| Tourney Name: | World Lacrosse Championship |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Country: | United States |
| Dates: | July 17–24 |
| Num Teams: | 11 |
| Venues: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Winners Men: | United States |
| Count: | 7 |
| Second Men: | Canada |
| Third Men: | Australia |
| Fourth Men: | Iroquois |
| Prevseason: | 1994 |
| Nextseason: | 2002 |
The 1998 World Lacrosse Championship was the eighth edition of the international men's lacrosse championship.[1] The event took place in Baltimore, Maryland under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation.[2] 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.[3]
The United States successfully defended their title for the fifth consecutive time,[4] defeating Canada 15–14 in double overtime in the final.[5] 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.[6]
Australia beat the Iroquois team 17–5 for third place.
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.
| width=165 | Team | width=50 | Played | width=50 | Won | width=50 | Lost | width=50 | GF | width=50 | GA | width=50 | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 38 | +25 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 40 | +25 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 40 | +3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 65 | –30 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 53 | –21 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–8 | |||||
| 18–9 | |||||
| 10–9 | |||||
| 9–12 | |||||
| 23–8 | |||||
| 6–11 | |||||
| 14–12 | |||||
| 13–10 | |||||
| 13–9 | |||||
| 16–8 |
| width=165 | Team | width=50 | Played | width=50 | Won | width=50 | Lost | width=50 | GF | width=50 | GA | width=50 | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 19 | +38 | ||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 50 | +9 | ||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 52 | +7 | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 50 | –14 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 55 | –12 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 60 | –28 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14–9 | |||||
| 10–3 | |||||
| 14–10 | |||||
| 11–4 | |||||
| 14–15 | |||||
| 6–7 | |||||
| 16–9 | |||||
| 13–7 | |||||
| 3–11 | |||||
| 10–7 | |||||
| 8–6 | |||||
| 13–10 | |||||
| 9–8 | |||||
| 12–10 | |||||
| 15–2 |
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| 19 July 1998 | |||||
| 12–8 |
| Rank | Team | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 - 0 | |||
| 4 - 2 | |||
| 3 - 3 | |||
| 4 | 1 - 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 - 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 - 2 | ||
| 7 | 4 - 3 | ||
| 8 | 5 - 2 | ||
| 9 | 2 - 4 | ||
| 10 | 2 - 4 | ||
| 11 | 0 - 5 |