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The first world championship was as a four-team invitational tournament that coincided with Canada's centennial lacrosse celebration in 1967. The Mt. Washington (Md.) Lacrosse Club represented the United States and won the tournament. Seven years later, Australia celebrated its lacrosse centennial, and the U.S. 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 International Lacrosse Federation was formed to govern men's lacrosse on the international level, and did so until merging with the IFWLA in 2008 to form the Federation of International Lacrosse.
The U.S. has captured nine world championships and finished second twice. The Americans added their most recent title in 2010 by defeating Canada 12-10 in the championship game in England. In addition to winning seven of the nine championship tournaments, the United States also built a 38-game winning streak at one time, spanning from 1982 to 2006.
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World Championship History
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| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Championship Game Score |
Site |
| 1967* |
U.S. |
Australia |
n/a |
Toronto, Canada |
| 1974 |
U.S. |
3-way tie |
20-14 |
Melbourne, Australia |
| 1978 |
Canada |
U.S. |
17-16 (OT) |
Stockport, England |
| 1982 |
U.S. |
Australia |
22-14 |
Baltimore, Md. (U.S.) |
| 1986 |
U.S. |
Canada |
18-9 |
Toronto, Canada |
| 1990 |
U.S. |
Canada |
19-15 |
Perth, Australia |
| 1994 |
U.S. |
Australia |
21-7 |
Manchester, England |
| 1998 |
U.S. |
Canada |
15-14 (OT) |
Baltimore, Md. (U.S.) |
| 2002 |
U.S. |
Canada |
18-15 |
Perth, Australia |
| 2006 |
Canada |
U.S. |
15-10 |
London, Ontario (CAN) |
| 2010 |
U.S. |
Canada |
12-10 |
Manchester, England |
* The 1967 team was the Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club from Baltimore, Md.
A Look Back at the 2010 Championship
• Team USA's Road to Glory
• Team USA's 2010 Game Scores/Results
• Team USA Captures World Championship
• Photos from the Championship Game
• Video: U.S. Men Capture Gold Medal
• Video: Sights and Sounds of the World Games
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