1998 Men's World Floorball Championships

Floorball competition March 2020 Men's World Floorball Championships 1998 Czech Republic yes SWE SUI FIN MVP SWE Martin Olofsson (floorball) sv Martin Olofsson Martin Olofsson 1996 2000 The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships was the second edition of Men's World Floorball Championship. It was the first time the championship was held in the Czech Republic, taking place in Prague and Brno from 25 to 31 May 1998. For the first time, the competing national teams were divided into performance divisions.MS 1998: Doma se nedařilo https://www.ceskyflorbal.cz/reprezentace/muzi/zpravy/detail/ms-1998-doma-se-nedarilo 6 November 2024 4 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211104155016/https://www.ceskyflorbal.cz/reprezentace/muzi/zpravy/detail/ms-1998-doma-se-nedarilo 2021-11-04 dead csMen's WFC 1998 https://floorball.sport/mens-wfc-1998/ IFF Main Site 6 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20250119212621/https://floorball.sport/mens-wfc-1998/ 2025-01-19 dead Group A matches were played at the old Vodova Arena in Brno. The remaining matches were hosted by Prague. The Královka Arena was used for Group B and B-Division matches, and the knockout stage took place at the Eden Ice Stadium. As in the inaugural Men's World Championships, Sweden won again after defeating Switzerland in the final. For the Swiss, it was their only final appearance in history. Preliminary round Group A main WDL Q n 2 SWE SWE SUI SUI CZE CZE GER GER 3 0 0 35 0 2 0 1 16 9 1 0 2 9 17 0 0 3 0 34 #ccffcc A A complete #eeeeee 25 May 1998 SUI 0–9 SWE Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno #eff   CZE 9–0 GER Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno #eeeeee 26 May 1998 SWE 14–0 GER Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno #eff   CZE 0–5 SUI Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno #eeeeee 27 May 1998 GER 0–11 SUI Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno #eff   SWE 12–0 CZE Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno Group B main WDL Q n 2 FIN FIN DEN DEN NOR NOR RUS RUS 3 0 0 18 3 1 1 1 9 7 1 1 1 8 7 0 0 3 3 21 #ccffcc A A complete #eeeeee 25 May 1998 NOR 2–2 DEN Královka Arena, Prague #eff   RUS 1–10 FIN Královka Arena, Prague #eeeeee 26 May 1998 NOR 6–1 RUS Královka Arena, Prague #eff   FIN 4–2 DEN Královka Arena, Prague #eeeeee 27 May 1998 DEN 5–1 RUS Královka Arena, Prague #eff   FIN 4–0 NOR Královka Arena, Prague Placement round 7th place match #eeeeee 29 May 1998 GER 2–6 RUS Slavia, Prague https://app.floorball.sport/game-view/4510 5th place match #eff 29 May 1998 CZE 4–5 NOR Slavia, Prague https://app.floorball.sport/game-view/5937 Playoffs A1 SWE 11 B2 DEN 2 B1 FIN 4 A2 SUI 5 A1 SWE 10 A2 SUI 3 Semifinals #eeeeee 29 May 1998 SWE 11–2 DEN Slavia, Prague https://app.floorball.sport/game-view/6891 #eff   FIN 4–5 SUI Slavia, Prague https://app.floorball.sport/game-view/6186 Bronze medal match #FFDAB9 30 May 1998 DEN 1–4 FIN Slavia, Prague https://app.floorball.sport/game-view/6012 Championship match #F7F6A8 30 May 1998 SWE 10–3 SUI Slavia, Prague https://app.floorball.sport/game-view/5394 30em Leading scorers Player GP Games played G Goals A Assists PTS Points PIM Penalties in MinutesSWEMagnus Augustsson sv 5 6 4 10 2 SWENiklas Jihde 5 5 5 10 0SWEMartin Olofsson (floorball) sv Martin Olofsson Martin Olofsson 5 4 5 9 0SWEMichael Östlund 5 4 5 9 0 SWEChristian Hellström sv 5 6 2 8 0 FINMika Kohonen 5 6 2 8 2SUIThomas Engel 5 6 2 8 2SWEKlas Karlsson 5 2 6 8 0SWEMikael Gunnarzon 5 4 3 7 4NORPetter Pettersen no 4 1 6 7 2 40em Awards and All-star team Goalkeeper: SUI Mark Wolf Defense: SWE Klas Karlsson, SWE Jan-Erik Vaara sv Forward: FIN Mika Kohonen, SUI Thomas Engel, SWE Magnus Augustsson sv Most Valuable Player (MVP): SWE Martin Olofsson (floorball) sv Martin Olofsson Martin Olofsson Ranking Official rankings according to the IFF: Rk.Team SWE SUI FIN 4. DEN 5. NOR 6. CZE 7. RUS 8. GER References External links Official results at floorball.sport https://web.archive.org/web/20250119212621/https://floorball.sport/mens-wfc-1998/ Official results at app.floorball.sport Floorball Championships Mens World Floorball Championships, 1998 Category:International floorball competitions hosted by the Czech Republic Category:Floorball World Championships Category:Sports competitions in Prague Category:May 1998 sports events in Europe Category:1990s in Prague