World Lacrosse Championship 2026 – The 2026 world lacrosse women's championship will be the first to feature world lacross's new championship format of 16 teams competing based on continental qualifier results. The 2026 women's championship will be held from july 24 to august 2. World lacrosse and the japan lacrosse association today announced that the 2026 world lacrosse women's championship will be held in the city of tokyo. 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. World lacrosse runs six world championships on a quadrennial basis: The 2026 world lacrosse women's world championship, the 12th women's world championship is the preeminent international women's lacrosse tournament. World lacrosse, the sport's global governing body, announced on wednesday, january 24 the host countries for a trio of world championships from 2025 to 2027 ― south korea and japan.
World Lacrosse Championship 2026
World Lacrosse Championship 2026
World lacrosse today announced the hosting rights to three upcoming world championships, with the 2025 men's u20 championship officially awarded to korea, and the 2026 women's championship and 2027 men's championship awarded to japan. The 2026 world lacrosse women's championship will run from july 24 to august 2. Prince chichibu memorial stadium in the city's aoyama district will host the semifinals and medal matches.
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). The americans have won nine of the previous 11 world lacrosse championships, including four straight from 2009 through 2022 and the 1997 event held in the edogawa ward of tokyo. World lacrosse and the japan lacrosse association has announced that next year’s 2026 world lacrosse women’s championship will be held in tokyo, japan.
Oi hockey stadium in tokyo’s shinagawa ward is scheduled to host most of the tournament’s matches. Japan was earlier announced as the host country, but additional details have been finalized and the event will be held from july 24 through august 2 in tokyo. The 2026 women’s championship will mark the first to use a new championship format, with 16 teams competing based on results from continental qualifiers.
World lacrosse has announced that tokyo will be the host city for the 2026 world lacrosse women’s championship. South korea has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2025 men’s u20 championship, and the tournament will be held in july.

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