2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying

Last updated September 13, 2021

The qualifying for the 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships took place between 22 January and 11 February 2018. A total of 33 teams^[1] competed for sixteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Czech Republic in December 2018.

Overview

Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships.^[1]

Europe 1	Europe 2	Europe 3	Europe 4	Asia/Oceania 1	Asia/Oceania 2	Americas
Finland (1) Estonia (9) Poland (14) Belgium (25) Netherlands (27) Liechtenstein (33)	Sweden (2) Germany (8) Slovakia (10) Slovenia (24) France (28)	Switzerland (3) Latvia (7) Russia (15) Italy (21) Hungary (30) Iceland (32)	Denmark (5) Norway (6) Spain (19) Austria (20) Great Britain (31)	Australia (13) South Korea (18) Thailand (22) China (–) ~~Iran~~ (–)	Japan (16) Singapore (17) New Zealand (26) Malaysia (29)	United States (11) Canada (12)

Notes

Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.

Europe

The qualification rules are as follows:

The two best teams from each qualification group will qualify
The two best third placed teams will qualify
- The calculation of the best 3rd teams will follow this order:
  - 1. Average number of points
  - 2. Average goal difference
  - 3. Average scored goals
  - 4. Drawing of lots

Europe 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Finland	5	5	0	0	111	3	+108	10	World Floorball Championships
2	Estonia (H)	5	4	0	1	44	28	+16	8	World Floorball Championships
3	Poland	5	3	0	2	30	23	+7	6	WFC final if among four best third-placed teams
4	Belgium	5	1	1	3	19	55	−36	3
5	Netherlands	5	1	1	3	25	62	−37	3
6	Liechtenstein	5	0	0	5	11	69	−58	0

Source: IFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host

31 January 2018 13:00	Finland	13–1	Poland	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 109 Referees: Kumerdanks, Kristapsons (LAT)
	Report

31 January 2018 16:00	Belgium	5–5	Netherlands	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 149 Referees: Johanson, Monge (NOR)
	Report

31 January 2018 19:00	Estonia	13–2	Liechtenstein	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 333 Referees: Hohler, Koch (SUI)
	Report

1 February 2018 13:00	Poland	9–2	Belgium	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 102 Referees: Hohler, Koch (SUI)
	Report

1 February 2018 16:00	Liechtenstein	0–24	Finland	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 138 Referees: Johansen, Monge (NOR)
	Report

1 February 2018 19:00	Netherlands	3–9	Estonia	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: Kumerdanks, Kristapons (LAT) Referees: 386
	Report

2 February 2018 13:00	Liechtenstein	1–10	Poland	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 132 Referees: Kumerdanks, Kristapons (LAT)
	Report

2 February 2018 16:00	Finland	32–1	Netherlands	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 269 Referees: Hohler, Koch (SUI)
	Report

2 February 2018 19:00	Estonia	16–4	Belgium	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 573 Referees: Johansen, Monge (NOR)
	Report

3 February 2018 11:00	Netherlands	8–3	Liechtenstein	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 140 Referees: Hohler, Koch (SUI)
	Report

3 February 2018 14:00	Belgium	0–27	Finland	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 237 Referees: Kumerdanks, Kristapons (LAT)
	Report

3 February 2018 17:00	Poland	4–5	Estonia	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 1013 Referees: Johansen, Monge (NOR)
	Report

4 February 2018 09:00	Liechtenstein	5–14	Belgium	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 96 Referees: Johansen, Monge (NOR)
	Report

4 February 2018 12:00	Netherlands	2–6	Poland	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 148 Referees: Hohler, Koch (SUI)
	Report

4 February 2018 15:00	Estonia	1–15	Finland	Kalev Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Attendance: 863 Referees: Kumerdanks, Kristapons (LAT)
	Report

Europe 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	4	0	94	6	+88	8	World Floorball Championships
2	Slovakia (H)	4	3	1	24	18	+6	6	World Floorball Championships
3	Germany	4	2	2	25	28	−3	4	WFC final if among four best third-placed teams
4	Slovenia	4	1	3	23	41	−18	2
5	France	4	0	4	12	85	−73	0

Source: IFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host

31 January 2018 16:00	Slovenia	2–7	Slovakia	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 325 Referees: Sjörgen, Ellis (FIN)
	Report

31 January 2018 19:00	France	1–43	Sweden	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 158 Referees: Ilyk, Zolotar (UKR)
	Report

1 February 2018 16:00	Germany	6–5	Slovenia	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 152 Referees: Cibik, Michal (SVK)
	Report

1 February 2018 19:00	Slovakia	10–3	France	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 436 Referees: Ilyk, Zolotar (UKR)
	Report

2 February 2018 16:00	Slovenia	15–5	France	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 217 Referees: Heinola, Marttinen (FIN)
	Report

2 February 2018 19:00	Sweden	17–0	Germany	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 512 Referees: Sjögren, Ellis (FIN)
	Report

3 February 2018 13:00	Sweden	23–1	Slovenia	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 589 Referees: Cibik, Michal (SVK)
	Report

3 February 2018 19:00	Germany	2–3	Slovakia	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 2149 Referees: Heinola, Marttinen (FIN)
	Report

4 February 2018 15:00	France	3–17	Germany	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 277 Referees: Cibik, Michal (SVK)
	Report

4 February 2018 19:00	Slovakia	4–11	Sweden	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 1862 Referees: Sjögren, Ellis (FIN)
	Report

Europe 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland	5	5	0	0	87	12	+75	10	World Floorball Championships
2	Latvia (H)	5	4	0	1	48	14	+34	8	World Floorball Championships
3	Russia	5	2	1	2	30	42	−12	5	WFC final if among four best third-placed teams
4	Hungary	5	2	1	2	25	47	−22	5
5	Iceland	5	1	0	4	14	57	−43	2
6	Italy	5	0	0	5	13	45	−32	0

Source: IFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host

30 January 2018 13:00	Iceland	5–7	Russia	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 228 Referees: Lewis, Silvo (FIN)
	Report

30 January 2018 16:00	Italy	2–18	Switzerland	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 213 Referees: Lindgren, Trogstad (NOR)
	Report

30 January 2018 19:00	Hungary	1–12	Latvia	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 672 Referees: Nabelek, Stengl (CZE)
	Report

31 January 2018 13:00	Switzerland	22–3	Iceland	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 187 Referees: Nabelek, Stengl (CZE)
	Report

31 January 2018 16:00	Russia	8–8	Hungary	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 241 Referees: Lindgren, Trogstad (NOR)
	Report

31 January 2018 19:00	Latvia	11–1	Italy	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 461 Referees: Lewis, Silvo (FIN)
	Report

1 February 2018 13:00	Hungary	0–21	Switzerland	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 113 Referees: Lewis, Silvo (FIN)
	Report

1 February 2018 16:00	Iceland	3–2	Italy	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 183 Referees: Nabelek, Stengl (CZE)
	Report

1 February 2018 19:00	Russia	3–7	Latvia	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 949 Referees: Lindgren, Trogstad (NOR)
	Report

2 February 2018 13:00	Italy	3–4	Hungary	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 128 Referees: Lindgren, Trogstad (NOR)
	Report

2 February 2018 16:00	Switzerland	17–3	Russia	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 244 Referees: Nebelek, Stengl (CZE)
	Report

2 February 2018 19:00	Latvia	14–0	Iceland	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 758 Referees: Lewis, Silvo (FIN)
	Report

3 February 2018 12:00	Russia	9–5	Italy	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 113 Referees: Lindgren, Trogstad (NOR)
	Report

3 February 2018 15:00	Iceland	3–12	Hungary	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 337 Referees: Nabelek, Stengl (CZE)
	Report

3 February 2018 18:00	Switzerland	9–4	Latvia	Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia Attendance: 1785 Referees: Lewis, Silvo (FIN)
	Report

Europe 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	4	4	0	45	9	+36	8	World Floorball Championships
2	Denmark	4	3	1	34	13	+21	6	World Floorball Championships
3	Spain	4	2	2	20	23	−3	4	WFC final if among four best third-placed teams
4	Great Britain	4	1	3	9	52	−43	2
5	Austria	4	0	4	12	23	−11	0

Source: IFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

31 January 2018 10:00	Denmark	6–3	Austria	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 136 Referees: Cibik, Michal (SVK)
	Report

31 January 2018 13:00	Spain	11–1	Great Britain	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 133 Referees: Heinola, Marttinen (FIN)
	Report

1 February 2018 10:00	Norway	13–0	Spain	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 348 Referees: Heinola, Marttinen (FIN)
	Report

1 February 2018 13:00	Great Britain	0–16	Denmark	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 156 Referees: Sjögren, Ellis (FIN)
	Report

2 February 2018 10:00	Spain	3–6	Denmark	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 118 Referees: Cibik, Michal (SVK)
	Report

2 February 2018 13:00	Austria	2–4	Norway	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 144 Referees: Ilyk, Zolotar (UKR)
	Report

3 February 2018 10:00	Austria	3–6	Spain	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 147 Referees: Sjögren, Ellis (FIN)
	Report

3 February 2018 16:00	Norway	21–1	Great Britain	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 583 Referees: Ilyk, Zolotar (UKR)
	Report

4 February 2018 09:00	Great Britain	7–4	Austria	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 121 Referees: Ilyk, Zolotar (UKR)
	Report

4 February 2018 12:00	Denmark	6–7	Norway	Nitra Aréna, Nitra, Slovakia Attendance: 228 Referees: Heinola, Marttinen (FIN)
	Report

Best four runner-ups

Only the two best runner-ups of the four will advance. Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differs, the group sizes will be equalized by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	4	2	0	2	20	22	−2	4	WFC Final
2	Germany	4	2	0	2	25	28	−3	4	WFC Final
3	Spain	4	2	0	2	20	23	−3	4
4	Russia	4	1	1	2	21	37	−16	3

Source: IFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Asia/Oceania

Asia/Oceania 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	39	6	+33	6	World Floorball Championships
2	Thailand	3	2	1	52	5	+47	4	Semifinals
3	South Korea (H)	3	1	2	16	21	−5	2	Semifinals
4	China	3	0	3	2	77	−75	0

Source: IFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host

22 January 2018 15:45	China	0–14	South Korea	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 140 Referees: Hidayat, Priyanto (INA)
	Report

23 January 2018 13:00	Thailand	37–1	China	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 130 Referees: Lee, Shin (KOR)
	Report

23 January 2018 18:30	South Korea	2–9	Australia	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 87 Referees: Ismail, Rosayro (SIN)
	Report

24 January 2018 14:15	Australia	4–3	Thailand	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 240 Referees: Andersson, Wissman (SWE)
	Report

25 January 2018 15:45	China	1–26	Australia	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 105 Referees: Hidayat, Priyanto (INA)
	Report

25 January 2018 18:30	Thailand	12–0	South Korea	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 125 Referees: Ismail, Rosayro (SIN)
	Report

Asia/Oceania 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Singapore	3	2	1	0	25	7	+18	5	World Floorball Championships
2	Japan	3	2	1	0	19	8	+11	5	Semifinals
3	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	8	18	−10	1	Semifinals
4	Malaysia	3	0	1	2	9	28	−19	1

Source: IFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

22 January 2018 10:20	Singapore	10–2	New Zealand	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 92 Referees: Andersson, Wissman (SWE)
	Report

22 January 2018 13:00	Japan	12–3	Malaysia	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 160 Referees: Lee, Shin (KOR)
	Report

23 January 2018 15:45	Singapore	4–4	Japan	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 171 Referees: Hidayat, Priyanto (INA)
	Report

24 January 2018 16:00	New Zealand	5–5	Malaysia	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 130 Referees: Ismail, Rosayro (SIN)
	Report

25 January 2018 10:15	Malaysia	1–11	Singapore	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 110 Referees: Andersson, Wissman (SWE)
	Report

25 January 2018 13:00	New Zealand	1–3	Japan	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 136 Referees: Lee, Shin (KOR)
	Report

Second round

7th place game

26 January 2018 12:10	Malaysia	17–1	China	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 70 Referees: Lee, Shin (KOR)
	Report

Semifinals		3rd place game

Thailand	11

New Zealand	2
		Thailand	1

		Japan	8
Japan	6

South Korea	2	5th place game


		New Zealand	2

		South Korea	9

Semifinals

26 January 2018 15:10	Thailand	11–2	New Zealand	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 130 Referees: Ismail, Rosayro (SIN)
	Report

26 January 2018 18:00	Japan	6–2	South Korea	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 100 Referees: Andersson, Wissman (SWE)
	Report

5th place game

27 January 2018 10:00	New Zealand	2–9	South Korea	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 95 Referees: Hidayat, Priyanto (INA)
	Report

3rd place game

27 January 2018 13:00	Thailand	1–8	Japan	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 140 Referees: Ismail, Rosayro (SIN)
	Report

Final

27 January 2018 16:00	Australia	5–4	Singapore	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island, South Korea Attendance: 205 Referees: Andersson, Wissman (SWE)
	Report

Final ranking

	Qualified for the 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships

Rank	Team
1	Australia
2	Singapore
3	Japan
4	Thailand
5	South Korea
6	New Zealand
7	Malaysia
8	China

Americas

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada (H)	2	2	0	0	8	6	+2	4	World Floorball Championships
2	United States	2	0	0	2	6	8	−2	0

Source: IFF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host

10 February 2018 10:00	Canada	3–2	United States	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada Attendance: 136 Referees: Soderman, Boström (SWE)
	Report

11 February 2018 10:00	United States	4–5	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Canada Attendance: 125 Referees: Soderman, Boström (SWE)
	Report

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2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying

Contents

Overview

Europe

Europe 1

Europe 2

Europe 3

Europe 4

Best four runner-ups

Asia/Oceania

Asia/Oceania 1

Asia/Oceania 2

Second round

7th place game

Semifinals

5th place game

3rd place game

Final

Final ranking

Americas

Related Research Articles

References