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The qualifying for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships took part in early 2014. A total of 30 teams competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Sweden in December 2014.
Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which was based on results from the last two World Championships.
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The qualification rules were as follows:
Dates: 29 January – 2 February 2014 [1]
Venue: Łochów Arena, Łochów, Poland
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 6 | +97 | 10 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 8 | |
 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 6 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 4 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 61 | −46 | 2 | |
 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 82 | −73 | 0 |
| 29 January 2014 | ||
| Ukraine | 4 – 6 | |
| Spain | 1 – 10 | |
| Poland | 4 – 8 | |
| 30 January 2014 | ||
| France | 4 – 6 | |
| Russia | 16 – 2 | |
| Finland | 10 – 2 | |
| 31 January 2014 | ||
| Russia | 9 – 2 | |
| Ukraine | 0 – 38 | |
| Poland | 7 – 3 | |
| 1 February 2014 | ||
| Finland | 17 – 3 | |
| Spain | 7 – 3 | |
| France | 3 – 14 | |
| 2 February 2014 | ||
| Russia | 10 – 3 | |
| Finland | 28 – 0 | |
| Poland | 15 – 0 | |
Dates: 29 January – 2 February 2014 [2]
Venue: HANT Aréna, Bratislava, Slovakia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 6 | +45 | 8 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 6 | |
 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 2 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 51 | −46 | 0 |
| 29 January 2014 | ||
| Switzerland | 20 – 0 | |
| Serbia | 3 – 6 | |
| 30 January 2014 | ||
| Estonia | 7 – 2 | |
| Slovakia | 2 – 10 | |
| 31 January 2014 | ||
| Belgium | 1 – 8 | |
| Serbia | 0 – 12 | |
| 1 February 2014 | ||
| Belgium | 3 – 7 | |
| Estonia | 6 – 1 | |
| 2 February 2014 | ||
| Switzerland | 9 – 4 | |
| Slovakia | 16 – 1 | |
Dates: 28 January – 1 February 2014 [3]
Venue: Jan Massinkhal, Nijmegen, Netherlands
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | +88 | 10 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 8 | |
 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 6 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 50 | −33 | 4 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 75 | −54 | 2 | |
 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 59 | −49 | 0 |
| 28 January 2014 | ||
| Czech Republic | 15 – 1 | |
| Germany | 3 – 4 | |
| Netherlands | 8 – 4 | |
| 29 January 2014 | ||
| Austria | 2 – 10 | |
| Great Britain | 0 – 27 | |
| Denmark | 13 – 4 | |
| 30 January 2014 | ||
| Great Britain | 1 – 6 | |
| Czech Republic | 12 – 3 | |
| Netherlands | 2 – 16 | |
| 31 January 2014 | ||
| Denmark | 9 – 2 | |
| Germany | 2 – 6 | |
| Austria | 8 – 7 | |
| 1 February 2014 | ||
| Great Britain | 3 – 9 | |
| Denmark | 17 – 0 | |
| Netherlands | 0 – 34 | |
Dates: 28 January – 1 February 2014 [4]
Venue: Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 | +56 | 8 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 6 | |
 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 2 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 61 | −54 | 0 |
| 28 January 2014 | ||
| Liechtenstein | 2 – 8 | |
| Hungary | 2 – 9 | |
| 29 January 2014 | ||
| Norway | 24 – 3 | |
| Latvia | 13 – 2 | |
| 30 January 2014 | ||
| Italy | 3 – 11 | |
| Hungary | 15 – 3 | |
| 31 January 2014 | ||
| Italy | 8 – 3 | |
| Norway | 6 – 4 | |
| 1 February 2014 | ||
| Liechtenstein | 0 – 25 | |
| Latvia | 11 – 5 | |
Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differ, the group sizes were equalised by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 4 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 4 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 4 |
The three best teams from the qualification group qualified
Dates: 29 January – 1 February 2014 [5]
Venue: ASB Sports Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 8 |
 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 5 |
 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 4 |
 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 3 |
 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 0 |
| 29 January 2014 | ||
| Australia | 7 – 3 | |
| Japan | 6 – 2 | |
| 30 January 2014 | ||
| Singapore | 3 – 6 | |
| New Zealand | 1 – 12 | |
| 31 January 2014 | ||
| South Korea | 4 – 4 | |
| Japan | 1 – 4 | |
| 1 February 2014 | ||
| South Korea | 10 – 1 | |
| Singapore | 8 – 2 | |
| 2 February 2014 | ||
| Australia | 11 – 1 | |
| New Zealand | 2 – 7 | |
The qualification rules are as follows:
Dates: 31 January – 2 February 2014 [6]
Venue: Cornell Community Centre, Markham, Canada
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | +30 | 4 |
 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 2 |
 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 58 | −57 | 0 |
| 31 January 2014 | ||
| Jamaica | 0 – 27 | |
| 1 February 2014 | ||
| Canada | 31 – 1 | |
| 2 February 2014 | ||
| United States | 5 – 2 | |
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