A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 5–13 November 2022 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up ![]() | ![]() |
Third place ![]() | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
Goals scored | 588 (12.25 per match) |
Attendance | 155,485 (3,239 per match) |
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MVP | ![]() |
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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
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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.
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Host nation | 1 | ![]() |
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Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation | 31 May – 5 June 2022 | ![]() |
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Group G Group H |
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European Qualification 1 | 25 – 28 May 2022 | ![]() |
10 | Group A![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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European Qualification 2 | 25 – 28 May 2022 | ![]() |
Group C
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European Qualification 3 | 23 – 27 May 2022 | ![]() |
Group E![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group F | ||
Americas Qualification | 29 – 30 April 2022 | ![]() |
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Total | 16 |
a. ^ City may be changed to Katowice.[4]
Venues
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Zürich | Winterthur |
Swiss Life Arena | AXA Arena |
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Draw
The draw took place on 8 June 2022 in Zürich, Switzerland.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 4 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 2 | play-off round |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 1 |
5 November 2022 15:00 | Finland ![]() | 8–1 (5–1, 0–0, 3–0) | ![]() | AXA Arena Attendance: 1343 |
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5 November 2022 17:00 | Switzerland ![]() | 4–4 (2–0, 1–3, 1–1) | ![]() | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 8742 |
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6 November 2022 14:00 | Finland ![]() | 5–7 (2–3, 1–2, 2–2) | ![]() | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 10,359 |
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6 November 2022 17:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 7–6 (2–3, 4–0, 1–3) | ![]() | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 6672 |
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8 November 2022 18:00 | Norway ![]() | 2–7 (1–0, 1–5, 0–2) | ![]() | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 753 |
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8 November 2022 20:00 | Slovakia ![]() | 3–9 (2–4, 0–2, 1–3) | ![]() | AXA Arena Attendance: 2000 |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 5 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 2 | play-off round |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 0 |
5 November 2022 12:00 | Germany ![]() | 4–19 (0–5, 3–6, 1–8) | ![]() | AXA Arena Attendance: 1189 |
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5 November 2022 13:30 | Czech Republic ![]() | 6–3 (3–0, 1–2, 2–1) | ![]() | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 6975 |
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6 November 2022 12:00 | Sweden ![]() | 11–2 (3–0, 5–1, 3–1) | ![]() | AXA Arena Attendance: 985 |
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6 November 2022 15:00 | Germany ![]() | 6–8 (0–2, 1–6, 5–0) | ![]() | AXA Arena Attendance: 1158 |
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7 November 2022 19:00 | Latvia ![]() | 4–6 (1–2, 1–2, 2–2) | ![]() | Swiss Life Arena Attendance: 503 |
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7 November 2022 18:00 | Sweden ![]() | 3–3 (1–0, 1–2, 1–1) | ![]() | AXA Arena Attendance: 1094 |
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