2024 Men's World Floorball Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Sweden |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–15 December |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Finland |
| Runners-up | Sweden |
| Third place | Czech Republic |
| Fourth place | Latvia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
The 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 15th World Championships in men's floorball. It was held from 7 to 15 December 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.
Sweden did not defend their two-time championship after losing to Finland in the finals 4–5 in overtime, after having led the game 4–0 at one stage in the match. Together with a loss against the Finns in a group game, these were the first ever defeats for Sweden on home turf. The Czech Republic for the first time won their group without losing a point. Unlike in the previous championship, however, Czechs did not make it past the semifinals and finished in third place after defeating Latvia.
Latvia knocked out Switzerland in the quarterfinals. This marked Latvia's first appearance in the semifinals of a world championship. It was the first time since the 2012 tournament that a team other than the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland had reached the semifinals. Thanks to a strong result at the previous championship as well, Latvia rose to fourth place in the IFF rankings, becoming the first new country to do so in 23 years. It was the second time in history that Switzerland had not played for medals, the first time being at the first championship in 1996.
The championship also served as qualification for the 2025 World Games, with the five best European teams and the best Asian–Oceanian team from the main tournament qualifying, along with the only automatically qualified team from the Americas. These were the four European semifinalists, fifth-placed Switzerland, the Philippines, and Canada. The Philippines became the first Asian country to advance to the playoffs at the championship.
The tournament was criticised by sports journalists and players for poor promotion and consequently low attendance. The championship had less than half the attendance of the most successful Czech championship in 2018.