Canada won its second gold medal at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, held in London, Ontario, from 14 to 22 July.

21 nations played 72 games over the eight-day tournament, with Bermuda, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Spain making their debuts.

[citation needed] For the round-robin phase of the tournament, nations were separated into blue, red, orange and yellow divisions according to strength.

The Blue Division featured the six strongest lacrosse nations: Australia, Canada, England, Iroquois, Japan, and the United States.

The final standings were: The International Lacrosse Federation named an All World Team at the conclusion of the championship, along with four other individual awards.