2024 Men's World Floorball Championships

2024 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–15 December
Teams16
Final positions
Champions  Finland
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Czech Republic
Fourth place Latvia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
← 2022
2026 →
Malmö Arena ready for the first match of the tournament – Latvia vs. Finland
Malmö Arena before Sweden vs. Slovakia match

The 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 15th World Championships in men's floorball. It was held from 7 to 15 December 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The city had already hosted group stage of 2006 Championships.

Sweden did not defend their two-time championship after losing to Finland in the finals 4–5 in overtime, after having led the game 4–0 at one stage in the match.[1] Together with a loss against the Finns in a group game, these were the first ever defeats for Sweden on home turf.[2] The Czech Republic for the first time won their group without losing a point. Unlike in the previous championship, however, Czechs did not make it past the semifinals and finished in third place after defeating Latvia.[3]

Latvia knocked out Switzerland in the quarterfinals. This marked Latvia's first appearance in the semifinals of a world championship. It was the first time since the 2012 tournament that a team other than the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland had reached the semifinals. It was the second time in history that Switzerland had not played for medals, the first time being at the first championship in 1996.[4][5][6]

The tournament was criticised by sports journalists and players for poor promotion and consequently low attendance.[7][8]

Host selection

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These two nations applied.[9][10]

Evaluation report

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Bids[11][12]  Singapore  Sweden
Event 135/165 145/165
Financial 193/250 206/250
Delivery 340/450 334/450
Development 112/135 89/135
Overall 780/1000 774/1000
Budget €2.43 million €2.6 million
Tournament dates (score) 16–24 November (5/15) 7–15 December (15/15)

The bids were considered very closely matched and thus the evaluation report was considered a draw, although 9/12 people who are involved in different aspects of the IFF gave Singapore the edge.[13]

Originally, the hosts were going to be announced in November 2020 but was postponed in order to learn more details about each bid.[13] Sweden was given the hosting rights on 23 February 2021 after beating Singapore in a bidding process that the IFF called very close.[14][15]

Qualification

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Main article: 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships qualification
  Host
  Qualified
  Did not qualify

The qualifiers were held in January, February and May 2024.[16] Slovenia will make their debut at a senior IFF tournament.[17][18] Singapore was the only nation to not qualify having played at the 2022 edition.

Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 24 May 2023 1  Sweden
European qualification 1 31 January–3 February Latvia Liepāja 11  Estonia
 Finland
 Germany
 Latvia
European qualification 2 1–4 February[19] Poland Łochów  Czech Republic
 Norway
 Poland
 Slovakia
European qualification 3 31 January–4 February Slovenia Škofja Loka  Denmark
 Slovenia
  Switzerland
Americas qualification 17–18 February Canada Toronto 1  Canada
Asia-Oceania qualification 21–25 May Philippines Pasig 3  Australia
 Philippines
 Thailand
Total 16

Venues

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Both venues are situated in Malmö.[20][21]

Malmö
Malmö Arena
Capacity: 12,600 		Baltiska Hallen
Capacity: 3,600

Final draw

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The draw took place on 5 March 2024 at the Turning Torso in Malmö, Sweden.[22][23] The placeholder name the Asian and Oceanian teams would inherit was based of their world ranking, rather than their position in the Asian Championship.[24]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Sweden (1) (H)
 Czech Republic (2)
 Finland (3)
  Switzerland (4)

 Latvia (5)
 Slovakia (6)
 Norway (7)
 Germany (8)

 Estonia (9)
 Denmark (10)
 Poland (11)
 Canada (12)

Asia-Oceania 1[a] (13)
Asia-Oceania 2[b] (14)
Asia-Oceania 3[c] (15)
 Slovenia (18)

  1. ^ This spot was inherited by Australia.
  2. ^ This spot was inherited by Thailand.
  3. ^ This spot was inherited by Philippines.

Draw

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Group A
Pos Team
A1  Czech Republic
A2   Switzerland
A3  Germany
A4  Norway
Group B
Pos Team
B1  Finland
B2  Sweden
B3  Latvia
B4  Slovakia
Group C
Pos Team
C1  Canada
C2  Estonia
C3  Australia
C4  Philippines
Group D
Pos Team
D1  Denmark
D2  Poland
D3  Slovenia
D4  Thailand

Referees

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Seven referee pairs were selected on 5 September 2024.[25]

Referees
 Czech Republic Tomáš Kostinek
Martin Reichelt
 Denmark Steffen Leholk
Tobias Schmidt
 Finland Thomas Ellis
Janne Sjögren
 Singapore Sharil Ismail
Oswind Rosayro
 Sweden Simon Broman
Martin Matti
 Sweden Thomas Andersson
Rickard Wissman
 Switzerland Josef Fässler
Benjamin Schläpfer

Tournament format

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After the group ballot, 16 teams were divided into four groups. In the group stage each team played each other once, while the second stage of the event included play-offs and placement matches.

The two best teams of group A and B went directly to the quarter-finals. Teams placed third and fourth in group A and B and the teams placed first and second in group C and D went into the first play-off round (played before the quarter-finals).

Results

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 21 4 +17 6 Quarterfinals
2   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 14 11 +3 3
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 10 20 −10 2 Play-off round
4  Norway 3 0 1 2 9 19 −10 1
Source: IFF
7 December 2024
18:30		Norway 2–7
(0–4, 1–2, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,112
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8 December 2024
11:30		Germany 2–8
(0–1, 1–6, 1–1)		  SwitzerlandMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 2,038
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9 December 2024
12:30		Norway 3–8
(1–2, 1–4, 1–2)		 GermanyMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,187
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9 December 2024
16:00		Czech Republic 5–2
(1–0, 0–1, 4–1)		  SwitzerlandMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,089
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10 December 2024
16:00		Czech Republic 9–0
(5–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 GermanyBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 173
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10 December 2024
16:00		Switzerland 4–4
(1–1, 1–1, 2–2)		 NorwayMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 2,325
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 3 3 0 0 16 6 +10 6 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 27 11 +16 4
3  Latvia 3 0 1 2 9 21 −12 1 Play-off round
4  Slovakia 3 0 1 2 9 23 −14 1
Source: IFF
7 December 2024
11:30		Latvia 3–4
(1–0, 0–1, 2–3)		 FinlandMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 3,431
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7 December 2024
14:30		Sweden 12–4
(3–2, 3–1, 6–1)		 SlovakiaMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 6,023
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8 December 2024
14:30		Sweden 13–2
(2–0, 4–1, 7–1)		 LatviaMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 4,979
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8 December 2024
18:15		Slovakia 1–7
(0–1, 1–2, 0–4)		 FinlandBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 229
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9 December 2024
19:00		Slovakia 4–4
(2–2, 0–1, 2–1)		 LatviaBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 146
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10 December 2024
19:00		Finland 5–2
(0–1, 2–0, 3–1)		 SwedenMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 6,197
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Estonia 3 3 0 0 20 11 +9 6 Play-off round
2  Philippines 3 2 0 1 15 11 +4 4
3  Australia 3 0 1 2 12 18 −6 1 13–16th place play-off
4  Canada 3 0 1 2 13 20 −7 1
Source: IFF
7 December 2024
11:00		Estonia 5–3
(2–2, 0–1, 3–0)		 AustraliaBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 257
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8 December 2024
11:00		Estonia 9–3
(3–1, 3–0, 3–2)		 CanadaBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 193
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8 December 2024
14:00		Australia 2–6
(2–0, 0–3, 0–3)		 PhilippinesBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 317
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9 December 2024
09:30		Australia 7–7
(2–3, 2–3, 3–1)		 CanadaMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,449
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9 December 2024
13:45		Philippines 5–6
(1–3, 3–2, 1–1)		 EstoniaBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 377
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10 December 2024
11:00		Canada 3–4
(0–1, 1–1, 2–2)		 PhilippinesBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 216
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 0 28 11 +17 6 Play-off round
2  Poland 3 1 1 1 15 16 −1 3
3  Slovenia 3 0 2 1 12 19 −7 2 13–16th place play-off
4  Thailand 3 0 1 2 11 20 −9 1
Source: IFF
7 December 2024
14:00		Poland 5–4
(1–0, 2–3, 2–1)		 ThailandBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 314
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7 December 2024
18:30		Denmark 10–3
(3–1, 3–1, 4–1)		 SloveniaBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 892
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8 December 2024
18:00		Thailand 2–10
(0–2, 0–4, 2–4)		 DenmarkMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 823
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9 December 2024
11:00		Slovenia 5–5
(2–3, 0–0, 3–2)		 ThailandBaltic Hall, Malmö
Attendance: 202
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9 December 2024
19:00		Poland 6–8
(1–3, 2–1, 3–4)		 DenmarkMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,124
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10 December 2024
12:30		Slovenia 4–4
(1–0, 1–2, 2–2)		 PolandMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,003
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Knock-out stage

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Play-off
11 December 		Quarterfinals
12–13 December 		Semifinals
14 December 		Final
15 December
A1  Czech Republic 9
B4  Slovakia 9  Slovakia 1
C1  Estonia 5  Czech Republic 1
 Sweden 6
B2  Sweden 5
A3  Germany 10  Germany 2
D2  Poland 2  Sweden 4
 Finland 5
(OT)
B1  Finland 6
A4  Norway 3  Norway 1
D1  Denmark 2  Finland 7 Third place
 Latvia 2
A2   Switzerland 3  Czech Republic 8
B3  Latvia 14  Latvia 4
(OT) 		 Latvia 2
C2  Philippines 3

Play-off

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11 December 2024
9:30		Germany 10–2
(4–0, 2–0, 4–2)		 PolandMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 3,249
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11 December 2024
12:30		Latvia 14–3
(4–1, 5–0, 5–2)		 PhilippinesMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 923
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11 December 2024
16:00		Norway 3–2
(0–2, 3–0, 0–0)		 DenmarkMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 679
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11 December 2024
19:00		Slovakia 9–5
(4–1, 4–2, 1–2)		 EstoniaMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 223
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Quarterfinals

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12 December 2024
20:30		Czech Republic 9–1
(6–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 SlovakiaMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 1,087
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12 December 2024
17:30		Sweden 5–2
(1–1, 1–0, 3–1)		 GermanyMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 3,567
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13 December 2024
16:00		Switzerland 3–4 OT
(1–2, 2–0, 0–1)
OT: 0–1		 LatviaMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 3,657
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13 December 2024
19:10		Finland 6–1
(3–1, 1–0, 2–0)		 NorwayMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 2,943
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Semifinals

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14 December 2024
16:00		Czech Republic 1–6
(0–2, 0–1, 1–3)		 SwedenMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 8,297
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14 December 2024
19:10		Finland 7–2
(0–0, 7–0, 0–2)		 LatviaMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 6,033
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Bronze medal game

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15 December 2024
12:50		Czech Republic 8–2
(2–1, 3–1, 3–0)		 LatviaMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 6,241
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Final

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15 December 2024
15:50		Sweden 4–5 OT
(3–0, 1–2, 0–2)
OT: 0–1		 FinlandMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 10,124
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Placement matches

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5th place bracket

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5th–8th place semi-finals5th place
 
      
 
14 December
 
 
 Slovakia4
 
15 December
 
 Germany1
 
 Slovakia3
 
14 December
 
  Switzerland6
 
 Norway0
 
 
  Switzerland6
 
7th place
 
 
15 December
 
 
 Germany5
 
 
 Norway12

5th–8th place semi-finals

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14 December 2024
11:00		Norway 0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)		  SwitzerlandBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 1231
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14 December 2024
14:00		Slovakia 4–1
(1–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 GermanyBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 244
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7th place match

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15 December 2024
9:30		Germany 5–12
(3–2, 0–5, 2–5)		 NorwayBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 357
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5th place match

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15 December 2024
12:30		Slovakia 3–6
(2–2, 1–1, 0–3)		  SwitzerlandBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 1227
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9th place bracket

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9th–12th place semi-finals9th place
 
      
 
12 December
 
 
 Philippines2
 
13 December
 
 Denmark10
 
 Denmark2
 
12 December
 
 Estonia3 (OT)
 
 Poland3
 
 
 Estonia6
 
11th place
 
 
13 December
 
 
 Philippines9 (OT)
 
 
 Poland8

9th–12th place semi-finals

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12 December 2024
10:45		Poland 3–6
(0–2, 1–1, 2–3)		 EstoniaBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 217
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12 December 2024
11:00		Philippines 2–10
(1–4, 0–1, 1–5)		 DenmarkMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 758
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11th place match

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13 December 2024
10:45		Philippines 9–8 OT
(2–4, 3–3, 3–1)
OT: 1–0		 PolandBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 225
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9th place match

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13 December 2024
13:45		Denmark 2–3 OT
(0–0, 1–1, 1–1)
OT: 0–1		 EstoniaBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 107
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13th place bracket

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13th–16th place semi-finals13th place
 
      
 
11 December
 
 
 Slovenia8
 
12 December
 
 Canada4
 
 Slovenia6
 
11 December
 
 Thailand4
 
 Australia4
 
 
 Thailand5 (OT)
 
15th place
 
 
12 December
 
 
 Canada6
 
 
 Australia9

13th–16 place semifinals

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11 December 2024
10:45		Slovenia 8–4
(2–3, 3–0, 3–1)		 CanadaBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 263
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11 December 2024
13:45		Australia 4–5 OT
(2–2, 2–0, 0–2)
OT: 0–1		 ThailandBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 210
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15th place bracket

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12 December 2024
13:45		Canada 6–9
(2–3, 0–1, 4–5)		 AustraliaBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
Attendance: 185
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13th place bracket

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12 December 2024
14:00		Slovenia 6–4
(3–2, 1–0, 2–2)		 ThailandMalmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 209
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Ranking and statistics

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Final ranking

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The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:

 Finland
 Sweden
 Czech Republic
4  Latvia
5   Switzerland
6  Slovakia
7  Norway
8  Germany
9  Estonia
10  Denmark
11  Philippines
12  Poland
13  Slovenia
14  Thailand
15  Australia
16  Canada

All-star team

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Tournament all-star team:[26]

Qualification for the 2025 World Games

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Main article: Floorball at the 2025 World Games
Qualify to the 2025 World Games as the host country[27]
Qualify to the 2025 World Games via regional rank[27]
# Europe Asia-Oceania Americas
1  Finland  Philippines  Canada
2  Sweden  China (DNP)
3  Czech Republic
4  Latvia
5   Switzerland

Marketing

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Tickets

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The first tickets sales for the competition started in November 2022 with tickets for select days being made available for purchase.[28] All tickets were put on sale on 27 March 2024.[29]

Preparation

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The logo was revealed on 13 February 2023, with the slogan The floor is yours.[30] Älgvis (a homophone for Elvis), an elk with antlers made of floorball blades, was unveiled as the mascot for the competition on 24 November 2024; he will also serve as the future mascot of the Swedish Floorball Federation.[31]

References

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