2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying explained

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.

width=17%	Europe 1	width=17%	Europe 2	width=17%	Europe 3	width=17%	Europe 4	width=17%	Asia/Oceania	width=17%	Americas
valign=top	(2) (9) (10) (24) (25) (–)	valign=top	(3) (8) (12) (21) (26)	valign=top	(4) (7) (14) (23) (27) (29)	valign=top	(5) (6) (16) (18) (28)	valign=top	(13) (15) (17) (20) (–)	valign=top	(11) (19) (–)

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^[1]
Venue: Łochów Arena, Łochów, Poland

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29 January 2014
	4 – 6
	1 – 10
	4 – 8
30 January 2014
	4 – 6
	16 – 2
	10 – 2
31 January 2014
	9 – 2
	0 – 38
	7 – 3
1 February 2014
	17 – 3
	7 – 3
	3 – 14
2 February 2014
	10 – 3
	28 – 0
	15 – 0

European Qualification 2

Dates: 29 January – 2 February 2014^[2]
Venue: HANT Aréna, Bratislava, Slovakia

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29 January 2014
	20 – 0
	3 – 6
30 January 2014
	7 – 2
	2 – 10
31 January 2014
	1 – 8
	0 – 12
1 February 2014
	3 – 7
	6 – 1
2 February 2014
	9 – 4
	16 – 1

European Qualification 3

Dates: 28 January – 1 February 2014^[3]
Venue: Jan Massinkhal, Nijmegen, Netherlands

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28 January 2014
	15 – 1
	3 – 4
	8 – 4
29 January 2014
	2 – 10
	0 – 27
	13 – 4
30 January 2014
	1 – 6
	12 – 3
	2 – 16
31 January 2014
	9 – 2
	2 – 6
	8 – 7
1 February 2014
	3 – 9
	17 – 0
	0 – 34

European Qualification 4

Dates: 28 January – 1 February 2014^[4]
Venue: Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia

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28 January 2014
	2 – 8
	2 – 9
29 January 2014
	24 – 3
	13 – 2
30 January 2014
	3 – 11
	15 – 3
31 January 2014
	8 – 3
	6 – 4
1 February 2014
	0 – 25
	11 – 5

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.

Asia–Oceania

The three best teams from the qualification group qualified

Dates: 29 January – 1 February 2014^[5]
Venue: ASB Sports Centre, Wellington, New Zealand

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29 January 2014
	7 – 3
	6 – 2
30 January 2014
	3 – 6
	1 – 12
31 January 2014
	4 – 4
	1 – 4
1 February 2014
	10 – 1
	8 – 2
2 February 2014
	11 – 1
	2 – 7

Americas

The qualification rules are as follows:

• The two best teams from the qualification group will qualify

Dates: 31 January – 2 February 2014^[6]
Venue: Cornell Community Centre, Markham, Canada

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31 January 2014
	0 – 27
1 February 2014
	31 – 1
2 February 2014
	5 – 2

Notes and References

1. http://www.floorball.org/default.asp?sivu=5&alasivu=617&kieli=826 European Qualification 1
2. http://www.floorball.org/default.asp?sivu=5&alasivu=618&kieli=826 European Qualification 2
3. http://www.floorball.org/default.asp?sivu=5&alasivu=619&kieli=826 European Qualification 3
4. http://www.floorball.org/default.asp?sivu=5&alasivu=620&kieli=826 European Qualification 4
5. http://www.floorball.org/default.asp?sivu=5&alasivu=622&kieli=826 Asia-Oceania Qualification
6. http://www.floorball.org/default.asp?sivu=5&alasivu=621&kieli=826 Americas Qualification