| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden |
Runner-up  | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Martin Olofsson |
The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second men's Floorball World Championships. 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 |
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| 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 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
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Placement round
7th Place match
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5th Place match
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Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Sweden
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| B2 | Denmark
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| A1 | Sweden
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| A2 | Switzerland
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| B1 | Finland
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| A2 | Switzerland
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Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Championship match
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Leading scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
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| Magnus Augustsson | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Niklas Jihde | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Martin Olofsson | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Östlund | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Christian Hellström | 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 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Awards & All-Star team
- Goalkeeper: Mark Wolf
- Defense: Klas Karlsson, Jan-Erik Vaara
- Forward: Mika Kohonen, Thomas Engel, Magnus Augustsson
- Most Valuable Player (MVP): Martin Olofsson
Ranking
| 1998 Men's World Floorball Championship winners |
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| fl. SWE 2nd World title |
Official 1998 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF
| Rk. | Team |
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 | Sweden |
 | Switzerland |
 | Finland |
| 4. | Denmark |
| 5. | Norway |
| 6. | Czech Republic |
| 7. | Russia |
| 8. | Germany |
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