third and fourth place teams advanced to the quarterfinals. The fifth and sixth place teams were placed into the 5th through 8th place classification bracket.

Canada's 10–9 win over the United States marked the first time that the American team lost a preliminary round game in any world championship, and only its third loss overall.[13] Both teams ended up advancing to the semifinals.

Japan, Australia, and England all finished 2–3 in the Blue Division and 1–1 in head-to-head matches against each other. All three games between the teams were close, with two going into overtime. Japan and Australia advanced to the quarterfinals based on goal differential in those matches.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification

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1  |  Canada | 5  | 5  | 0  | 86  | 28  | +58  | Advanced to
semifinals
2  |  United States | 5  | 4  | 1  | 88  | 29  | +59
3  |  Japan | 5  | 2[a] | 3  | 47  | 67  | −20  | Advanced to
quarterfinals
4  |  Australia | 5  | 2[a] | 3  | 51  | 63  | −12
5  |  England | 5  | 2[a] | 3  | 44  | 59  | −15  | Advanced to
5th–8th place games
6  |  Germany | 5  | 0  | 5  | 24  | 96  | −72

Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Goal differential in matches between tied teams: Japan +1; Australia 0; England −1

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15 July 2010
England | 12–3 |  Germany
16 July 2010
Canada | 17–4 |  Japan
United States | 21–5 |  Australia
17 July 2010
Japan | 15–9 |  Germany
Australia | 10–8 (OT) |  England
United States | 9–10 |  Canada
18 July 2010
England | 13–12 (OT) |  Japan
Germany | 4–22 |  United States
Canada | 19–5 |  Australia
19 July 2010
Germany | 4–23 |  Canada
Australia | 9–11 |  Japan
United States | 17–5 |  England
20 July 2010
Japan | 5–19 |  United States
Australia | 22–4 |  Germany
Canada | 17–6 |  England
Key to colours in division tables

Six division winners and top two runners-up
advanced to the upper bracket
Four remaining runners-up and top four third-placed teams
advanced to the middle bracket
Two remaining third-placed teams and six last placed teams
advanced to the lower bracket

### Orange Division

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification

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1  |  Ireland | 3  | 3  | 0  | 60  | 10  | +50  | Semifinals
2  |  Slovakia | 3  | 2  | 1  | 21  | 33  | −12  | Quarterfinals
3  |  Switzerland | 3  | 1  | 2  | 15  | 32  | −17
4  |  South Korea | 3  | 0  | 3  | 15  | 38  | −23  | 5th–8th place

Source: [citation needed]

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16 July 2010
Slovakia | 10–4 |  Switzerland
Ireland | 21–3 |  South Korea
17 July 2010
Switzerland | 10–6 |  South Korea
Slovakia | 4–23 |  Ireland
18 July 2010
South Korea | 6–7 |  Slovakia
Switzerland | 3–16 |  Ireland

### Plum Division

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification

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1  |  Spain | 3  | 3  | 0  | 28  | 22  | +6  | Semifinals
2  |  Hong Kong | 3  | 2  | 1  | 25  | 24  | +1  | Quarterfinals
3  |  Norway | 3  | 1  | 2  | 17  | 21  | −4
4  |  Haudenosaunee | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 3  | −3  | 5th–8th place

Source: [citation needed]

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16 July 2010
Haudenosaunee | 0–1 |  Spain
Hong Kong | 10–8 |  Norway
17 July 2010
Norway | 8–11 |  Spain
Hong Kong | 1–0 |  Haudenosaunee
18 July 2010
Norway | 1–0 |  Haudenosaunee
Spain | 16–14 |  Hong Kong

* Iroquois forfeited their three games due to not being able to travel to the tournament.

### Yellow Division

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification

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1  |  Finland | 3  | 3  | 0  | 37  | 18  | +19  | Semifinals
2  |  Poland | 3  | 2  | 1  | 42  | 19  | +23  | Quarterfinals
3  |  Bermuda | 3  | 1  | 2  | 18  | 35  | −17
4  |  Denmark | 3  | 0  | 3  | 15  | 40  | −25  | 5th–8th place

Source: [citation needed]

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16 July 2010
Bermuda | 2–16 |  Poland
Finland | 14–2 |  Denmark
17 July 2010
Poland | 15–5 |  Denmark
Bermuda | 5–11 |  Finland
18 July 2010
Poland | 11–12 (OT) |  Finland
Denmark | 8–11 |  Bermuda

### Red Division

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification

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1  |  Czech Republic | 3  | 3  | 0  | 47  | 10  | +37  | Semifinals
2  |  Sweden | 3  | 2  | 1  | 42  | 14  | +28
3  |  Italy | 3  | 1  | 2  | 18  | 36  | −18  | 5th–8th place
4  |  Mexico | 3  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 53  | −47

Source: [citation needed]

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16 July 2010
Italy | 3–17 |  Czech Republic
Sweden | 20–2 |  Mexico
17 July 2010
Sweden | 16–3 |  Italy
Mexico | 1–21 |  Czech Republic
18 July 2010
Mexico | 3–12 |  Italy
Czech Republic | 9–6 |  Sweden

### Turquoise Division

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification

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1  |  Scotland | 3  | 3  | 0  | 57  | 14  | +43  | Semifinals
2  |  New Zealand | 3  | 2  | 1  | 37  | 26  | +11  | Quarterfinals
3  |  Latvia | 3  | 1  | 2  | 25  | 37  | −12
4  |  France | 3  | 0  | 3  | 11  | 53  | −42  | 5th–8th place

Source: [citation needed]

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16 July 2010
New Zealand | 18–3 |  France
Scotland | 20–4 |  Latvia
17 July 2010
New Zealand | 8–18 |  Scotland
France | 6–16 |  Latvia
18 July 2010
France | 2–19 |  Scotland
Latvia | 5–11 |  New Zealand

### Grey Division

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification

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1  |  Wales | 3  | 3  | 0  | 49  | 12  | +37  | Semifinals
2  |  Netherlands | 3  | 2  | 1  | 55  | 18  | +37
3  |  Austria | 3  | 1  | 2  | 21  | 41  | −20  | 5th–8th place
4  |  Argentina | 3  | 0  | 3  | 11  | 65  | −54

Source: [citation needed]

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16 July 2010
Argentina | 5–16 |  Austria
Netherlands | 9–10 |  Wales
17 July 2010
Argentina | 3–29 |  Netherlands
Austria | 0–19 |  Wales
18 July 2010
Wales | 20–3 |  Argentina
Austria | 5–17 |  Netherlands

## Intermediate Round

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Starting on 19 July, all teams except for the Blue Division moved to one of three intermediate brackets: either the upper, middle, or lower bracket.

### Upper bracket

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The upper bracket included the six first-place finishers from each division as well as the top two second-place finishers. These teams were still eligible for the World Championship and could have finished anywhere from 1st to 16th in the tournament. By winning two games in the upper bracket, Scotland and Netherlands advanced to the quarterfinals.

| July 19| | July 20

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|  Czech Republic|  14

|  Scotland|  17 |

|  Scotland |  15

| |  Ireland |  9

|  Ireland|  12

|  Sweden|  7 |

| Third place

|  Czech Republic |  8

|  Sweden |  15

| July 19| | July 20

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|  Finland|  7

|  Wales|  9 |

|  Wales |  8

| |  Netherlands |  9

|  Netherlands|  16

|  Spain|  1 |

| Third place

|  Finland |  21

|  Spain |  4

### Middle bracket

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The middle bracket included the remaining four second-place finishers and the top four third-place finishers. These teams could have finished anywhere from 9th to 24th in the final rankings.

| 19 July| | 20 July

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|  Switzerland|  3

|  New Zealand|  11 |

|  New Zealand |  16

| |  Latvia |  3

|  Hong Kong|  10

|  Latvia|  12 |

| Third place

| 20 July – 12:30

|  Switzerland |  11

|  Hong Kong |  7

| 19 July| | 20 July

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|  Norway|  4

|  Slovakia|  14 |

|  Slovakia |  6

| |  Poland |  11

|  Poland| 14

|  Bermuda|  10 |

| Third place

|  Norway |  4

|  Bermuda |  8

### Lower bracket

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The lower bracket included the remaining two third-place finishers and the six fourth-place finishers. These teams could have finished no higher than 17th in the final rankings.

| 19 July| | 20 July

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|  Mexico|  9

|  South Korea| 10 |

|  South Korea |  8

| |  Austria |  13

|  France|  4

|  Austria|  15 |

| Third place

|  Mexico |  6

|  France |  10

| 19 July| | 20 July

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|  Denmark |  3

| |  Italy |  10

|  Italy|  13

|  Argentina|  9 |

| Third place

|  Argentina |

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## Play-in games

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On 21 July, Finland beat Poland 13–7 to advance to the 9th–12th place bracket, sending Poland to the 13th–16th place bracket. Italy beat Switzerland 7–6 to advance to the 17th–20th place bracket, while Switzerland entered the 21st–24th place bracket.

## Championship bracket

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| Quarterfinals
21 July| | | Semifinals
22 July| | | Gold medal game
24 July
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| |  Canada| 15
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|  Australia | 20| | |  Australia| 6| | |
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|  Scotland| 11| | | |  Canada| 10
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| |  United States| 20|
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|  Japan | 14| | |  Japan| 5| | | Bronze medal game
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| | |  Australia| 16
| |  Japan| 9
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## Classification brackets

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### 5th to 8th place

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| 22 July| | 5th place

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|  England|  23

|  Scotland|  9 |

|  England |  14

| |  Germany |  9

|  Germany|  14

|  Netherlands|  1 |

| 7th place

|  Scotland |  11

|  Netherlands |  10

### 9th to 12th place

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| 22 July| | 9th place

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|  Wales|  5

|  Sweden|  9 |

|  Sweden |  8

| |  Ireland |  15

|  Ireland|  17

|  Finland|  6 |

| 11th place

|  Wales |  10

|  Finland |  5

### 13th to 16th place

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| 22 July| | 13th place

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|  Spain|  11

|  Poland|  15 |

|  Poland |  3

| |  Czech Republic |  21

|  New Zealand|  8

|  Czech Republic|  13 |

| 15th place

|  Spain |  5

|  New Zealand |  23

### 17th to 20th place

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| 22 July| | 17th place

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|  Latvia|  7

|  Bermuda|  8 |

|  Bermuda |  7

| |  Slovakia |  12

|  Slovakia|  10

|  Italy|  4 |

| 19th place

|  Latvia |  8

|  Italy |  13

### 21st to 24th place

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| 22 July| | 21st place

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|  Austria|  10

|  Norway|  4 |

|  Austria |  9

| |  Hong Kong |  8

|  Hong Kong|  15

|  Switzerland|  8 |

| 23rd place

|  Norway |  0

|  Switzerland |  2

### 25th to 28th place

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| 22 July| | 25th place

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|  South Korea|  16

|  Argentina|  5 |

|  South Korea |  12

| |  Denmark |  10

|  France|  7

|  Denmark|  9 |

| 27th place

|  Argentina | 8

|  France |  10

## Final standings

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Rank  | Team  | Record

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|  United States | 6–1
|  Canada | 6–1
|  Australia | 4–4
4  |  Japan | 3–5
5  |  England | 4–3
6  |  Germany | 1–6
7  |  Scotland | 6–2
8  |  Netherlands | 5–3
9  |  Ireland | 6–1
10  |  Sweden | 4–3
11  |  Wales | 5–2
12  |  Finland | 5–3
13  |  Czech Republic | 5–2
14  |  Poland | 5–3
15  |  New Zealand | 5–2
16  |  Spain | 3–4
17  |  Slovakia | 5–2
18  |  Bermuda | 3–4
19  |  Italy | 5–3
20  |  Latvia | 2–5
21  |  Austria | 5–2
22  |  Hong Kong | 3–4
23  |  Switzerland | 3–5
24  |  Norway | 1–6
25  |  South Korea | 3–4
26  |  Denmark | 1–5
27  |  France | 2–5
28  |  Argentina | 0–6
29  |  Mexico | 0–5
–  |  Haudenosaunee | 0–3

## See also

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

## References

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2. ^ "FIL World Championships: USA Takes Gold With 12–10 Win Over Canada". 2010 WLC. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
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4. ^ "Lacrosse World Championships 2010". Activity Workshop. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
5. ^ "FIL Festival Team Roster". 2010 WLC. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010.
6. ^ Marshall, Tabitha (15 August 2013). "The Iroquois Nationals and the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
7. ^ Kaplan, Thomas (16 July 2010). "Iroquois Defeated by Passport Dispute". New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
8. ^ Gross, Samanatha (14 July 2010). "UK won't let Iroquois lacrosse team go to tourney". San Diego Union-Tribune. AP. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
9. ^ Goulding, Neil (15 July 2010). "England get revenge over Germany for World Cup defeat". 2010 WLC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
10. ^ Goulding, Neil (15 July 2010). "Iroquois forced to forfeit opening match against England". 2010 WLC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010.
11. ^ Goulding, Neil. "Germany promoted to the Blue Division with Iroquois still missing". 2010 WLC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
12. ^ "Official statement on behalf of organizers" (Press release). 2010 WLC. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011.
13. ^ DaSilva, Matt (17 July 2010). "Canada does it again, downs Team USA". Lacrosse Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011.

## External links

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* Official Website (archived), mirror
* Lacrosse World Championships 2010 at Activity Workshop
* Federation of International Lacrosse

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