1998 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second men's Floorball World Championships. It was held in May 1998 in the Czech Republic, and won by Sweden.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  CZE |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden |
| Runner-up |  Switzerland |
| Third place |  Finland |
← 1996 | |
Championship results
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 6 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 4 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 2 |
 Germany |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | −34 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Finland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 6 |
 Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 |
 Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 |
 Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 |
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Placement round
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Sweden
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| B2 | Denmark
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| A1 | Sweden
| 10 | |||||||
| A2 | Switzerland
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| B1 | Finland
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| A2 | Switzerland
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Leading scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
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| Magnus Augustsson | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Niklas Jihde | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Martin Olofsson | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Östlund | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Christian Hellström | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Mika Kohonen | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Thomas Engel | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Klas Karlsson | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Mikael Gunnarzon | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Petter Pettersen | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Awards & All-Star team
- Goalkeeper: Mark Wolf
- Defense: Klas Karlsson, Jan-Erik Vaara
- Forward: Mika Kohonen, Thomas Engel, Magnus Augustsson
- Most Valuable Player (MVP): Martin Olofsson
Ranking
| 1998 Men's World Floorball Championship Winners |
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Sweden 2nd World title |
Official 1998 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF
| Rk. | Team |
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 | Sweden |
 | Switzerland |
 | Finland |
| 4. | Denmark |
| 5. | Norway |
| 6. | Czech Republic |
| 7. | Russia |
| 8. | Germany |
External links
| Preceded by 1996 World Championships |
Men's Floorball World Championship 1998 |
Succeeded by 2000 World Championships |
| Preceded by Globe Arena Stockholm 1996 |
Finals Venue Slavia Prague 1998 |
Succeeded by Jordal Amfi Oslo 2000 |
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