title: 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying
text: # 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying
  
  The qualifying for the 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships took place between 22 January and 11 February 2018. A total of 33 teams competed for sixteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Czech Republic in December 2018.
  
  ## Overview
  
  Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships.
  
  | Europe 1 | Europe 2 | Europe 3 | Europe 4 | Asia/Oceania 1 | Asia/Oceania 2 | Americas |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Finland (1)  Estonia (9)  Poland (14)  Belgium (25)  Netherlands (27)  Liechtenstein (33) | Sweden (2)  Germany (8)  Slovakia (10)  Slovenia (24)  France (28) | Switzerland (3)  Latvia (7)  Russia (15)  Italy (21)  Hungary (30)  Iceland (32) | Denmark (5)  Norway (6)  Spain (19)  Austria (20)  Great Britain (31) | Australia (13)  South Korea (18)  Thailand (22)  China (–)  Iran (–) | Japan (16)  Singapore (17)  New Zealand (26)  Malaysia (29) | United States (11)  Canada (12) |
  
  ### Notes
  
  * Teams marked in bold have qualified for the final tournament.
  
  ## Europe
  
  The qualification rules are as follows:
  
  * The two best teams from each qualification group will qualify
  * The two best third placed teams will qualify
     * The calculation of the best 3rd teams will follow this order:
        * 1. Average number of points
        * 2. Average goal difference
        * 3. Average scored goals
        * 4. Drawing of lots
  
  ### Europe 1
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Finland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 3 | +108 | 10 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 2 | Estonia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 8 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 6 | WFC final if among four best third-placed teams |
  | 4 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 55 | −36 | 3 | |
  | 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 62 | −37 | 3 | |
  | 6 | Liechtenstein | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 69 | −58 | 0 | |
  
  ### Europe 2
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sweden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6 | +88 | 8 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 2 | Slovakia (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 6 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 3 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 4 | WFC final if among four best third-placed teams |
  | 4 | Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 2 | |
  | 5 | France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 85 | −73 | 0 | |
  
  ### Europe 3
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 12 | +75 | 10 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 2 | Latvia (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 14 | +34 | 8 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 3 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 5 | WFC final if among four best third-placed teams |
  | 4 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 5 | |
  | 5 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 57 | −43 | 2 | |
  | 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 45 | −32 | 0 | |
  
  ### Europe 4
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norway | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 8 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 2 | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 6 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 4 | WFC final if among four best third-placed teams |
  | 4 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 52 | −43 | 2 | |
  | 5 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 0 | |
  
  ### Best four runner-ups
  
  Only the two best runner-ups of the four will advance. Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differs, the group sizes will be equalized by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 4 | WFC Final |
  | 2 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 4 | WFC Final |
  | 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 4 | |
  | 4 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 37 | −16 | 3 | |
  
  ## Asia/Oceania
  
  ### Asia/Oceania 1
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 | +33 | 6 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 5 | +47 | 4 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 2 | Semifinals |
  | 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 77 | −75 | 0 | |
  
  ### Asia/Oceania 2
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 5 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 5 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 1 | Semifinals |
  | 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 1 | |
  
  ### Second round
  
  **7th place game**
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | 3rd place game | 3rd place game |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Thailand | 11 | | |
  | New Zealand | 2 | | |
  | New Zealand | 2 | Thailand | 1 |
  | | | Japan | 8 |
  | Japan | 6 | Japan | 8 |
  | South Korea | 2 | 5th place game | 5th place game |
  | | | New Zealand | 2 |
  | | | South Korea | 9 |
  
  ### Final ranking
  
  * Qualified for the 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia |
  | 2 | Singapore |
  | 3 | Japan |
  | 4 | Thailand |
  | 5 | South Korea |
  | 6 | New Zealand |
  | 7 | Malaysia |
  | 8 | China |
  
  ## Americas
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Canada (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | World Floorball Championships |
  | 2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 0 | |
  