2022 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Switzerland |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 5–13 November 2022 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Sweden |
Runner-up | Czech Republic |
Third place | Finland |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 588 (12.25 per match) |
Attendance | 155,485 (3,239 per match) |
Scoring leader(s) | Mathias Glass (23 points) |
MVP | Alexander Galante Carlström |
The 2022 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 14th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament was played in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland, and took place during 5–13 November, 2022.
Sweden defended their title against Czechia, which took their first silver medal since WFC 2004. Finland earned the bronze after defeating Switzerland.[1][2]
WFC 2022 qualification
[edit]36 teams registered for the 14th IFF Men's World Floorball Championships. 16 have qualified to reach to the final championship. Host country, Switzerland, qualified automatically. Côte d'Ivoire 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 was the lone nation to register in 2020 but failed to do so in 2022. Philippines registered in 2020, but was not able to participate due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and did so for the first time in 2022.[3] However both China and India ultimately did not compete in the Asia-Oceania qualifiers.
Date | Venue | Vacancies | Participants | Qualified | |
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Host nation | 1 | Switzerland | Switzerland | ||
Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation | 31 May – 5 June 2022 | Singapore | 4 |
Group G Group H |
Philippines Thailand Australia Singapore |
European Qualification 1 | 25 – 28 May 2022 | Valmiera | 10 | Group A Finland Estonia Netherlands Great Britain |
Finland Latvia Denmark Estonia Sweden Norway Poland Slovakia Czech Republic Germany |
European Qualification 2 | 25 – 28 May 2022 | Kocēnia | Group C
Group D | ||
European Qualification 3 | 23 – 27 May 2022 | Celano | Group E Czech Republic Spain Slovenia Italy Group F | ||
Americas Qualification | 29 – 30 April 2022 | Arlington | 1 | Canada United States |
Canada |
Total | 16 |
a. ^ City may be changed to Katowice.[4]
Venues
[edit]Zürich | Winterthur |
Swiss Life Arena | AXA Arena |
Draw
[edit]The draw took place on 8 June 2022 in Zürich, Switzerland.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Sweden (1) |
Australia (13) |
Tournament groups
[edit]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
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Switzerland (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 4 | |
3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 2 | play-off round |
4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 1 |
5 November 2022 15:00 | Finland | 8–1 (5–1, 0–0, 3–0) | Slovakia | AXA Arena Attendance: 1343 |
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5 November 2022 17:00 | Switzerland | 4–4 (2–0, 1–3, 1–1) | Norway | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 8742 |
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6 November 2022 14:00 | Finland | 5–7 (2–3, 1–2, 2–2) | Switzerland | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 10,359 |
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6 November 2022 17:00 | Slovakia | 7–6 (2–3, 4–0, 1–3) | Norway | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 6672 |
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8 November 2022 18:00 | Norway | 2–7 (1–0, 1–5, 0–2) | Finland | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 753 |
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8 November 2022 20:00 | Slovakia | 3–9 (2–4, 0–2, 1–3) | Switzerland | AXA Arena Attendance: 2000 |
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Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 5 | |
3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 2 | play-off round |
4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 0 |
5 November 2022 12:00 | Germany | 4–19 (0–5, 3–6, 1–8) | Sweden | AXA Arena Attendance: 1189 |
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5 November 2022 13:30 | Czech Republic | 6–3 (3–0, 1–2, 2–1) | Latvia | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 6975 |
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6 November 2022 12:00 | Sweden | 11–2 (3–0, 5–1, 3–1) | Latvia | AXA Arena Attendance: 985 |
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6 November 2022 15:00 | Germany | 6–8 (0–2, 1–6, 5–0) | Czech Republic | AXA Arena Attendance: 1158 |
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7 November 2022 19:00 | Latvia | 4–6 (1–2, 1–2, 2–2) | Germany | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 503 |
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7 November 2022 18:00 | Sweden | 3–3 (1–0, 1–2, 1–1) | Czech Republic | AXA Arena Attendance: 1094 |
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Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 6 | play-off round |
2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 2 | 13–16th place playoff |
4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 0 |
5 November 2022 18:00 | Singapore | 4–12 (0–3, 3–4, 1–5) | Estonia | AXA Arena Attendance: 645 |
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5 November 2022 20:00 | Thailand | 4–9 (2–2, 2–4, 0–3) | Canada | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 2129 |
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Pawat Thaidit 13:29 Simon Johansson 18:07, 22:46 Surapong Sangmongkhol 39:21 | Goalies | 09:47 Lauri Berg 13:59, 21:57 Valtteri Viitakoski 26:49, 35:07, 55:45 Tristan Walsh 27:42 Brandon Barber 44:41, 59:28 Cameron Buck | ||
7 November 2022 10:00 | Singapore | 7–11 (1–2, 2–6, 4–3) | Thailand | AXA Arena Attendance: 1659 |
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7 November 2022 18:00 | Estonia | 13–5 (5–2, 3–1, 5–2) | Canada | AXA Arena Attendance: 1677 |
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8 November 2022 10:00 | Estonia | 16–4 (5–2, 5–2, 6–0) | Thailand | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 4477 |
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8 November 2022 13:00 | Canada | 8–4 (2–0, 3–3, 3–1) | Singapore | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 4097 |
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Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 6 | play-off round |
2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 4 | |
3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 2 | 13–16th place playoff |
4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 29 | −22 | 0 |
6 November 2022 18:00 | Australia | 2–6 (2–2, 0–2, 0–2) | Denmark | AXA Arena Attendance: 721 |
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6 November 2022 20:00 | Philippines | 2–9 (1–2, 0–2, 1–5) | Poland | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 722 |
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7 November 2022 10:00 | Denmark | 6–3 (2–1, 1–1, 3–1) | Poland | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 3211 |
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7 November 2022 13:00 | Australia | 6–2 (0–2, 2–0, 4–0) | Philippines | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 2967 |
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8 November 2022 10:00 | Denmark | 14–3 (7–2, 2–1, 5–0) | Philippines | AXA Arena Attendance: 1682 |
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8 November 2022 13:00 | Poland | 4–3 (2–0, 0–2, 2–1) | Australia | AXA Arena Attendance: 1487 |
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Knock-out stage
[edit]Play-off 9 November | Quarterfinals 10–11 November | Semifinals 12 November | Final 13 November | ||||||||||||||||
B1 | Sweden | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
A4 | Norway | 7 (OT) | Norway | 2 | |||||||||||||||
D1 | Denmark | 6 | Sweden | 4 (SO) | |||||||||||||||
Finland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Finland | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
B3 | Germany | 21 | Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||||
C2 | Canada | 3 | Sweden | 9 | |||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
A1 | Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
B4 | Latvia | 5 | Latvia | 1 | |||||||||||||||
C1 | Estonia | 2 | Switzerland | 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||||
Czech Republic | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
B2 | Czech Republic | 9 | Finland | 5 | |||||||||||||||
A3 | Slovakia | 9 | Slovakia | 4 | Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||
D2 | Poland | 1 |
Play-off
[edit]9 November 2022 10:00 | Norway | 7–6 OT (2–4, 2–1, 2–1) OT: 1–0 | Denmark | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 3,384 |
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9 November 2022 13:00 | Germany | 21–3 (5–1, 7–1, 9–1) | Canada | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 3,222 |
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9 November 2022 16:00 | Slovakia | 9–1 (3–0, 4–0, 2–1) | Poland | AXA Arena Attendance: 325 |
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9 November 2022 19:00 | Latvia | 5–2 (1–0, 0–2, 4–0) | Estonia | AXA Arena Attendance: 372 |
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Quarterfinals
[edit]10 November 2022 18:00 | Switzerland | 3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0) | Latvia | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 5,495 |
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10 November 2022 18:00 | Sweden | 18–2 (6–1, 6–0, 6–1) | Norway | AXA Arena Attendance: 612 |
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11 November 2022 15:00 | Czech Republic | 9–4 (3–1, 4–1, 2–2) | Slovakia | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 2,759 |
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11 November 2022 18:00 | Finland | 11–2 (6–1, 3–1, 2–0) | Germany | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 2,137 |
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Semifinals
[edit]12 November 2022 14:00 | Sweden | 4–3 SO (0–0, 3–2, 0–1, 0–0) SO: 3–2 | Finland | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 11,254 |
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12 November 2022 17:30 | Switzerland | 3–11 (2–3, 1–4, 0–4) | Czech Republic | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 11,254 |
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Bronze medal game
[edit]13 November 2022 12:00 | Finland | 5–3 (3–0, 1–2, 1–1) | Switzerland | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 11,254 |
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Final
[edit]13 November 2022 15:45 | Sweden | 9–3 (4–1, 2–0, 3–2) | Czech Republic | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 11,254 |
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Placement matches
[edit]5th place bracket
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Norway | 5 | |||||
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Germany | 6 (OT) | |||||
Latvia | 8 | |||||
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Germany | 3 | |||||
Latvia | 8 | |||||
Slovakia | 5 | |||||
7th place | ||||||
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Slovakia | 10 | |||||
Norway | 5 |
5th–8th place semi-finals
[edit]12 November 2022 10:00 | Latvia | 8–5 (3–3, 2–1, 3–1) | Slovakia | AXA Arena Attendance: 476 |
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12 November 2022 13:00 | Norway | 5–6 OT (2–1, 0–3, 3–1) OT: 0–1 | Germany | AXA Arena Attendance: 561 |
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5th place match
[edit]13 November 2022 9:00 | Latvia | 8–3 (2–0, 2–2, 4–1) | Germany | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 617 |
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7th place match
[edit]13 November 2022 9:00 | Slovakia | 10–5 (5–1, 3–2, 2–2) | Norway | AXA Arena Attendance: 198 |
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9th place bracket
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Canada | 4 | |||||
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Denmark | 8 | |||||
Denmark | 4 | |||||
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Estonia | 5 | |||||
Poland | 4 | |||||
Estonia | 9 | |||||
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Canada | 7 | |||||
Poland | 8 (OT) |
9th–12th place semifinals
[edit]10 November 2022 13:00 | Canada | 4–8 (3–6, 1–0, 0–2) | Denmark | AXA Arena Attendance: 1,351 |
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10 November 2022 13:00 | Poland | 4–9 (2–2, 0–5, 2–2) | Estonia | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 4,825 |
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9th place match
[edit]11 November 2022 13:00 | Denmark | 4–5 (0–0, 0–1, 4–4) | Estonia | AXA Arena Attendance: 923 |
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11th place match
[edit]11 November 2022 10:00 | Canada | 7–8 OT (1–2, 3–3, 3–2) OT: 0–1 | Poland | AXA Arena Attendance: 878 |
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13th place bracket
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Australia | 7 | |||||
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Singapore | 4 | |||||
Australia | 6 | |||||
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Thailand | 5 | |||||
Thailand | 10 | |||||
Philippines | 6 | |||||
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Singapore | 5 | |||||
Philippines | 6 (OT) |
13th–16 place semifinals
[edit]10 November 2022 10:00 | Australia | 7–4 (2–1, 2–3, 3–0) | Singapore | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 4,578 |
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10 November 2022 10:00 | Thailand | 10–6 (4–0, 3–4, 3–2) | Philippines | AXA Arena Attendance: 1,523 |
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13th place bracket
[edit]11 November 2022 9:00 | Australia | 6–5 (1–3, 3–0, 2–2) | Thailand | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 4,584 |
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15th place bracket
[edit]11 November 2022 12:00 | Singapore | 5–6 OT (0–1, 3–1, 2–3) OT: 0–1 | Philippines | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 4,402 |
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Ranking and statistics
[edit]Final ranking
[edit]The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:
Sweden | |
Czech Republic | |
Finland | |
4 | Switzerland |
5 | Latvia |
6 | Germany |
7 | Slovakia |
8 | Norway |
9 | Estonia |
10 | Denmark |
11 | Poland |
12 | Canada |
13 | Australia |
14 | Thailand |
15 | Philippines |
16 | Singapore |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sweden win gold at the Men's WFC 2022". IFF. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "A golden generation? Czech floorball team takes silver at World Championships". Radio Prague International. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "36 teams registered for Men's World Floorball Championships 2022". IFF Main Site. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Qualifications". WFC 2022. Retrieved 2021-09-08.