2006 Championship Canada defeated the United States 15–10 in the gold medal game of the 2006 World Championship in
London, Ontario.
Geoff Snider of Team Canada was named tournament MVP.
2010 Championship The 2010 WLC was held in
Manchester, England from July 15 to 24. For the first time, a World Lacrosse Festival was sanctioned to run alongside the world championships. With more nations entering, the Round Robin stage of the tournament featured 30 nations and was split into 7 divisions, considerably larger than ever before. The
Iroquois Nationals were unable to participate because the host nation did not recognize the validity of passports issued by the
Iroquois confederacy. The United States defeated Canada 12–10 in the gold medal game to capture their ninth victory at the World Lacrosse Championship.
2014 Championship The 2014 WLC was held on July 10–19, 2014 in
Commerce City, Colorado, at
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, home of the
Colorado Rapids soccer team. 38 nations participated in over 142 games. The countries with the top six rankings - Australia, Canada, England, Iroquois, Japan, and the United States - competed in the Blue Division. Belgium, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Israel, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, and
Uganda all competed in the event for the first time. Canada defeated the United States 8–5 in the gold medal game to capture their third World Lacrosse Championship
2018 Championship The 2018 WLC was held on July 11–21, 2018 in
Netanya, Israel, at
Netanya Stadium and
Wingate Institute. 46 nations participated in tournament games. The countries with the top six rankings - Australia, Canada, England, Iroquois, Scotland, and the United States - competed in the Blue Division. United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game, dramatically scoring the controversial game-winning goal at the last second.
2023 Championship Originally, the championship was scheduled to be held in 2022 in
Coquitlam, British Columbia, however due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the games were delayed to 2023 and moved to
Los Angeles, California, but ultimately were relocated to
San Diego, California. The 2023 WLC was held from June 21–July 1, 2023. Pool games and placement games were held at
San Diego State University's
SDSU Sports Deck and the
University of San Diego's
Torero Stadium, while playoff games were held at SDSU's
Snapdragon Stadium. 30 nations participated in tournament games, marking both the first time qualifiers were used to determine tournament entry and the first time the number of competing teams decreased from the previous tournament. The countries with the top five rankings - Australia, Canada, England, Haudenosaunee, and the United States - competed in Pool A. After the tournament, the Philippines' standing was demoted to 30th (last place) due to the team's failure to comply with eligibility requirements, the team initially finished in 15th place. == Championship hosts ==