2008 Speedway World Cup
| 2008 Speedway Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| 2008 FIM Nordicbet Speedway World Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host nations |
 Denmark (Race-Off and the Final) Poland and  United Kingdom (Semi-Finals) |
| Dates | July 12 - July 19 |
| Venues | 3 |
| Cities | 3 |
| Heats | 101 (in 4 events) |
| Tournament results | |
| Champion |
Denmark
|
| Runner-up |
Poland
|
| 3rd place |
 Sweden
|
The 2008 FIM Nordicbet Speedway World Cup (SWC) is the 8th Speedway World Cup season. The Final took place on July 19 2008 in Vojens, Denmark. The tournament was won by host team Denmark (49 pts) and they beat defending champion Poland (46 pts), Sweden (39 pts) and Australia (21 pts) in the Final.
It was the second time the Speedway World Cup was won by Denmark and their thirteenth Team World Champion title overall. It was the second time Hans Andersen, Niels Kristian Iversen, Bjarne Pedersen and Nicki Pedersen had been members of a World Cup winning team (Champions in 2006, but it was the first time for Kenneth Bjerre.
The top 6 teams of the overall 2007 Speedway World Cup was directly seeded into the 2008 SWC Final Tournament: Poland (Rank #1 - the defending Champion), Denmark (#2), Australia (#3), Great Britain (#4), Sweden (#5) and Russia (#6). 2 other teams was shall qualify to the SWC through 2 preliminary rounds: Czech Republic (#7) and Hungary (#8).
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