# 1998 Men's World Floorball Championships

The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second men's World Floorball Championship. It was held in May 1998 in the Czech Republic, and won by Sweden.

## Championship results
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 2 |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | −34 | 0 |
* 25 May 1998
| Switzerland | 0–9 | Sweden |
* Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno
| Czech Republic | 9–0 | Germany |
* Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno
* 26 May 1998
| Sweden | 14–0 | Germany |
* Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno
| Czech Republic | 0–5 | Switzerland |
* Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno
* 27 May 1998
| Germany | 0–11 | Switzerland |
* Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno
| Sweden | 12–0 | Czech Republic |
* Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 6 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 |
* 25 May 1998
| Norway | 2–2 | Denmark |
* Královka Arena, Prague
| Russia | 1–10 | Finland |
* Královka Arena, Prague
* 26 May 1998
| Norway | 6–1 | Russia |
* Královka Arena, Prague
| Finland | 4–2 | Denmark |
* Královka Arena, Prague
* 27 May 1998
| Denmark | 5–1 | Russia |
* Královka Arena, Prague
| Finland | 4–0 | Norway |
* Královka Arena, Prague

## Placement round
### 7th Place match

* 29 May 1998
| Germany | 2–6 | Russia |
* Slavia, Prague

### 5th Place match

* 29 May 1998
| Norway | 5–4 | Czech Republic |
* Slavia, Prague

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Sweden | 11 | | | |
| B2 | Denmark | 2 | | | |
| B2 | Denmark | 2 | A1 | Sweden | 10 |
| | | | A2 | Switzerland | 3 |
| B1 | Finland | 4 | A2 | Switzerland | 3 |
| A2 | Switzerland | 5 | | | |

### Semi-finals

* 29 May 1998
| Sweden | 11–2 | Denmark |
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* Slavia, Prague
| Finland | 4–5 | Switzerland |
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* Slavia, Prague

### Bronze medal match

* 30 May 1998
| Denmark | 1–4 | Finland |
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* Slavia, Prague

### Championship match

* 30 May 1998
| Sweden | 10–3 | Switzerland |
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* Slavia, Prague

## Leading scorers

| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Magnus Augustsson [sv] | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Niklas Jihde | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Martin Olofsson [sv] | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Östlund | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Christian Hellström [sv] | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Mika Kohonen | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Thomas Engel | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Klas Karlsson | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Mikael Gunnarzon | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Petter Pettersen [no] | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |

## Awards & All-Star team

* Goalkeeper: Mark Wolf
* Defense: Klas Karlsson, Jan-Erik Vaara [sv]
* Forward: Mika Kohonen, Thomas Engel, Magnus Augustsson [sv]
* Most Valuable Player (MVP): Martin Olofsson [sv]

## Ranking

Official 1998 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF:
| Rk. | Team |
| | Sweden |
| | Switzerland |
| | Finland |
| 4. | Denmark |
| 5. | Norway |
| 6. | Czech Republic |
| 7. | Russia |
| 8. | Germany |