The
2008 Men's World Floorball Championships were
the seventh world championships in men's
floorball. The tournament was held from
December 6th to
December 14th,
2008.
The tournament took place in the cities of
Prague
and Ostrava
.
All group
stage matches were played in Ostrava
's ČEZ
Aréna
, and all playoff matches were played in Prague
's O2
Arena
, with the exception of the 9th place match, which
was played in Prague
's Sparta Arena.
Finland won
its first championship by defeating
Sweden in overtime in
the gold medal game, breaking Sweden's row of six championship
victories. This was also the first-ever lost game for the Swedish
team in world championships.
Championship Schedule
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
9 |
44 |
8 |
|
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
11 |
18 |
6 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
23 |
-3 |
4 |
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
37 |
-25 |
1 |
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
46 |
-34 |
1 |
Group B
| Team |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
7 |
27 |
8 |
|
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
17 |
11 |
6 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
31 |
32 |
-1 |
4 |
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
32 |
-14 |
2 |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
34 |
-23 |
0 |
Playoffs
Semi-Finals
Bronze Medal Match
Championship Match
Placement Round
9th Place Match
7th Place Match
5th Place Match
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