1998 World Lacrosse Championship final
The 1998 World Lacrosse Championship final between Canada and the United States was the gold medal game of the 1998 World Lacrosse Championship and has been often cited as the best field lacrosse game of all time.
Context
The United States had not lost an international lacrosse game since the 1978 WLC final, up until then, their only loss in international competition. Although expected to be challenged somewhat by the Canadians, the U.S. team was widely expected to take the gold. Their round robin match had ended in a 14-12 U.S. victory.Rosters
Canada
- Jamie Bowen
- Steve Fannell
- Gary Gait
- Paul Gait
- Eric Gervais
- Chris Gill
- Jeff Gombar
- Steve Govett
- John Grant, Jr.
- Del Halliday
- Fred Jenner
- Bryan Kopec
- Tom Marechek
- Randy Mearns
- Tom Phair
- Jeff Ratcliffe
- Darren Reisig
- Chris Sanderson
- Ted Sawicki
- Matt Shearer
- Dan Stroup
- Rodney Tapp
- John Tavares
- Steve Toll
- Jim Veltman
- Rob Williams
United States
Head Coach: Bill TierneyAssistant Coaches: William Beroza, Jeff Long, Paul Wehrum
;Goalkeepers
;Attack
;Midfield
- Kevin Finneran
- Andy Ross
- David Curry
- Rob Shek
- Greg Traynor
- Charlie Lockwood
- Peter Jacobs
- Blake Miller
- Tim Soudan
- Ryan Wade
- Milford Marchant
- Brian Voelker
- Joe Breschi
- David Morrow
- Pat McCabe
- Zack Colburn
- Reid Jackson
- John DeTommaso