2008 Bandy World Championship

2008 Bandy World Championship
XXVIIIth Bandy World Championship
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
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. Russia became champions.[1]

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 550055144110
 Russia 54015914458
 Finland 52123522135
 Kazakhstan 52122238−165
 Norway 51041855−372
 Belarus 50051359−460

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 66006536212
 Canada 65013392410
 Latvia 63122228−65
 Estonia 61321420−65
 Netherlands 62131630−145
 Mongolia 61051041−312
 Hungary 6015938−291

Final four

The top four teams from Group A went on to a play-off to decide the world champion.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 February
 
 
 Sweden7
 
3 February
 
 Kazakhstan0
 
 Sweden1
 
2 February
 
 Russia6
 
 Russia9
 
 
 Finland1
 
Third place
 
 
3 February
 
 
 Finland8
 
 
 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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