Overview
Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships. [1]
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The qualifying for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships took place between 2 and 14 February 2016. A total of 33 teams [1] competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Latvia in December 2016.
Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships. [1]
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The qualification rules are as follows:
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016 [2]
Venue: Arena Klokocina, Nitra, Slovakia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Sweden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 7 | +99 | 10 | Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Slovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 8 | |
 Russia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 6 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 Belgium | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 4 | Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 67 | −48 | 2 | |
 France | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 60 | −47 | 0 |
| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Sweden | 22 – 0 | Belgium |
| Iceland | 6 – 12 | Russia |
| France | 3 – 15 | Slovakia |
| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Russia | 4 – 15 | Sweden |
| Belgium | 7 – 3 | France |
| Slovakia | 11 – 0 | Iceland |
| 5 February 2016 | ||
| France | 3 – 12 | Russia |
| Sweden | 30 – 2 | Iceland |
| Belgium | 4 – 16 | Slovakia |
| 6 February 2016 | ||
| Iceland | 7 – 4 | France |
| Russia | 11 – 2 | Belgium |
| Slovakia | 1 – 20 | Sweden |
| 7 February 2016 | ||
| Sweden | 19 – 0 | France |
| Russia | 4 – 7 | Slovakia |
| Belgium | 10 – 4 | Iceland |
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016 [3]
Venue: TTÜ Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Finland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 5 | +61 | 8 | Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Estonia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 6 | |
 Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 54 | −43 | 2 | Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 43 | −36 | 0 |
| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Austria | 1 – 23 | Finland |
| Netherlands | 1 – 9 | Estonia |
| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Denmark | 9 – 2 | Netherlands |
| Estonia | 9 – 2 | Austria |
| 5 February 2016 | ||
| Netherlands | 3 – 6 | Austria |
| Finland | 9 – 2 | Denmark |
| 6 February 2014 | ||
| Finland | 19 – 1 | Netherlands |
| Denmark | 2 – 7 | Estonia |
| 7 February 2016 | ||
| Austria | 2 – 19 | Denmark |
| Estonia | 1 – 15 | Finland |
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016 [4]
Venue: Arena Lochow, Lochow, Poland
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | +54 | 8 | Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Germany | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 6 | |
 Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 2 | Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Great Britain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 59 | −52 | 0 |
| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Switzerland | 7 – 2 | Germany |
| Spain | 0 – 6 | Poland |
| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Spain | 2 – 4 | Germany |
| Poland | 14 – 1 | Great Britain |
| 5 February 2016 | ||
| Great Britain | 0 – 23 | Switzerland |
| Germany | 11 – 3 | Poland |
| 6 February 2014 | ||
| Great Britain | 5 – 9 | Spain |
| Poland | 3 – 12 | Switzerland |
| 7 February 2016 | ||
| Switzerland | 19 – 2 | Spain |
| Germany | 13 – 1 | Great Britain |
Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016 [5]
Venue: Sports Hall Poden, Skofja Loka, Slovenia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 3 | +82 | 10 | Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 9 | +49 | 8 | |
 Slovenia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 6 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 Serbia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 4 | Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 2 | |
 Liechtenstein | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 82 | −78 | 0 |
| 2 February 2016 | ||
| Liechtenstein | 0 – 35 | Czech Republic |
| Serbia | 6 – 5 | Italy |
| Norway | 7 – 2 | Slovenia |
| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Czech Republic | 21 – 0 | Serbia |
| Italy | 1 – 12 | Norway |
| Slovenia | 10 – 0 | Liechtenstein |
| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Norway | 3 – 5 | Czech Republic |
| Serbia | 9 – 2 | Liechtenstein |
| Italy | 4 – 8 | Slovenia |
| 5 February 2016 | ||
| Liechtenstein | 1 – 20 | Norway |
| Czech Republic | 13 – 0 | Italy |
| Slovenia | 7 – 3 | Serbia |
| 6 February 2014 | ||
| Italy | 8 – 1 | Liechtenstein |
| Serbia | 1 – 16 | Norway |
| Czech Republic | 11 – 0 | Slovenia |
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 |
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| Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 4 | Qualified for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 4 | |
| Russia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 4 | Missed out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 4 |
The qualification rules are as follows:
Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016 [6]
Venue: Pattaya Sports Indoor Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 3 | Qualify for qualification semi-finals |
 Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 3 | |
 New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 0 | Qualify for 5th–7th place Play-off |
| 2 February 2016 | ||
| New Zealand | 4 – 9 | Singapore |
| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Japan | 12 – 2 | New Zealand |
| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Singapore | 6–6 | Japan |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 5 | Qualify for qualification semi-finals |
 Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 4 | |
 South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 3 | Qualify for 5th–7th place Play-off |
 Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 0 |
| 2 February 2016 | ||
| South Korea | 6 – 9 | Thailand |
| Australia | 7 – 1 | Malaysia |
| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Thailand | 13 – 3 | Malaysia |
| South Korea | 3–3 | Australia |
| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Thailand | 5–5 | Australia |
| Malaysia | 4 – 8 | South Korea |
| 5 February 2016 | ||
| South Korea | 4 – 3 | New Zealand |
| 6 February 2016 | ||
| New Zealand | 3 – 4 | Malaysia |
| 5 February 2016 | ||
| Thailand | 2 – 5 | Singapore |
| Japan | 2 – 4 | Australia |
| 6 February 2016 | ||
| Japan | 1 – 6 | Thailand |
| 6 February 2016 | ||
| Australia | 5 – 2 | Singapore |
| Rank | Team |
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 | Australia |
 | Singapore |
 | Thailand |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | Malaysia |
| 7 | New Zealand |
The qualification rules are as follows:
Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016 [7]
Venue: Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, United States
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 4 | Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 7 | +25 | 2 | |
 Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | −52 | 0 | Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| 12 February 2016 | ||
| Jamaica | 1–27 | United States |
| 13 February 2016 | ||
| Canada | 27–1 | Jamaica |
| 14 February 2016 | ||
| United States | 5–6 | Canada |
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