2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship Division II

2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host country Poland
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
DatesJuly 11 – 18, 2026
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Games played42

The 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship Division II tournament, is the inaugural second division tournament for the World Lacrosse Women's Championship. It was hosted in Wrocław, Poland.[1][2][3]

It is below the World Championship in Tokyo, Japan.

Participating nations

Qualification

Continental championships served as the qualification path for originally 16 participating teams – although only 12 teams ultimately took part. Poland as hosts automatically qualifies.[1]

QualificationHostsDate(s)Spot(s)Qualifier(s)
Host nationN/ASeptember 20251 Poland
2024 Women's European Lacrosse Championship[4]Portugal Braga10–20 July8 6 Italy
 Netherlands
 Latvia
 Sweden
  Switzerland
 Spain
 Norway
 Finland
2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship[5]Australia Sunshine Coast6–11 January4 3 New Zealand
 Hong Kong
 China
 South Korea
2025 Pan-American Women's Lacrosse Championship[6]United States Auburndale26–30 June3 1 Mexico
 Jamaica
 Peru
Africa allocationN/AN/A1 South Africa

Venues

The 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship Division II was held at the Pola Marsowe of the Olympic Stadium Complex in Wrocław.[7]

Wrocław
Pola Marsowe
Capacity: N/A

Group stage

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  New Zealand 5 5 0 68 25 +43 Advance to Semifinals
2  South Korea 5 4 1 58 36 +22
3  Latvia 5 3 2 48 42 +6 Advance to 5th–8th place games
4  Spain 5 2 3 47 57 −10
5  Netherlands 5 1 4 42 62 −20 Advance to 9th–12th place games
6  South Africa 5 0 5 31 72 −41

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Mexico 5 5 0 50 28 +22 Advance to Semifinals
2  Italy 5 4 1 70 23 +47
3  Poland (H) 5 3 2 41 43 −2 Advance to 5th–8th place games
4  Hong Kong 5 2 3 43 33 +10
5   Switzerland 5 1 4 28 57 −29 Advance to 9th–12th place games
6  Norway 5 0 5 24 72 −48
Source: World Lacrosse
(H) Hosts

5th–12th placement round

Places 5–8

5th–8th games 5th position game
      
A3  Latvia 9
B4  Hong Kong 11
B4  Hong Kong 9
A4  Spain 8
B3  Poland 8
A4  Spain 9 7th position game
A3  Latvia 6
B3  Poland 11
July 17, 2026 (2026-07-17)
14:00		 Latvia  9–11
(3–2, 3–1, 2–3, 1–5)		  Hong Kong Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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July 17, 2026 (2026-07-17)
16:15		 Poland  8–9
(4–3, 2–1, 2–1, 0–4)		  Spain Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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Fifth place game

July 18, 2026 (2026-07-18)
18:30		 Hong Kong  9–8
(3–3, 3–1, 1–2, 2–2)		  Spain Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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Seventh place game

July 18, 2026 (2026-07-18)
10:00		 Latvia  6–11
(0–3, 3–5, 2–2, 1–1)		  Poland Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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Places 9–12

9th–12th games 9th position game
      
B5   Switzerland 6
A6  South Africa 7
B6  Norway 7
A6  South Africa 8
A5  Netherlands 9
B6  Norway 10 11th position game
A5  Netherlands 13
B5   Switzerland 8
July 17, 2026 (2026-07-17)
14:00		 Switzerland  6–7
(2–1, 3–1, 1–2, 0–3)		  South Africa Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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July 17, 2026 (2026-07-17)
16:15		 Netherlands  9–10
(0–4, 3–3, 2–2, 4–1)		  Norway Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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Ninth place game

July 18, 2026 (2026-07-18)
13:30		 Norway  7–8
(0–5, 2–2, 1–0, 4–1)		  South Africa Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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Eleventh place game

July 18, 2026 (2026-07-18)
11:00		 Netherlands  13–8
(5–1, 4–3, 2–1, 2–3)		   Switzerland Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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Final round

Third placeSemifinalsFinal
July 16 – Wrocław
A1 New Zealand5
July 18 – WrocławJuly 18 – Wrocław
B2 Italy10
A1 New Zealand8B1 Mexico4
July 16 – Wrocław
A2 South Korea7B2 Italy11
B1 Mexico15
A2 South Korea7

Semifinals

July 16, 2026 (2026-07-16)
16:30		 New Zealand  5–10
(0–4, 1–2, 1–2, 3–2)		  Italy Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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July 16, 2026 (2026-07-16)
19:00		 Mexico  15–7
(4–1, 3–2, 3–3, 5–1)		  South Korea Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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Third place game

July 18, 2026 (2026-07-18)
15:15		 New Zealand  8–7
(3–1, 3–2, 2–2, 0–2)		  South Korea Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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Final

July 18, 2026 (2026-07-18)
18:00		 Mexico  4–11
(1–2, 1–3, 2–0, 0–6)		  Italy Pola Marsowe, Wrocław
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Standings

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 7 6 1 91 32 +59 13
2  Mexico 7 6 1 69 46 +23 13
3  New Zealand 7 6 1 71 42 +29 13
4  South Korea 7 4 3 72 59 +13 11
5  Hong Kong 7 4 3 63 50 +13 11
6  Spain 7 3 4 64 74 −10 10
7  Poland (H) 7 4 3 60 58 +2 11
8  Latvia 7 3 4 63 64 −1 10
9  South Africa 7 2 5 46 88 −42 9
10  Norway 7 1 6 41 89 −48 8
11  Netherlands 7 2 5 64 80 −16 9
12   Switzerland 7 1 6 42 77 −35 8
Source:
(H) Hosts

All-Tournament Team

Attack Midfield Defense Goalkeeper
    • New Zealand Sarah Butler
    • Italy Elise Fawcett (MVP)
    • Mexico Sophia Lima
    • South Korea Helen Bae
    • New Zealand Brooke Bolstad
    • Italy Stephanie Colson
    • Italy Gabriela Chiappetta
    • New Zealand Maya Rutherford
    • Mexico Natalie Yorba
 Mexico Alexa Lang
Source: World Lacrosse[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Lacrosse awards inaugural Division II championships to Wrocław, Poland". World Lacrosse. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship Division II concludes after eight days in Wroclaw, Poland". World Lacrosse. 19 July 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "We Wrocławiu trwają Mistrzostwa Świata Kobiet w lacrosse" [The Women's Lacrosse World Championship is underway in Wrocław.]. TVP3 Breslau (in Polish). Telewizja Polska S.A. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  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.
  7. ↑ "Kolejne wielkie lakrosowe imprezy odbędą się w Polsce – tym razem rangi globalnej!". Poland Lacrosse. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Elise Fawcett's MVP highlights All-Tournament Team at 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship Division II". World Lacrosse. 18 July 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
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