The 1997 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Finland from 21 April to 5 May 1997. The matches were played in Helsinki, Tampere and Turku.
Twelve teams took part, with the first round being split into two teams of six, and the six best teams going to a further group stage. This was the 61st World Championships, and Canada beat Sweden in the final game, best of three, where they won 2-1 in games, and became world champions for the 21st time
World Championship Group A (Finland)
First Round
Group 1
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 - 09 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 - 09 | 8 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 - 16 | 7 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 - 14 | 3 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 - 26 | 2 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 04 - 15 | 2 |
26 April | |||
Czech Republic ![]() |
2-1 | ![]() |
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26 April | |||
Finland ![]() |
6-1 | ![]() |
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27 April | |||
Russia ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
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27 April | |||
Finland ![]() |
1-2 | ![]() |
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28 April | |||
Slovakia ![]() |
5-3 | ![]() |
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28 April | |||
Germany ![]() |
1-5 | ![]() |
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29 April | |||
Finland ![]() |
6-0 | ![]() |
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30 April | |||
Russia ![]() |
5-4 | ![]() |
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30 April | |||
Czech Republic ![]() |
3-1 | ![]() |
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01 May | |||
Czech Republic ![]() |
2-3 | ![]() |
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02 May | |||
France ![]() |
2-1 | ![]() |
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02 May | |||
Finland ![]() |
5-2 | ![]() |
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03 May | |||
France ![]() |
3-9 | ![]() |
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03 May | |||
Slovakia ![]() |
0-1 | ![]() |
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03 May | |||
Finland ![]() |
7-4 | ![]() |
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Group 2
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 - 08 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 - 11 | 7 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 - 15 | 6 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 - 17 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 - 21 | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 07 - 22 | 1 |
26 April | |||
Canada ![]() |
7-0 | ![]() |
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26 April | |||
Sweden ![]() |
5-3 | ![]() |
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27 April | |||
United States of America ![]() |
5-4 | ![]() |
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27 April | |||
Sweden ![]() |
7-2 | ![]() |
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28 April | |||
Italy ![]() |
5-4 | ![]() |
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28 April | |||
Norway ![]() |
1-3 | ![]() |
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29 April | |||
Sweden ![]() |
4-1 | ![]() |
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30 April | |||
Canada ![]() |
3-3 | ![]() |
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30 April | |||
United States of America ![]() |
4-2 | ![]() |
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01 May | |||
Canada ![]() |
5-1 | ![]() |
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02 May | |||
Italy ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
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02 May | |||
Sweden ![]() |
1-1 | ![]() |
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03 May | |||
Italy ![]() |
0-6 | ![]() |
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03 May | |||
United States of America ![]() |
1-3 | ![]() |
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03 May | |||
Latvia ![]() |
6-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
Second Round 1-6 Place
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 - 09 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 - 14 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 - 13 | 5 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 - 12 | 4 |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 - 12 | 4 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 07 - 14 | 3 |
05 May | |||
Czech Republic ![]() |
3-4 | ![]() |
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05 May | |||
Sweden ![]() |
1-4 | ![]() |
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06 May | |||
Finland ![]() |
0-1 | ![]() |
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06 May | |||
Russia ![]() |
1-1 | ![]() |
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07 May | |||
Canada ![]() |
3-5 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
07 May | |||
Finland ![]() |
2-5 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
08 May | |||
Czech Republic ![]() |
0-1 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
09 May | |||
Canada ![]() |
2-1 | ![]() |
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09 May | |||
United States of America ![]() |
0-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
Consolation Round 7-12 Place
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29 - 14 | 8 |
8 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 - 13 | 7 |
9 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 - 13 | 6 |
10 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 - 23 | 4 |
11 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 08 - 17 | 4 |
12 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 - 18 | 1 |
06 May | |||
Slovakia ![]() |
2-1 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
06 May | |||
Latvia ![]() |
8-0 | ![]() |
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07 May | |||
Norway ![]() |
3-4 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
07 May | |||
Italy ![]() |
5-2 | ![]() |
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08 May | |||
Italy ![]() |
3-4 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
08 May | |||
Latvia ![]() |
6-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
09 May | |||
Germany ![]() |
4-2 | ![]() |
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10 May | |||
Slovakia ![]() |
4-5 | ![]() |
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10 May | |||
France ![]() |
1-8 | ![]() |
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Final Round
Match for third place
10 May | |||
Russia ![]() |
3-4 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
Final
11 May | |||
Canada ![]() |
2-3 | ![]() |
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13 May | |||
Sweden ![]() |
1-3 | ![]() |
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14 May | |||
Canada ![]() |
2-1 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
World Championship Group B (Poland)
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 48 - 21 | 14 |
14 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 31 - 21 | 11 |
15 | ![]() |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 - 22 | 8 |
16 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 - 22 | 7 |
17 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 - 24 | 6 |
18 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28 - 22 | 5 |
19 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 - 38 | 5 |
20 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 - 44 | 0 |
12 April | |||
Switzerland ![]() |
8-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
12 April | |||
Poland ![]() |
4-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
12 April | |||
Kazakhstan ![]() |
5-3 | ![]() |
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12 April | |||
Belarus ![]() |
9-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
13 April | |||
Switzerland ![]() |
6-4 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
13 April | |||
Kazakhstan ![]() |
4-2 | ![]() |
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13 April | |||
Austria ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
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13 April | |||
Poland ![]() |
2-7 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
15 April | |||
Belarus ![]() |
4-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
15 April | |||
Poland ![]() |
0-0 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
15 April | |||
Austria ![]() |
3-1 | ![]() |
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15 April | |||
United Kingdom ![]() |
8-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
16 April | |||
Kazakhstan ![]() |
5-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
16 April | |||
United Kingdom ![]() |
9-1 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
16 April | |||
Poland ![]() |
4-6 | ![]() |
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16 April | |||
Belarus ![]() |
10-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
18 April | |||
Switzerland ![]() |
5-6 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
18 April | |||
Poland ![]() |
3-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
18 April | |||
Austria ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
18 April | |||
Netherlands ![]() |
6-4 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
20 April | |||
Belarus ![]() |
6-4 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
20 April | |||
Kazakhstan ![]() |
6-4 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
20 April | |||
Switzerland ![]() |
3-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
20 April | |||
Poland ![]() |
1-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
21 April | |||
Belarus ![]() |
6-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
21 April | |||
Kazakhstan ![]() |
5-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
21 April | |||
Switzerland ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
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21 April | |||
Poland ![]() |
5-2 | ![]() |
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World Championship Group C (Estonia)
First Round
Group 1
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 - 03 | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 - 12 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 - 11 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 05 - 19 | 0 |
22 March | |||
Japan ![]() |
3-0 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
22 March | |||
Hungary ![]() |
5-5 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
23 March | |||
Hungary ![]() |
5-0 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
23 March | |||
Estonia ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
25 March | |||
Japan ![]() |
6-1 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
25 March | |||
Lithuania ![]() |
5-11 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
Group 2
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 - 03 | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 - 04 | 4 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 06 - 17 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 07 - 24 | 0 |
22 March | |||
Ukraine ![]() |
7-1 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
22 March | |||
Romania |
0-5 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
23 March | |||
Slovenia ![]() |
11-1 | ![]() |
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23 March | |||
Romania |
0-7 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
25 March | |||
China ![]() |
5-6 | ||
---|---|---|---|
25 March | |||
Ukraine ![]() |
3-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
Final Round 21-24 Place
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 07 - 05 | 5 |
22 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 09 - 07 | 3 |
23 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 06 - 07 | 2 |
24 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 05 - 08 | 2 |
27 March | |||
Japan ![]() |
1-4 | ![]() |
|
---|---|---|---|
27 March | |||
Estonia ![]() |
1-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
28 March | |||
Japan ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
28 March | |||
Estonia ![]() |
3-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
Consolation Round 25-28 Place
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 - 08 | 6 | |
26 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 - 05 | 4 |
27 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 - 16 | 2 |
28 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 06 - 18 | 0 |
27 March | |||
Hungary ![]() |
7-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
27 March | |||
Romania |
7-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
28 March | |||
China ![]() |
6-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
28 March | |||
Hungary ![]() |
0-2 | ||
---|---|---|---|
World Championship Group D (Andorra)
First Round
Group 1
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 - 04 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 - 08 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 07 - 07 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 09 - 19 | 0 |
07 April | |||
Australia ![]() |
2-7 | ![]() |
|
---|---|---|---|
08 April | |||
Belgium ![]() |
1-4 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
10 April | |||
Belgium ![]() |
4-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
10 April | |||
Croatia ![]() |
2-0 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
11 April | |||
Australia ![]() |
5-8 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
11 April | |||
Belgium ![]() |
2-1 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
Group 2
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 - 13 | 4 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 - 11 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 - 10 | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 14 | 2 |
07 April | |||
Spain ![]() |
4-5 | ![]() |
|
---|---|---|---|
08 April | |||
Israel ![]() |
3-4 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
10 April | |||
Bulgaria ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
10 April | |||
Spain ![]() |
7-3 | ![]() |
|
---|---|---|---|
11 April | |||
Bulgaria ![]() |
3-4 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
11 April | |||
Spain ![]() |
6-5 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
Final Round 29-32 Place
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 08 - 05 | 5 |
30 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 07 - 03 | 4 |
31 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 11 | 2 |
32 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 07 - 13 | 1 |
13 April | |||
Spain ![]() |
3-4 | ![]() |
|
---|---|---|---|
13 April | |||
Yugoslavia ![]() |
0-5 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
14 April | |||
Croatia ![]() |
2-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
14 April | |||
Spain ![]() |
1-2 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
Consolation Round 33-36 Place
Team | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 - 14 | 4 |
34 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 - 10 | 3 |
35 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 - 09 | 3 |
36 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09 - 11 | 2 |
13 April | |||
Bulgaria ![]() |
3-3 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
13 April | |||
Belgium ![]() |
3-5 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
14 April | |||
Israel ![]() |
3-8 | ![]() |
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---|---|---|---|
14 April | |||
Belgium ![]() |
2-4 | ![]() |
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VM 1997 | Land |
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Gold | ![]() |
Silver | ![]() |
Bronze | ![]() |
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