# 1998 World Lacrosse Championship

The 1998 World Lacrosse Championship was the eighth edition of the international men's lacrosse championship. The event took place in Baltimore, Maryland, under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation. This was the second time that the tournament was held in Baltimore, following the 1982 tournament. Eleven teams competed in the event in two divisions.
The United States successfully defended their title for the fifth consecutive time, defeating Canada 15–14 in double overtime in the final. The championship game – in which Canada overcame a ten-goal deficit in the third quarter to force overtime – is considered by some to be the most exciting lacrosse game in history.
Australia beat the Iroquois team 17–5 for third place.

## Pool play

For the pool play phase of the tournament, the teams were divided into two divisions – five in the top Blue Division and six in the Red Division. Only Blue Division participants were able to compete for the championship.

### Blue Division

* Key to colours in group tables
* Advanced to Semifinals
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
| United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 38 | +25 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 40 | +25 |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 40 | +3 |
| Haudenosaunee | 4 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 65 | –30 |
| England | 4 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 53 | –21 |
| United States | 20–8 | Haudenosaunee |
| Canada | 18–9 | England |
| Haudenosaunee | 10–9 | England |
| Australia | 9–12 | Canada |
| Canada | 23–8 | Haudenosaunee |
| England | 6–11 | Australia |
| United States | 14–12 | Canada |
| United States | 13–10 | Australia |
| Australia | 13–9 | Haudenosaunee |
| United States | 16–8 | England |

### Red Division

| Team | Played | Won | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
| Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 19 | +38 |
| Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 50 | +9 |
| Scotland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 52 | +7 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 50 | –14 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 55 | –12 |
| Wales | 5 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 60 | –28 |
| Scotland | 14–9 | Wales |
| Japan | 10–3 | Sweden |
| Germany | 14–10 | Czech Republic |
| Japan | 11–4 | Germany |
| Czech Republic | 14–15 | Scotland |
| Wales | 6–7 | Sweden |
| Germany | 16–9 | Wales |
| Scotland | 13–7 | Sweden |
| Czech Republic | 3–11 | Japan |
| Japan | 10–7 | Scotland |
| Czech Republic | 8–6 | Wales |
| Germany | 13–10 | Sweden |
| Sweden | 9–8 | Czech Republic |
| Germany | 12–10 | Scotland |
| Japan | 15–2 | Wales |

## Championship Round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| July 19 | July 19 |
| United States | 24 |
| United States | 24 | July 20 | July 20 |
| Haudenosaunee | 4 | July 20 | July 20 |
| Haudenosaunee | 4 | United States | 15 (2OT) |
| July 19 | July 19 | | United States | 15 (2OT) |
| July 19 | July 19 | Canada | 14 |
| Canada | 15 | Canada | 14 |
| Australia | 11 | | |
| Australia | 11 | Third place | Third place |
| | | July 20 | July 20 |
| | | Haudenosaunee | 5 |
| | | Australia | 17 |

## Consolation round
### 5th-8th place

| Play-in | Play-in | 5th place | 5th place |
| July 19 | July 19 |
| England | 13 |
| England | 13 | July 20 | July 20 |
| Scotland | 6 | July 20 | July 20 |
| Scotland | 6 | England | 21 |
| July 19 | July 19 | | England | 21 |
| July 19 | July 19 | Germany | 6 |
| Japan | 4 | Germany | 6 |
| Germany | 5 | | |
| Germany | 5 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | July 20 | July 20 |
| | | Scotland | 10 (OT) |
| | | Japan | 9 |

### 9th place

| 19 July 1998 |
| Czech Republic | 12–8 | Sweden |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| | United States | 6–0 |
| | Canada | 4–2 |
| | Australia | 3–3 |
| 4 | Haudenosaunee | 1–5 |
| 5 | England | 2–4 |
| 6 | Germany | 5–2 |
| 7 | Scotland | 4–3 |
| 8 | Japan | 5–2 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 2–4 |
| 10 | Sweden | 2–4 |
| 11 | Wales | 0–5 |