World Lacrosse Championship
- World Lacrosse Championship
The World Lacrosse Championship (WLC) began as a four-team invitational tournament which coincided with Canada's centennial lacrosse celebration in 1967. It is sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation. Seven years later, Australia celebrated its lacrosse centenary, and the USA fielded an all-star team to compete in a similar international invitational tournament. It was here that the concept of holding a World Championship tournament every four years was born. The silverware has not left North America since the tournament started, with the USA capturing eight victories and Canada the other two. The 2006 championships featured a record twenty-one competing nations.
2006 championship
Canada defeated the United States 15–10 in the gold medal game of the 2006 World Championships in London, Ontario. Geoff Snider of Team Canada was named tournament MVP.
World Lacrosse Championship history
ee also
* Lacrosse
* 1998 World Lacrosse Championship Final
* 2006 World Lacrosse Championship
* International Lacrosse Federation
References
* [http://www.lacrosse.org US Lacrosse website] - U.S. Men's National Team History [http://www.uslacrosse.org/national_teams/mnatl_history.phtml ]
* [http://www.teamcanadamenslacrosse.com/ Team Canada Men's Lacrosse website]
External links
* [http://www.intlaxfed.org International Lacrosse Federation]
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