# 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying

The qualifying for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships took part in early 2014. A total of 30 teams competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Sweden in December 2014.

## Overview

Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which was based on results from the last two World Championships.
| Europe 1 | Europe 2 | Europe 3 | Europe 4 | Asia/Oceania | Americas |
| Finland (2)  Russia (9)  Poland (10)  Spain (24)  France (25)  Ukraine (–) | Switzerland (3)  Estonia (8)  Slovakia (12)  Serbia (21)  Belgium (26) | Czech Republic (4)  Germany (7)  Denmark (14)  Austria (23)  Netherlands (27)  Great Britain (29) | Norway (5)  Latvia (6)  Hungary (16)  Italy (18)  Liechtenstein (28) | Japan (13)  Singapore (15)  Australia (17)  South Korea (20)  New Zealand (–) | Canada (11)  United States (19)  Jamaica (–) |

## Europe

The qualification rules were as follows:
* The two best teams from each qualification group qualified
* The two best third placed teams qualified
** The calculation of the best 3rd teams followed this order:
*** 1. Average number of points
*** 2. Average goal difference
*** 3. Average scored goals
*** 4. Drawing of lots

### European Qualification 1

Dates: 29 January – 2 February 2014 Venue: Łochów Arena, Łochów, Poland
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Finland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 6 | +97 | 10 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 8 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 24 | +18 | 6 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 4 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 61 | −46 | 2 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 82 | −73 | 0 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| 29 January 2014 |
| Ukraine | 4 – 6 | France |
| Spain | 1 – 10 | Finland |
| Poland | 4 – 8 | Russia |
| 30 January 2014 |
| France | 4 – 6 | Spain |
| Russia | 16 – 2 | Ukraine |
| Finland | 10 – 2 | Poland |
| 31 January 2014 |
| Russia | 9 – 2 | France |
| Ukraine | 0 – 38 | Finland |
| Poland | 7 – 3 | Spain |
| 1 February 2014 |
| Finland | 17 – 3 | Russia |
| Spain | 7 – 3 | Ukraine |
| France | 3 – 14 | Poland |
| 2 February 2014 |
| Russia | 10 – 3 | Spain |
| Finland | 28 – 0 | France |
| Poland | 15 – 0 | Ukraine |

### European Qualification 2

Dates: 29 January – 2 February 2014 Venue: HANT Aréna, Bratislava, Slovakia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 6 | +45 | 8 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Estonia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 6 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
| Serbia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 2 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 51 | −46 | 0 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| 29 January 2014 |
| Switzerland | 20 – 0 | Belgium |
| Serbia | 3 – 6 | Slovakia |
| 30 January 2014 |
| Estonia | 7 – 2 | Serbia |
| Slovakia | 2 – 10 | Switzerland |
| 31 January 2014 |
| Belgium | 1 – 8 | Estonia |
| Serbia | 0 – 12 | Switzerland |
| 1 February 2014 |
| Belgium | 3 – 7 | Serbia |
| Estonia | 6 – 1 | Slovakia |
| 2 February 2014 |
| Switzerland | 9 – 4 | Estonia |
| Slovakia | 16 – 1 | Belgium |

### European Qualification 3

Dates: 28 January – 1 February 2014 Venue: Jan Massinkhal, Nijmegen, Netherlands
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | +88 | 10 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Denmark | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 8 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 6 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
| Austria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 50 | −33 | 4 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 75 | −54 | 2 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 59 | −49 | 0 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| 28 January 2014 |
| Czech Republic | 15 – 1 | Austria |
| Germany | 3 – 4 | Denmark |
| Netherlands | 8 – 4 | Great Britain |
| 29 January 2014 |
| Austria | 2 – 10 | Germany |
| Great Britain | 0 – 27 | Czech Republic |
| Denmark | 13 – 4 | Netherlands |
| 30 January 2014 |
| Great Britain | 1 – 6 | Austria |
| Czech Republic | 12 – 3 | Denmark |
| Netherlands | 2 – 16 | Germany |
| 31 January 2014 |
| Denmark | 9 – 2 | Great Britain |
| Germany | 2 – 6 | Czech Republic |
| Austria | 8 – 7 | Netherlands |
| 1 February 2014 |
| Great Britain | 3 – 9 | Germany |
| Denmark | 17 – 0 | Austria |
| Netherlands | 0 – 34 | Czech Republic |

### European Qualification 4

Dates: 28 January – 1 February 2014 Venue: Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Norway | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 10 | +56 | 8 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Latvia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 6 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
| Hungary | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 2 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Liechtenstein | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 61 | −54 | 0 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| 28 January 2014 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 – 8 | Italy |
| Hungary | 2 – 9 | Latvia |
| 29 January 2014 |
| Norway | 24 – 3 | Hungary |
| Latvia | 13 – 2 | Liechtenstein |
| 30 January 2014 |
| Italy | 3 – 11 | Norway |
| Hungary | 15 – 3 | Liechtenstein |
| 31 January 2014 |
| Italy | 8 – 3 | Hungary |
| Norway | 6 – 4 | Latvia |
| 1 February 2014 |
| Liechtenstein | 0 – 25 | Norway |
| Latvia | 11 – 5 | Italy |

### 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 | Qualification |
| Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 4 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 4 | Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 4 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 4 | Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships |

## Asia–Oceania

The three best teams from the qualification group qualified
Dates: 29 January – 1 February 2014 Venue: ASB Sports Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 8 |
| South Korea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 5 |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 4 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 0 |
| 29 January 2014 |
| Australia | 7 – 3 | South Korea |
| Japan | 6 – 2 | New Zealand |
| 30 January 2014 |
| Singapore | 3 – 6 | Japan |
| New Zealand | 1 – 12 | Australia |
| 31 January 2014 |
| South Korea | 4 – 4 | Singapore |
| Japan | 1 – 4 | Australia |
| 1 February 2014 |
| South Korea | 10 – 1 | Japan |
| Singapore | 8 – 2 | New Zealand |
| 2 February 2014 |
| Australia | 11 – 1 | Singapore |
| New Zealand | 2 – 7 | South Korea |

## Americas

The qualification rules are as follows:
* The two best teams from the qualification group will qualify
Dates: 31 January – 2 February 2014 Venue: Cornell Community Centre, Markham, Canada
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | +30 | 4 |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 2 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 58 | −57 | 0 |
| 31 January 2014 |
| Jamaica | 0 – 27 | United States |
| 1 February 2014 |
| Canada | 31 – 1 | Jamaica |
| 2 February 2014 |
| United States | 5 – 2 | Canada |