2008 Men's World Floorball Championships
Floorball competition
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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.
| A-Division | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Venues | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 6–14 December 2008 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Finland (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sweden |
| Third place |  Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
| Goals scored | 321 (11.89 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Fredrik Djurling |
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 2008 | Sweden | 18–0 | Italy | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| Russia | 1–8 | Czech Republic | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| 7 December 2008 | Latvia | 4–3 | Russia | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| Czech Republic | 4–5 | Sweden | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| 8 December 2008 | Italy | 3–9 | Latvia | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| Russia | 1–18 | Sweden | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| 9 December 2008 | Italy | 7–7 | Russia | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| Latvia | 3–5 | Czech Republic | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| 10 December 2008 | Sweden | 12–4 | Latvia | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| Czech Republic | 12–2 | Italy | ČEZ 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 2008 | Estonia | 6–7 | Switzerland | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| Norway | 7–3 | Denmark | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| 7 December 2008 | Finland | 7–0 | Estonia | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| Switzerland | 9–6 | Norway | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| 8 December 2008 | Denmark | 2–8 | Finland | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| Estonia | 5–13 | Norway | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| 9 December 2008 | Denmark | 5–7 | Estonia | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| Finland | 4–0 | Switzerland | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| 10 December 2008 | Norway | 5–15 | Finland | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava |
| Switzerland | 12–1 | Denmark | ČEZ 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 2008 | Sweden | 3–2 (OT) | Switzerland | O2 Arena, Prague |
| Finland | 4–2 | Czech Republic | O2 Arena, Prague |
Bronze medal match
| 14 December 2008 | Switzerland | 5–4 (OT) | Czech Republic | O2 Arena, Prague |
Championship match
| 14 December 2008 | Sweden | 6–7 (OT) | Finland | O2 Arena, Prague |
Placement round
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