World Lacrosse runs six world championships on a quadrennial basis: men’s field, women’s field, men’s U20 field, women’s U20 field, box (men’s and women’s) and sixes (men’s and women’s). In addition, WL supports Continental Federation events that serve as qualifiers for the world championships and a calendar of annual sixes events, and also participates in The World Games, a quadrennial global multi-sport event.
World Championships
Events Calendar
View World Lacrosse’s sanctioned events calendar, which includes all scheduled World Championships, Continental Qualifiers, and internationally sanctioned competition.
Qualifiers
Sixes
World Games
View WL’s event sanctioning policy and inquire or apply to host a sanctioned event.
World Rankings
Men’s Field
1
United States
2
Canada
3
Haudenosaunee
4
Australia
5
Japan
6
England
7
Israel
8
Jamaica
9
Italy
10
Puerto Rico
Women’s Field
1
United States
2
Canada
3
England
4
Australia
5
Japan
6
Israel
7
Czechia
8
Haudenosaunee
9
Wales
10
Scotland
Men’s Box
1
Canada
2
United States
3
Haudenosaunee
4
England
5
Israel
6
Czechia
7
Ireland
8
Japan
9
Finland
10
Germany
Women’s Box
1
United States
2
Canada
3
Haudenosaunee
4
Australia
5
England
6
Germany
7
Netherlands
8
Ireland
9
Hong Kong, China
10
Finland
Men’s U20 Field
1
Canada
2
United States
3
Australia
4
Haudenosaunee
5
Japan
6
Puerto Rico
7
England
8
Jamaica
9
Ireland
10
Mexico
Women’s U20 Field
1
United States
2
Canada
3
Japan
4
Australia
5
Puerto Rico
6
England
7
Wales
6
Italy
9
China
10
Ireland
Men’s Sixes
1
Canada
2
United States
3
Japan
4
Great Britain
5
Haudenosaunee
6
Australia
7
Germany
8
Israel
Women’s Sixes
1
United States
2
Canada
3
Australia
4
Japan
5
Great Britain
6
Czechia
7
Ireland
8
China