2008 Bandy World Championship

2008 Bandy World Championship

XXVIIIth Bandy World Championship
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
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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

• bandysidan.nu