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| Venue(s) | Oi Hockey Stadium Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium [1] |
| Teams | 16 (main) |
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]
Nissin Foods was named the title sponsor of the tournament in January 2026. The logo was also unveiled at the same time which features a design incorporating the red rising sun, Mount Fuji and seigaiha (wave) patterns. [4]
Continental 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) |
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| Host nation | N/A | January 2024 | 1 | |
| 2024 Women's European Lacrosse Championship [5] | | 10–20 July | 7 | |
| 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship [6] | | 6–11 January | 3 | |
| 2025 Pan-American Women's Lacrosse Championship [7] | | 26–30 June | 5 | |