Great Britain Men's national floorball team

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Great Britain
Association United Kingdom Floorball Federation
Head coachBengt Strandh [1]
First international
Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 6–5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium, 4 April 1999
Biggest win
Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 12–3 Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania, 8 November 2015
Biggest defeat
Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 0–27 Flag of Poland.svg Poland, 1 February 2012
World Floorball Championship
Appearances0

Great Britain Men's national floorball team represents Great Britain in Floorball. It is controlled by the United Kingdom Floorball Federation, [1] which is a member of the International Floorball Federation. The squad participated in the World Floorball Championships qualification tournament numerous times but never qualified into the final tournament.

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References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Dean (5 May 2022). "Team - Great Britain Men". International Floorball Federation . United Kingdom Floorball Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

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