2008 Bandy World Championship
International ice hockey competition
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The 2008 Bandy World Championship for men was played at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia on 27 January–3 February 2008. A record 13 teams competed to be the champions. Russia defeated Sweden in the final.[1]
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Group stage
Group A
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 | +62 | 12 |
 Canada |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 10 |
 Latvia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 5 |
 Estonia |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 5 |
 Netherlands |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 5 |
 Mongolia |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 41 | −31 | 2 |
 Hungary |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 38 | −29 | 1 |
Final four
The top four teams from Group A went on to a play-off to decide the world champion.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 February | ||||||
 Sweden | 7 | |||||
| 3 February | ||||||
 Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||
| 2 February | ||||||
 Russia | 6 | |||||
| Russia | 9 | |||||
 Finland | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 3 February | ||||||
| Finland | 8 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||
Qualification game for next year's Group A
United States – 
Belarus 4–6 (1–3)
Belarus kept its place in Group A.