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2000 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship

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2000 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
DatesJuly 2000
Teams14
Final positions
Champions  Finland
Runner-up  Czech Republic
Third place  United States
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2001 →

The 2000 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the fourth IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place in Hradec Králové and Choceň, Czech Republic, with the gold-medal game played on July 15, 2000.

Qualification

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Group I

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Played in Landvetter, Sweden

Scores
July 9, 1999Netherlands 8 - 5 Belgium
July 9, 1999Sweden 15 - 1 Denmark
July 10, 1999Netherlands 8 - 2 Denmark
July 10, 1999Sweden 17 - 0 Belgium
July 11, 1999Denmark 8 - 2 Belgium
July 11, 1999Sweden 15 - 4 Netherlands
Standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 47 5 +42 6
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 20 22 −2 4
 Denmark 3 1 2 0 11 25 −14 2
 Belgium 3 0 3 0 7 33 −26 0
Source: [citation needed]

Group II

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Played in Kapfenberg, Austria

Scores
August 6, 1999Italy 14 - 0 Hungary
August 6, 1999Austria 32 - 2 Yugoslavia
August 7, 1999Hungary 8 - 3 Yugoslavia
August 7, 1999Italy 4 - 4 Austria
August 8, 1999Italy 32 - 0 Yugoslavia
August 8, 1999Austria 9 - 4 Hungary
Standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 2 0 1 50 4 +46 5
 Austria 3 2 0 1 44 10 +34 5
 Hungary 3 1 2 0 12 26 −14 2
 Yugoslavia 3 0 3 0 5 71 −66 0
Source: [citation needed]

Italy later withdrew from the World Championship, and was replaced by Hungary.

Group III

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Played in Choceñ, Czech Republic

Scores
August 27, 1999Slovakia 44 - 1 Romania
August 27, 1999Czech Republic 34 - 0 Turkey
August 28, 1999Czech Republic 47 - 0 Romania
August 28, 1999Slovakia 42 - 0 Turkey
August 29, 1999Turkey 9 - 1 Romania
August 29, 1999Czech Republic 5 - 5 Slovakia
Standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Slovakia 3 2 0 1 91 6 +85 5
 Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 86 5 +81 5
 Turkey 3 1 2 0 9 77 −68 2
 Romania 3 0 3 0 2 100 −98 0
Source: [citation needed]

Originally, Ukraine was supposed to compete as well.

Southern Hemisphere Group

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Played in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Scores
November 5, 1999Brazil 16 - 0 Chile
November 5, 1999Argentina 10 - 1 South Africa
November 6, 1999Brazil 7 - 3 South Africa
November 6, 1999Argentina 8 - 3 Chile
November 7, 1999Chile 8 - 4 South Africa
November 7, 1999Brazil 7 - 4 Argentina
Standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 30 7 +23 6
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 22 11 +11 4
 Chile 3 1 2 0 11 28 −17 2
 South Africa 3 0 3 0 8 25 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]

Namibia was originally supposed to take part in the tournament. Chile eventually qualified for the World Championship, replacing Canada (who withdrew due to lack of funding for the trip)

Asia-Oceania Group

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Played in Melbourne, Australia

Scores
December 3, 1999New Zealand 30 - 0 Chinese Taipei
December 4, 1999Australia 47 - 0 Chinese Taipei
December 5, 1999Australia 7 - 4 New Zealand
Standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 2 2 0 0 54 4 +50 4
 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 34 7 +27 2
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 0 0 77 −77 0
Source: [citation needed]

Originally, Japan was supposed to compete as well.

Championship

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Preliminary round

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Group A standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Finland 6 6 0 0 154 21 +133 12
2  Czech Republic 6 5 0 1 93 24 +69 10
3  Sweden 6 4 0 2 120 19 +101 8
4  Austria 6 3 0 3 72 43 +29 6
5  Brazil 6 2 0 4 24 96 −72 4
6  New Zealand 6 1 0 5 31 131 −100 2
7  Chile 6 0 0 6 4 164 −160 0
Source: [citation needed]
Group B standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany 6 6 0 0 101 22 +79 12
2  United States 6 5 0 1 84 17 +67 10
3  Slovakia 6 4 0 2 68 19 +49 8
4  Netherlands 6 3 0 3 39 54 −15 6
5  Australia 6 1 1 4 38 51 −13 3
6  Hungary 6 1 1 4 23 63 −40 3
7  Argentina 6 0 0 6 8 135 −127 0
Source: [citation needed]

Playoff round

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Placement games

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13th place game
July 14, 2000Argentina 8 - 5 Chile
11th place game
July 14, 2000Hungary 5 - 4 OT New Zealand
9th place game
July 14, 2000Australia 6 - 4 Brazil
7th place game
July 14, 2000Austria 17 - 7 Netherlands
5th place game
July 15, 2000Slovakia 7 - 6 Sweden

Semifinals

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July 14, 2000Finland 9 - 4 United States
July 14, 2000Czech Republic 9 - 5 Germany

Bronze medal game

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July 15, 2000United States 6 - 1 Germany

Gold medal game

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July 15, 2000Finland 7 - 3 Czech Republic

References

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