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2008 Men's World Floorball Championships
Floorball competition
Floorball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | Men's World Floorball Championships |
| year | 2008 |
| other_titles | A-Division |
| image_size | 200 px |
| caption | Official Logo of the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| host_country | Czech Republic |
| dates | |
| num_teams | 10 |
| venues | 3 |
| cities | 2 |
| winners | |
| second | |
| third | |
| count | 1 |
| matches | 27 |
| goals | 321 |
| stat_leader_title | Scoring leader(s) |
| stat_leader_player | SWE Fredrik Djurling |
| award_title | MVP |
| prev_season | [2006](2006-men-s-world-floorball-championships) |
| next_season | [2010](2010-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.
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
Group B
Playoffs
| RD1-seed1= A1 | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=3 (OT) | RD1-seed2= B2 | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2 | RD1-seed3= B1 | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= A2 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=2 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=6 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=**** | RD2-score2=7 (OT)
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Championship match
Placement round
9th place match
7th place match
5th place match
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
| 10 |
|---|
All-star team
Tournament all-star team:
- Best goalkeeper: FIN
- Best defenders: CZE , SWE
- Best center: SWE Fredrik Djurling
- Best forwards: CZE , FIN
References
References
- (14 December 2008). "Finští florbalisté jsou mistry světa, v dramatickém duelu přehráli Švédsko".
- "Men's 7th World Championships".
- (14 December 2008). "Folta a Zálesný se dostali do All Star týmu florbalového MS".
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