| Men's World Floorball Championships | |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Host Country: | Czech Republic |
| Dates: | 1–9 December 2018 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Medals: | yes |
| Matches: | 48 |
| Goals: | 507 |
| Attendance: | 181518 |
| Stat Leader Title: | Scoring leader(s) |
| Stat Leader Player: |  Michal Dudovič |
| Stat Leader Value: | 21 points |
| Award Title: | MVP |
| Award: |  Pascal Meier |
| Prev Season: | 2016 |
| Next Season: | 2020 |
The 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 12th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 1 to 9 December 2018.
See main article: 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying.
33 teams have registered for the 12th IFF Men’s World Floorball Championships, only 16 of them to reach the final group consisted of 16 teams. Host country, Czech Republic, qualifies automatically.
In Europe, there were four qualification groups with three event locations – Tallinn (Estonia), Nitra (Slovakia) and Valmiera (Latvia). The Asia-Oceania group tournament took place in Jeju Island, South Korea. It was the first IFF event hosted by Korea. USA and Canada played their qualification in Toronto, Canada.[1]
| Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||||
| Asia-Oceania Qualification | 22–27 January 2018 |  Jeju Island | 4 | ||
| European Qualification 1 | 31 January – 4 February 2018 |  Tallinn | 3 | ||
| European Qualification 2 | 31 January – 4 February 2018 | Nitra | 3 | ||
| European Qualification 3 | 30 January – 3 February 2018 | Valmiera | 2 | ||
| European Qualification 4 | 31 January – 4 February 2018 | Nitra | 2 | ||
| Americas Qualification | 10–11 February 2018 |  Toronto | 1 | ||
| Total | 16 | ||||
| O2 arena | Arena Sparta – Podvinny mlyn | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity: 17 000The main competition arena. | Capacity: 1 300The second competition arena and practice arena. | |
| Address: Českomoravská 2345/17, 190 93 Praha 9Opened since: 2004 Distance to City Center: cca 10 km[2] | Address: Kovanecká 2405/27, 190 00 Praha 9Opened since: 2008 Distance to City Center: cca 10 km |
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).[3]
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All times are local (UTC+1).
The official IFF final ranking of the tournament:
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Tournament all-star team:[4]
Pascal Meier
Emil Johansson, Robin Nilsberth
Joonas Pylsy
Adam Delong, Kim Nilsson Pascal Meier[5]