2008 Bandy World Championship
| XXVIIIth Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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The Moscow Olympic Stadium was the venue of the competition | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Russia |
| Dates | 2008 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
Russia |
Runner-up  |
 Sweden |
Third place  |
 Finland |
| Fourth place |
 Kazakhstan |
|
← 2007 2009 → | |
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The 2008 Bandy World Championship 2008 for men was played at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia on 27 January-3 February 2008. Russia became champions.[1]
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 14 | 41 | 10 |
| Russia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 14 | 45 | 8 |
| Finland |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 5 |
 Norway |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 55 | -37 | 2 |
 Belarus |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 59 | -46 | 0 |
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 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan |
0 | ||||||
| 3 February | |||||||
| Sweden |
1 | ||||||
| Russia |
6 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 2 February | 3 February | ||||||
| Russia |
9 | Finland |
8 | ||||
| Finland |
1 | Kazakhstan |
3 | ||||
Qualification game for next year's Group A
United States - Belarus 4 - 6 (1 - 3)
Belarus kept its place in Group A.
References
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