2010 World Lacrosse Championship

Iroquois passport controversy

Pool play

Intermediate Round

Play-in games

Championship bracket

Classification brackets

Final standings

References

External links

Blue Division

Orange Division

Plum Division

Yellow Division

Red Division

Turquoise Division

Grey Division

Upper bracket

Middle bracket

Lower bracket

5th to 8th place

9th to 12th place

13th to 16th place

17th to 20th place

21st to 24th place

25th to 28th place

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

2010 World Lacrosse Championship
Tournament details
Host country	England
Dates	15–24 July
Teams	29
Venue(s)	Armitage Center, Manchester
Final positions
Gold	United States (9th title)
Silver	Canada
Bronze	Australia
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	101
Goals scored	2062 (20.42 per match)
MVP	Paul Rabil
	← 2006 2014 →

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]

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.

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.

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.

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Tie
Canada	5	5	0	86	28	+58		Advanced to semifinals
United States	5	4	1	88	29	+59		Advanced to semifinals
Japan	5	2	3	47	67	−20	+1	Advanced to quarterfinals
Australia	5	2	3	51	63	−12	0	Advanced to quarterfinals
England	5	2	3	44	59	−15	−1	Advanced to 5th–8th place games
Germany	5	0	5	24	96	−72		Advanced to 5th–8th place games


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


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


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

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


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


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


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


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

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.

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



Czech Republic	14

Scotland	17
		Scotland	15

		Ireland	9
Ireland	12

Sweden	7
		Third place



		Czech Republic	8

		Sweden	15

July 19		July 20



Finland	7

Wales	9
		Wales	8

		Netherlands	9
Netherlands	16

Spain	1
		Third place



		Finland	21

		Spain	4

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



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



Norway	4

Slovakia	14
		Slovakia	6

		Poland	11
Poland	14

Bermuda	10
		Third place



		Norway	4

		Bermuda	8

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



Mexico	9

South Korea	10
		South Korea	8

		Austria	13
France	4

Austria	15
		Third place



		Mexico	6

		France	10

19 July		20 July



Denmark

Bye
		Denmark	3

		Italy	10
Italy	13

Argentina	9
		Third place



		Argentina

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.

Quarterfinals 21 July		Semifinals 22 July		Gold medal game 24 July


		Canada	15
Australia	20
		Australia	6
Scotland	11
				Canada	10

				United States	12
		United States	20
Japan	14
		Japan	5
Netherlands	8

				Bronze medal game

				Australia	16
				Japan	9

22 July		5th place



England	23

Scotland	9
		England	14

		Germany	9
Germany	14

Netherlands	1
		7th place



		Scotland	11

		Netherlands	10

22 July		9th place



Wales	5

Sweden	9
		Sweden	8

		Ireland	15
Ireland	17

Finland	6
		11th place



		Wales	10

		Finland	5

22 July		13th place



Spain	11

Poland	15
		Poland	3

		Czech Republic	21
New Zealand	8

Czech Republic	13
		15th place



		Spain	5

		New Zealand	23

22 July		17th place



Latvia	7

Bermuda	8
		Bermuda	7

		Slovakia	12
Slovakia	10

Italy	4
		19th place



		Latvia	8

		Italy	13

22 July		21st place



Austria	10

Norway	4
		Austria	9

		Hong Kong	8
Hong Kong	15

Switzerland	8
		23rd place



		Norway	0

		Switzerland	2

22 July		25th place



South Korea	16

Argentina	5
		South Korea	12

		Denmark	10
France	7

Denmark	9
		27th place



		Argentina	8

		France	10

Rank	Team	Record
	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
–	Iroquois	0–3

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[blog-1] Burns, Sean (23 July 2010). "FIL World Championships: USA-Canada gold medal in-game blog". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

[final-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.

[3] "How Manchester took sport of lacrosse to its heart". BBC – Manchester. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[activity-4] "Lacrosse World Championships 2010". Activity Workshop. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[festival-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.