The FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships XIV is held in Germany between July 6 and July 12, 2008. It is the 14th such event hosted by the International Roller Sports Federation. Teams representing 17 countries will participate in four pools. The competition will also serve as qualifications for the 2009 competition as well as selection of the five top placing teams for the 2009 World Games.
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| Host country |  Germany |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | July 6 - July 12 |
| Teams | 17 |
Participating teams edit
Group 1 edit
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Group 2 edit
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Rules edit
For standing purposes, points shall be awarded as follows:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a tie
- No points for a loss
If teams are tied in a standing based on points, the following tie-breakers are applied: 1) The most points earned in direct games involving tied teams. 2) The best goal differential in direct games involving tied teams. 3) The most goal scored in direct games involving tied teams. 4) Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 with games involving the highest non-tied team in the same group. 5) Repeat step 4 with games involving the second highest non-tied team in the same group. 6) Continue this process with all non-tied team games.
Group 1 edit
The top eight inline hockey nations were placed in the following two pools. After playing a round robin, the top three teams in each pool advance to the World Championship while the last team in each pool are relegated to the National Team World Cup.
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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y –  Czech Republic
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 5 |
y –  United States
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 5 |
y –  France
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 2 |
x –  South Korea
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | −38 | 0 |
x – Team sent to the National Team World Cup; y – Team advanced to the World Championship
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 6, 2008 12:30 | Czech Republic | 19 – 2 | South Korea | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 6, 2008 15:30 | France | 5 – 6 | United States | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 17:00 | United States | 14 – 1 | South Korea | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 20:00 | Czech Republic | 7 – 2 | France | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 14:00 | France | 8 – 0 | South Korea | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 18:30 | Czech Republic | 3 – 3 | United States | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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y –  Canada
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | +28 | 6 |
y –  Switzerland
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 4 |
y –  Italy
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 1 |
x –  Spain
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 1 |
x – Team sent to the National Team World Cup; y – Team advanced to the World Championship
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 6, 2008 14:00 | Switzerland | 8 – 1 | Spain | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 6, 2008 20:00 | Canada | 16 – 2 | Italy | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 12:30 | Switzerland | 2 – 4 | Canada | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 14:00 | Italy | 2 – 2 | Spain | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 15:30 | Canada | 13 – 1 | Spain | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 20:00 | Switzerland | 9 – 2 | Italy | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Group 2 edit
The remaining inline hockey nations were placed in the following two pools. After playing a round robin, the top team in each pool advance to the World Championship while the rest of the teams in each pool are relegated to the National Team World Cup.
Pool C edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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y –  China
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 4 |
x –  Great Britain
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 4 |
x –  Australia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 4 |
x –  Venezuela
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 41 | −37 | 0 |
x – Team sent to the National Team World Cup; y – Team advanced to the World Championship
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 6, 2008 9:30 | Australia | 3 – 5 | China | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 6, 2008 11:00 | Great Britain | 13 – 1 | Venezuela | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 9:30 | China | 18 – 2 | Venezuela | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 11:00 | Great Britain | 4 – 5 | Australia | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 9:30 | Australia | 10 – 1 | Venezuela | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 11:00 | Great Britain | 3 – 2 | China | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Pool D edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| y – Germany
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 8 |
x –  Netherlands
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 6 |
x –  Mexico
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 4 |
x –  Belgium
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 2 |
 Iran
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 51 | −45 | 0 |
x – Team sent to the National Team World Cup; y – Team advanced to the World Championship
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 6, 2008 8:00 | Mexico | 3 – 4 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 6, 2008 17:00 | Germany | 6 – 4 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 6, 2008 18:30 | Belgium | 7 – 1 | Iran | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 8:00 | Mexico | 18 – 2 | Iran | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 15:30 | Iran | 1 – 14 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 7, 2008 18:30 | Germany | 3 – 0 | Belgium | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 8:00 | Mexico | 2 – 4 | Germany | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 12:30 | Belgium | 3 – 6 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 17:00 | Germany | 12 – 2 | Iran | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 8, 2008 21:30 | Mexico | 6 – 4 | Belgium | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
World Championship edit
Draw edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Czech Republic
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| D1 | Germany
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| QF1 | Czech Republic
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| QF3 | France
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| B2 | Switzerland
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| A3 | France
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| SF1 | United States
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| SF2 | France
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| A2 | United States
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| B3 | Italy
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| QF2 | United States
| 2 | Bronze-medal game | |||||||||||
| QF4 | China
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| B1 | Canada
| 3 | SF1 | Czech Republic
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| C1 | China
| 5 | SF2 | China
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Quarterfinals edit
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 10, 2008 7:30 | Czech Republic | 3 – 0 | Germany | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 9:00 | United States | 7 – 1 | Italy | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 10:30 | Switzerland | 2 – 3 | France | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 12:00 | Canada | 3 – 5 | China | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Semifinals edit
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 11, 2008 12:30 | Czech Republic | 2 – 5 | France | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 11, 2008 14:00 | United States | 2 – 1 | China | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Bronze-medal game edit
All times are local (UTC+2)
| July 12, 2008 TBA | Czech Republic | 4 – 3 | China | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Gold-medal game edit
All times are local (UTC-4)
| July 12, 2008 TBA | United States | 6 – 3 | France | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
5th-8th placement round edit
Draw edit
| Qualifiers | fifth-place game | ||||||||
| QF1 | Canada
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| QF3 | Italy
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| Q1 | Canada
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| Q2 | Switzerland
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| QF2 | Switzerland
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| QF4 | Germany
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| Q1 | Italy
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| Q2 | Germany
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Qualifying round edit
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 10, 2008 17:00 | Canada | 8 – 1 | Italy | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 18:30 | Switzerland | 6 – 2 | Germany | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
7th-8th-place game edit
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 11, 2008 17:00 | Italy | 2 – 4 | Germany | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
5th-6th-place game edit
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 11, 2008 18:30 | Canada | 5 – 4 | Switzerland | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
National Team World Cup edit
Draw edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A4 | South Korea
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| D4 | Belgium
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| QF1 | South Korea
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| QF3 | Great Britain
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| C3 | Australia
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| D2 | Netherlands
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| SF1 | Spain
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| SF2 | Great Britain
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| D3 | Mexico
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| C2 | Great Britain
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| QF2 | Spain
| 4 | Bronze-medal game | |||||||||||
| QF4 | Australia
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| B4 | Spain
| 11 | SF1 | South Korea
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| C4 | Venezuela
| 1 | SF2 | Australia
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Quarterfinals edit
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 9, 2008 8:00 | South Korea | 5 – 2 | Belgium | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 9:30 | Australia | 4 – 3 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 11:00 | Mexico | 4 – 6 | Great Britain | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 12:30 | Spain | 11 – 1 | Venezuela | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Semifinals edit
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 11, 2008 9:30 | South Korea | 0 – 4 | Great Britain | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 11, 2008 11:00 | Spain | 4 – 2 | Australia | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Bronze-medal game edit
All times are local (UTC+2)
| July 12, 2008 11:00 | South Korea | 5 – 4 | Australia | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Gold-medal game edit
All times are local (UTC-4)
| July 12, 2008 12:30 | Spain | 3 – 1 | Great Britain | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Placement Round Robin edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Mexico
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 8 |
| Netherlands
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 6 |
| Belgium
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 4 |
| Venezuela
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 41 | −33 | 1 |
| Iran
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4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 43 | −36 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC+2).
| July 9, 2008 14:00 | Iran | 1 – 14 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 18:30 | Mexico | 5 – 2 | Belgium | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 20:00 | Netherlands | 12 – 3 | Venezuela | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 9, 2008 21:30 | Belgium | 11 – 2 | Iran | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 13:30 | Venezuela | 1 – 13 | Belgium | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 15:30 | Netherlands | 3 – 4 | Mexico | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 20:00 | Mexico | 16 – 2 | Iran | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 10, 2008 21:30 | Belgium | 1 – 3 | Netherlands | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 11, 2008 8:00 | Venezuela | 2 – 14 | Mexico | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
| July 11, 2008 15:30 | Iran | 2 – 2 | Venezuela | Eissporthalle, Ratingen, Germany |
Ranking and statistics edit
| FIRS World Championship winners |
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 [[men's national inline hockey team|]] |
| FIRS National Team World Cup winners |
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| [[men's national inline hockey team|]] |
Tournament Awards edit
- Best players selected by the FIRS:
- Best Goalkeeper:
- Best Defenseman:
- Best Forward:
- Most Valuable Player:
- All-Tournament Team:
- Goalkeeper:
- Defense:
- Forward:
Final standings edit
The final standings of the tournament according to FIRS:
| Rk. | Team |
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United States
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France
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Czech Republic
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| 4. | China
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| 5. | Canada
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| 6. | Switzerland
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| 7. | Germany
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| 8. | Italy
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| 9. | Spain
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| 10. | Great Britain
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| 11. | South Korea
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| 12. | Australia
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| 13. | Mexico
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| 14. | Netherlands
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| 15. | Belgium
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| 16. | Venezuela
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| 17. | Iran
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Scoring leaders edit
List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Leading goaltenders edit
Only the top 5 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played over 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts