Photo Credit: LaxWorm An exciting match will kick off Monday morning at 8am MST between Finland and Scotland, the two top teams of the Turquoise and White divisions, respectively. They fought their way to the top of their divisions, and are ready to face off on Field 10, and for everyone who can’t be at the match, it will be broadcast on ESPN3. Last time around, Finland ended the FIL…
Belanger, Cosmo Lead Brampton to Two Weekend Wins
The MSL playoff race heated up this weekend with the resurgence of the Brampton Excelsiors, who picked up wins over both the Brooklin Redmen and Six Nations Chiefs. Prior to this weekend, the Excelsiors sported a record of 2-8, good enough for four points; two of those points came from a forfeited game by Peterborough, and the other two came from a win over Kitchener-Waterloo. The Excelsiors now sit solidly…
Japan Looking to Perform the Impossible Against USA Tonight
Photo Credit: Di Miller JAPAN Unfortunately for Japan, they are a good team that got placed in a powerhouse pool grouping and were handed an uphill battle of a schedule. Japan has gone up against Australia and Iroquois thus far in the past three days, are are held low at two losses. Their first match against Australia seemed very promising as they played well into double overtime and lost by…
FIL: Can Canada Defeat High-Flying Iroquois?
Day four of the World Lacrosse Tournament brings us one of the most anticipated matchups since the opening U.S. Canada game. With their only loss coming to the U.S. the Canadian squad faces off against the Iroquois Nationals, this could be a look into who could play in the finals, pending how the brackets shape up. Canada is coming off a very strong win against team England, and a tough…
FIL: Germany Remains Dominant
Photo Credit: Di Miller On July 11, Day Two of the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships, two teams from the Red Division, Team Germany and Team Belgium would face off. This would be Team Germany’s fourth appearance since they were admitted into the FIL in 1994 where they have never finished above sixth place. Team Belgium would make their first appearance at the FIL World Lacrosse Championships after being admitted…
FIL: Israel Routs Slovakia 17-2
Photo Credit: Larry Palumbo The Israel men’s national team “conquered the night” on Saturday, as the blue-and-white dominated 17th-ranked Sweden, 17-2, in a game that did not start until 9:33pm at the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships on Friday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Israel (2-0) wraps up group play on Sunday against South Korea (0-2) at 11:30 AM Local / 8:30 PM Israel. The blue-and-white, playing in their first-ever World Championship, can secure a first-place finish in their group, and…
FIL: Iroquois Blows Out England
Photo Credit: Di Miller After severe weather hit the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships on Friday July 11, and a ninety minute delay, Team Iroquois would finally go up against Team England. This would be the 11th appearance for England dating back to 1967 with their last appearance in 2010 placing fifth. Team Iroquois was making their fifth appearance in the championships since 1990 and their first appearance since 2006…
FIL: USA Remains Undefeated With Win Over Aussies
It was yet another stormy day at the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships. The games were stopped for the second time in two days, with the Team USA vs. Team Australia game being delayed twice due to severe weather. As Team USA came on to the field, they were stoked and had the American Flag held high, while their fans were screaming “USA”. Team Australia entered the field, the excitement…
FIL: England and Australia Need Wins
England and Australia meet on Sunday night in a crucial game that could determine who advances to the Championship Bracket of the World Lacrosse Championship. Australia is 1-1 so far while England is 0-2. Australia’s loss has come to the United States while England has fallen to the Iroquois and Canada. With those three teams separating themselves from the others, this will be the first true test as the teams…
FIL Day Four: Canada and Iroquois Highlight Day
Photo Credit: Ireland Lacrosse Early Games 10am: Wales vs New Zealand 10:30am: Czech Republic vs Poland 11:30am: Thailand vs Switzerland 11:30am: Scotland vs Latvia Game to Watch: Wales vs New Zealand and Poland vs Czech Republic are both fantastic games. The Czechs are a scoring machine and they face a 2-0 Polish team while New Zealand and Wales might be the best two teams not in the Blue Division. Player to…