2008 World Polo Championship
| 2008 World Polo Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | April 24 – May 3 2008 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Chile (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Mexico |
← 2004 2011 → | |
The 2008 World Polo Championship was the eighth edition of the competition and took place in Mexico during April and May 2008. Chile beat Brazil in the final.[1]
Background
The event brought together eight teams from around the world to the Campo Marte in the Mexican capital and the Tecamac Polo Club.
The participating nationes included the following: Brazil, as reigning world champion in the category; Mexico, as host country, Canada, New Zealand, England, South Africa, Spain and Chile.
Mexico secured hosting rights due to the work of entrepreneur Pablo Rincón Gallardo Corcuera, Avila Camacho and Eduardo Sólorzano Barrón.
Fixture and results
Pool results
| April 24, 2008 | |||
 England | 5–7 | Brazil | 09:30 UTC-7 |
 New Zealand | 5–3.5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 11:15 UTC-7 |
 Spain | 5–6 | Chile | 13:30 UTC-7 |
| Mexico | 9–5 |  South Africa | 15:15 UTC-7 |
| April 26, 2008 | |||
| Mexico | 9–8 | England | 12:00 UTC-7 |
| April 27, 2008 | |||
| Spain | 9–7.5 | New Zealand | 10:00 UTC-7 |
| Chile | 8–6 | Canada | 11:45 UTC-7 |
| South Africa | 6–7 | Brazil | 13:30 UTC-7 |
| April 29, 2008 | |||
| Canada | 6–9 | Spain | 09:30 UTC-7 |
| Chile | 14.5–6 | New Zealand | 11:15 UTC-7 |
| Brazil | 8–5 | Mexico | 13:30 UTC-7 |
| England | 4–4.5 | South Africa | 15:15 UTC-7 |
Knockout stages
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| May 1, 2008 | ||||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||
| May 3, 2008 | ||||||
| Brazil | 7 | |||||
| Brazil | 9 | |||||
| May 1, 2008 | ||||||
| Chile | 11 | |||||
| Chile | 10 | |||||
| Mexico | 9 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| May 3, 2008 | ||||||
| Spain | 12 | |||||
| Mexico | 13 | |||||
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