Riga hosts women’s floorball World Championship qualifier as Latvia open against Great Britain

Riga is hosting the EUR 3 European qualifying tournament for the 2027 women’s floorball World Championship from Wednesday, 11 November, at the city’s Team Sports Hall. Eight teams are playing for four places at the finals, which will be held in Turku, Finland, at the end of next year. Latvia open against Great Britain at 19:00 Riga time on Wednesday.

Groups and format

Latvia are in Group D with Denmark, France and Great Britain, while Group C has Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium. Each team plays three group games. Latvia meet France on 12 November and Denmark on 13 November, with both games also starting at 19:00.

The remaining places will be decided in cross-group games on Saturday, 14 November. The two group winners meet in the final, and both go to Turku. At 13:00 the Group C runners-up play the third-placed team from Group D, and at 16:00 the Group D runners-up face the third-placed team from Group C. The winners of those two games take the remaining places. The fourth-placed teams play for seventh place at 10:00.

Latvia’s squad

Head coach Remārs Vikānis has named two goalkeepers and 18 outfield players. Thirteen play for clubs in Latvia’s top division and seven for clubs in Finland, Switzerland and Germany. Champions NND/RJTC supply the most players with five, while Lekrings of Cēsis and Rubene of Kocēni have four each. The team is captained by Jūlija Rozīte of the Swiss club Floorball Chur United.

After the squad was announced, Marta Drille of Rubene replaced Madlēna Rozīte, who plays in Switzerland. Seventeen of the players have represented Latvia in previous World Championship cycles, while Sanija Ramona Ābeltiņa, Evelīna Barka and Dārta Malkava will make their debuts at this level.

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