| Men's World Floorball Championships | |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Host Country: | Sweden |
| Dates: | 5–14 December 2014 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Medals: | yes |
| Count: | 8 |
| Matches: | 48 |
| Goals: | 488 |
| Attendance: | 104445 |
| Stat Leader Title: | Scoring leader(s) |
| Stat Leader Player: | Stefan Hedorf |
| Stat Leader Value: | 16 points |
| Award Title: | MVP |
| Award: |  Kim Nilsson |
| Prev Season: | 2012 |
| Next Season: | 2016 |
The 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 10th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Gothenburg, Sweden in December 2014. Home team Sweden defended their title in a close game against Finland. Czech Republic earned the bronze after defeating Switzerland by 4–3.[1]
See main article: 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying. For the first time ever, all teams, except from the host country, must qualify for the Championships. A total of 30 teams are scheduled to take part in the qualification tournaments.[2]
| Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 10 December 2010 | 1 | |||
| 29 January – 2 February 2014 | 2 | ||||
| 29 January – 2 February 2014 | 3 | ||||
| 28 January – 1 February 2014 | 3 | ||||
| 28 January – 1 February 2014 | 2 | ||||
| 29 January – 1 February 2014 | 3 | ||||
| 31 January – 2 February 2014 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 16 | ||||
The final draw for the tournament was held at Casino Cosmopol in Gothenburg on 25 February 2014. The teams were divided into four pots according to the world ranking.[3] (World rankings shown in parentheses).
| width=25% | Pot 1 | width=25% | Pot 2 | width=25% | Pot 3 | width=25% | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (hosts) (1) (2) (3) (4) | (5) (6) (7) (8) | (9) (11) (12) (13) | (14) (17) (19) (20) |
| Team advanced to quarter-finals | ||
| Team advanced to playoff round | ||
| Team advanced to 13th–16th place playoff |
The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:
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Tatu Väänänen, Martin Östholm Best forwards: Rasmus Enström, Jani Kukkola, Kim Nilsson