2018 World Lacrosse Championship


The 2018 World Lacrosse Championship was the 13th edition of the international men’s field lacrosse tournament for national teams organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse. As many as 50 countries were expected to compete in the tournament; with the official total coming in at 46, which made the 2018 WLC the largest of all-time. The games were held in Netanya, Israel on 12–21 July 2018.

Hosting

, England was originally selected to host the tournament, but withdrew in May 2017. Instead, the championships took place in Netanya, Israel between 12 and 21 July 2018. This was the first World Lacrosse Championship played outside of the United States, Canada, England, or Australia.

Tournament

On Thursday, 12 July, the Opening Ceremony and first games were held at Netanya Stadium, a 13,610-seat multi-use stadium which opened in 2012. It served as a home field for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and features 36 luxury suites, a VIP seating area, and a modern press box. The stadium serves as the home field of Maccabi Netanya FC, as well as the temporary home of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC and Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.
From Friday, 13 July to Saturday, 21 July, the tournament games will be played at Wingate Institute. Located on 50 hectares, the Wingate Institute serves as Israel’s National Centre for Physical Education and Sport. The campus doubles as both the State of Israel’s primary university for the development of physical education teachers, as well as the nation’s official training centre for national teams, the Israel Olympic Team, and national and international sports science conferences. The campus hosts the Israel Olympiada annually and the Maccabiah Games every four years. Wingate Stadium also serves as the home field for the Israel National Rugby Team.

Participating Nations

48 teams initially entered the tournament. They were drawn into 14 groups in March 2018. However Bulgaria and Haiti later withdrew leaving just 46 teams. The world ranking of the teams based on their performance in the 2014 edition is also displayed. The top 6 teams in the 2014 edition are drawn into the Blue Division while the rest of the teams were drawn into the other divisions.
Blue DivisionOther Divisions

    • WithdrewParticipated in 2014 but not in 2018

    • Schedule

  • Wednesday, 11 July – Opening Game
  • Thursday, 12 July – Opening Ceremony and Pool Play
  • Friday, 13 July to Tuesday, 17 July – Pool Play and Play-Ins
  • Wednesday, 18 July – Quarterfinals
  • Thursday, 19 July – Semifinals
  • Friday, 20 July – Final Placement Games
  • Saturday, 21 July – Gold Medal Game

    Pool play

    • Blue Division

    Red Division

    White Division

    Green Division

    Yellow Division

    Orange Division

    Plum Division

    Turquoise Division

    Grey Division

    Gold Division

    Bronze Division

    Tan Division

    Purple Division

    Olive Division

    Play-in games

    Upper bracket

    The upper bracket includes the 13 first-place finishers from each division as well as the second-place finisher of the white division. These teams can still win the world championship.
    !colspan="3"|First Round
    !colspan="3"|Second Round
    !colspan="3"|Third Round
    !rowspan=2|Nation
    !colspan=2|Qualification
    !Play-in
    !Final placement round

    Middle bracket

    !colspan="3"|First Round
    !colspan="3"|Second Round
    !colspan="3"|Third Round
    !rowspan=2|Nation
    !colspan=2|Qualification
    !Play-in/s
    !Final placement round

    Lower bracket

    !colspan="3"|First Round
    !colspan="3"|Second Round
    !colspan="3"|Third Round
    !rowspan=2|Nation
    !colspan=2|Qualification
    !Play-in
    !Final placement round

    Final placement round

    Championship bracket

    1st to 4th place

    Classification brackets

    5th to 8th Place

    9th to 12th Place

    13th to 16th Place

    17th to 20th place

    21st to 24th Place

    25th to 28th place

    29th to 32nd Place

    33rd to 36th place

    37th to 40th place

    41st to 44th place

    45th to 46th place

    2018 World Lacrosse Festival

    Alongside the WLC, youth and adult lacrosse teams from around the world will participate in the 2018 World Lacrosse Festival at Shefayim Soccer Complex.

    Final standings

    RankTeam
    177010737+70
    27529045+45
    38539484+10
    448356894-26
    558446587-22
    617529652+44
    717528437+47
    818538763+24
    917618944+45
    1017527051+19
    11681753116-63
    1218448875+13
    1328719051+39
    1428627954+25
    1517437758+19
    161
    172
    181
    192
    201
    211
    223
    232
    242
    251
    262
    2718539751+46
    283
    292
    303
    312
    322
    332
    342
    353
    3637257889-11
    3738537549+26
    383
    392
    40381735111-76
    413
    423
    433
    443
    4536154686-40
    4647073098-68

    Awards

    The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament.
    MVP: Michael Ehrhardt

    Outstanding Attackman: Curtis Dickson

    Outstanding Midfielder: Tom Schreiber

    Outstanding Defenseman: Michael Ehrhardt

    Outstanding Goalie: Dillon Ward

    All-World Team