2008 Bandy World Championship

2008 Bandy World Championship

XXVIIIth Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
City	Moscow
Venue(s)	1
Dates	2008
Teams	13
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Kazakhstan

The Moscow Olympic Stadium was the venue of the competition.

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]

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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.

References

• bandysidan.nu

1. "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang".