2027 World Lacrosse Men's Championship

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2027 World Lacrosse Men's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Teams16 (main)
  2023

The 2027 World Lacrosse Men's Championship , the 15th Men's World Championship is the preeminent international men's lacrosse tournament. The tournament will be hosted in Japan.

This will be the first time, Japan will host the tournament. [1]

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
2025 Men's European Lacrosse Championship [2] Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław 9–19 July7Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Asia-Pacific Men's Lacrosse Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Upper Hutt 6–11 January3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Pan-American Men's Lacrosse Championship [3] Flag of Jamaica.svg Kingston 14–19 July5

References

  1. "[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.
  2. "2025 European Men's Championship: Israel Wins First Title, Germany Gets Final Qualifier". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. "2026 Pan-American Men's Field Lacrosse Championship Qualifier". U.S. Virgin Islands Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 9 January 2026.