| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 3–11 December 2021 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 580 (12.08 per match) |
| Attendance | 71,220 (1,484 per match) |
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The2020 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 13thWorld Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place inHelsinki, Finland, during 3–11 December 2021. The tournament was originally intended to be played between 4–12 December 2020, but on 7 December 2020, it was rescheduled one year into the future due to theCoronavirus pandemic.[1][2]

35 teams registered for the 13th IFF Men's World Floorball Championships. 16 qualified reach to the final championship. Host country,Finland, qualified automatically. Though they did not ultimately qualify,Côte d'Ivoire became the first ever team from Africa to participate in the WFC Qualifiers.
InEurope, there were six qualification groups with three event locations –Frederikshavn inDenmark,Poprad inSlovakia, andLiepāja inLatvia. TheAsia-Oceania qualifier inBangkok,Thailand, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead the highest ranked countries of the region were qualified.USA andCanada both qualified automatically due to theWorld Games taking place in the United States in 2022.[3]
| Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | |
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| Host nation | 1 | |||
| Direct Qualification | 2 | |||
| Highest Ranked Asia-Oceania Countries | 2 | |||
| European Qualification 1 | 30 January – 2 February 2020 | 3 | ||
| European Qualification 2 | 30 January – 2 February 2020 | 3 | ||
| European Qualification 3 | 30 January – 3 February 2020 | 3 | ||
| Wildcard/Replacements | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | |||
| Helsinki | |
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| Hartwall Arena | Helsinki Ice Hall |
After the group ballot, 16 teams are divided into 4 groups. In the group stage each team plays each other once, while the second stage of the event includes play-offs and placement matches.
The two best teams of group A and B go directly to the quarter-final. Teams placed 3rd and 4th in group A and B and the teams placed 1st and 2nd in group C and D make it to the first playoff round (played before the quarter-finals).[4]
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 6 | Quarterfinals | — | 7–3 | 7–2 | 7–0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 4 | 3–7 | — | 11–1 | 15–1 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 1 | Play-off round | 2–7 | 1–11 | — | 5–5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 1 | 0–7 | 1–15 | 5–5 | — |
| 3 December 2021 15:15 | Sweden | 11–1 (2–1, 4–0, 5–0) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 573 |
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| 3 December 2021 18:30 | Finland | 7–0 (5–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 2,665 |
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| 4 December 2021 12:45 | Denmark | 5–5 (2–2, 0–2, 3–1) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 963 |
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| 4 December 2021 18:55 | Finland | 7–3 (2–1, 1–1, 4–1) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 7,120 |
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| 5 December 2021 15:00 | Latvia | 2–7 (1–2, 1–4, 0–1) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 2,307 |
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| 6 December 2021 17:00 | Denmark | 1–15 (1–4, 0–3, 0–8) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 302 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 6 | Quarterfinals | — | 4–2 | 7–5 | 9–2 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 4 | 2–4 | — | 3–7 | 11–0 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 2 | Play-off round | 5–7 | 7–3 | — | 7–4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 0 | 2–9 | 0–11 | 4–7 | — |
| 3 December 2021 19:30 | Germany | 0–11 (0–3, 0–3, 0–5) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 113 |
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| 4 December 2021 15:30 | Norway | 5–7 (2–3, 2–1, 1–3) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 2,233 |
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| 5 December 2021 12:00 | Germany | 4–7 (0–4, 3–0, 1–3) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 512 |
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| 5 December 2021 18:45 | Czech Republic | 2–4 (2–1, 0–1, 0–2) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 789 |
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| 6 December 2021 17:15 | Switzerland | 9–2 (2–1, 2–0, 5–1) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 155 |
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| 6 December 2021 19:45 | Czech Republic | 7–3 (2–0, 4–1, 1–2) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 216 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 6 | Play-off round | — | 8–4 | 15–2 | 15–1 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 4 | 4–8 | — | 8–6 | 18–0 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 2 | 13th–16th place playoff | 2–15 | 6–8 | — | 9–3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42 | −38 | 0 | 1–15 | 0–18 | 3–9 | — |
| 3 December 2021 14:00 | Poland | 8–6 (3–2, 1–3, 4–1) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 78 |
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| 3 December 2021 16:45 | Slovakia | 15–1 (7–1, 4–0, 4–0) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 67 |
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| 4 December 2021 14:45 | Thailand | 9–3 (2–1, 2–0, 5–2) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 421 |
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| 4 December 2021 17:30 | Poland | 4–8 (1–3, 1–3, 2–2) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 721 |
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| 5 December 2021 17:30 | Thailand | 2–15 (1–5, 1–5, 0–5) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 275 |
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| 6 December 2021 14:30 | United States | 0–18 (0–7, 0–7, 0–4) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 127 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 | +35 | 6 | Play-off round | — | 21–4 | 13–6 | 13–2 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 4 | 4–21 | — | 13–8 | 9–8 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 2 | 13th–16th place playoff | 6–13 | 8–13 | — | 9–4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 0 | 2–13 | 8–9 | 4–9 | — |
| 3 December 2021 12:30 | Singapore | 8–9 (3–2, 0–3, 5–4) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 350 |
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| 4 December 2021 12:00 | Philippines | 6–13 (0–3, 2–7, 4–3) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 301 |
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| 5 December 2021 12:00 | Singapore | 4–9 (0–5, 1–1, 3–3) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 295 |
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| 5 December 2021 14:45 | Canada | 4–21 (1–6, 2–9, 1–6) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 311 |
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| 6 December 2021 10:15 | Estonia | 13–2 (4–0, 3–1, 6–1) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 103 |
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| 6 December 2021 13:00 | Canada | 13–8 (6–3, 4–3, 3–2) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 306 |
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| 7 December 2021 13:00 | Germany | 3–7 (0–3, 1–1, 2–3) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 473 |
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| 7 December 2021 19:00 | Norway | 7–3 (2–1, 1–2, 4–0) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 163 |
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| 7 December 2021 10:00 | Denmark | 3–5 (0–0, 2–2, 1–3) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 1,065 |
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| 7 December 2021 16:00 | Latvia | 16–3 (6–1, 3–0, 7–2) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 213 |
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| 8 December 2021 15:30 | Czech Republic | 9–1 (1–0, 2–1, 6–0) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 468 |
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| 8 December 2021 18:45 | Finland | 5–1 (2–0, 2–1, 1–0) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 1,728 |
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| 9 December 2021 15:30 | Switzerland | 9–0 (3–0, 2–0, 4–0) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 1,209 |
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| 9 December 2021 18:30 | Sweden | 8–2 (6–0, 0–0, 2–2) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 1,112 |
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| 10 December 2021 15:30 | Switzerland | 1–6 (0–2, 1–0, 0–4) | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 6,453 |
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| 10 December 2021 18:45 | Finland | 3–2 (0–2, 2–0, 1–0) | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 10,263 |
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| 11 December 2021 14:30 | Czech Republic | 4–3 OT (1–1, 0–1, 2–1) OT: 1–0 | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 10,065 |
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| 11 December 2021 17:30 | Finland | 4–6 (2–0, 0–3, 2–3) | Hartwall Arena Attendance: 12,508 |
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| 10 December 2021 10:00 | Slovakia | 2–6 (0–1, 1–2, 1–3) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 323 |
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| 10 December 2021 13:00 | Estonia | 4–5 OT (2–2, 0–2, 2–0) OT: 0–1 | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 240 |
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| 11 December 2021 13:00 | Latvia | 4–2 (0–0, 3–0, 1–2) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 143 |
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| 11 December 2021 10:00 | Slovakia | 8–7 OT (3–1, 3–3, 1–3) OT: 1–0 | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 163 |
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| 8 December 2021 11:00 | Canada | 7–15 (1–3, 2–4, 4–8) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 360 |
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| 8 December 2021 12:30 | Poland | 3–7 (1–5, 1–2, 1–0) | Helsinki Ice Hall Attendance: 812 |
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| 9 December 2021 12:30 | 3–6 (2–1, 0–4, 1–1) | Germany | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 574 |
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| 9 December 2021 09:30 | 6–5 PSO (1–2, 2–3, 2–0) OT: 0–0 PSO: 3–1 | Canada | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 1,013 |
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| 7 December 2021 14:30 | Philippines | 10–5 (4–3, 2–1, 4–1) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 101 |
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| 7 December 2021 17:15 | Thailand | 11–6 (4–1, 6–1, 1–4) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 217 |
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| 8 December 2021 17:00 | Philippines | 8–9 PSO (2–3, 2–1, 4–4) OT: 0–0 PSO: 1–2 | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 128 |
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| 8 December 2021 14:00 | United States | 4–2 (0–1, 2–0, 2–1) | Helsinki Ice Hall 2 Attendance: 123 |
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The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:
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| Qualify to the2022 World Games | |
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