The 2002 FIL World Lacrosse Championship were held between 7–15 July 2010. The event was the premier international men's lacrosse tournament, and took place in Perth, Australia under the auspices of the International Lacrosse Federation. This was the second time that the tournament was held in Perth, following the 1990 tournament. Fifteen teams competed in the event in three divisions.
The United States successfully defended their title for the sixth consecutive time, defeating Canada 18–15 in the final. Australia beat the Iroquois team 12–11 for third place.
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For the pool play phase of the tournament, the teams were divided into three divisions – five in the top Blue Division, six in the Red Division, and four in tn the Green Divisions. The top three finishers in the Blue Division advanced directly to the semifinals, while the fourth place team played the winner of the Red Division for the final semifinal spot. Green Division participants were not eligible to win the championship.
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| Team | Played | Won | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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| United States | 4 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 25 | +54 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 43 | +13 |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 49 | +8 |
| Iroquois | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 70 | –34 |
| England | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 70 | –41 |
| 7 July 2002 | ||||
| United States | 22–6 | Iroquois | Report | |
| Canada | 13–9 | England | Report | |
| 8 July 2002 | ||||
| Iroquois | 17–9 | England | Report | |
| Australia | 7–22 | United States | Report | |
| 9 July 2002 | ||||
| Canada | 20–8 | Iroquois | Report | |
| England | 8–19 | Australia | Report | |
| 10 July 2002 | ||||
| United States | 14–9 | Canada | Report | |
| Australia | 19–5 | Iroquois | Report | |
| 11 July 2002 | ||||
| Canada | 14–12 | Australia | Report | |
| United States | 21–3 | England | Report |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 77 | 30 | +47 |
| Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 45 | +11 |
| Scotland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 45 | +5 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 56 | –20 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 49 | –8 |
| Wales | 5 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 72 | –35 |
| 7 July 2002 | ||||
| Scotland | 14–7 | Wales | Report | |
| Japan | 19–4 | Sweden | Report | |
| Germany | 11–7 | Czech Republic | Report | |
| 8 July 2002 | ||||
| Japan | 11–5 | Germany | Report | |
| Czech Republic | 8–9 | Scotland | Report | |
| Wales | 8–10 | Sweden | Report | |
| 9 July 2002 | ||||
| Germany | 11–8 | Wales | Report | |
| Scotland | 10–5 | Sweden | Report | |
| Czech Republic | 5–16 | Japan | Report | |
| 10 July 2002 | ||||
| Japan | 10–8 | Scotland | Report | |
| Czech Republic | 16–5 | Wales | Report | |
| Germany | 14–10 | Sweden | Report | |
| 11 July 2002 | ||||
| Sweden | 7–5 | Czech Republic | Report | |
| Germany | 15–9 | Scotland | Report | |
| Japan | 21–8 | Wales | Report |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 12 | +68 |
| South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 38 | +32 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 64 | –43 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 79 | –57 |
| 7 July 2002 | ||||
| Ireland | 16–1 | Hong Kong | Report | |
| South Korea | 23–2 | New Zealand | Report | |
| 8 July 2002 | ||||
| Ireland | 14–5 | South Korea | Report | |
| Hong Kong | 8–9 | New Zealand | Report | |
| 9 July 2002 | ||||
| Ireland | 19–3 | New Zealand | Report | |
| Hong Kong | 3–19 | South Korea | Report | |
| 10 July 2002 | ||||
| South Korea | 20–3 | New Zealand | Report | |
| Ireland | 15–0 | Hong Kong | Report | |
| 11 July 2002 | ||||
| Ireland | 16–3 | South Korea | Report | |
| Hong Kong | 9–5 | New Zealand | Report |
Blue Division fourth place finisher Iroquois and Red Division winner Japan played a 1-game playoff to determine who would be the fourth and final semifinalist in the championship bracket.
| 12 July 2010 | ||||
| Iroquois | 19–14 (OT) | Japan | Report |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 14 July | |||||||
| United States | 18 | ||||||
| Iroquois | 8 | ||||||
| 15 July | |||||||
| United States | 18 | ||||||
| Canada | 15 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 14 July | 15 July | ||||||
| Canada | 15 | Iroquois | 11 | ||||
| Australia | 14 | Australia | 12 | ||||
| 14 July 2002 | ||||
| United States | 18–8 | Iroquois | Report | |
| Canada | 15–14 | Australia | Report | |
| 15 July 2002 | ||||
| Iroquois | 11–12 | Australia | Report | |
| United States | 18–15 | Canada | Report |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 14 July | |||||||
| England | 16 | ||||||
| Scotland | 7 | ||||||
| 15 July | |||||||
| England | 12 | ||||||
| Japan | 13 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 14 July | 15 July | ||||||
| Japan | 8 | Scotland | 12 (OT) | ||||
| Germany | 7 | Germany | 11 | ||||
| 14 July 2002 | ||||
| England | 16–7 | Scotland | Report | |
| Japan | 8–7 | Germany | Report | |
| 15 July 2002 | ||||
| Scotland | 12–11 (OT) | Germany | Report | |
| England | 12–13 | Japan | Report |
Although Ireland won the Green Division, runner-up South Korea progressed to the 9th-12th place bracket because Ireland was not yet a member of the International Lacrosse Federation.
| 12 July 2002 | ||||
| Wales | 19–10 | South Korea | Report | |
| 14 July 2002 | ||||
| Czech Republic | 13–7 | Sweden | Report | |
| 15 July 2002 | ||||
| Wales | 12–16 | South Korea | Report | |
| Sweden | 8–6 | Czech Republic | Report |
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6–0 | |
| Canada | 4–2 | |
| Australia | 3–3 | |
| 4 | Iroquois | 2–5 |
| 5 | Japan | 7–1 |
| 6 | England | 1–5 |
| 7 | Scotland | 4–3 |
| 8 | Germany | 4–3 |
| 9 | Sweden | 3–3 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 2–4 |
| 11 | South Korea | 4–3 |
| 12 | Wales | 1–7 |
| 13 | Ireland | 5–0 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 1–4 |
| 15 | New Zealand | 1–4 |
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