LacrosseNational team world rankings

World Lacrosse Rankings: field lacrosse

Field lacrosse is a ten-a-side game played with long-handled sticks with a netted pocket, used to catch, carry and throw a small rubber ball into the opponent's goal. World Lacrosse ranks national teams by their finish at the most recent world championships.

Origin

Lacrosse is one of North America's oldest team sports, played for centuries by Indigenous peoples including the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), who still compete as their own nation today.

Fun fact

Lacrosse returns to the Olympic Games at Los Angeles 2028 in the fast six-a-side Sixes format, for the first time since 1908.

Strongest nations

The United States and Canada dominate, followed by the Haudenosaunee, Australia, England, Israel and Japan.

Governing body

World Lacrosse, the international federation formed in 2008 and recognised by the IOC.