title: 2008 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
text: # 2008 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
  
  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.
  
  ## Rules
  
  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
  
  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
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | y – Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 5 |
  | y – United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 5 |
  | y – France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 2 |
  | x – South Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | −38 | 0 |
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ### Pool B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | y – Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | +28 | 6 |
  | y – Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 4 |
  | y – Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 1 |
  | x – Spain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 1 |
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ## Group 2
  
  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
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | y – China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 4 |
  | x – Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 4 |
  | x – Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 4 |
  | x – Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 41 | −37 | 0 |
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ### Pool D
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | y – Germany | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 8 |
  | x – Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 6 |
  | x – Mexico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 4 |
  | x – Belgium | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 2 |
  | Iran | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 51 | −45 | 0 |
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ## World Championship
  
  ### Draw
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | A1 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | | | |
  | D1 | Germany | 0 | | | | | | |
  | D1 | Germany | 0 | QF1 | Czech Republic | 2 | | | |
  | | | | QF3 | France | 5 | | | |
  | B2 | Switzerland | 2 | QF3 | France | 5 | | | |
  | A3 | France | 3 | | | | | | |
  | A3 | France | 3 | | | | SF1 | United States | 6 |
  | | | | | | | SF2 | France | 3 |
  | A2 | United States | 7 | | | | | | | SF2 | France | 3 |
  | B3 | Italy | 1 | | | |
  | B3 | Italy | 1 | QF2 | United States | 2 | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game |
  | | | | QF4 | China | 1 |
  | B1 | Canada | 3 | QF4 | China | 1 | SF1 | Czech Republic | 4 |
  | C1 | China | 5 | | | | SF2 | China | 3 |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ### Bronze-medal game
  
  All times are local (UTC+2)
  
  ### Gold-medal game
  
  All times are local (UTC-4)
  
  ## 5th-8th placement round
  
  ### Draw
  
  | Qualifiers | Qualifiers | Qualifiers | fifth-place game | fifth-place game | fifth-place game |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | QF1 | Canada | 8 | | | |
  | QF3 | Italy | 1 | | | |
  | QF3 | Italy | 1 | Q1 | Canada | 5 |
  | | | | Q2 | Switzerland | 4 |
  | QF2 | Switzerland | 6 | Q2 | Switzerland | 4 |
  | QF4 | Germany | 2 | seventh-place game | seventh-place game | seventh-place game |
  | | | | Q1 | Italy | 2 |
  | | | | Q2 | Germany | 4 |
  
  ### Qualifying round
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ### 7th-8th-place game
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ### 5th-6th-place game
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ## National Team World Cup
  
  ### Draw
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | A4 | South Korea | 5 | | | | | | |
  | D4 | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | |
  | D4 | Belgium | 2 | QF1 | South Korea | 0 | | | |
  | | | | QF3 | Great Britain | 4 | | | |
  | C3 | Australia | 4 | QF3 | Great Britain | 4 | | | |
  | D2 | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | |
  | D2 | Netherlands | 3 | | | | SF1 | Spain | 3 |
  | | | | | | | SF2 | Great Britain | 1 |
  | D3 | Mexico | 4 | | | | | | | SF2 | Great Britain | 1 |
  | C2 | Great Britain | 6 | | | |
  | C2 | Great Britain | 6 | QF2 | Spain | 4 | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game | Bronze-medal game |
  | | | | QF4 | Australia | 2 |
  | B4 | Spain | 11 | QF4 | Australia | 2 | SF1 | South Korea | 5 |
  | C4 | Venezuela | 1 | | | | SF2 | Australia | 4 |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ### Bronze-medal game
  
  All times are local (UTC+2)
  
  ### Gold-medal game
  
  All times are local (UTC-4)
  
  ## Placement Round Robin
  
  | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 8 |
  | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 6 |
  | Belgium | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 4 |
  | Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 41 | −33 | 1 |
  | Iran | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 43 | −36 | 1 |
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ## Ranking and statistics
  
  * FIRS World Championship winners
  * [[ men's national inline hockey team|]]
  * FIRS National Team World Cup winners
  * [[ men's national inline hockey team|]]
  
  ### Tournament Awards
  
  * Best players selected by the FIRS:
     * Best Goalkeeper:
     * Best Defenseman:
     * Best Forward:
     * Most Valuable Player:
  * All-Tournament Team:
     * Goalkeeper:
     * Defense:
     * Forward:
  
  ### Final standings
  
  The final standings of the tournament according to FIRS:
  
  | Rk. | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | United States |
  | | France |
  | | Czech Republic |
  | 4. | China |
  | 5. | Canada |
  | 6. | Switzerland |
  | 7. | Germany |
  | 8. | Italy |
  | 9. | Spain |
  | 10. | Great Britain |
  | 11. | South Korea |
  | 12. | Australia |
  | 13. | Mexico |
  | 14. | Netherlands |
  | 15. | Belgium |
  | 16. | Venezuela |
  | 17. | Iran |
  
  ### Scoring leaders
  
  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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
  
  ### Leading goaltenders
  
  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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
  
  