
The 2022 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 14th
World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament was played in
Zürich
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and
Winterthur
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, Switzerland, and took place during 5–13 November 2022.
Sweden
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defended their title against
Czechia, which took their first silver medal since
WFC 2004.
Finland
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earned the bronze after defeating
Switzerland
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.
WFC 2022 qualification
36 teams registered for the 14th IFF Men's World Floorball Championships. 16 have qualified to reach to the final championship. Host country,
Switzerland
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, qualified automatically.
Côte d'Ivoire
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has participated in the European qualifiers for the second time in a row, remaining the only team from Africa to have ever participated in the World Floorball Championship Qualifiers.
Malaysia
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was the lone nation to register in 2020 but failed to do so in 2022.
Philippines
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registered in 2020, but was not able to participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and did so for the first time in 2022.
However both China and India ultimately did not compete in the Asia-Oceania qualifiers.
Venues
Draw
The draw took place on 8 June 2022 in
Zürich
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,
Switzerland
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.
Tournament groups
After the group ballot, 16 teams were divided into 4 groups. In the group stage each team has played each other once, while the second stage of the event included play-offs and placement matches.
The two best teams of group A and B went directly to quarter-final. Teams placed 3rd and 4th in group A and B and the teams placed 1st and 2nd in group C and D made it to the first playoff round (played before the quarter-finals).
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knock-out stage
Play-off
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Placement matches
5th place bracket
5th–8th place semi-finals
5th place match
7th place match
9th place bracket
9th–12th place semifinals
9th place match
11th place match
13th place bracket
13th–16 place semifinals
13th place bracket
15th place bracket
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:
References
External links
Tournament webpage
{{World championships in 2022
Floorball World Championships
2022 in floorball
International floorball competitions hosted by Switzerland
World Floorball Championships
The Men's World Floorball Championship is an international floorball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). It is held regularly in even years since 1996. In off y ...
World Floorball Championships
The Men's World Floorball Championship is an international floorball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). It is held regularly in even years since 1996. In off y ...
21st century in Zurich
Sports competitions in Zurich
Sport in Winterthur