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Ireland · IrelandIreland earned its spot at The World Games 2025 through the Women’s European Sixes Qualifier, held in March in Portugal. Twelve teams competed for the final two berths, with only the top two finishers advancing to Chengdu. Ireland went 2-1 in pool play, picking up wins over Norway and Austria before falling to Czechia in its final group-stage match. The defeat to Czechia set up a dramatic playoff run. In the quarterfinals against the Netherla…Read Article
How They Qualified for The World Games 2025: Ireland

Mexico · MexicoMexico will make its second appearance at the World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship at the 2025 edition on Jeju Island, Korea in August. The team returns to the competition for the first time since its debut at the 2016 U19 World Championship in Canada. A key returner for Mexico is defenseman and long-stick midfielder Aaron Escobedo. Escobedo represented Mexico at the 2023 World Lacrosse Championship in San Diego, California. He appeared in al…Read Article
Athletes to Watch in Jeju: Aaron Escobedo

Israel · IsraelThe 2025 European Men’s Lacrosse Championship concluded on Saturday after 10 days of action with Israel taking the gold medal and Germany securing qualification for the 2027 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship. Germany rounded out the septet of European teams headed to Tokyo in 2027 with a win over France, joining Czechia, England, Ireland, Israel, Italy and Latvia. Israel narrowly held on against Italy, 9-8, in a blockbuster gold medal game. Addi…See the Story