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The 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships continue with a full slate of 16 games on day eight, headlined by semifinal action in the men’s and women’s championships.
There are also two games of women’s placement play as well as 10 games of men’s placement play.
All of the playoff games in both championships will be streamed on ESPN+. Placement play is available to stream for free on WL TV.
Update
Hungary is withdrawing from the WL Men’s Box Championship due to an insufficient number of healthy athletes. As a result:
— World Lacrosse (@WorldLacrosse) September 27, 2024
– Hungary forfeits today’s match against Mexico
– Mexico will advance to the 25th place match, scheduled for Saturday
– Hungary will automatically be placed…
Friday, September 27
| M/W/# | Team | Team | Time | Venue | Round |
| M77 | Puerto Rico (#17) | Belgium (#20) | 9:30 a.m. | Nexus 3 | Placement (M) |
| M72 | Australia (#10) | Finland (#11) | 10 a.m. | ADK | Placement (M) |
| M71 | Netherlands (#9) | Germany (#13) | 10:45 a.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| W29 | England | Ireland | 11:30 a.m. | Nexus 1 | Placement (W) |
| M79 | Hong Kong, China (#12) | Greece (#25) | 12:15 p.m. | Nexus 3 | Placement (M) |
| M76 | Czechia (#5) | Japan (#8) | 1 p.m. | ADK | Placement (M) |
| M81 | Poland (#24) | Chinese Taipei (#28) | 1:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| W27 | United States | Australia | 2:30 p.m. | Nexus 1 | Semifinal (W) |
| M78 | Hungary (#26) | Mexico (#27) | 3:15 p.m. (Canceled) | Forfeited | – |
| M74 | Canada (#1) | England (#4) | 4 p.m. | ADK | Semifinal (M) |
| M82 | Scotland (#15) | Austria (#19) | 4:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| W30 | Germany | Netherlands | 5:30 p.m. | Nexus 1 | Placement (W) |
| M80 | Jamaica (#18) | Switzerland (#22) | 6:15 p.m. | Nexus 3 | Placement (M) |
| M73 | United States (#2) | Haudenosaunee (#3) | 7 p.m. | ADK | Semifinal (M) |
| M75 | Israel (#6) | Ireland (#7) | 7:45 p.m. | Nexus 2 | Placement (M) |
| W28 | Canada | Haudenosaunee | 8:15 p.m. | Nexus 1 | Semifinal (W) |
The headlining game of the day is the United States matchup against the Haudenosaunee in the men’s box championship in primetime. The U.S. got the better of the Haudenosaunee in the teams’ first meeting at the start of the championship, but the stakes are raised with medal implications on the line.
The Canada men will try to replicate their success from pool play against England to advance to another gold medal match.
In the women’s championships, Canada and the United States will try to take care of the Haudenosaunee and Australia to set up a rivalry gold medal game.
In men’s placement play, the slate continues to get more competitive as teams drift towards their final positions, and Friday’s action is full of exciting meetings. The best games will likely feature teams that have bowed out of the playoff picture in recent days, like Australia vs. Finland, Czechia vs. Japan, Netherlands vs. Germany and Israel vs. Ireland.
In women’s placement, the four quarterfinal losers from yesterday will look to bounce back in evenly matched games: England vs. Ireland and Germany vs. the Netherlands.
Live statistics throughout the day for the women’s championship can be found here and for the men’s championship here.
