Adults
Women´s World Championships every odd year
Men´s World Championships every even year
Final Round with 16 teams
- 1 team (organiser) directly qualified
- 15 teams from qualifications
Qualifications, played regionally
- Europe, Asia-Oceania, Americas
WFC Final Round playing system
| Group A | Group B |
| Team ranked 1-4 | Team ranked 1-4 |
| Team ranked 1-4 | Team ranked 1-4 |
| Team ranked 5-8 | Team ranked 5-8 |
| Team ranked 5-8 | Team ranked 5-8 |
| Group C | Group D |
| Team ranked 9-12 | Team ranked 9-12 |
| Team ranked 9-12 | Team ranked 9-12 |
| Team ranked 13-16 | Team ranked 13-16 |
| Team ranked 13-16 | Team ranked 13-16 |
The two best teams of group A and B go directly to the quarter-final. Teams placed 3rd and 4th in group A and B and the teams placed 1st and 2nd in group C and D make it to the first playoff round (played before the quarter-finals). This gives more even and important matches in the group stage and four additional teams the opportunity to play in the play-offs.
WFC Qualification system
All teams apart from the organiser should qualify for the adult WFC. This system was installed from the Men´s World Floorball Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, 2014.
The WFC Quota system decides how many teams from each region will qualify, and is based on the total number of teams registered for the event. This system gives a preliminary quota that can be adjusted as necessary. Additionally, countries from new continents shall have to qualify and not be given a direct spot in the Final round.
Juniors
Women´s U19 World Championships every even year
Men´s U19 World Championships every odd year
Final Round with 16 teams split into A & B-division
- A-division: 8 teams all directly qualified
- B-division: 1 team directly qualified, 7 teams from qualifications
Qualifications, played regionally
- Europe, Asia-Oceania, Americas
U19 WFC Final Round playing system
A & B divisions, each with 8 teams divided into 2 groups.
Every team plays each other once within their group. The top two teams after the group stage proceed to the semi-finals, while the other four teams have placement matches. The 8th placed team in A-division will be relegated to B-division for the next U19 WFC. The winner of B-division will be promoted to A-division for the next U19 WFC.
U19 WFC Qualification system
A-division: All teams directly qualified based on results from the previous U19 WFC
B-division: One team (the 8th place team from the previous WFC which is relegated from A to B-division) directly qualified and all others via regional qualifications held in September the year preceeding the Championships