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
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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
2010s in Gothenburg
December 2014 sports events in Europe