| Men's team foil at the 2023 World Fencing Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Milan Convention Center | |||||||||
| Location | Milan, Italy | |||||||||
| Dates | 29–30 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 124 from 32 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 32 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2023 World Fencing Championships | ||
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| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
The Men's team foil competition at the 2023 World Fencing Championships was held on 29 and 30 July 2023. [1] [2]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
 United States | 35 | |||||
 China | 45 | |||||
| China | 35 | |||||
 Japan | 45 | |||||
| Japan | 45 | |||||
 Hong Kong | 35 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| United States | 31 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | |||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
 Iraq | 12 | |||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
 Brazil | 19 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 45 | |||||||||
 Austria | 40 | |||||||||
| United States | 45 | |||||||||
 Poland | 29 | |||||||||
 Canada | 36 | |||||||||
 Chile | 45 | |||||||||
| Chile | 24 | |||||||||
| Poland | 45 | |||||||||
 Australia | 23 | |||||||||
| Poland | 45 | |||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
 Egypt | 45 | |||||||||
 Colombia | 19 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 39 | |||||||||
| China | 45 | |||||||||
 Mexico | 18 | |||||||||
| China | 45 | |||||||||
| China | 45 | |||||||||
 France | 38 | |||||||||
 Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
 Singapore | 22 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 27 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
 Venezuela | 17 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
| Japan | 45 | |||||||||
 Croatia | 19 | |||||||||
| Japan | 45 | |||||||||
 Ukraine | 22 | |||||||||
 Argentina | 32 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||||||
| Japan | 45 | |||||||||
 South Korea | 41 | |||||||||
 Germany | 45 | |||||||||
 Israel | 35 | |||||||||
| Germany | 40 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | |||||||||
 Georgia | 26 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 45 | |||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | |||||||||
 India | 20 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | |||||||||
 Great Britain | 38 | |||||||||
 Uzbekistan | 21 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 44 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 45 | |||||||||
 Italy | 40 | |||||||||
 Belgium | 45 | |||||||||
 Spain | 40 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 29 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
 Qatar | 16 | |||||||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||||||
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| Poland | 41 | |||||
| France | 45 | |||||
| France | 33 | |||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||
| South Korea | 24 | |||||
| Italy | 45 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Poland | 25 | |||||
| South Korea | 45 | |||||
| 9–16th place quarterfinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place | ||||||||
| Brazil | 45 | |||||||||
| Chile | 36 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 26 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 45 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 45 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 42 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 45 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 27 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 32 | |||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
| Germany | 41 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 45 | Eleventh place | ||||||||
| Great Britain | 36 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 45 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 36 | |||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
| 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place | |||||
| Chile | 32 | |||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||
| Hungary | 40 | |||||
| Great Britain | 45 | |||||
| Ukraine | 27 | |||||
| Great Britain | 45 | |||||
| 15th place | ||||||
| Chile | 37 | |||||
| Ukraine | 45 | |||||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Japan |
 | China |
 | Hong Kong |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | South Korea |
| 8 | Poland |
| 9 | Egypt |
| 10 | Belgium |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | Brazil |
| 13 | Great Britain |
| 14 | Hungary |
| 15 | Ukraine |
| 16 | Chile |
| 17 | Canada |
| 18 | Austria |
| 19 | Spain |
| 20 | Argentina |
| 21 | Singapore |
| 22 | Mexico |
| 23 | Israel |
| 24 | Uzbekistan |
| 25 | Australia |
| 26 | India |
| 27 | Georgia |
| 28 | Colombia |
| 29 | Venezuela |
| 30 | Croatia |
| 31 | Qatar |
| 32 | Iraq |
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