Great Britain, Germany, Israel and the Netherlands stayed perfect in the men’s competition on day 11 of the 2026 European Sixes Lacrosse Championships in Salou, Spain.
Three of those wins came against teams that started the day unbeaten. Great Britain held off Poland, Germany handed Switzerland its first loss, and Israel overwhelmed Austria. Norway also broke through for its first win of the championship.
Great Britain pulled away from Poland in the second half for an 18-11 win and kept its grip on Pool A. Timothy Collins and Nicolas DeCaprio scored four goals each, and Alex Russell set up five more while scoring three himself. Matthew Dyszkiewicz scored four for Poland.
Germany took sole control of Pool B with a 20-10 win over Switzerland, breaking open a 3-3 game with seven straight goals. David Beckmann had six goals and two assists, and Mikhail Zinoviev made 14 saves. Tim Hänni scored four for Switzerland.
Israel scored the first nine goals and never looked back in a 26-7 win over Austria. Hayden Fruhling, Max Krevsky and Eric Malever scored five goals each.
The Netherlands cruised past Finland 25-5 behind five goals and three assists from Luke MacDonald.
Norway outlasted Croatia 22-19 in double overtime after trailing 5-1 early and 18-17 in the first overtime, closing on a 4-1 run. Einar Auestad scored seven goals for Norway, and Jack Voelker had six for Croatia.
Czechia erased a 5-3 deficit with five straight goals and pulled away from Hungary 20-13. Martin Pech had six goals and two assists.
Ireland routed France 23-3 behind five goals and three assists from Matt Duncan. Sweden earned its first win, topping Portugal 19-12 as Jonas Hunter scored seven goals.
Latvia improved to 2-0 by beating Spain 22-7, and Greece moved to 2-1 with a 25-9 win over Ukraine.
Two meetings of 2-1 teams open Friday, with Czechia facing Greece at 9:30 a.m. and Ireland taking on Austria at 11 a.m. Great Britain and Latvia close the day at 4 p.m. in a meeting of Pool A’s unbeaten teams.
Five qualification spots for the 2027 World Lacrosse Sixes Championships are available in the men’s competition.
Live statistics throughout the men’s competition are available here. Streaming is available on WL TV with an event pass at US$30 for both championships and US$20 for either championship.
Men’s Results
- Latvia 22, Spain 7
- Finland 5, Netherlands 25
- Norway 22, Croatia 19 (2OT)
- Greece 25, Ukraine 9
- Poland 11, Great Britain 18
- Germany 20, Switzerland 10
- Hungary 13, Czechia 20
- Portugal 12, Sweden 19
- Austria 7, Israel 26
- Ireland 23, France 3
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