# 2008 Bandy World Championship

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International ice hockey competition

2008 Bandy World Championship XXVIIIth Bandy World Championship Tournament details Host country Russia City Moscow Venue 1 Dates 2008 Teams 13 Final positions Champions Russia Runners-up Sweden Third place Finland Fourth place Kazakhstan ← Kemerovo 2007 Västerås 2009 →

The [Moscow Olympic Stadium](/source/Olympic_Stadium_(Moscow_arena)) was the venue of the competition.

The **2008 [Bandy World Championship](/source/Bandy_World_Championship)** for men was played at the [Olympic Stadium](/source/Olympic_Stadium_(Moscow_arena)) in [Moscow, Russia](/source/Moscow) 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

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### 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

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## 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](/source/United_States_national_bandy_team) – [Belarus](/source/Belarus_national_bandy_team) 4–6 (1–3)

Belarus kept its place in Group A.

## References

- [bandysidan.nu](http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=93&sprak=sve&land=3)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang"](http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=93&sprak=eng&land=3).

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