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
2025
2026
2027
Sixes Championship (Men + Women)
TBD
TBD
Sanctioned Events
View World Lacrosse’s sanctioned events, its event sanctioning policy and inquire or apply to host a sanctioned event.
Past Events
View the archive of past World Lacrosse championships.
Qualifiers
Sixes
World Games
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
United States
2
Canada
3
Haudenosaunee
4
Australia
5
Japan
6
England
7
Ireland
8
Puerto Rico
9
Jamaica
10
Israel
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
Canada
2
United States
3
Australia
4
Great Britain
5
Israel
6
Japan
7
Haudenosaunee
8
Czechia