2026 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Japan |
| Teams | 16 (main) |
The 2026 World Lacrosse Women's World Championship, the 12th Women's World Championship is the preeminent international women's lacrosse tournament. The tournament will be hosted in Japan.
This will be the second time, Japan will host the tournament with the first being the 1997 Women's Lacrosse World Cup.[1]
A new format is adopted for this championship with 16 national teams taking part in the main tournament. A Division II will also be held with 16 additional teams.[2]
Participating nations
[edit]Continental championships will serve as the qualification path form the 16 participating teams. Japan as hosts automatically qualifies.
| Qualification | Hosts | Date(s) | Spot(s) | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/A | January 2024 | 1 | Japan
|
| 2024 Women's European Lacrosse Championship[3] |  Braga |
10–20 July | 7 |  England Israel Scotland Wales Ireland Germany Czech Republic
|
| 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship[4] |  Sunshine Coast |
6–11 January | 3 |  Chinese Taipei Australia Philippines
|
| 2025 Pan-American Women's Lacrosse Championship |  Auburndale |
26–30 June | 4 | |
| 2025 African Women's Lacrosse Championship | TBD | TBD | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "[Announcement] Japan to Host the 2026 and 2027 WORLD LACROSSE Championships" (in Japanese and English). Japan Lacrosse Association. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Eight-team field set for 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship with three spots available for 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship". World Lacrosse. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Seven teams qualify for 2026 Women's Championship at Women's European Championship in Braga". World Lacrosse. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei, Australia and the Philippines qualify for the 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Lacrosse Championship". World Lacrosse. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.