2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying

The qualifying for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships will take place between 2 and 14 February 2016. A total of 33 teams^[1] will be competing for fifteen spots. The final tournament will be organized by Latvia in December 2016.

Overview

Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships.^[1]

Europe

The qualification rules are as follows:

• The two best teams from each qualification group will qualify
• The two best third placed teams will qualify
  • The calculation of the best 3rd teams will follow this order:
    • 1. Average number of points
    • 2. Average goal difference
    • 3. Average scored goals
    • 4. Drawing of lots

European Qualification 1

Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016^[2]
Venue: Arena Klokocina, Nitra, Slovakia

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Sweden	5	5	0	0	106	7	+99	10	Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Slovakia	5	4	0	1	50	31	+19	8
Russia	5	3	0	2	43	33	+10	6	Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
Belgium	5	2	0	3	23	56	–33	4	Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Iceland	5	1	0	4	19	67	–48	2
France	5	0	0	5	13	60	–47	0

3 February 2016
Sweden	22 – 0	Belgium
Iceland	6 – 12	Russia
France	3 – 15	Slovakia
4 February 2016
Russia	4 – 15	Sweden
Belgium	7 – 3	France
Slovakia	11 – 0	Iceland
5 February 2016
France	3 – 12	Russia
Sweden	30 – 2	Iceland
Belgium	4 – 16	Slovakia
6 February 2014
Iceland	7 – 4	France
Russia	11 – 2	Belgium
Slovakia	1 – 20	Sweden
7 February 2016
Sweden	19 – 0	France
Russia	4 – 7	Slovakia
Belgium	10 – 4	Iceland

European Qualification 2

Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016^[3]
Venue: Tallinn Technical University Sportshall, Tallinn, Estonia

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Finland	4	4	0	0	66	5	+61	8	Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Estonia	4	3	0	1	26	20	+6	6
Denmark	4	2	0	2	32	20	+12	4	Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
Austria	4	1	0	3	11	54	–43	2	Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Netherlands	4	0	0	4	7	43	–36	0

3 February 2016
Austria	1 – 23	Finland
Netherlands	1 – 9	Estonia
4 February 2016
Denmark	9 – 2	Netherlands
Estonia	9 – 2	Austria
5 February 2016
Netherlands	3 – 6	Austria
Finland	9 – 2	Denmark
6 February 2014
Finland	19 – 1	Netherlands
Denmark	2 – 7	Estonia
7 February 2016
Austria	2 – 19	Denmark
Estonia	1 – 15	Finland

European Qualification 3

Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016^[4]
Venue: Arena Lochow, Lochow, Poland

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Switzerland	4	4	0	0	61	7	+54	8	Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Germany	4	3	0	1	30	13	+17	6
Poland	4	2	0	2	26	24	+2	4	Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
Spain	4	1	0	3	13	34	–21	2	Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Great Britain	4	0	0	4	7	59	–52	0

3 February 2016
Switzerland	7 – 2	Germany
Spain	0 – 6	Poland
4 February 2016
Spain	2 – 4	Germany
Poland	14 – 1	Great Britain
5 February 2016
Great Britain	0 – 23	Switzerland
Germany	11 – 3	Poland
6 February 2014
Great Britain	5 – 9	Spain
Poland	3 – 12	Switzerland
7 February 2016
Switzerland	19 – 2	Spain
Germany	13 – 1	Great Britain

European Qualification 4

Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016^[5]
Venue: Sports Hall Poden, Skofja Loka, Slovenia

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Czech Republic	5	5	0	0	85	3	+82	10	Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Norway	5	4	0	1	58	9	+49	8
Slovenia	5	3	0	2	27	25	+2	6	Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
Serbia	5	2	0	3	18	51	–33	4	Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Italy	5	1	0	4	18	40	–22	2
Liechtenstein	5	0	0	5	4	82	–78	0

2 February 2016
Liechtenstein	0 – 35	Czech Republic
Serbia	6 – 5	Italy
Norway	7 – 2	Slovenia
3 February 2016
Czech Republic	21 – 0	Serbia
Italy	1 – 12	Norway
Slovenia	10 – 0	Liechtenstein
4 February 2016
Norway	3 – 5	Czech Republic
Serbia	9 – 2	Liechtenstein
Italy	4 – 8	Slovenia
5 February 2016
Liechtenstein	1 – 20	Norway
Czech Republic	13 – 0	Italy
Slovenia	7 – 3	Serbia
6 February 2014
Italy	8 – 1	Liechtenstein
Serbia	1 – 16	Norway
Czech Republic	11 – 0	Slovenia

Ranking of third-placed teams

Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differ, the group sizes were equalised by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Denmark	4	2	0	2	32	20	+12	4	Qualified for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Poland	4	2	0	2	26	24	+2	4
Russia	4	2	0	2	31	30	+1	4	Missed out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Slovenia	4	2	0	2	17	25	−8	4

Asia–Oceania

The qualification rules are as follows:

• The three best teams will qualify

Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016^[6]
Venue: Pattaya Sports Indoor Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Japan	2	1	1	0	18	8	+10	3	Qualify for qualification semi-finals
Singapore	2	1	1	0	15	10	+5	3
New Zealand	2	0	0	2	6	21	–15	0	Qualify for 5th-7th place Play-off

2 February 2016
New Zealand	4 – 9	Singapore
3 February 2016
Japan	12 – 2	New Zealand
4 February 2016
Singapore	6 – 6	Japan

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Thailand	3	2	1	0	27	14	+13	5	Qualify for qualification semi-finals
Australia	3	1	2	0	15	9	+6	4
South Korea	3	1	1	1	17	16	+1	3	Qualify for 5th-7th place Play-off
Malaysia	3	0	0	3	8	28	–20	0

2 February 2016
South Korea	6 – 9	Thailand
Australia	7 – 1	Malaysia
3 February 2016
Thailand	13 – 3	Malaysia
South Korea	3 – 3	Australia
4 February 2016
Thailand	5 – 5	Australia
Malaysia	4 – 8	South Korea

Play-off

5th–7th place play-off

5 February 2016
South Korea	4 – 3	New Zealand

6th place play-off

6 February 2016
New Zealand	3 – 4	Malaysia

Semi-finals

5 February 2016
Thailand	2 – 5	Singapore
Japan	2 – 4	Australia

Bronze medal game

6 February 2016
Japan	1 – 6	Thailand

Final

6 February 2016
Australia	5 – 2	Singapore

Final ranking

Rank	Team
01 !	Australia
02 !	Singapore
03 !	Thailand
4	Japan
5	South Korea
6	Malaysia
7	New Zealand

Americas

The qualification rules are as follows:

• The two best teams from the qualification group will qualify

Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016^[7]
Venue: Olympic Training Centre, Colorado Springs, United States

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Canada	2	2	0	0	33	6	+27	4	Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
United States	2	1	0	1	32	7	+25	2
Jamaica	2	0	0	2	2	54	-52	0	Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships

12 February 2016
Jamaica	1 – 27	United States
13 February 2016
Canada	27 – 1	Jamaica
14 February 2016
United States	5 – 6	Canada

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