Men's World Floorball Championship

Men's World Floorball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Men's World Floorball Championships
SportFloorball
Founded1996; 29 years ago (1996)
No. of teams16 (finals)
ContinentInternational (IFF)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Finland
(2024, 5th title)
Most titles Sweden
(10 titles, the last in 2022)
Official websitefloorball.sport
Swedish team celebrating the title in 2022 World Championships
Final match Sweden vs. Czechia at 2022 World Championships

The Men's World Floorball Championship is an international floorball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). It is distinct from the Women's World Floorball Championship, which is for women's teams. They were preceded by the European Championships which were held twice in 1994 and 1995.[1][2] Since 2008, the tournament is played in early December. Before it was taking place in May–June.[3]

The reigning champions are Finland, who won their fifth title at the 2024 tournament.[4] The most successful country is Sweden, with 10 wins, the last in 2022, and participation in every final so far. The other medalists are the Czech Republic with two silvers from 2022 and 2004, Switzerland with one from 1998 and Norway with one bronze from 1996.[5]

The next championship will take place in Finland in 2026.[4]

  1. ^ "European Championships". Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Historie" [History] (in Czech). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Innebandy: Stjärna tveksam till VM-flytt" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Finland are floorball world champions for the fifth time". Blue News. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  5. ^ "MS ve florbale 2024: program a výsledky, kdy hrají Češi". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

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