2026 Men's World Floorball Championships

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Host country Finland
Venues3 (in 1 host city)
Dates4 December – 13 December
Teams16
2026 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Venues3 (in 1 host city)
Dates4 December – 13 December
Teams16
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
 2024
2028 

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

  • After a bid for the 2026 men's and 2027 women's was announced, the Finnish Floorball Federation announced they wanted to do a two-year project, with sponsors and organisation in mind.[3]

Tickets

  • On 22 April 2026, tickets were released.[11]

Qualification

  Host
  Qualified
  Did not qualify

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 nation1 Finland2nd1st16162024Champions (2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024)
European Qualification 13+1 Latvia4th4th151420244th place (2024)
  Switzerland5th5th161620242nd place (1998)
 Slovenia16th13th22202413th place (2024)
 Norway8th7th161620243rd place (1996)
European Qualification 23 Czech Republic3rd3rd161620242nd place (2004, 2022)
 Germany7th8th14920244th place (2012)
 Estonia9th9th111020247th place (2010)
European Qualification 33 Sweden1st2nd16162024Champions (ten times, last in 2022)[a]
 Slovakia6th6th8820246th place (2024)
 Denmark10th10th15720244th place (1998, 2000)
Asia-Oceania Qualification4 Thailand13th14th66202413th place (2020)
 Singapore17th81202212th place (1996)
 Japan23rd51201813th place (1998 – Division B)
 Philippines12th11th44202411th place (2024)
Americas Qualification1 Canada15th16th99202411th 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

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]

Pot 1
Team Rank
 Sweden 1
 Finland 2
 Czech Republic 3
 Latvia 4
Pot 2
Team Rank
  Switzerland 5
 Slovakia 6
 Germany 7
 Norway 8
Pot 3
Team Rank
 Estonia 9
 Denmark 10
 Philippines 12
 Thailand 13
Pot 4
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
Source: IFF
5 December 2026
17:00
Norway v LatviaKauppi Sports hall, Tampere

5 December 2026
19:00
Finland v  SwitzerlandHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

6 December 2026
14:00
Finland v NorwayHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere
6 December 2026
15:00
Switzerland v LatviaKauppi Sports hall, Tampere

7 December 2026
17:00
Switzerland v NorwayHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere
8 December 2026
19:00
Latvia v FinlandHakametsä 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
Source: IFF
5 December 2026
15:00
Slovakia v SwedenHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere
6 December 2026
17:00
Germany v Czech RepublicHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

7 December 2026
10:00
Slovakia v GermanyHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere
7 December 2026
20:00
Sweden v Czech RepublicHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

8 December 2026
16:00
Czech Republic v SlovakiaHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere
8 December 2026
18:00
Sweden v GermanyKauppi 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
Source: IFF
5 December 2026
11:00
Estonia v SingaporeKauppi Sports hall, Tampere
5 December 2026
12:00
Thailand v SloveniaHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

6 December 2026
12:00
Thailand v EstoniaKauppi Sports hall, Tampere
6 December 2026
18:00
Slovenia v SingaporeKauppi Sports hall, Tampere

7 December 2026
15:00
Slovenia v EstoniaKauppi Sports hall, Tampere
8 December 2026
12:30
Singapore v ThailandKauppi 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
Source: IFF
5 December 2026
14:00
Denmark v JapanKauppi Sports hall, Tampere
6 December 2026
11:00
Philippines v CanadaHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

7 December 2026
9:00
Denmark v PhilippinesKauppi Sports hall, Tampere
7 December 2026
12:00
Japan v CanadaKauppi Sports hall, Tampere

8 December 2026
9:30
Canada v DenmarkKauppi Sports hall, Tampere
8 December 2026
10:00
Japan v PhilippinesHakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

Knock-out stage

Play-off
9 December
Quarterfinals
10–11 December
Semifinals
12 December
Final
13 December
A2  
B3    
C2    
 
A1  
A3    
D2   WSF1
WSF2
B2  
A4    
D1     Third place
 
B1   LSF1
B4     LSF2
C1  

Play-off

9 December 2026
10:00
B3vC2Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere
9 December 2026
13:00
A3vD2Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere
9 December 2026
16:00
A4vD1Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere
9 December 2026
19:00
B4vC1Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

Quarterfinals

10 December 2026
16:30
A2vPO3Nokia Arena, Tampere
10 December 2026
19:30
A1vPO1Nokia Arena, Tampere
11 December 2026
16:00
B2vPO4Nokia Arena, Tampere
11 December 2026
19:00
B1vPO2Nokia Arena, Tampere

Semifinals

12 December 2026
16:45
WQF1vWQF4Nokia Arena, Tampere
12 December 2026
19:45
WQF2vWQF3Nokia Arena, Tampere

Bronze medal game

13 December 2026
14:00
LSF1vLSF2Nokia Arena, Tampere

Final

13 December 2026
17:15
WSF1vWSF2Nokia Arena, Tampere

Placement matches

5th place bracket

 
5th–8th place semi-finals5th 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
LQF1vLQF4Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere
12 December 2026
13:00
LQF2vLQF3Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

7th place match

13 December 2026
12:00
W5–8 1vW5–8 2Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

5th place match

13 December 2026
9:00
L5–8 1vL5–8 2Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

9th place bracket

 
9th–12th place semi-finals9th 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
LPO1vLPO4Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere
10 December 2026
12:00
LPO2vLPO3Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

11th place match

11 December 2026
10:00
L9–12 1vL9–12 2Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

9th place match

11 December 2026
13:00
W 9–12 1vW 9–12 2Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

13th place bracket

 
13th–16th place semi-finals13th place
 
      
 
9 December
 
 
D3
 
10 December
 
C4
 
 
 
9 December
 
 
 
C3
 
 
D4
 
15th place
 
 
10 December
 
 
 
 
 
 

13th–16 place semifinals

9 December 2026
9:30
D3vC4Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere
9 December 2026
12:30
C3vD4Kauppi Sports hall, Tampere

15th place bracket

10 December 2026
15:00
L13–16 1vL13–16 2Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

13th place bracket

10 December 2026
18:00
L13–16 1vW13–16 2Hakametsä Ice Hall, Tampere

Notes

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