The International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship began 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 U.S. has captured eight ILF World Championships and finished second twice, including the most recent event in 2006. Prior to losing in the 2006 championship game, the Americans had not lost a game since the 1978 final, a 17-16 overtime setback to Canada. The winning streak spanned 38 games through seven ILF tournaments. 
 
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ILF World Championships History
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)

 * The 1967 team was the Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club from Baltimore, Md.

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