The 1996 World Championships were played in 4 different pools and resulted in these rankings.

POOL  A:
Czech Republic
Canada
USA
Russia
Finland
Sweden
Italy
Germany
Slovakia
Norway
France
Austria (relegated to pool B)

POOL B:
Latvia  (promoted to pool A)
Switzerland
Belorussia
Great Britain
Poland
Denmark
Holland
Japan  (relegated to pool C, hiring Dave King as coach didn't help.)

POOL C:
Kazachstan  (promoted to pool B)
Ukraine
Slovenia
Hungary
Estonia
Romania
China
Croatia (relegated to pool D)

POOL D:
Lithuania (promoted to pool C)
Yugoslavia
Spain
Belgium
South Korea
Bulgaria
Israel
Australia

Qualifying round for Pool D:
Greece  (was disqualified for using non-licenced players, so Israel took their place in pool D)
Israel
Turkey (0 - 19 vs. Israel, 0 - 19 vs. Greece)