2008 Men's World Floorball Championships
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| 2008 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships A-Division |
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| Tournament Details | |
| Host Nation(s) |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | December 6 - December 14 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Tournament Statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 321 (12.35 per match) |
| Scoring Leader(s) | Fredrik Djurling  |
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Infobox last updated on: 18:33, 11 June 2008 (UTC). |
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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.
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[edit] Championship Schedule
[edit] Preliminary round
[edit] Group A
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | PTS |
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 Sweden |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 44 | 8 |
 Czech Republic |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
 Latvia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 4 |
 Russia |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 1 |
 Italy |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 46 | -34 | 1 |
| December 6, 2008 | |||
| Sweden |
18:0 | Italy |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| Russia |
1:8 | Czech Republic |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| December 7, 2008 | |||
| Latvia |
4:3 | Russia |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| Czech Republic |
4:5 | Sweden |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| December 8, 2008 | |||
| Italy |
3:9 | Latvia |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| Russia |
1:18 | Sweden |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| December 9, 2008 | |||
| Italy |
7:7 | Russia |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| Latvia |
3:5 | Czech Republic |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| December 10, 2008 | |||
| Sweden |
12:4 | Latvia |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| Czech Republic |
12:2 | Italy |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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[edit] Group B
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finland |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 8 |
 Switzerland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
 Norway |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 32 | -1 | 4 |
 Estonia |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 2 |
 Denmark |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 34 | -23 | 0 |
| December 6, 2008 | |||
| Estonia |
6:7 | Switzerland |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| Norway |
7:3 | Denmark |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| December 7, 2008 | |||
| Finland |
7:0 | Estonia |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| Switzerland |
9:6 | Norway |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| December 8, 2008 | |||
| Denmark |
2:8 | Finland |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| Estonia |
5:13 | Norway |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| December 9, 2008 | |||
| Denmark |
5:7 | Estonia |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| Finland |
4:0 | Switzerland |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| December 10, 2008 | |||
| Norway |
5:15 | Finland |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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| Switzerland |
12:1 | Denmark |
ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
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[edit] Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Sweden |
3 (OT) | ||||||
| B2 | Switzerland |
2 | ||||||
| Sweden |
6 | |||||||
| Finland |
7 (OT) | |||||||
| B1 | Finland |
4 | ||||||
| A2 | Czech Republic |
2 | ||||||
[edit] Semi-Finals
| December 13, 2008 | |||
| Sweden |
3:2 | Switzerland |
O2 Arena, Prague |
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| Finland |
4:2 | Czech Republic |
O2 Arena, Prague |
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[edit] Bronze Medal Match
| December 14, 2008 | |||
| Czech Republic |
4:5 | Switzerland |
O2 Arena, Prague |
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[edit] Championship Match
| December 14, 2008 | |||
| Sweden |
6:7 (OT) | Finland |
O2 Arena, Prague |
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[edit] Placement Round
[edit] 9th Place Match
| December 13, 2008 | |||
| Italy |
2:5 | Denmark |
Sparta Arena, Prague |
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[edit] 7th Place Match
| December 13, 2008 | |||
| Russia |
14:8 | Estonia |
O2 Arena, Prague |
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[edit] 5th Place Match
| December 14, 2008 | |||
| Latvia |
6:5 | Norway |
O2 Arena, Prague |
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| Preceded by 2006 World Championships |
Floorball World Championships 2008 |
Succeeded by 2010 World Championships |
| Preceded by Globe Arena Stockholm 2006 |
Finals Venue O2 Arena Prague 2008 |
Succeeded by TBD Finland 2010 |
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