The World Championship in Prague is entering the second match day today. Two teams in group B will play their first matches at the tournament – Denmark and Norway, as well as two teams in group D – Japan and Singapore. The home fans will have a chance to cheer for the Czech team in their second match.
Just like on Saturday, each arena hosts three games today. The second match day starts with the match between Denmark and Norway at 11:00 at the O2 Arena. Norway has traditionally been usually more successful in head-to-head matches, but it was the Danes who celebrated victory at the previous world championship. In the fifth-place game they overcame Norway 5-4 after the penalty shoot-out. Now the rivals are meeting at the championship again, this time in its earliest stage.
The Sunday’s second match at the largest arena in the Czech Republic will be between Switzerland and Germany from 14:00. Team Switzerland is traditionally a big candidate for one of the medals – a claim they already confirmed in their first tournament match on Saturday, beating Latvia 7-3 despite being two goals down in the opening period. On the other hand, the Germans might feel some fatigue following their match against the Czech Republic, which they lost 5-10 but gave a hard time to the home team. Last time the two countries met at the World Championship two years ago in the group stage and Switzerland won clearly 11-3.
The weekend program at the O2 Arena will be closed by the match between Latvia and the Czech Republic, scheduled to start at 17:00. Over 12 thousand fans arrived to watch the home team’s first match yesterday and they created a roaring atmosphere. A similarly great attendance is expected on Sunday too. Although Latvia lost their first match in Prague 3-7, they definitely didn’t give up easily to Switzerland. The Czech Republic, for a change, played a tough game against Germany, battling their way to a 10-5 victory in the end. At the World Championship in Riga two years ago the Czechs won the head-to-head encounter in the group stage 9-3.
At Arena Sparta the match program starts at high noon with the match between Slovakia and Japan. While the Slovaks started their tournament campaign with a high 12-3 win against Canada, Japanese players will play their first match in Prague. The last time both teams met at the world championship was four years ago and Slovakia won 9-4 in the group stage.
In the second Sunday’s match at Podvinný mlýn, Canada will face Singapore at 15:00. This is going to be Singapore’s first match at the tournament, whereas the Canadians already had to swallow a high defeat against Slovakia. Their head-to-head encounter from the world championship two years ago didn’t bring many goals and Canada won 2-1 in the group stage.
The last match on Sunday as well as of the whole weekend will feature Estonia and Poland from 18:00, i.e. two teams that won their opening games. Estonia entered the tournament with a high 11-5 win against Australia, whereas Poland overcame Thailand 5-2. The last encounter of these two opponents at the world championship back in 2012 ended in Estonia’s narrow win by 4-3 in a final ranking game.
World Floorball Championship – 2nd December:
Denmark – Norway 11:00, O2 Arena
Slovakia – Japan 12:00, Arena Sparta
Switzerland – Germany 14:00, O2 Arena
Canada – Singapore 15:00, Arena Sparta
Latvia – Czech Republic 17:00, O2 Arena
Estonia – Poland 18:00, Arena Sparta
Latvia Overcomes Norway after Penalty Shootout – 8.12.2018
Data Analysis: Czech Republic vs Denmark 10-1 – 8.12.2018
DAY 8: Battles for Final Start, Quarterfinal Losers to Fight for Fifth Place – 8.12.2018
Day 7 Summary: Favorites Sail through to Semis, Championship Again Offers Fantastic Atmosphere – 8.12.2018
Slovakia Takes 9th Place after Exciting Victory over Estonia – 7.12.2018
Finland Becomes Last Semifinalist after 6-1 Win against Germany – 7.12.2018
Canada Edges out Australia Thanks to Huge Comeback in Third Period – 7.12.2018
Sweden Advances to Semifinals after Beating Latvia – 7.12.2018
Poland Outclasses Thailand 9-1 to Grab 13th Place – 7.12.2018
Takizawa Scores Twice as Japan Beats Singapore 4-2 to Take 15th Place – 7.12.2018
Data Analysis: Group Stage Summary – 7.12.2018
DAY 7: Two Quarterfinals and Final Placement Matches on Schedule – 7.12.2018
Day 6 Summary: Czechs Easily through, Switzerland Stumbles, Attendance Record Broken – 7.12.2018
New WFC Attendance record – 6.12.2018
Data Analysis: Sweden vs Denmark 25-0 – 6.12.2018
Czech Republic Comfortably Wins Over Denmark to Reach Semifinals – 6.12.2018
Estonia Outclasses Canada 9-2 to Face Slovakia in 9th Place Game – 6.12.2018
Switzerland Gets Past Norway in Overtime Drama – 6.12.2018
Slovakia Beats Australia 12-3, Will Fight for 9th Place Tomorrow – 6.12.2018
Data Analysis: Norway vs Finland 1-9 – 6.12.2018