Close to 50 lacrosse teams from around the world will be in Israel July 12-21 for the Lacrosse World Championship, an unusual scenario in a country where most residents have never played or watched the sport.
WATCH: Israel to host dozens of nations in Lacrosse World Championship
Israel's Cody Levine and Australia's Callum Robinson in a semi-final game of the Lacrosse World Championships, in Colorado July 16, 2014. (AP/Brennan Linsley)