2003 The
first World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was held in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canada entered the tournament as the favourite to win. They went through the six-team group without any losses. In the semifinals they beat
Team USA. Team Canada, led by captain
Jim Veltman, won the gold medal match against
Iroquois Nationals 21-4 and became the first World Indoor Lacrosse Champions.
2007 The
second World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was held in Canada again, this time in
Halifax. The tournament was divided in two groups of four teams. Canada met Ireland,
Australia and the United States in group play. They prevailed in all three matches to reach the semifinals, where they would meet England. Canada won 24–8 to move to the final, where they met the Iroquois Nationals again. Canada was down during the second and third quarters, but thanks to two goals from
John Grant, Jr., they ended up taking the game to overtime. After thirty seconds,
Jeff Zywicki scored his first goal of the game, so Team Canada could be crowned as the World Champion again.
2011 The
2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was held in the
Czech Republic, the first time the tournament was held outside of Canada. The format of the tournament remained the same and the Canadians met Australia, England and Slovakia in group play. Canada went through unbeaten again. They beat Team USA 15–10 in the semifinal. In the final, they met the Iroquois Nationals again, and won 13–6.
2015 The
Onondaga Nation near
Syracuse, New York hosted the
2015 WILC. Once again, the Canadian team went undefeated and took gold while the Iroquois took the silver and the United States bronze.
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