Latvia need a win over France tonight to stay on course for first place in their floorball group

Latvia’s women’s floorball team play France at 19:00 on Thursday, 12 November, at the Team Sports Hall in Riga, in their second game of the qualifying tournament for the 2027 World Floorball Championships. France lost their opener 6-5 to Denmark.

What is at stake

Latvia beat Great Britain 7-1 on the opening night, leaving them level with Denmark on two points in Group D. If both win tonight, Friday’s Latvia v Denmark game at 19:00 will in effect decide first place in the group and a direct ticket to the finals in Turku, Finland.

Defeat tonight would not end Latvia’s hopes but would make the route longer. On Saturday at 16:00 the Group D runners-up play the third-placed team from Group C, and at 13:00 the third-placed team from Group D face the Group C runners-up; the winners of those two games take the remaining World Championship places. Group C is made up of Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium.

France pushed Denmark all the way

France showed in their first game that they will not be easy opponents, staying with Denmark until the final whistle and losing by a single goal. Latvia, meanwhile, had two power plays against Britain and failed to score on either, something they will need to sharpen against France.

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