Host country Argentina Teams 14 Champions Germany | Dates 14–22 November 2015 Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Runners-up Switzerland | |
The 14th Men’s World Fistball Championships was held from the 14th to 22 November 2015 in Calamuchita, Córdoba in Argentina. This will be the second time the Men's Fistball World Championships have been held in Argentina, having also previously been held in Buenos Aires in 1986. The tournament was held in four settlements in Córdoba Province, three of them are located in Calamuchita: Villa General Belgrano, Santa Rosa de Calamuchita and Embalse. The fourth venue was La Cumbrecita, in Santa María Department.
Participants
At the Fistball World Championships in 2015, a record 15 teams have committed to take part in the competition, and increase on the 12 teams that competed at the last World Championships in 2011. Australia are expected to compete for the first time in its short history, marking the first time the Oceania region has been represented in fistball at the World Championships. Also competing for the first time will be South Africa, becoming the second African team to compete. Two new Asian region teams will take part for the first time, with India and Pakistan committed to sending teams to the tournament. Colombia will be the fifth team making its inaugural entry, becoming the fourth South American team represented.
Germany will be defending their title as World Champion, and will be joined by 9 other returning teams. Serbia and Japan are the only two teams not returning from the 2011 tournament.
These teams have provisionally reported for the World Cup in Argentina: