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The United States men's national lacrosse team has won ten of thirteen
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World Lacrosse Championship
The World Lacrosse Championship (WLC) is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse that occurs every four years.
The WLC began before any international lacrosse organization had been formed. It started as a ...
s, the most recent in 2018. Team USA finished second in the other three field lacrosse
Field lacrosse is a full contact outdoor men's sport played with ten players on each team. The sport originated among Native Americans, and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867. ...
tournaments, losing to Canada
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in 1978, 2006, and 2014.
The team is organized by US Lacrosse
USA Lacrosse is the national governing body of men and women's lacrosse in the United States. It provides a leadership role in virtually every aspect of the game and has more than 450,000 members throughout the United States, and offers programs ...
, the national governing body. The roster usually consists of lacrosse players who play in the Premier Lacrosse League
Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is an American professional field lacrosse league, composed of 8 teams. The league's inaugural season debuted on June 1, 2019, and included a 14-week tour-based schedule taking place in 12 major-market cities. The le ...
.
Competition achievements
Olympic Games
World Championships
2023 team
US Lacrosse announced their 23 man roster for the2023 World Lacrosse Championship
The 2023 World Lacrosse Championship will be the 14th edition of the international men's field lacrosse tournament for national teams organized by World Lacrosse. Initially scheduled for 2022, it was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
on December 20, 2022.
2018 team
US Lacrosse announced the final 23-man roster for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship on January 7, 2018.2014 team
US Lacrosse
USA Lacrosse is the national governing body of men and women's lacrosse in the United States. It provides a leadership role in virtually every aspect of the game and has more than 450,000 members throughout the United States, and offers programs ...
finalized its 23-man roster on June 30, 2014, by cutting eight players that were on the roster for the Team USA versus MLL All Star game on June 26, 2014.
Starting attack
Other attackmen
Starting midfield
Other midfielders
Faceoff
Starting defense
Other defensemen
Goalkeepers
2010 team
Attackmen
Midfielders
Defense
Goalkeepers
Four-time national team members
Three-time national team members
Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name.See also
*World Lacrosse Championship
The World Lacrosse Championship (WLC) is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse that occurs every four years.
The WLC began before any international lacrosse organization had been formed. It started as a ...
*United States national indoor lacrosse team
The United States national indoor lacrosse team represents the U.S. in box lacrosse at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship. Team USA has won the bronze medal in all four WILC tournaments. The team is organized by US Lacrosse, the national ...
References
External links
U.S. Men's National Team website
{{USNationalTeams Lacrosse teams in the United States National lacrosse teams
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ...