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
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Championship match
Placement round
9th place match
7th place match
5th place match
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking 45678910
All-star team Tournament all-star team: Best goalkeeper: Best defenders: , Best center: Fredrik Djurling Best forwards: ,
References
External links Official Website Official results