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The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Inaugurated in 1996, it is the successor to the Canada Cup, which was held every 3 to 5 years from 1976 to 1991 and was the first international hockey championship to allow nations to field their top players. The 2004 tournament was the second installment of the National Hockey League (NHL)-sanctioned competition, eight years after the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey. It was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, and took place in various venues in North America and Europe. Canada won the championship, defeating Finland in the final, held in Toronto.
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2004
World Cup of Hockey
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| Country | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 18 | 12 |
| Canada | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 10 |
| Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 |
| Russia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| Finland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
| Germany | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
Preliminary Round
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Date
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Venue
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Teams
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Result
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Aug. 30
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Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
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Czech Republic vs Finland
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0 - 4
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Aug. 31
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Globe Arena, Stockholm
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Germany vs Sweden
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2 - 5
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Aug. 31
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Bell Centre, Montreal
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Canada vs United States
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2 - 1
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Sept. 1
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Globe Arena, Stockholm
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Czech Republic vs Sweden
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3 - 4
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Sept. 1
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Bell Centre, Montreal
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Canada vs Slovakia
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5 - 1
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Sept. 2
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Cologne Arena, Cologne
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Finland vs Germany
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3 - 0
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Sept. 2
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Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
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United States vs Russia
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1 - 3
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Sept. 3
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Sazka Arena, Prague
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Germany vs Czech Republic
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2 - 7
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Sept. 3
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Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
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United States vs Slovakia
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3 - 1
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Sept. 4
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Hartwall Arena, Helsinki
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Sweden vs Finland
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4 - 4
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Sept. 4
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Air Canada Centre, Toronto
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Canada vs Russia
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3 - 1
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Sept. 5
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Air Canada Centre, Toronto
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Russia vs Slovakia
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5 - 2
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Round-robin games were held in both North America and on the European continent.
Quarter Final Results
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Date
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Venue
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Teams
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Result
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Sept.
6
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Hartwall Arena,
Helsinki
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Finland vs Germany
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2 - 1
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Sept.
7
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Globe Arena,
Stockholm
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Sweden vs Czech
Republic
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1 - 6
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Sept.
7
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Xcel Energy
Center, St. Paul
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Russia vs United
States
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3 - 5
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Sept.
8
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Air Canada Centre,
Toronto
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Canada vs Slovakia
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5 - 0
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Semi Final Results
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Date
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Venue
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Teams
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Result
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Sept.
10
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Xcel Energy
Center, St. Paul
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Finland
vs. United States
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2 - 1
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Sept.
11
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Air Canada Centre,
Toronto
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Canada
vs. Czech Republic
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4 - 3 (OT)
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Final Results
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Date
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Venue
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Teams
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Result
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Sept.
14
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Air Canada Centre,
Toronto
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Canada
vs Finland
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3 - 2
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Note: the tournament's final was one-game, as opposed to the best-of-three format that was used in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, and also in several Canada Cups.