2008 Men's World Floorball Championships

2008 Men's World Floorball Championships
A-Division
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Dates6–14 December 2008 (2008-12-06 – 2008-12-14)
Teams10
Final positions
Champions Finland (1st title)
Runners-up Sweden
Third place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored321 (11.89 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Fredrik Djurling

The 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships were the seventh men's Floorball World Championships. The tournament was held from 6 to 14 December 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.[1][2]

Championship schedule

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source: [2]
6 December 2008Sweden 18–0 ItalyČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
 Russia 1–8 Czech RepublicČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
7 December 2008Latvia 4–3 RussiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
 Czech Republic 4–5 SwedenČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
8 December 2008Italy 3–9 LatviaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
 Russia 1–18 SwedenČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
9 December 2008Italy 7–7 RussiaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
 Latvia 3–5 Czech RepublicČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
10 December 2008Sweden 12–4 LatviaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
 Czech Republic 12–2 ItalyČEZ Aréna, Ostrava

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD 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
Source: [2]
6 December 2008Estonia 6–7  SwitzerlandČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
 Norway 7–3 DenmarkČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
7 December 2008Finland 7–0 EstoniaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
 Switzerland 9–6 NorwayČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
8 December 2008Denmark 2–8 FinlandČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
 Estonia 5–13 NorwayČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
9 December 2008Denmark 5–7 EstoniaČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
 Finland 4–0  SwitzerlandČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
10 December 2008Norway 5–15 FinlandČEZ Aréna, Ostrava
 Switzerland 12–1 DenmarkČEZ Aréna, Ostrava

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
 A1   Sweden 3 (OT)
 B2    Switzerland 2
 Sweden 6
 Finland 7 (OT)
 B1   Finland 4
 A2   Czech Republic 2

Semi-finals

13 December 2008Sweden 3–2 (OT)  SwitzerlandO2 Arena, Prague
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 Finland 4–2 Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
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Bronze medal match

14 December 2008Switzerland 5–4 (OT) Czech RepublicO2 Arena, Prague
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Championship match

14 December 2008Sweden 6–7 (OT) FinlandO2 Arena, Prague
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Placement round

9th place match

13 December 2008Italy 2–5 DenmarkSparta Arena, Prague
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7th place match

13 December 2008Estonia 8–14 RussiaO2 Arena, Prague
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5th place match

14 December 2008Latvia 6–5 NorwayO2 Arena, Prague
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Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

 Finland
 Sweden
  Switzerland
4  Czech Republic
5  Latvia
6  Norway
7  Russia
8  Estonia
9  Denmark
10  Italy

All-star team

Tournament all-star team:[3][2]

  • Best goalkeeper: Henri Toivoniemi
  • Best defenders: Daniel Folta, Henrik Quist
  • Best center: Fredrik Djurling
  • Best forwards: Aleš Zálesný, Santtu Manner

References

  1. ^ "Finští florbalisté jsou mistry světa, v dramatickém duelu přehráli Švédsko". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 14 December 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Men's 7th World Championships". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Folta a Zálesný se dostali do All Star týmu florbalového MS". www.sport.cz (in Czech). 14 December 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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