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
Past Events
View the archive of past World Lacrosse championships.
Qualifiers
Sixes
World Games
Sanctioned Events
View World Lacrosse’s sanctioned events, its 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
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