2020_Men's_World_Floorball_Championships
2020 Men's World Floorball Championships
2020 edition of the Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2020 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 13th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Helsinki, Finland, during 3–11 December 2021. The tournament was originally intended to be played between 4–12 December 2020, but on 7 December 2020, it was rescheduled one year into the future due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[1][2]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Finland |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 3–11 December 2021 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden |
Runner-up  | Finland |
Third place  |  Czech Republic |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 580 (12.08 per match) |
| Attendance | 71,220 (1,484 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Patrik Kareliusson (25 points) |
| MVP | Ville Lastikka |
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Direct qualification
Qualified
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35 teams registered for the 13th IFF Men's World Floorball Championships. 16 qualified reach to the final championship. Host country, Finland, qualified automatically. Though they did not ultimately qualify, Côte d'Ivoire became the first ever team from Africa to participate in the WFC Qualifiers.
In Europe, there were six qualification groups with three event locations – Frederikshavn in Denmark, Poprad in Slovakia, and Liepāja in Latvia. The Asia-Oceania qualifier in Bangkok, Thailand, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead the highest ranked countries of the region were qualified. USA and Canada both qualified automatically due to the World Games taking place in the United States in 2022.[3]
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| Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | |
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| Host nation | 1 | Finland | ||
| Direct Qualification | 2 |  United States Canada | ||
| Highest Ranked Asia-Oceania Countries | 2 |  Australia Singapore Thailand Japan | ||
| European Qualification 1 | 30 January – 2 February 2020 |  Frederikshavn |
3 | Sweden Poland Denmark |
| European Qualification 2 | 30 January – 2 February 2020 |  Poprad |
3 |  Switzerland Norway Slovakia |
| European Qualification 3 | 30 January – 3 February 2020 |  Liepāja |
3 | Czech Republic Latvia Germany |
| Wildcard/Replacements | 2 | Estonia2 Philippines2 | ||
| Total | 16 | |||
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After the group ballot, 16 teams are divided into 4 groups. In the group stage each team plays 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 the quarter-final. Teams placed 3rd and 4th in group A and B and the teams placed 1st and 2nd in group C and D make it to the first playoff round (played before the quarter-finals).[4]
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| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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| Finland (hosts) Sweden Denmark Latvia |
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- 1.^ Estonia and the Philippines replaced Australia and Japan.
Preliminary round
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Finland (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 6 | Quarterfinals | — | 7–3 | 7–2 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 4 | 3–7 | — | 11–1 | 15–1 | ||
| 3 | Latvia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 1 | Play-off round | 2–7 | 1–11 | — | 5–5 | |
| 4 | Denmark |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 1 | 0–7 | 1–15 | 5–5 | — |
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| 3 December 2021 15:15 | Sweden | 11–1 (2–1, 4–0, 5–0) | Latvia | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 573 |
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| 3 December 2021 18:30 | Finland | 7–0 (5–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 2,665 |
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| 4 December 2021 12:45 | Denmark | 5–5 (2–2, 0–2, 3–1) | Latvia | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 963 |
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| 4 December 2021 18:55 | Finland | 7–3 (2–1, 1–1, 4–1) | Sweden | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 7,120 |
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| 5 December 2021 15:00 | Latvia | 2–7 (1–2, 1–4, 0–1) | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 2,307 |
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| 6 December 2021 17:00 | Denmark | 1–15 (1–4, 0–3, 0–8) | Sweden | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 302 |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Switzerland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 6 | Quarterfinals | — | 4–2 | 7–5 | 9–2 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 4 | 2–4 | — | 3–7 | 11–0 | ||
| 3 | Norway |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 2 | Play-off round | 5–7 | 7–3 | — | 7–4 | |
| 4 | Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 0 | 2–9 | 0–11 | 4–7 | — |
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| 3 December 2021 19:30 | Germany | 0–11 (0–3, 0–3, 0–5) | Czech Republic | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 113 |
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| 4 December 2021 15:30 | Norway | 5–7 (2–3, 2–1, 1–3) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 2,233 |
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| 5 December 2021 12:00 | Germany | 4–7 (0–4, 3–0, 1–3) | Norway | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 512 |
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| 5 December 2021 18:45 | Czech Republic | 2–4 (2–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Switzerland | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 789 |
| 6 December 2021 17:15 | Switzerland | 9–2 (2–1, 2–0, 5–1) | Germany | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 155 |
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| 6 December 2021 19:45 | Czech Republic | 7–3 (2–0, 4–1, 1–2) | Norway | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 216 |
Group C
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| 1 | Slovakia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 6 | Play-off round | — | 8–4 | 15–2 | 15–1 | |
| 2 | Poland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 4 | 4–8 | — | 8–6 | 18–0 | ||
| 3 | Thailand |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 2 | 13th–16th place playoff | 2–15 | 6–8 | — | 9–3 | |
| 4 | United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42 | −38 | 0 | 1–15 | 0–18 | 3–9 | — |
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| 3 December 2021 14:00 | Poland | 8–6 (3–2, 1–3, 4–1) | Thailand | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 78 |
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| 3 December 2021 16:45 | Slovakia | 15–1 (7–1, 4–0, 4–0) | United States | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 67 |
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| 4 December 2021 14:45 | Thailand | 9–3 (2–1, 2–0, 5–2) | United States | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 421 |
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| 4 December 2021 17:30 | Poland | 4–8 (1–3, 1–3, 2–2) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 721 |
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| 5 December 2021 17:30 | Thailand | 2–15 (1–5, 1–5, 0–5) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 275 |
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| 6 December 2021 14:30 | United States | 0–18 (0–7, 0–7, 0–4) | Poland | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 127 |
Group D
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| 1 | Estonia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 | +35 | 6 | Play-off round | — | 21–4 | 13–6 | 13–2 | |
| 2 | Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 4 | 4–21 | — | 13–8 | 9–8 | ||
| 3 | Philippines |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 2 | 13th–16th place playoff | 6–13 | 8–13 | — | 9–4 | |
| 4 | Singapore |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 0 | 2–13 | 8–9 | 4–9 | — |
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| 3 December 2021 12:30 | Singapore | 8–9 (3–2, 0–3, 5–4) | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 350 |
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| 4 December 2021 12:00 | Philippines | 6–13 (0–3, 2–7, 4–3) | Estonia | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 301 |
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| 5 December 2021 12:00 | Singapore | 4–9 (0–5, 1–1, 3–3) | Philippines | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 295 |
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| 5 December 2021 14:45 | Canada | 4–21 (1–6, 2–9, 1–6) | Estonia | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 311 |
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| 6 December 2021 10:15 | Estonia | 13–2 (4–0, 3–1, 6–1) | Singapore | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 103 |
| 6 December 2021 13:00 | Canada | 13–8 (6–3, 4–3, 3–2) | Philippines | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 306 |
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Knock-out stage
| Play-off 7 December | Quarterfinals 8–9 December | Semifinals 10 December | Final 11 December | ||||||||||||||||
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Play-off
| 7 December 2021 13:00 | Germany | 3–7 (0–3, 1–1, 2–3) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 473 |
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| 7 December 2021 19:00 | Norway | 7–3 (2–1, 1–2, 4–0) | Poland | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 163 |
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| 7 December 2021 10:00 | Denmark | 3–5 (0–0, 2–2, 1–3) | Estonia | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 1,065 |
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| 7 December 2021 16:00 | Latvia | 16–3 (6–1, 3–0, 7–2) | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 213 |
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Quarterfinals
| 8 December 2021 15:30 | Czech Republic | 9–1 (1–0, 2–1, 6–0) | Latvia | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 468 |
| 8 December 2021 18:45 | Finland | 5–1 (2–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Slovakia | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 1,728 |
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| 9 December 2021 15:30 | Switzerland | 9–0 (3–0, 2–0, 4–0) | Estonia | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 1,209 |
| 9 December 2021 18:30 | Sweden | 8–2 (6–0, 0–0, 2–2) | Norway | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 1,112 |
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Semifinals
| 10 December 2021 15:30 | Switzerland | 1–6 (0–2, 1–0, 0–4) | Sweden | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 6,453 |
| 10 December 2021 18:45 | Finland | 3–2 (0–2, 2–0, 1–0) | Czech Republic | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 10,263 |
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Bronze medal game
| 11 December 2021 14:30 | Czech Republic | 4–3 OT (1–1, 0–1, 2–1) OT: 1–0 | Switzerland | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 10,065 |
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Final
| 11 December 2021 17:30 | Finland | 4–6 (2–0, 0–3, 2–3) | Sweden | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 12,508 |
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Placement matches
5th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semi-finals | 5th place | |||||
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| Slovakia | 2 | |||||
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| Latvia | 6 | |||||
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| Estonia | 4 | |||||
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| Slovakia | 8 (OT) | |||||
| Estonia | 7 | |||||
5th–8th place semi-finals
| 10 December 2021 10:00 | Slovakia | 2–6 (0–1, 1–2, 1–3) | Latvia | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 323 |
| 10 December 2021 13:00 | Estonia | 4–5 OT (2–2, 0–2, 2–0) OT: 0–1 | Norway | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 240 |
5th place match
| 11 December 2021 13:00 | Latvia | 4–2 (0–0, 3–0, 1–2) | Norway | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 143 |
7th place match
| 11 December 2021 10:00 | Slovakia | 8–7 OT (3–1, 3–3, 1–3) OT: 1–0 | Estonia | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 163 |
9th place bracket
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| Poland | 3 | |||||
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| Denmark | 7 | |||||
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| Canada | 7 | |||||
| Germany | 15 | |||||
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| Poland (p.s.o) | 6 | |||||
| Canada | 5 | |||||
9th–12th place semi-finals
| 8 December 2021 11:00 | Canada | 7–15 (1–3, 2–4, 4–8) | Germany | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 360 |
| 8 December 2021 12:30 | Poland | 3–7 (1–5, 1–2, 1–0) | Denmark | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 812 |
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9th place match
| 9 December 2021 12:30 | Denmark | 3–6 (2–1, 0–4, 1–1) | Germany | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 574 |
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11th place match
| 9 December 2021 09:30 | Poland | 6–5 PSO (1–2, 2–3, 2–0) OT: 0–0 PSO: 3–1 | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 1,013 |
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13th place bracket
| 13th–16th place semi-finals | 13th place | |||||
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| Philippines | 10 | |||||
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| United States | 5 | |||||
| Philippines | 8 | |||||
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| Thailand (p.s.o.) | 9 | |||||
| Thailand | 11 | |||||
| Singapore | 6 | |||||
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| United States | 4 | |||||
| Singapore | 2 | |||||
13th–16th place semi-finals
| 7 December 2021 14:30 | Philippines | 10–5 (4–3, 2–1, 4–1) | United States | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 101 |
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| 7 December 2021 17:15 | Thailand | 11–6 (4–1, 6–1, 1–4) | Singapore | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 217 |
13th place match
| 8 December 2021 17:00 | Philippines | 8–9 PSO (2–3, 2–1, 4–4) OT: 0–0 PSO: 1–2 | Thailand | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 128 |
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15th place match
| 8 December 2021 14:00 | United States | 4–2 (0–1, 2–0, 2–1) | Singapore | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 123 |
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Final ranking
The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:
 | Sweden |
 | Finland |
 | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Switzerland |
| 5 | Latvia |
| 6 | Norway |
| 7 | Slovakia |
| 8 | Estonia |
| 9 | Germany |
| 10 | Denmark |
| 11 | Poland |
| 12 | Canada |
| 13 | Thailand |
| 14 | Philippines |
| 15 | United States |
| 16 | Singapore |
Qualification for the 2022 World Games
Main article: Floorball at the 2022 World Games
| Qualify to the 2022 World Games | |
| Qualify to the 2022 World Games via regional rank | |
| Qualify to the 2022 World Games as the host country |
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| 1 | Canada | Sweden | Thailand (TBC) |
| 2 | United States | Finland | |
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| 4 | Switzerland | ||
| 5 | Latvia |
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- Brian Kenety (1 February 2020). "Czechs beat Dutch to qualify for 2020 World Cup in Helsinki". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- Michael Pavitt (7 September 2020). "IFF confirms Men's World Floorball Championship postponed to 2021". Inside the Games. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- "Qualifications". IFF. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- "Tournament". IFF. Retrieved 2021-09-29.