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
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
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The 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships will be the 15th edition of this competition. It will be held from 7 to 15 December 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. Sweden are the two-time defending champions. Malmö has already hosted group stage of 2006 Championships.

Host selection

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These two nations applied.[1][2]

Evaluation report

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Bids[3][4]  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.[5]

Originally, the hosts were going to be announced in November 2020 but was postponed in order to learn more details about each bid.[5] Sweden was given the hosting rights on 23 February 2021 after beating Singapore in a bidding process that the IFF called very close.[6][7]

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.[8] Slovenia will make their debut at a senior IFF tournament.[9][10] 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[11] 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.[12][13]

Malmö 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.[14][15] The placeholder name the Asian and Oceanian teams would inherit was based of their world ranking, rather than their position in the Asian Championship.[16]

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.[17]

Referees
 Czech Republic Tomas 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 4 groups. In the group stage each team will play each other once, while the second stage of the event includes play-offs and placement matches.

The two best teams of group A and B go directly to quarter-final. Teams placed 3rd and 4th in group A and B and the teams placed 1st and 2nd in group C and D will make it to the first playoff round (played before the quarter-finals).

Group stage

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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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off round
4  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: IFF
7 December 2024
18:30		Norway –
(–, –, –)		 Czech RepublicMalmö Arena, Malmö
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8 December 2024
11:30		Germany –
(–, –, –)		  SwitzerlandMalmö Arena, Malmö
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9 December 2024
12:30		Norway –
(–, –, –)		 GermanyMalmö Arena, Malmö
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9 December 2024
16:00		Czech Republic –
(–, –, –)		  SwitzerlandMalmö Arena, Malmö
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10 December 2024
16:00		Switzerland –
(–, –, –)		 NorwayMalmö Arena, Malmö
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10 December 2024
16:00		Czech Republic –
(–, –, –)		 GermanyBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Sweden (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off round
4  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: IFF
(H) Hosts
7 December 2024
11:30		Latvia –
(–, –, –)		 FinlandMalmö Arena, Malmö
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7 December 2024
14:30		Sweden –
(–, –, –)		 SlovakiaMalmö Arena, Malmö
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8 December 2024
14:30		Sweden –
(–, –, –)		 LatviaMalmö Arena, Malmö
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8 December 2024
18:15		Slovakia –
(–, –, –)		 FinlandBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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9 December 2024
19:00		Slovakia –
(–, –, –)		 LatviaBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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10 December 2024
19:00		Finland –
(–, –, –)		 SwedenMalmö Arena, Malmö
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off round
2  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13–16th place playoff
4  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: IFF
7 December 2024
11:00		Estonia –
(–, –, –)		 AustraliaBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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8 December 2024
11:00		Estonia –
(–, –, –)		 CanadaBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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8 December 2024
14:00		Australia –
(–, –, –)		 PhilippinesBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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9 December 2024
9:30		Australia –
(–, –, –)		 CanadaMalmö Arena, Malmö
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9 December 2024
13:45		Philippines –
(–, –, –)		 EstoniaBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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10 December 2024
11:00		Canada –
(–, –, –)		 PhilippinesBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Play-off round
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13–16th place playoff
4  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: IFF
7 December 2024
14:00		Poland –
(–, –, –)		 ThailandBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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7 December 2024
18:30		Denmark –
(–, –, –)		 SloveniaBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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8 December 2024
18:00		Thailand –
(–, –, –)		 DenmarkMalmö Arena, Malmö
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9 December 2024
19:00		Poland –
(–, –, –)		 DenmarkMalmö Arena, Malmö
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9 December 2024
11:00		Slovenia –
(–, –, –)		 ThailandBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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10 December 2024
13:45		Slovenia –
(–, –, –)		 PolandBaltiska Hallen, Malmö
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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
B1  
A4    
D1    
 
A2  
B3    
C2    
 
A1  
B4    
C1     Third place
 
B2    
A3      
D2  

Play-off

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11 December 2024
9:30		A3–
(–, –, –)		D2Malmö Arena, Malmö
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11 December 2024
12:30		B3–
(–, –, –)		C2Malmö Arena, Malmö
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11 December 2024
16:00		A4–
(–, –, –)		D1Malmö Arena, Malmö
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11 December 2024
19:00		B4–
(–, –, –)		C1Malmö Arena, Malmö
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Quarterfinals

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12 December 2024
16:00		A1–
(–, –, –)		PO4Malmö Arena, Malmö
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12 December 2024
19:00		B1–
(–, –, –)		PO3Malmö Arena, Malmö
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13 December 2024
16:00		A2–
(–, –, –)		PO2Malmö Arena, Malmö
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13 December 2024
19:10		B2–
(–, –, –)		PO1Malmö Arena, Malmö
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Semifinals

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14 December 2024
16:00		WQF2–
(–, –, –)		WQF3Malmö Arena, Malmö
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14 December 2024
19:10		WQF1–
(–, –, –)		WQF4Malmö Arena, Malmö
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Bronze medal game

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15 December 2024
12:50		LSF1–
(–, –, –)		LSF2Malmö Arena, Malmö
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Final

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15 December 2024
15:50		WSF1–
(–, –, –)		WSF2Malmö Arena, Malmö
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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
 
 
LQF2
 
15 December
 
LQF3
 
W5–8 1
 
14 December
 
W5–8 2
 
LQF1
 
 
LQF4
 
7th place
 
 
15 December
 
 
L5–8 1
 
 
L5–8 2

5th–8th place semi-finals

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14 December 2024
11:00		LQF2–
(–, –, –)		LQF3Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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14 December 2024
14:00		LQF1–
(–, –, –)		LQF4Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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7th place match

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15 December 2024
9:30		L5–8 1–
(–, –, –)		L5–8 2Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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5th place match

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15 December 2024
12:30		W5–8 1–
(–, –, –)		W5–8 2Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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9th place bracket

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9th–12th place semi-finals9th place
 
      
 
12 December
 
 
LPO1
 
12 December
 
LPO4
 
W9–12 1
 
12 December
 
W9–12 2
 
LPO2
 
 
LPO3
 
11th place
 
 
12 December
 
 
L9–12 1
 
 
L9–12 2

9th–12th place semi-finals

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12 December 2024
12:30		LPO2–
(–, –, –)		LPO3Malmö Arena, Malmö
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12 December 2024
11:00		LPO1–
(–, –, –)		LPO4Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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11th place match

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13 December 2024
11:00		L9–12 1–
(–, –, –)		L9–12 2Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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9th place match

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13 December 2024
13:45		W9–12 1–
(–, –, –)		W9–12 2Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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13th place bracket

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13th–16th place semi-finals13th place
 
      
 
11 December
 
 
D3
 
12 December
 
C4
 
W13–16 1
 
11 December
 
W13–16 2
 
C3
 
 
D4
 
15th place
 
 
12 December
 
 
L13–16 1
 
 
L13–16 2

13th–16 place semifinals

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11 December 2024
11:00		D3–
(–, –, –)		C4Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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11 December 2024
13:45		C3–
(–, –, –)		D4Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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15th place bracket

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12 December 2024
13:45		L13–16 1–
(–, –, –)		L13–16 2Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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13th place bracket

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12 December 2024
18:00		W13–16 1–
(–, –, –)		W13–16 2Baltiska Hallen, Malmö
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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:

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Qualification for the 2025 World Games

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Main article: Floorball at the 2025 World Games
Qualify to the 2025 World Games
Qualify to the 2025 World Games via regional rank
Qualify to the 2025 World Games as the host country
# Host Europe Asia Oceania
1  China
2
3
4
5

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.[18] All tickets were put on sale on 27 March 2024.[19]

Preparation

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The logo was revealed on 13 February 2023, with the slogan the floor is yours.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Sweden applies to organise Men's WFC 2024 with Malmö as host city". IFF Main Site. October 14, 2020.
  2. ^ https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2020/05/Minutes-03_2020_final.pdf
  3. ^ https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2021/02/CB-2-2021-appendixes.pdf
  4. ^ "Sweden named host of 2024 Men's Floorball World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2021/02/Minutes-02_2021_Final_.pdf
  6. ^ "MUŽSKÝ SVĚTOVÝ ŠAMPIONÁT BUDE V ROCE 2024 VE ŠVÉDSKU" [The Men's World Championship will be in Sweden in 2024]. Český florbal (in Czech). 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Suomi järjestää U19-naisten MM2024-kisat – Lahti kisakaupunkina". Suomen Salibandyliitto. February 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "IFF CB Meeting news 3/2023 - updates on the upcoming events". International Florbal Federation. 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Slovenci prvič v zgodovini na SP v floorballu" [Slovenians at the World Floorball Championships for the first time in history]. rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). 3 February 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Slovenci uresničili veliki cilj, Danci za zadnjo vstopnico odpravili Belgijce" [Slovenians achieve big goal, Danes beat Belgians for last ticket]. siol.net (in Slovenian). 4 February 2024. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Česká reprezentace mužů odehraje kvalifikaci o šampionát v Polsku, vyzve domácí nebo Rakousko | Florbal.cz" [Czech men's national team to play championship qualifier in Poland, challenge home team or Austria]. florbal.cz (in Czech). 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Venues". World Floorball Championship 2024.
  13. ^ "15th IFF Men's World Floorball Championships 2024". www.malmoarena.com.
  14. ^ "Ballot Draw date for WFC 2024 confirmed!". IFF Main Site. February 12, 2024.
  15. ^ "Men's WFC 2024 Groups decided". IFF Main Site. March 5, 2024.
  16. ^ https://floorball.sport/2024/05/28/mens-wfc-2024-groups-complete/
  17. ^ "Men's WFC 2024 Referee and Referee Coach nominations". IFF Main Site. September 5, 2024.
  18. ^ https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2024/03/All-appendixes_compressed.pdf
  19. ^ "All tickets now on sale for the Men's WFC 2024!". IFF Main Site. March 27, 2024.
  20. ^ "World Floorball Championships 2024 - Logo Unveiled". IFF Main Site. February 13, 2023.
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