The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second men's

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. It was held in May 1998 in the

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, and won by

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Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Placement round

7th Place match

5th Place match

Playoffs

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Championship match

Leading scorers

Awards & All-Star team

*Goalkeeper: Mark Wolf *Defense:

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, Jan-Erik Vaara *Forward:

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, Thomas Engel, Magnus Augustsson *Most Valuable Player (MVP): Martin Olofsson

Ranking

Official 1998 A-Division Rankings according to the

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External links

Tournament Statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Men's World Floorball Championships Floorball Championships Mens World Floorball Championships, 1998 International floorball competitions hosted by the Czech Republic Floorball World Championships Sports competitions in Prague May 1998 sports events in Europe 1990s in Prague