1999 IIHF U20 World Championship
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Tournament details
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Host nation
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Canada
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Dates
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December 26 - January 5
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Teams
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10
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Venue(s)
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6 (in 6 host cities)
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Champions
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Russia (1 title)
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Tournament statistics
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Games played
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31
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Goals scored
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225 (7.26 per game)
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Attendance
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173,453 (5,595 per game)
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Scoring leader(s)
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Brian Gionta (11 points)
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The 1999 Ice Hockey World Junior Championship (1999 WJC) was held in Winnipeg, and five other communities in Manitoba, Canada, December 26, 1998 — January 5, 1999. In the gold medal match, Russia defeated Canada 3-2 on Artem Chubarov's overtime goal. The bronze medal was claimed by Slovakia, giving the six-year-old country its first medal at an IIHF event.
Pool A
Group A
Group B
Relegation round
Belarus was relegated for the 2000 World Juniors
Final round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final ranking
Pool B
Played at Székesfehérvár and Dunaújváros, Hungary from December 27 to January 3. Two groups of four played round robins, and then the top three played each of the top three teams from the other group. All scores carried forward except the results against the lone eliminated team from each group.
Group A
Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Denmark
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
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4 - 3 |
2 - 1 |
2 - 3
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Latvia
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 - 4 |
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3 - 1 |
2 - 0
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Germany
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3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
1 - 2 |
1 - 3 |
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8 - 0
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Hungary
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3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
2 |
3 - 2 |
0 - 2 |
0 - 8 |
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Group B
Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Ukraine
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3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
8 |
5 |
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3 - 3 |
5 - 3 |
4 - 2
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Poland
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
10 |
3 |
3 - 3 |
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5 - 2 |
3 - 5
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Norway
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3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
13 |
2 |
3 - 5 |
2 - 5 |
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7 - 3
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France
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3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
14 |
2 |
2 - 4 |
5 - 3 |
3 - 7 |
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Medal round
Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Ukraine
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5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
26 |
11 |
9 |
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3 - 3 |
7 - 3 |
5 - 1 |
6 - 1 |
5 - 3
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Poland
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5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
11 |
8 |
3 - 3 |
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2 - 2 |
3 - 2 |
4 - 2 |
5 - 2
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Denmark
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5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
15 |
7 |
3 - 7 |
2 - 2 |
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2 - 1 |
4 - 3 |
5 - 2
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Germany
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5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
14 |
2 |
1 - 5 |
2 - 3 |
1 - 2 |
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1 - 3 |
6 - 1
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Latvia
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5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
2 |
1 - 6 |
2 - 4 |
3 - 4 |
3 - 1 |
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1 - 2
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Norway
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5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
22 |
2 |
3 - 5 |
2 - 5 |
2 - 5 |
1 - 6 |
2 - 1 |
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Ukraine was promoted to Pool A for 2000.
Relegation round
Hungary lost two games to none and was relegated to Pool C for 2000.
Pool C
Played at Kaunas and Elektrenai, Lithuania from December 30 to January 3
Preliminary Round
- Group A
Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Japan
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3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
4 |
6 |
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7 - 1 |
4 - 1 |
5 - 2
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Austria
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
11 |
4 |
1 - 7 |
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5 - 2 |
9 - 2
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Lithuania
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3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
1 - 4 |
2 - 5 |
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5 - 5
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Croatia
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3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
19 |
1 |
2 - 5 |
2 - 9 |
5 - 5 |
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- Group B
Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Italy
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
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4 - 2 |
0 - 2 |
5 - 2
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Slovenia
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
9 |
4 |
2 - 4 |
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5 - 4 |
6 - 1
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Estonia
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3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
2 - 0 |
4 - 5 |
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3 - 3
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Great Britain
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3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
2 - 5 |
1 - 6 |
3 - 3 |
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Placement Games
Italy was promoted to Pool B, and
Croatia was relegated to Pool D for 2000.
Pool D
Played at Novi Sad, Yugoslavia from December 29 to January 4.
Group A
Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Romania
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
4 |
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5 - 0 |
25 - 0
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South Africa
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
9 |
2 |
0 - 5 |
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10 - 4
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Bulgaria
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2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
35 |
0 |
0 - 25 |
4 - 10 |
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Group B
Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Netherlands
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
3 |
4 |
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7 - 3 |
37 - 0
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Mexico
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
31 |
8 |
2 |
3 - 7 |
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28 - 1
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Turkey
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2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
65 |
0 |
0 - 37 |
1 - 28 |
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Group C
Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Yugoslavia
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
4 |
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6 - 1 |
15 - 1
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Spain
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2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
1 |
1 - 6 |
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5 - 5
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Iceland
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2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
20 |
1 |
1 - 15 |
5 - 5 |
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Promotion Group
Yugoslavia was promoted to Pool C for 2000.
4th to 6th
Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Spain
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
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4 - 2 |
6 - 2
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Mexico
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 - 4 |
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7 - 1
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South Africa
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2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
2 - 6 |
1 - 7 |
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7th to 9th
Team
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GP
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W
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L
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T
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GF
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GA
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PTS
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Bulgaria
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
4 |
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9 - 2 |
12 - 0
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Iceland
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2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
9 |
2 |
2 - 9 |
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16 - 0
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Turkey
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2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 - 12 |
0 - 16 |
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