Question: Which countries is lacrosse usually played?
About the article "Lacrosse", section "International lacrosse".

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This is a list of nations that are represented by lacrosse national governing bodies.
This list indicates which countries have participated in the various international lacrosse competition sponsored by the Federation of International Lacrosse.
The Federation of International Lacrosse oversees international lacrosse. 
The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) is the international governing body of lacrosse and it oversees field, women's and box lacrosse competitions.
In 2008, the "International Lacrosse Federation" and the "International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations" merged to form the FIL.
The former "International Lacrosse Federation" was founded in 1974 to promote and develop the game of men's lacrosse throughout the world.
The FIL now sponsors the World Lacrosse Championship and Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships which are played under field lacrosse rules.
It also oversees the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship played under box lacrosse rules, and the Women's Lacrosse World Cup and an under-19 championship under women's lacrosse rules. 
Women's lacrosse, sometimes shortened to lax, is a sport played with twelve players on each team.
Originally played by the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
The modern women's game was introduced in 1890 at the St Leonard's School in Scotland.
The rules of women's lacrosse differ significantly from men's field lacrosse.
The object of the game is to use a long handled stick (known as a crosse or lacrosse stick) to catch, carry, and pass a solid rubber ball in an effort to score by ultimately getting the ball into an opponent's goal.
Usually there is a certain technique to the throw such as underhand, overhand, sidearm etc.
The head of the lacrosse stick has a mesh net strung into it that allows the player to hold the lacrosse ball.
Defensively the object is to keep the opposing team from scoring and to dispossess them of the ball through the use of stick checking and body positioning.
The rules of women's lacrosse are very complicated, and very different than the men's lacrosse game.
Equipment required to play is also different than the men's.
Women are only required to wear eyewear/lacrosse goggles, and a mouth guard.
Their stick has restrictions too, it has to be a certain length and the pocket cannot be too deep.
At the collegiate level, lacrosse is represented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
In the United States an NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship is held each spring.
Internationally women's lacrosse has a thirty-one member group called the Federation of International Lacrosse, which sponsors the Women's Lacrosse World Cup once every four years. 
Intercrosse (also referred to as softcrosse, modcrosse, or pop lacrosse) is a non-contact form of lacrosse with a standardized set of rules using intercrosse equipment.
Intercrosse as a competitive sport is popular in many continental European countries (particularly in the Czech Republic), as well as in Quebec, Canada.
An intercrosse stick is different from a normal lacrosse stick: the head is made completely of plastic, where in lacrosse the head has a flexible string or mesh pocket in which the ball is carried.
The ball is larger, softer and hollow.
Generally teams consist of five players per side, and the field size is 20 m wide and 40 m long.
Goals are the same size as box lacrosse, being 4' in height and width (1220 mm x 1220 mm).
The sport can be played outdoors or indoors.
Unlike normal lacrosse there exists a strict "no contact" rule which makes it a popular alternative for physical education.
As there is no contact allowed in the game, a time limit is set for possession of the ball, usually four or five seconds.
In some local cases, other rules are added or modified so as to encourage all players to participate; for example the ball must be passed twice before taking a shot on goal.
Rules often vary from place to place, depending on who is conducting the game or competition, as intercrosse is used mostly for physical education and as a developmental sport for young or novice players for transition to playing standard lacrosse.
However, a form of lacrosse known as intercrosse was developed in the 1980s and has a standard set of rules used for international competition, and uses intercrosse equipment.
Intercrosse is played mainly in countries not traditionally associated with lacrosse, especially in Europe.
There are two main international competitions in Intercrosse.
The World Games are an annual event where players from different countries come to compete.
They are divided by a draw of lots into mixed teams to provide a social atmosphere in the tournament.
A biennial World Cup also exists now and is more competitive.
Here, each country is represented only by their best players.  
The World Lacrosse Championship began as a four-team invitational tournament in 1967 sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation.
The 2006 World Lacrosse Championship featured a record twenty-one competing nations.
The 2010 World Lacrosse Championship took place in Manchester, England.
Only United States, Canada, and Australia have finished in the top two places of this tournament.
Since 1990, the Iroquois Nationals, a team consisting of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy members, have competed in international competition.
This team is the only Native American team sanctioned to compete in any men's sport internationally.
The Federation of International Lacrosse also sanctions the Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships.
The 2008 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships included twelve countries, with three first-time participants: Bermuda, Finland, and Scotland.
Other regional international competitions are played including the European Lacrosse Championships, sponsored by the twenty-one member European Lacrosse Federation, and the eight team Asian Pacific Lacrosse Tournament.