# 2020 Men's World Floorball Championships

The 2020 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 13th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Helsinki, 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 the Coronavirus pandemic.

## WFC 2020 qualification

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.
In Europe, there were six qualification groups with three event locations – Frederikshavn in Denmark, Poprad in Slovakia, and Liepāja in Latvia. The Asia-Oceania qualifier in Bangkok, Thailand, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead the highest ranked countries of the region were qualified. USA and Canada both qualified automatically due to the World Games taking place in the United States in 2022.
| | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | | | 1 | Finland |
| Direct Qualification | | | 2 | United States Canada |
| Highest Ranked Asia-Oceania Countries | | | 2 | Australia Singapore Thailand Japan |
| European Qualification 1 | 30 January – 2 February 2020 | Frederikshavn | 3 | Sweden Poland Denmark |
| European Qualification 2 | 30 January – 2 February 2020 | Poprad | 3 | Switzerland Norway Slovakia |
| European Qualification 3 | 30 January – 3 February 2020 | Liepāja | 3 | Czech Republic Latvia Germany |
| Wildcard/Replacements | | | 2 | Estonia Philippines |
| Total | | | | 16 |
    1.^ Australia and Japan confirmed to IFF that they were unable to travel due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, hence their withdrawal from the competition.
    2.^ On September 28, 2021, the IFF Central Board confirmed the inclusion of Estonia and the Philippines to replace Australia and Japan.

## Venues

Helsinki :
| Hartwall Arena | Helsinki Ice Hall |

## Tournament groups

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).
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Finland (hosts) Sweden Denmark Latvia | Switzerland Czech Republic Germany Norway | Slovakia Poland Thailand United States | Canada Singapore Estonia Philippines |
    1.^ Estonia and the Philippines replaced Australia and Japan.

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Finland (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 6 | Quarterfinals | — | 7–3 | 7–2 | 7–0 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 4 | Quarterfinals | 3–7 | — | 11–1 | 15–1 |
| 3 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 1 | Play-off round | 2–7 | 1–11 | — | 5–5 |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 1 | Play-off round | 0–7 | 1–15 | 5–5 | — |
Game reference :
| Linus Nordgern 10:10 (30:40) Alexander Galante Carlstorm 18:20 (28:40) Rasmus Enstorm 39:47 Tobias Gustafsson 47:23 (59:48) Kevin Haglund 47:50 (59:48) Kim Nilsson 48:44 Albin Sjorgen 52:16 | Goals | 04:01 Armands Savins |
Game reference :
| Nico Salo 03:13 Justus Kainulainen 04:02 Joonas Pylsy 08:11 Juha Kivilletho 12:23 Eemeli Salin 13:40 (42:30) Peter Kotilainen 39:18 | Goals |
Game reference :
| Lukas Eldholm 04:18 Jonas Nordheim 12:25 | Goals | 18:07 Edgars Purins 18:49 (25:29) Rolands Kovalevskis |
Game reference :
| Ville Lastikka 03:06 | Goals | 08:04 Ludwig Persson 32:48 Kevin Haglund |
Game reference :
| Armands Savans 00:28 | Goals | 17:06 Rasmus Kainulainen |
Game reference :
| Lukas Eldholm 19:18 | Goals | 01:45 Kim Nilsson 02:06 Casper Backby |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 6 | Quarterfinals | — | 4–2 | 7–5 | 9–2 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 4 | Quarterfinals | 2–4 | — | 3–7 | 11–0 |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 2 | Play-off round | 5–7 | 7–3 | — | 7–4 |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 0 | Play-off round | 2–9 | 0–11 | 4–7 | — |
Game reference :
| Goals | 12:40 Filip Forman 15:21 Mikulas Krbec 19:59 Filip Langer 24:17 Adam Deelong 38:28 Dominik Benes 39:25 Filip Forman 48:35 Ondrej Nemeck |
Game reference :
| Marius Pedersen 13:21 Marius Pedersen 13:21 No Player 25:45 | Goals | 06:01 Christoph Meier 09:01 Nils Conrad 12:37 Manuel Maurer 32:02 Jan Zaugg 46:04 (58:01) Michael Schiess |
Game reference :
| Niklas Broker 23:03 | Goals | 16:03 Marius Pedersen |
Game reference :
| Marek Benes 06:48 | Goals | 02:26 Joel Ruegger |
Game reference :
| Tim Braillard 00:50 | Goals | 12:18 Tino von Prizbuer |
Game reference :
| Marek Benes 08:58 | Goals | 30:11 Patrick Hjemgard |

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | +31 | 6 | Play-off round | — | 8–4 | 15–2 | 15–1 |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 4 | Play-off round | 4–8 | — | 8–6 | 18–0 |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 2 | 13th–16th place playoff | 2–15 | 6–8 | — | 9–3 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42 | −38 | 0 | 13th–16th place playoff | 1–15 | 0–18 | 3–9 | — |
Game reference :
| Michal Sienko 05:30 Wojciech Malajka 16:40 (34:04) Alexander Dahlstorm 19:54 Lukasz Chlebda 47:00 | Goals | 11:00 Pheeraphong Khambanlue 11:37 Santipong Sukkasem 22:52 Prakasit Namsawang 26:30 (28:51) Pawat Thaidit |
Game reference :
| Michal Dudovic 00:38 (18:01) Ladislav Gal 03:09 (06:06), 31:55 Ladislav Mirt 08:23 Matus Gadjos 15:08 Jakub Grich 18:41 | Goals | 10:03 Alexander Mcvey |
Game reference :
| Santipong Sukkasem 07:21 | Goals | 03:03 David Hansen |
Game reference :
| Wojciech Malajka 10:59 | Goals | 06:59 Michal Dudovic |
Game reference :
| Alexander Rinefalk 02:16 | Goals | 02:26 Michal Dudovic |
Game reference :
| Goals | 00:22 Karol Pelczarski |

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Estonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 | +35 | 6 | Play-off round | — | 21–4 | 13–6 | 13–2 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 4 | Play-off round | 4–21 | — | 13–8 | 9–8 |
| 3 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 2 | 13th–16th place playoff | 6–13 | 8–13 | — | 9–4 |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 | −17 | 0 | 13th–16th place playoff | 2–13 | 8–9 | 4–9 | — |
Game reference :
| Suria R 05:06 Suria R 45:03 Jenmark Sorreda 06:02 Jenmark Sorreda 49:51 Abdul Mateen Amir Mirza 11:14 Chee Yong Lee 50:00 Chee Yong Lee 56:19 Suria R 47:22 Jian Long Him 52:38 | Goals | 06:44 Jonathan Kuysten 09:56 (36:12) Valtteri Viitakoski 32:32 Valetteri Viitakoski 43:11 Lauri Berg 32:20 Cameron Buck 47:13 Valteri Viitakoski 50:27 Valteri Viitakoski |
Game reference :
| Hafiz Zubir 28:18 | Goals | 04:07 Melvin Alm Mendoza |
Game reference :
| Lauri Berg 16:29 | Goals | 02:49 Patrik Kareliusson |
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| Roman Pass 01:20 | Goals | 27:35 Thaddeus Tan |
Game reference :
| Brandon Barber 04:22 | Goals | 01:52 Melvin Alm Mendoza |

### Knock-out stage

| Play-off 7 December | Play-off 7 December | Play-off 7 December | Quarterfinals 8–9 December | Quarterfinals 8–9 December | Quarterfinals 8–9 December | Semifinals 10 December | Semifinals 10 December | Semifinals 10 December | Final 11 December | Final 11 December | Final 11 December |
| | | | Finland | Finland | 5 | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 3 | Slovakia | Slovakia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | 7 | | | | Finland | Finland | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 2 | | | |
| | | | Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 9 | | | | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 16 | Latvia | Latvia | 1 | | | | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | | | | | | | Finland | Finland | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
| | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 9 | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 3 | Estonia | Estonia | 0 | | | |
| Estonia | Estonia | 5 | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 6 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 8 | | | | Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 4 (OT) |
| Norway | Norway | 7 | Norway | Norway | 2 | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 3 |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Play-off

Game reference :
| Sascha Herlt 33:23 | Goals | 06:51 Ladislav Mirt 11:52 Tomas Kvasnica |
Game reference :
| Daniel Gidske 11:41 | Goals | 16:45 Lukasz Widurski |
Game reference :
| Mikkel Christensen 23:36 | Goals | 29:20 Artur Ouruzko |
Game reference :
| Petris Trekse 00:03 (01:43) | Goals | 02:36 (04:58) Valtteri Vittakoski |

#### Quarterfinals

Game reference :
| Adam Delong 06:45 | Goals | 24:35 Kevins Smiths |
Game reference :
| Ville Lastikka 16:57 Rasmus Kainulainen 19:22 | Goals | 29:48 Lukas Ujhelyi |
Game reference :
| Jan Zaugg 09:44 Luca Graf 12:17 | Goals |
Game reference :
| Johan Sammuelson 00:53 (05:31) Kim Nilsson 01:20 Alexander Galante Carlstorm 09:12 | Goals | 46:21 Ketil Kronberg |

#### Semifinals

Game reference :
| Claudio Laely 24:48 | Goals | 11:24 No Player |
Game reference :
| Justus Kaiullainen 32:08 | Goals | 13:28 Adam Hemerka |

#### Bronze medal game

Game reference :
| Josef Rypar 12:05 | Goals | 16:18 Christoph Camenisch |

#### Final

Game reference :
| Justus Kainulainen 01:26 | Goals | 24:59 Rasmus Enstrom |

### Placement matches
#### 5th place bracket

| 5th–8th place semi-finals | 5th–8th place semi-finals | 5th place | 5th place |
| 10 December | 10 December |
| Slovakia | 2 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 11 December | 11 December |
| Latvia | 6 | 11 December | 11 December |
| Latvia | 6 | Latvia | 4 |
| 10 December | 10 December | | Latvia | 4 |
| 10 December | 10 December | Norway | 2 |
| Estonia | 4 | Norway | 2 |
| Norway | 5 (OT) | | |
| Norway | 5 (OT) | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | 11 December | 11 December |
| | | Slovakia | 8 (OT) |
| | | Estonia | 7 |

#### 5th–8th place semi-finals

Game reference :
| Lukas Rezanina 23:10 | Goals | 09:39 Kevins Smits |

#### 9th place bracket

| 9th–11th place semi-finals | 9th–11th place semi-finals | 9th place | 9th place |
| 8 December | 8 December |
| Poland | 3 |
| Poland | 3 | 9 December | 9 December |
| Denmark | 7 | 9 December | 9 December |
| Denmark | 7 | Denmark | 3 |
| 8 December | 8 December | | Denmark | 3 |
| 8 December | 8 December | Germany | 6 |
| Canada | 7 | Germany | 6 |
| Germany | 15 | | |
| Germany | 15 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | 9 December | 9 December |
| | | Poland (p.s.o) | 6 |
| | | Canada | 5 |

#### 9th–12th place semi-finals

Game reference :
| Brandon Barder 09:19 | Goals | 13:35 Janos Broker |
Game reference :
| Alexander Dahlstrom 12:56 | Goals | 08:30 Daniel Mac Cabe |

#### 9th place match

Game reference :
| Jonas Nordheim 19:11 | Goals | 07:19 Nils Hofferbert |

#### 11th place match

Game reference :
| Wojciech Malajka 14:36 | Goals | 12:14 Valtteri Viitakoski |

#### 13th place bracket

| 13th–16th place semi-finals | 13th–16th place semi-finals | 13th place | 13th place |
| 7 December | 7 December |
| Philippines | 10 |
| Philippines | 10 | 8 December | 8 December |
| United States | 5 | 8 December | 8 December |
| United States | 5 | Philippines | 8 |
| 7 December | 7 December | | Philippines | 8 |
| 7 December | 7 December | Thailand (p.s.o.) | 9 |
| Thailand | 11 | Thailand (p.s.o.) | 9 |
| Singapore | 6 | | |
| Singapore | 6 | 15th place | 15th place |
| | | 8 December | 8 December |
| | | United States | 4 |
| | | Singapore | 2 |

#### 13th–16th place semi-finals

Game reference :
| Lucas Werelius 00:45 | Goals | 09:37 William Erikkson |
Game reference :
| Pawat Thaidt 00:39 | Goals | 18:26 Zong Wei Tng |

#### 13th place match

Game reference :
| Melvin Alm Mendoza 12:03 | Goals | 00:42 Pawat Thaidt |

#### 15th place match

Game reference :
| Alexander McVey 23:06 | Goals | 18:46 Chee Yong Lee |

## Ranking and statistics
### Final ranking

The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:
| | Sweden |
| | Finland |
| | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Switzerland |
| 5 | Latvia |
| 6 | Norway |
| 7 | Slovakia |
| 8 | Estonia |
| 9 | Germany |
| 10 | Denmark |
| 11 | Poland |
| 12 | Canada |
| 13 | Thailand |
| 14 | Philippines |
| 15 | United States |
| 16 | Singapore |

### Qualification for the 2022 World Games

* Qualify to the 2022 World Games
* Qualify to the 2022 World Games via regional rank
* Qualify to the 2022 World Games as the host country
| # | Americas | Europe | Asia Oceania |
| 1 | Canada | Sweden | Thailand (TBC) |
| 2 | United States | Finland |
| 3 | | Czech Republic |
| 4 | | Switzerland |
| 5 | | Latvia |