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- Canada won its second gold medal at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, held in London, Ontario from 14 to 22 July. The Canadians defeated the United States in the final 15–10 in front of 7,735 fans. It marked only the second loss by the Americans since the championship was founded in 1967. The first was Canada's historic 17–16 overtime win in the 1978 final. Canadian Geoff Snider was the tournament MVP for his outstanding face-off performance, winning 19 of 28 draws in the final. Australia beat Iroquois 21–8 to earn the bronze medal. 21 nations played 72 games over the eight-day tournament, with Bermuda, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Spain making their debuts. The games were played in TD Waterhouse Stadium. The World Lacrosse Championship (WLC) is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) every four years. The 2006 WLC was the last to be sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation, the former governing body for men. In August 2008, the ILF merged with the former governing body for women's lacrosse, the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations, to form the FIL. (en)
- Die Warrior-Lacrosse-Weltmeisterschaft 2006 fand vom 13. bis 22. Juli in Ontario in London, (Kanada) statt. Weltmeister wurde das Team Kanada. Die Meisterschaft wurde zwischen 21 Nationen ausgetragen, welches ein neuer Rekord gewesen ist. Das Finale wurde mit 15:10 von Kanada gegen die USA vor 7735 Zuschauern gewonnen. Spieler des Spiels (MVP) wurde Geoff Snider vom Team Kanada. (de)
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- Die Warrior-Lacrosse-Weltmeisterschaft 2006 fand vom 13. bis 22. Juli in Ontario in London, (Kanada) statt. Weltmeister wurde das Team Kanada. Die Meisterschaft wurde zwischen 21 Nationen ausgetragen, welches ein neuer Rekord gewesen ist. Das Finale wurde mit 15:10 von Kanada gegen die USA vor 7735 Zuschauern gewonnen. Spieler des Spiels (MVP) wurde Geoff Snider vom Team Kanada. (de)
- Canada won its second gold medal at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, held in London, Ontario from 14 to 22 July. The Canadians defeated the United States in the final 15–10 in front of 7,735 fans. It marked only the second loss by the Americans since the championship was founded in 1967. The first was Canada's historic 17–16 overtime win in the 1978 final. Canadian Geoff Snider was the tournament MVP for his outstanding face-off performance, winning 19 of 28 draws in the final. (en)
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