2019 Women's World Floorball Championships

The 2019 IFF Women's World Floorball Championships was the 12th staging of the Women's World Floorball Championship, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the International Floorball Federation (IFF), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament took place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland from 7 to 15 December 2019.[1] Switzerland played hosts for this event for the third time.[2]

2019 Women's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–15 December
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Sweden (9th title)
Runner-up  Switzerland
Third place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored532 (11.08 per match)
Attendance44,513 (927 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Sweden Anna Wijk (24 points)
Sweden Anna Wijk
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Sweden won the tournament defeating Switzerland, 3–2, in the final game.

Qualification

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  Host
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1    Switzerland
Asia-Oceania Qualification 27 January – 1 February 2019   Bangkok 4   Australia
  Japan
  Thailand
  Singapore
European Qualification 1 30 January – 3 February 2019   Gdańsk 2+1   Sweden
  Norway
  Denmark
European Qualification 2 30 January – 3 February 2019   Trenčín 2   Finland
  Germany
European Qualification 3 30 January – 3 February 2019   Gdańsk 2+1   Czech Republic
  Poland
  Estonia
European Qualification 4 31 January – 3 February 2019   Trenčín 2   Slovakia
  Latvia
Americas Qualification 8–9 February 2019   Detroit 1   United States
Total 16

Venues

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Neuchâtel Neuchâtel
Patinoires du littoral Arena La Riveraine Arena

Draw

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The draw took place on 14 February 2019 at Ittigen, Switzerland.[3][4]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Sweden (1)
  Finland (2)
   Switzerland (3)
  Czech Republic (4)
  Latvia (5)
  Slovakia (6)
  Poland (7)
  Germany (8)
  Norway (9)
  Denmark (10)
  United States (11)
  Australia (12)
  Japan (14)
  Singapore (15)
  Estonia (16)
  Thailand (19)

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Switzerland (H) 3 3 0 0 30 5 +25 6 Quarterfinals
2   Finland 3 2 0 1 35 10 +25 4
3   Poland 3 1 0 2 7 26 −19 2 Play-off round
4   Germany 3 0 0 3 2 33 −31 0
Source: floorball.sport
(H) Hosts
7 December 2019
12:00
Finland  14–3
(5–2, 2–1, 7–0)
  PolandPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 1,170
Game reference
V. Kauppi   02:5117:1620:29

O. Kauppi   07:19 (PP)41:44
Karjalainen   09:2131:2147:53
Vallenius   14:33
Nieminen   41:20
Saarikoski   43:02
Lampinen   45:36
Piispa   58:07 (PP)

Hämäläinen   58:30
GoalsBuczek   15:02

Krzywak   16:14

Plechan   34:24
0 minPenalties4 min
7 December 2019
15:15
Switzerland  12–1
(9–0, 2–1, 1–0)
  GermanyPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 2,251
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Rüttimann   02:3713:1414:51

Marti   05:2807:54
Suter   12:03
Zwinggi   12:56
Spichiger   13:45
Ulber   14:09
Stella   24:11
Wiki   30:12

Hintermann   50:09
GoalsHonicke   23:18
2 minPenalties0 min
8 December 2019
13:30
Finland  4–7
(0–2, 1–3, 3–2)
   SwitzerlandPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 3,542
Game reference
Saario   23:33

Karjalainen   51:14
O. Kauppi   54:08 (WG)

Vallenius   56:48 (WG)
GoalsMischler   11:3750:13 (PS)

Liechti   13:43
Wiki   24:05
Rüttimann   26:59
Reinhard   31:16

Scheidegger   59:09 (EN)
0 minPenalties2 min
8 December 2019
16:30
Poland  4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)
  GermanyPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 365
Game reference
Krzywak   03:5820:29

Buczek   40:33 (PP)

Rogala   59:17 (EN)
GoalsJurgens   49:29
0 minPenalties2 min
9 December 2019
18:00
Germany  0–17
(0–5, 0–6, 0–6)
  FinlandPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 142
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Goals  04:59 Oona Kauppi /   10:39 Sofia Leino
10 December 2019
19:30
Poland  0–11
(0–3, 0–5, 0–3)
   SwitzerlandPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 1,586
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Goals  7:27 Michelle Wiki /   7:51 Andrea Gamperli

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 49 4 +45 6 Quarterfinals
2   Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 35 15 +20 4
3   Slovakia 3 1 0 2 11 47 −36 2 Play-off round
4   Latvia 3 0 0 3 8 37 −29 0
7 December 2019
18:15
Slovakia  1–23
(1–8, 0–5, 0–10)
  SwedenPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 1,234
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Šponiarová   09:55GoalsJoelsson   03:18 (PP)08:0019:5424:54

Steen   08:59
Tschöp   09:1020:4944:42
Boberg   10:3153:15
Wibron   17:3521:3543:17 (PP)45:4249:10
Delgado Johansson   18:26
Hultgren   27:3659:36
Fjellstedt   38:4558:53
Granstedt   53:5756:42

Aggestål   54:51
6 minPenalties2 min
8 December 2019
10:30
Latvia  2–14
(0–5, 0–2, 2–7)
  Czech RepublicPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 1,371
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Ankudinova   42:38
Matisone   58:11
GoalsKrupnová   02:5307:54

Bočanová   03:26
Urbánková   05:09
Martináková   14:15
Kapcová   39:23
Ratajová   39:5643:0159:12
Hanzlíková   43:51
Paloncyová   45:28
Repková   50:5859:44

Jiráková   56:42 (PP)
4 minPenalties0 min
9 December 2019
13:30
Slovakia  7–5
(3–1, 2–1, 2–3)
  LatviaParinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 879
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Michaela Sponiarova   02:09Goals
9 December 2019
19:30
Sweden  10–2
(4–0, 4–2, 2–0,)
  Czech RepublicPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 426
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Moa Gustafsson   04:22 / Emelie Wibron   05:00Goals
10 December 2019
16:30
Czech Republic  19–3
(8–0, 5–3, 6–0)
  SlovakiaPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 512
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Nela Kapcova   03:40,   11:41 / Vendula Berankova   6:18Goals
10 December 2019
19:30
Sweden  16–1
(4–0, 6–0, 6–1)
  LatviaPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 113
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Stephanie Boberg   10:24Goals

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 3 0 0 14 9 +5 6 Play-off round
2   Denmark 3 2 0 1 17 8 +9 4
3   Estonia 3 1 0 2 13 19 −6 2 13–16th-place semifinals
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 5 13 −8 0
7 December 2019
12:00
Japan  0–5
(0–2, 0–1, 0–2)
  DenmarkLa Riveraine
Attendance: 167
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Goals  07:54 Katrine Kamman Andersen /   10:21 Cecilia Di Nardo /   38:39 Maria Olausson
0 minPenalties2 min
7 December 2019
15:15
Estonia  4–7
(0–1, 1–2, 3–4)
  NorwayLa Riveraine
Attendance: 164
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Kristi Rickberg   34:01Goals  02:01 Marie Gundersen /   34:14 Sofie Kristiansen /   37:01 Rikke Ingebrigtsil Hansen
2 minPenalties6 min
8 December 2019
15:00
Japan  4–6
(2–2, 2–1, 0–3)
  EstoniaLa Riveraine
Attendance: 171
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Mahiro Shimizu   04:55 / Yui Goto   05:54 / Mahiro Shimizu   22:46 / Mahiro Shimizu   33:04Goals  6:49 Diana Klavan /   18:41 Kristel Kopel /   29:26 Diana Klavan
2 minPenalties2 min
8 December 2019
18:00
Denmark  4–5
(1–4, 1–1, 2–0)
  NorwayLa Riveraine
Attendance: 165
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Cecilia Di Nardo   0:29Goals  03:01 Sandra Craig
  3:57 Sofie Kristiansen
2 minPenalties6 min
9 December 2019
16:30
Norway  2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
  JapanLa Riveraine
Attendance: 275
Game reference
Heidi Rod   29:45 (53:00)Goals  19:23 Fuka Shibata
10 December 2019
13:30
Denmark  8–3
(2–1, 2–1, 4–1)
  EstoniaLa Riveraine
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Lina Voldby   1:34Goals

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Singapore 3 3 0 0 14 6 +8 6 Play-off round
2   Australia 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 4
3   Thailand 3 1 0 2 12 12 0 2 13–16th-place semifinals
4   United States 3 0 0 3 11 22 −11 0
7 December 2019
18:15
Australia  5–4
(1–1, 3–1, 1–2)
  United StatesLa Riveraine
Attendance: 241
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Yasmine Skene   09:24 / Janelle Miller   27:52Goals  08:54 Christine Lindberg /   30:56 Marie Haggstorm
4 minPenalties0 min
8 December 2019
12:00
Thailand  1–3
(1–0, 1–1, 0–2)
  SingaporeLa Riveraine
Attendance: 163
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Thanporn Tongkham   16:37Goals  32:38 Amanda Yeap
2 minPenalties2 min
9 December 2019
10:30
Australia  4–1
(0–1, 2–0, 2–0)
  ThailandLa Riveraine
Attendance: 1,072
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Amanda Bartim   22:36 / Blasie Hodges   38:21 / Jessica Birks   56:05Goals  18:41 Thanaphon Tongkham
9 December 2019
15:00
United States  2–7
(2–1, 0–4, 0–2)
  SingaporeLa Riveraine
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Vera Niskanen   14:10 / Maggie Haggstrom 16:19Goals  05:30 Yun Shawn Lee
10 December 2019
10:30
Singapore  4–3
(0–2, 3–0, 1–1)
  AustraliaLa Riveraine
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Lina Chu   25:13 / Michelle Lok   29:32GoalsJessica Birks   01:05 / Blasie Hodges   12:00
10 December 2019
16:30
United States  5–10
(1–2, 1–4, 3–4)
  ThailandLa Riverane
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Play-off
11 December
Quarterfinals
12–13 December
Semifinals
14 December
Final
15 December
  Sweden 26
  Germany 7   Germany 2
  Singapore 6   Sweden 5
  Finland 4
  Finland 8
  Slovakia 6   Slovakia 6
  Denmark 3   Sweden 3 (OT)
   Switzerland 2
   Switzerland 10
  Latvia 6   Latvia 4
  Norway 4    Switzerland 7 (OT) Third place
  Czech Republic 6
  Czech Republic 11   Finland 5 (OT)
  Poland 10   Poland 4   Czech Republic 4
  Australia 3

Play-off round

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11 December 2019
12:00
Latvia  6–4
(1–2, 3–1, 2–1)
  NorwayPatinoires du Littoral
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Julija Rozite   13:30Goals
11 December 2019
13:00
Germany  7–6
(3–1, 2–4, 2–1)
  SingaporePatinoires du Littoral
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Laura Honicke   02:45 / Jessica Schulz   3:32Goals  03:10 Amanda Yeap
11 December 2019
16:00
Slovakia  6–3
(3–1, 1–2, 2–0)
  DenmarkPatinoires du Littoral
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Kristina Hudakova   00:38Goals
11 December 2019
19:00
Poland  10–3
(2–1, 3–2, 5–0)
  AustraliaPatinoires du Littoral
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Katarzyna Rogala   16:42 / Malwina Zagorska   17:59Goals  02:57 Isabelle Newland /   03:00 Jessica Birks

Quarterfinals

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12 December 2019
16:00
Finland  8–6
(5–2, 1–2, 2–2)
  SlovakiaPatinoires du Littoral
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Oona Kauppi   2:06GoalsViktoria Grossova   0:57
12 December 2019
19:00
Switzerland  10–4
(5–0, 4–2, 1–2)
  LatviaPatinoires du Littoral
Attendance: 897
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Isabelle Gerig   2:09,   4:18 / Margrit Scheidegger   10:47Goals
13 December 2019
16:00
Czech Republic  11–4
(4–3, 4–0, 3–1)
  PolandPatinoires du Littoral
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Tereza Urbankova   5:10 /Goals
13 December 2019
19:00
Sweden  26–2
(8–1, 11–0, 7–1)
  GermanyPatinores du Littoral
Attendance: 492
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Iza Rydfjall   1:22 / Sara Steen   3:23 / Stephanie Boberg   9:22Goals  18:52 Alexandra Kurth

Semifinals

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14 December 2019
14:30
Sweden  5–4
(1–0, 3–3, 1–1)
  FinlandPatinoires du littoral
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Emelie Wibron   18:36 / Stephanie Boberg   22:24Goals
14 December 2019
17:45
Switzerland  7–6
(0–3, 1–2, 5–1)
OT: 1–0
  Czech RepublicPatinoires du Littoral
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Isabelle Gerig   36:51 / Flurina Marti   51:37Goals

Bronze-medal game

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15 December 2019
12:00
Finland  5–4
(1–0, 0–3, 3–1)
OT: 1–0
  Czech RepublicPatinoires du Littoral
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Oona Kauppi   18:54   41:40Goals

Final

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15 December 2019
15:00
Sweden  3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: 1–0
   SwitzerlandPatinoires du Littoral
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Moa Gustaffson   12:02,   22:58Goals

Placement round

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13th place Bracket

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13–16th-place semifinals13th-place game
 
      
 
11 December 12:00
 
 
  Thailand3
 
12 December 13:00
 
  Japan6
 
  Japan4
 
11 December 15:00
 
  Estonia3
 
  Estonia4 (OT)
 
 
  United States3
 
15th-place game
 
 
12 December 10:00
 
 
  Thailand10
 
 
  United States6

13–16th-place semifinals

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11 December 2019
10:00
Thailand  3–6
(1–4, 0–1, 2–1)
  JapanLa Riveraine
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Goals  0:52 Mahiro Shimizu
11 December 2019
15:00
Estonia  4–3 OT
(0–1, 0–1, 3–1)
OT: 1–0
  United StatesLa Riveraine
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15th-place game

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12 December 2019
10:00
Thailand  10–6
(3–3, 2–1, 5–2)
  United StatesPatinoires du Littoral
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13th-place game

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12 December 2019
13:00
Japan  4–3
(0–1, 3–1, 1–1)
  EstoniaPatinoires du Littoral
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9th place Bracket

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9–12th-place semifinals9th-place game
 
      
 
12 December 12:00
 
 
  Denmark9
 
13 December 13:00
 
  Singapore4
 
  Denmark2
 
12 December 15:00
 
  Norway3
 
  Australia2
 
 
  Norway7
 
11th-place game
 
 
13 December 10:00
 
 
  Singapore1
 
 
  Australia3

9–12th-place semifinals

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12 December 2019
12:00
Denmark  9–4
(3–1, 5–2, 1–1)
  SingaporeLa Riveraine
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Cecilia Di Nardo   7:58Goals  14:49 Amanda Yeap
12 December 2019
15:00
Australia  2–7
(1–3, 0–3, 1–1)
  NorwayLa Riveraine
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Blasie Hodges   13:50 / Jessica Birks   54:02Goals  11:50 Martina Hall

11th-place game

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13 December 2019
10:00
Singapore  1–3
(1–2, 0–0, 0–1)
  AustraliaPatinoires du Littoral
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Amanda Yeap   12:08Goals  16:33,   16:53 Amanda Bartrim

9th-place game

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13 December 2019
13:00
Denmark  2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–2)
  NorwayPatinoires du Littoral
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5th place Bracket

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5–8th-place semifinals5th-place game
 
      
 
14 December 11:30
 
 
  Latvia1
 
15 December 11:30
 
  Poland6
 
  Poland8
 
14 December 11:30
 
  Slovakia4
 
  Germany1
 
 
  Slovakia6
 
7th-place game
 
 
15 December 11:30
 
 
  Latvia3
 
 
  Germany4

5–8th-place semifinals

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14 December 2019
11:30
Germany  1–6
(0–0, 0–1, 1–5)
  SlovakiaPatinoires du Littoral
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Theresa Beppler-Alt   54:32Goals
14 December 2019
11:30
Latvia  1–6
(1–2, 0–2, 0–2)
  PolandLa Riveraine
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7th-place game

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15 December 2019
11:30
Latvia  3–4
(2–1, 1–3, 0–0)
  GermanyPatinoires du Littoral
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5th-place game

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15 December 2019
11:30
Poland  8–4
(1–2, 3–1, 4–1)
  SlovakiaLa Riveraine
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Final ranking

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    Sweden
     Switzerland
    Finland
4   Czech Republic
5   Poland
6   Slovakia
7   Germany
8   Latvia
9   Norway
10   Denmark
11   Australia
12   Singapore
13   Japan
14   Estonia
15   Thailand
16   United States

References

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  1. ^ "Game Schedule" (PDF). IFF. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Swiss town Neuchâtel to host 2019 Women's World Floorball Championships". insidethegames.biz. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Women's WFC 2019 Group Ballot". IFF. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Women's WFC 2019 Neuchatel Groups". IFF. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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