2008 Men's World Floorball Championships
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.
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  CZE |
| Dates | 6–14 December |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Finland |
| Runner-up |  Sweden |
| Third place |  Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 321 (11.89 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Fredrik Djurling |
← 2006 | |
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
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 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 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
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Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Sweden
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| B2 | Switzerland
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| B1 | Finland
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| A2 | Czech Republic
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Semi-finals
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Placement round
External links
| 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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