2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship

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2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Japan.svg Japan
Venue(s) Oi Hockey Stadium
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium [1]
Teams16 (main)
←  2022

The 2026 World Lacrosse Women's 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. [2]

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. [3]

Participating nations

Continental championships will serve as the qualification path form the 16 participating teams. Japan as hosts automatically qualifies.

QualificationHostsDate(s)Spot(s)Qualifier(s)
Host nationN/AJanuary 20241Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2024 Women's European Lacrosse Championship [4] Flag of Portugal (official).svg Braga 10–20 July7Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship [5] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sunshine Coast 6–11 January3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2025 Pan-American Women's Lacrosse Championship [6] Flag of the United States.svg Auburndale 26–30 June5Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2025 African Women's Lacrosse ChampionshipTBDTBD1

References

  1. ↑ Elliot McGowan (23 January 2025). "Tokyo to host 2026 Women's Lacrosse Championship". Inside the Games .
  2. ↑ "[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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Seven teams qualify for 2026 Women's Championship at Women's European Championship in Braga". World Lacrosse. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "2025 Pan-American Women's Lacrosse Championship concludes after five days". World Lacrosse. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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