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2014 Men's World Floorball Championships

Tournament details
Sweden
2 (in 1 host city)
5–14 December 2014
16
Sweden (8th title)
Finland
Czech Republic
48
488 (10.17 per match)
104,445 (2,176 per match)
Stefan Hedorf (16 points)
Kim Nilsson

The 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 10th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Gothenburg, Sweden in December 2014. Home team Sweden defended their title in a close game against Finland. Czech Republic earned the bronze after defeating Switzerland by 4–3.

For the first time ever, all teams, except from the host country, must qualify for the Championships. A total of 30 teams are scheduled to take part in the qualification tournaments.

DateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host nation10 December 20101Sweden
European Qualification 129 January – 2 February 2014Łochów2Finland Russia
European Qualification 229 January – 2 February 2014Bratislava3Switzerland Estonia Slovakia
European Qualification 328 January – 1 February 2014Nijmegen3Czech Republic Denmark Germany
European Qualification 428 January – 1 February 2014Valmiera2Norway Latvia
Asia-Oceania Qualification29 January – 1 February 2014Wellington3Australia South Korea Japan
Americas Qualification31 January – 2 February 2014Markham2Canada United States
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Capacity: 12,044Group A/B and playoff roundCapacity: 1,800Group C/D and ranking matches

The final draw for the tournament was held at Casino Cosmopol in Gothenburg on 25 February 2014. The teams were divided into four pots according to the world ranking. (World rankings shown in parentheses).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Sweden (hosts) (1)
 Finland (2)
  Switzerland (3)
 Czech Republic (4)Norway (5)
 Latvia (6)
 Germany (7)
 Estonia (8)Russia (9)
 Canada (11)
 Slovakia (12)
 Japan (13)Denmark (14)
 Australia (17)
 United States (19)
 South Korea (20)
Column 1Column 2
Team advanced to quarter-finals
Team advanced to playoff round
Team advanced to 13th–16th place playoff
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
3300297+226
3201188+104
3102821−132
3003827−190
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
6 December 201412:30Germany2–9(1–3, 0–2, 1–4)FinlandScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 2,103
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
6 December 201416:15Sweden11–2(5–1, 6–1, 0–0)LatviaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 7,529
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
7 December 201412:00Finland7–1(3–0, 1–0, 3–1)LatviaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 2,479
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
7 December 201416:15Germany3–13(1–3, 1–5, 1–5)SwedenScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 7,097
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
8 December 201419:00Latvia5–3(0–1, 3–1, 2–1)GermanyScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 768
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
9 December 201419:15Finland2–5(1–0, 1–2, 0–3)SwedenScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 10,414
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
32102110+115
32101912+75
31021719−22
3003723−160
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
6 December 201419:30Czech Republic7–6(4–3, 1–0, 2–3)NorwayScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 2,077
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
7 December 201418:30Switzerland7–3(3–0, 3–1, 1–2)EstoniaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 1,538
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
8 December 201412:00Norway4–2(3–0, 0–1, 1–1)EstoniaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 1,567
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
8 December 201416:00Czech Republic2–2(1–2, 0–0, 1–0)SwitzerlandScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 2,413
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
9 December 201412:00Norway7–10(1–1, 4–5, 2–4)SwitzerlandScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 732
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
9 December 201416:00Czech Republic12–2(4–1, 3–1, 5–0)EstoniaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 1,834
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
3300288+206
3201237+164
3102728−212
3003621−150
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
6 December 201418:00Slovakia9–4(3–1, 2–2, 4–1)JapanLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 399
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
7 December 201411:00South Korea2–12(0–2, 0–8, 2–2)United StatesLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 364
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
8 December 201410:00Slovakia15–2(5–1, 4–1, 6–0)South KoreaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 132
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
8 December 201413:30Japan1–9(0–5, 0–0, 1–4)United StatesLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 146
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
9 December 201410:00United States2–4(1–0, 0–4, 1–0)SlovakiaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 297
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
9 December 201413:30Japan1–3(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)South KoreaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 176
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
3300218+136
32011816+24
31021725−82
30031825−70
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
6 December 201410:00Australia11–9(5–4, 4–2, 2–3)RussiaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 344
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
6 December 201413:30Canada2–7(1–2, 0–2, 1–3)DenmarkLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 486
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
7 December 201413:30Denmark5–1(1–1, 1–0, 3–0)RussiaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 458
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
7 December 201418:00Canada7–1(2–1, 1–0, 4–0)AustraliaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 421
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
8 December 201418:00Russia8–9(3–2, 3–4, 2–3)CanadaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 154
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
9 December 201418:00Denmark9–5(2–0, 2–3, 5–2)AustraliaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 216
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
10 December 201410:00Norway6–2(2–0, 1–0, 3–2)United StatesScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 621
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
10 December 201413:00Estonia7–2(2–1, 2–1, 3–0)SlovakiaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 673
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
10 December 201417:00Latvia10–2(0–0, 4–1, 6–1)CanadaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 1,327
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
10 December 201420:00Germany3 – 4 PS(1–1, 1–0, 1–2)DenmarkScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 493
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
11 December 201415:30Finland6–1(3–0, 0–0, 3–1)NorwayScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 2,112
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
11 December 201419:00Sweden17–0(3–0, 6–0, 8–0)EstoniaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 2,968
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
12 December 201416:00Czech Republic5–1(1–0, 4–1, 0–0)DenmarkScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 2,098
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
12 December 201419:00Switzerland6–1(1–0, 2–0, 3–1)LatviaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 2,994
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
13 December 201413:00Czech Republic3–6(2–3, 1–1, 0–2)FinlandScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 8,878
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
13 December 201417:15Sweden10–1(6–0, 3–1, 1–0)SwitzerlandScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 10,779
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
14 December 201412:00Switzerland3–4(2–0, 1–4, 0–0)Czech RepublicScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 9,148
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
14 December 201415:30Sweden3–2(0–2, 2–0, 1–0)FinlandScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 12,044
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
Matches 13th–16th13th place
10 December – Lisebergshallen
Australia4
11 December – Scandinavium
Japan2
Australia4
10 December – Lisebergshallen
Russia11
South Korea3
Russia15
15th place
11 December – Scandinavium
Japan5
South Korea4
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
10 December 201413:30Australia4–2(0–0, 3–0, 1–2)JapanLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 112
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
10 December 201418:00South Korea3–15(1–4. 2–7, 0–4)RussiaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 110
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
11 December 20149:30Japan5 – 4 OT(1–3, 2–0, 1–1)South KoreaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 569
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
11 December 201412:30Australia4–11(2–4, 2–4, 0–3)RussiaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 611
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
Matches 9th–11th9th place
11 December – Lisebergshallen
United States5
12 December – Lisebergshallen
Germany6
Germany7
11 December – Lisebergshallen
Slovakia5
Canada3
Slovakia5
11th place
12 December – Scandinavium
United States5
Canada4
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
11 December 201410:00Canada3–5(0–1, 2–1, 1–3)SlovakiaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 101
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
11 December 201413:30United States5 – 6 OT(1–1, 2–2, 2–2)GermanyLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 183
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
12 December 201414:00United States5–4(0–2, 4–1, 1–1)CanadaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 214
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
12 December 201413:00Germany7–5(4–1, 1–3, 2–1)SlovakiaScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 471
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7
Matches 5th–8th5th place
13 December – Lisebergshallen
Estonia1
14 December – Scandinavium
Latvia6
Latvia4
13 December – Lisebergshallen
Norway3
Denmark2
Norway6
7th place
14 December – Lisebergshallen
Estonia2
Denmark7
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
13 December 201410:00Denmark2–6(2–3, 0–0, 0–3)NorwayLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 748
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
13 December 201413:00Estonia1–6(0–1, 1–0, 0–5)LatviaLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 180
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
14 December 20149:00Estonia2–7(1–3, 0–1, 1–3)DenmarkLisebergshallen, GothenburgAttendance: 104
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
14 December 20149:00Latvia4–3(1–1, 2–0, 1–2)NorwayScandinavium, GothenburgAttendance: 2,733

The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:

Column 1Column 2
Sweden
Finland
Czech Republic
4Switzerland
5Latvia
6Norway
7Denmark
8Estonia
9Germany
10Slovakia
11United States
12Canada
13Russia
14Australia
15Japan
16South Korea

  • Best goalkeeper: Mike Trolle Wede

  • Best defenders: Tatu Väänänen, Martin Östholm

  • Best forwards: Rasmus Enström, Jani Kukkola, Kim Nilsson

  • Official results

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