2026 Men's World Floorball Championships
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Finland |
| Venues | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 4 December – 13 December |
| Teams | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
The 2026 Men's World Floorball Championships will be the 16th World Championships in men's floorball. It will held from 4 to 13 December 2026 in Tampere, Finland. It will be the fourth time that Finland hosts the men's championship, most recently in 2020.[1]
Host nation Finland will defend the championship title won at the 2024 tournament.
Finland and Czech Republic both had expressed an interest in this event.[2] In 1 December 2022, the Finnish Floorball Federation announced a bid for 2026. The bid had support from the Finnish government and the federation had already sent preliminary letters to Denmark and Latvia about a possible co-host.[3] On 24 March 2023, Finland officially sent an application for the tournament. [4] During January and February, the Finnish Floorball Federation stated that they had a lot of interest from multiple cities, but chose Tampere due to their arenas and fans. The negotiations with Denmark and Latvia for a potential joint bid never materialized to an official bid as Finland submitted a solo bid.[5][4] Finland was given the hosting rights on 24 May 2023 at a meeting in Malmö.[1][6][7][8][9][10]
Preparations
Qualification
A total of 16 national teams will participate in the final tournament. Finland qualified automatically as the host nation. The remaining 34 registered national teams competed for qualification through regional qualifiers.[12]
Two European qualification divisions were held in Liepāja, Latvia, from 3 to 7 February 2026. The third European division took place in Trenčín, Slovakia, from 5 to 8 February. In the first and third divisions, eight teams competed, divided into two groups. The group winners, the winners of the matches between the second-placed teams, and the best losing second-placed team qualified. The second division consisted of six teams, of which the top three teams qualified.[13]
The Asia–Oceania qualification was held from 13 to 19 January in Wellington, New Zealand. Ten teams in two groups competed for four qualification spots. Solomon Islands and Hong Kong participated for the first time.[14] In the Americas qualification, the national teams of the United States and Canada faced each other in Austin, Texas, from 19 to 21 March 2026.[15]
Qualified teams
| Slots | Qualified | WR | 2024 | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Streak | Last | ||||||
| Host nation | 1 | Finland | 2nd | 1st | 16 | 16 | 2024 | Champions (2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024) |
| European Qualification 1 | 3+1 |  Latvia | 4th | 4th | 15 | 14 | 2024 | 4th place (2024) |
 Switzerland | 5th | 5th | 16 | 16 | 2024 | 2nd place (1998) | ||
 Slovenia | 16th | 13th | 2 | 2 | 2024 | 13th place (2024) | ||
 Norway | 8th | 7th | 16 | 16 | 2024 | 3rd place (1996) | ||
| European Qualification 2 | 3 |  Czech Republic | 3rd | 3rd | 16 | 16 | 2024 | 2nd place (2004, 2022) |
 Germany | 7th | 8th | 14 | 9 | 2024 | 4th place (2012) | ||
 Estonia | 9th | 9th | 11 | 10 | 2024 | 7th place (2010) | ||
| European Qualification 3 | 3 |  Sweden | 1st | 2nd | 16 | 16 | 2024 | Champions (ten times, last in 2022)[a] |
 Slovakia | 6th | 6th | 8 | 8 | 2024 | 6th place (2024) | ||
 Denmark | 10th | 10th | 15 | 7 | 2024 | 4th place (1998, 2000) | ||
| Asia-Oceania Qualification | 4 |  Thailand | 13th | 14th | 6 | 6 | 2024 | 13th place (2020) |
 Singapore | 17th | – | 8 | 1 | 2022 | 12th place (1996) | ||
 Japan | 23rd | – | 5 | 1 | 2018 | 13th place (1998 – Division B) | ||
 Philippines | 12th | 11th | 4 | 4 | 2024 | 11th place (2024) | ||
| Americas Qualification | 1 |  Canada | 15th | 16th | 9 | 9 | 2024 | 11th place (2010, 2018) |
Venues
The three arenas are situated in Tampere. The quarterfinals onwards will be in the Nokia Arena.[1][16]
| Tampere | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nokia Arena Capacity: 13,000 | Hakametsä Ice Hall Capacity: 7,000 | Kauppi Sports hall Capacity: 1,300 | |
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Tournament format
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-finals. Teams placed third and fourth in group A and B and the teams placed first and second in group C and D go into the first play-off round (played before the quarter-finals).
Draw
The draw was held on 5 March 2026 in Tampere, Finland, before American qualification took place. The pots were based on IFF World Ranking. Groups A and B were drawn from the first two pots, the top eight teams of the ranking. Groups C and D were formed from the remaining teams.[17]
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| Sweden |
1 |
| Finland |
2 |
| Czech Republic |
3 |
| Latvia |
4 |
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| Switzerland |
5 |
| Slovakia |
6 |
| Germany |
7 |
| Norway |
8 |
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| Estonia |
9 |
| Denmark |
10 |
| Philippines |
12 |
| Thailand |
13 |
| Team | Rank |
|---|---|
| AMER | – |
| Slovenia |
16 |
| Singapore |
17 |
| Japan |
23 |
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Latvia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-off round |
| Finland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 December 2026 17:00 | Norway | v | Latvia | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 5 December 2026 19:00 | Finland | v | Switzerland | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 6 December 2026 14:00 | Finland | v | Norway | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 6 December 2026 15:00 | Switzerland | v | Latvia | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 7 December 2026 17:00 | Switzerland | v | Norway | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 8 December 2026 19:00 | Latvia | v | Finland | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-off round |
| Sweden |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 December 2026 15:00 | Slovakia | v | Sweden | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 6 December 2026 17:00 | Germany | v | Czech Republic | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 7 December 2026 10:00 | Slovakia | v | Germany | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 7 December 2026 20:00 | Sweden | v | Czech Republic | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 8 December 2026 16:00 | Czech Republic | v | Slovakia | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 8 December 2026 18:00 | Sweden | v | Germany | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-off round |
| Singapore |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thailand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13–16th place play-off |
| Estonia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 December 2026 11:00 | Estonia | v | Singapore | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 5 December 2026 12:00 | Thailand | v | Slovenia | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 6 December 2026 12:00 | Thailand | v | Estonia | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 6 December 2026 18:00 | Slovenia | v | Singapore | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 7 December 2026 15:00 | Slovenia | v | Estonia | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 8 December 2026 12:30 | Singapore | v | Thailand | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Play-off round |
| Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Philippines |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13–16th place play-off |
| Denmark |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 December 2026 14:00 | Denmark | v | Japan | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 6 December 2026 11:00 | Philippines | v | Canada | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 7 December 2026 9:00 | Denmark | v | Philippines | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 7 December 2026 12:00 | Japan | v | Canada | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 8 December 2026 9:30 | Canada | v | Denmark | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 8 December 2026 10:00 | Japan | v | Philippines | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
Knock-out stage
| Play-off 9 December | Quarterfinals 10–11 December | Semifinals 12 December | Final 13 December | ||||||||||||||||
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| D2 | WSF1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WSF2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| D1 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | LSF1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | LSF2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Play-off
| 9 December 2026 10:00 | B3 | v | C2 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 9 December 2026 13:00 | A3 | v | D2 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 9 December 2026 16:00 | A4 | v | D1 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 9 December 2026 19:00 | B4 | v | C1 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
Quarterfinals
| 10 December 2026 16:30 | A2 | v | PO3 | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
| 10 December 2026 19:30 | A1 | v | PO1 | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
| 11 December 2026 16:00 | B2 | v | PO4 | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
| 11 December 2026 19:00 | B1 | v | PO2 | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
Semifinals
| 12 December 2026 16:45 | WQF1 | v | WQF4 | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
| 12 December 2026 19:45 | WQF2 | v | WQF3 | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
Bronze medal game
| 13 December 2026 14:00 | LSF1 | v | LSF2 | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
Final
| 13 December 2026 17:15 | WSF1 | v | WSF2 | Nokia Arena, Tampere |
Placement matches
5th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semi-finals | 5th place | |||||
| 12 December | ||||||
| LQF1 | ||||||
| 13 December | ||||||
| LQF4 | ||||||
| 12 December | ||||||
| LQF2 | ||||||
| LQF3 | ||||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 13 December | ||||||
5th–8th place semi-finals
| 12 December 2026 10:00 | LQF1 | v | LQF4 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 12 December 2026 13:00 | LQF2 | v | LQF3 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
7th place match
| 13 December 2026 12:00 | W5–8 1 | v | W5–8 2 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
5th place match
| 13 December 2026 9:00 | L5–8 1 | v | L5–8 2 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
9th place bracket
| 9th–12th place semi-finals | 9th place | |||||
| 10 December | ||||||
| LPO1 | ||||||
| 11 December | ||||||
| LPO4 | ||||||
| 10 December | ||||||
| LPO2 | ||||||
| LPO3 | ||||||
| 11th place | ||||||
| 11 December | ||||||
9th–12th place semi-finals
| 10 December 2026 9:00 | LPO1 | v | LPO4 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
| 10 December 2026 12:00 | LPO2 | v | LPO3 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
11th place match
| 11 December 2026 10:00 | L9–12 1 | v | L9–12 2 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
9th place match
| 11 December 2026 13:00 | W 9–12 1 | v | W 9–12 2 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
13th place bracket
| 13th–16th place semi-finals | 13th place | |||||
| 9 December | ||||||
| D3 | ||||||
| 10 December | ||||||
| C4 | ||||||
| 9 December | ||||||
| C3 | ||||||
| D4 | ||||||
| 15th place | ||||||
| 10 December | ||||||
13th–16 place semifinals
| 9 December 2026 9:30 | D3 | v | C4 | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
| 9 December 2026 12:30 | C3 | v | D4 | Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere |
15th place bracket
| 10 December 2026 15:00 | L13–16 1 | v | L13–16 2 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
13th place bracket
| 10 December 2026 18:00 | L13–16 1 | v | W13–16 2 | Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere |
