Floorball World Championship 2018
The final round of the 12th Men's Floorball World Championship was held from December 1st to 9th, 2018 in Prague , Czech Republic .
| Floorball World Championship 2018 | |
|---|---|
| IFF Men's WFC 2018 | |
| Number of nations | 16 |
| World Champion |
 Finland
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| venue | Prague |
| opening | 1st December 2018 |
| Endgame | December 9, 2018 |
Venue
The 2018 Floorball World Cup took place in Prague. The venues were the O2 Arena and the Sparta Arena .
qualification
A total of 32 teams took part in the continental qualifying rounds. The qualifying tournaments were held between January 22nd and February 4th, 2018. The 16 places for the final round were awarded as follows:
- Europe: 11 participants (including host Czech Republic)
- America: 1 participant
- Asia and Oceania: 4 participants
Before the qualifying tournament, Iran announced that it would not compete as a result of financial difficulties.
Attendees
The host Czech Republic qualified automatically.
| 11 from Europe |
 Czech Republic
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Finland
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 Sweden
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 Switzerland
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| including host |
 Norway
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 Denmark
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 Latvia
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 Estonia
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 Slovakia
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 Poland
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 Germany
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| 1 from America |
 Canada
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| 4 from Asia |
 Australia
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 Singapore
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 Japan
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 Thailand
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mode
It was played in four groups of four teams. In group A and B, the eight best placed participants in the world rankings played, in groups C and D the remaining teams. The teams were drawn into the groups according to the following scheme.
| Qualified directly for the quarter-finals | |
| Qualified for playoff round |
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place 1-4 | Place 1-4 | 9-12 place | 9-12 place |
| Place 1-4 | Place 1-4 | 9-12 place | 9-12 place |
| 5th to 8th place | 5th to 8th place | 13-16th place | 13-16th place |
| 5th to 8th place | 5th to 8th place | 13-16th place | 13-16th place |
The first two in groups A and B qualified directly for the quarter-finals after the group phase, the third and fourth-placed players played a playoff round against the two first-placed finishers in groups C and D. The winners of this playoff round also qualified for the quarter-finals .
draw
The teams were divided into four pots according to their position in the world rankings. (Current position in brackets.)
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Finland (1)
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Denmark (5)
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Estonia (9)
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Poland (14)
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Sweden (2)
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Norway (6)
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Slovakia (10)
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Japan (16)
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Switzerland (3)
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Latvia (7)
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Canada (12)
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Singapore (17)
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Czech Republic (4)
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Germany (8)
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Australia (13)
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Thailand (22)
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The teams were drawn out of the pots one after the other, starting with pot 4. The teams from pots 3 and 4 were distributed alternately to groups C and D, the teams from pots 1 and 2 to groups A and B. The draw resulted in the following groups.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
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Latvia
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Norway
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Australia
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Japan
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Germany
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Sweden
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Poland
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Canada
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Switzerland
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Finland
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Thailand
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Singapore
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Estonia
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Slovakia
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Group games
Group A
| space | country | Sp | S. | U | N | + | - | Pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Czech Republic
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19th | 13 | 4th |
| 2. |
Switzerland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 4th |
| 3. |
Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 2 |
| 4th |
Latvia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15th | 2 |
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Switzerland
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7th | - | 3 |
Latvia
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1st December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Germany
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5 | - | 10 |
Czech Republic
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1st December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Switzerland
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13 | - | 1 |
Germany
|
2nd December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Latvia
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4th | - | 3 |
Czech Republic
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2nd December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Latvia
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4th | - | 5 |
Germany
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3rd December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Czech Republic
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6th | - | 4th |
Switzerland
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4th December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
Group B
| space | country | Sp | S. | U | N | + | - | Pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Sweden
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 6th |
| 2. |
Finland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20th | 7th | 4th |
| 3. |
Norway
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21st | 2 |
| 4th |
Denmark
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4th | 41 | 0 |
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Finland
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4th | - | 5 |
Sweden
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1st December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Denmark
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3 | - | 9 |
Norway
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2nd December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Finland
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7th | - | 1 |
Denmark
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3rd December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Sweden
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9 | - | 1 |
Norway
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3rd December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Norway
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1 | - | 9 |
Finland
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4th December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Sweden
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25th | - | 0 |
Denmark
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4th December 2018 |
Sparta Arena , Prague |
Group C
| space | country | Sp | S. | U | N | + | - | Pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Estonia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26th | 12 | 6th |
| 2. |
Australia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 4th |
| 3. |
Poland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 4th |
Thailand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20th | 0 |
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Australia
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5 | - | 11 |
Estonia
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1st December 2018 |
Sparta Arena , Prague |
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Poland
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5 | - | 2 |
Thailand
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1st December 2018 |
Sparta Arena , Prague |
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Estonia
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4th | - | 3 |
Poland
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2nd December 2018 |
Sparta Arena , Prague |
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Australia
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4th | - | 2 |
Poland
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3rd December 2018 |
Sparta Arena , Prague |
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Estonia
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11 | - | 4th |
Thailand
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3rd December 2018 |
Sparta Arena , Prague |
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Thailand
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3 | - | 4th |
Australia
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4th December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
Group D
| space | country | Sp | S. | U | N | + | - | Pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Slovakia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6th | 6th |
| 2. |
Canada
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21st | 18th | 3 |
| 3. |
Singapore
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15th | 27 | 3 |
| 4th |
Japan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8th | 38 | 0 |
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Canada
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3 | - | 12 |
Slovakia
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1st December 2018 |
Sparta Arena , Prague |
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Slovakia
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15th | - | 1 |
Japan
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2nd December 2018 |
Sparta Arena , Prague |
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Canada
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4th | - | 4th |
Singapore
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2nd December 2018 |
Sparta Arena , Prague |
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Singapore
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9 | - | 5 |
Japan
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3rd December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Slovakia
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18th | - | 2 |
Singapore
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4th December 2018 |
O2 Arena , Prague |
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Japan
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2 | - | 14th |
Canada
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4th December 2018 |
Sparta Arena , Prague |
Play-offs
Intermediate round
| December 5, 2018 3:30 p.m. |
Latvia
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6: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 4: 0) |
Slovakia
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O2 Arena , Prague Spectators: 7069 |
| December 5, 2018 12:45 p.m. |
Denmark
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3: 2 (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 1) |
Estonia
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O2 Arena , Prague Spectators: 4013 |
| December 5, 2018 3:30 p.m. |
Norway
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10: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 3: 0) |
Australia
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Sparta Arena , Prague Spectators: 365 |
| December 5, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
Germany
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7: 2 (2: 1, 3: 1, 2: 0) |
Canada
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Sparta Arena , Prague Spectators: 282 |
Quarter finals
| December 6, 2018 4:30 p.m. |
Switzerland
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3: 2 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0) |
Norway
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O2 Arena , Prague spectators: 3977 |
| December 6, 2018 7:30 p.m. |
Czech Republic
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10: 1 (3: 1, 4: 0, 3: 0) |
Denmark
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O2 Arena , Prague Spectators: 5073 |
| December 7, 2018 3:10 p.m. |
Sweden
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14: 1 (7: 0, 5: 1, 2: 0) |
Latvia
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O2 Arena , Prague spectators: 3871 |
| December 7, 2018 6:00 p.m. |
Finland
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6: 1 (2: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0) |
Germany
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O2 Arena , Prague Spectators: 3772 |
Semifinals
| December 8, 2018 4:00 p.m. |
Czech Republic
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2: 7 (0: 1, 0: 2, 2: 4) |
Finland
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O2 Arena , Prague Spectators: 12,811 |
| December 8, 2018 7:00 p.m. |
Sweden
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6: 5 n.PS. (1: 1, 2: 1, 1: 2, 0: 0 | 4: 3) |
Switzerland
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O2 Arena , Prague spectators: 10,267 |
3rd place match
| 9 December 2018 1 p.m. |
Czech Republic
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2: 4 (1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) |
Switzerland
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O2 Arena , Prague Spectators: 16,112 |
final
| December 9, 2018 4:00 p.m. |
Finland
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6: 3 (1: 0, 1: 1, 4: 2) |
Sweden
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O2 Arena , Prague Spectators: 16,276 |
Placement games
Games for 13th - 16th place
| December 6, 2018 9:30 a.m. |
Singapore
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3: 4 (1: 0, 1: 3, 1: 1) |
Thailand
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Sparta Arena , Prague Spectators: 937 |
| December 6, 2018 12:30 p.m. |
Poland
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6: 2 (3: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1) |
Japan
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Sparta-Arena , Prague spectators: 634 |
Play for 15th place
| December 7, 2018 9:30 a.m. |
Singapore
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2: 4
(1: 3, 1: 0, 0: 1) |
Japan
|
Sparta Arena , Prague Spectators: 1124 |
Game for 13th place
| December 7, 2018 12:30 p.m. |
Thailand
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1: 9 (0: 5, 1: 2, 0: 2) |
Poland
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Sparta Arena , Prague Spectators: 763 |
Play for 9th - 12th place
| December 6, 2018 3:30 p.m. |
Australia
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3:12 (2: 2, 0: 4, 1: 6) |
Slovakia
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Sparta Arena , Prague Spectators: 312 |
| December 6, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
Canada
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2: 9 (1: 4, 1: 1, 0: 4) |
Estonia
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Sparta Arena , Prague Spectators: 228 |
Game for 11th place
| December 7, 2018 3:30 p.m. |
Australia
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5: 6 (3: 0, 2: 3, 0: 3) |
Canada
|
Sparta Arena , Prague spectators: 320 |
Play for 9th place
| December 7, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
Slovakia
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7: 5 (1: 3, 3: 1, 3: 1) |
Estonia
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Sparta Arena , Prague Spectators: 572 |
Play for 5th - 8th place
| December 8, 2018 11:00 a.m. |
Latvia
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6: 5 n.PS. (1: 2, 1: 1, 3: 2, 0: 0 | 2: 0) |
Norway
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Sparta Arena , Prague Spectators: 575 |
| December 8, 2018 1:00 p.m. |
Denmark
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2: 4 (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 2) |
Germany
|
O2 Arena , Prague spectators: 3893 |
Game for 7th place
| December 9, 2018 10:00 a.m. |
Denmark
|
5: 9 (1: 4, 3: 3, 1: 2) |
Norway
|
Sparta Arena , Prague Spectators: 246 |
Play for 5th place
| December 9, 2018 10:00 a.m. |
Germany
|
3: 5 (0: 2, 2: 2, 1: 1) |
Latvia
|
O2 Arena , Prague Spectators: 4222 |
Final placements
| RF | team |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Finland
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| 2 |
Sweden
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| 3 |
Switzerland
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| 4th |
Czech Republic
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| 5 |
Latvia
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| 6th |
Germany
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| 7th |
Norway
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| 8th |
Denmark
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| 9 |
Slovakia
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| 10 |
Estonia
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| 11 |
Canada
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| 12 |
Australia
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| 13 |
Poland
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| 14th |
Thailand
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| 15th |
Japan
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| 16 |
Singapore
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All-star team
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Best goalkeeper: Pascal Meier
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Best defenders: Emil Johansson , Robin Nilsberth
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Best center: Joonas Pylsy
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Best attackers: Adam Delong , Kim Nilsson
successes
spectator
New overall record: 181 518
New attendance record for one day: 36,856
New attendance record for a game: 16,276
watch TV
The World Cup games were broadcast in a total of 11 countries, a new record.
The final had 1.2 million viewers on television and the bronze game 467,000 viewers, but these are only the figures for the four countries Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland.
YouTube
The games on IFF's Official YouTube Channel were viewed for approximately 19.5 million minutes. That is about 13680 days.
Sweden accounted for 18% of the spectator minutes,
IFF Mobile App
The IFF Mobile App was downloaded about 6,000 times in the week before the World Cup. In total, the app has around 57 030 downloads.
Sweden has the most downloads
5,980 downloads.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ IFF Nation Ranking. International Floorball Federation , accessed January 27, 2018 .