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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Japan |
| Teams | 16 (main) |
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
editContinental 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
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| 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.