The 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 11th
World Championships
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in men's
floorball
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. The tournament took place in
Latvia
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in December 2016.
Qualification
Qualification events were conducted between 2 and 14 February 2016.
Venues
Draw
The teams will be 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
Knock-out stage
Play-off
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Placement matches
13th place bracket
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=15th place match
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9th place bracket
=Matches 9th–12th
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=11th 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:
Pascal Meier
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*Best defenders:
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Tatu Väänänen
*Best forwards:
Alexander Galante Carlström
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Peter Kotilainen
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External links
Tournament webpage
References
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2016 Men's
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International sports competitions hosted by Latvia
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December 2016 sports events in Europe
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