The 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 10th
World Championships
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in men's
floorball
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. The tournament took place in
Gothenburg
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,
Sweden
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in December 2014. Home team
Sweden
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defended their title in a close game against
Finland
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.
Czech Republic
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earned the bronze after defeating
Switzerland
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by 4–3.
Qualification
For the first time ever, all teams, except from the host country, must qualify for the Championships. A total of 30 teams are scheduled to take part in the qualification tournaments.
Venues
Draw
The final draw for the tournament was held at
Casino Cosmopol
Casino Cosmopol is a Swedish company, a subsidiary of Svenska Spel, owning three casinos. All the profit of the company goes to the national treasury of Sweden.
It was in 1999 in the old Customs House, Gothenburg (now Casino Cosmopol) that it ...
in Gothenburg on 25 February 2014. The teams were divided into four pots according to the world ranking.
(World rankings shown in parentheses).
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Playoff round
Play-off
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Placement round
13th place bracket
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=15th place match
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=13th place match
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9th place bracket
=Matches 9th–12th
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=11th place match
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=9th place match
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5th place bracket
=Matches 5th–8th
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=7th place match
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=5th place match
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Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:
All-star team
*Best goalkeeper:
Mike Trolle Wede
*Best defenders:
Tatu Väänänen,
Martin Östholm
*Best forwards:
Rasmus Enström,
Jani Kukkola,
References
External links
Official results
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Floorball World Championships
Mens World Floorball
International sports competitions in Gothenburg
2014 in floorball
International floorball competitions hosted by Sweden
2000s in Gothenburg
December 2014 sports events in Europe