Sweden also defended the world championship title in the fifth edition of the World Cup with a 3-2 final win after extra time over Russia and thus secured its fifth title overall. Bronze went to the Norwegian team after a 3-2 win against the Canadian team. As in 2008, the pairings for the games for fifth place, third place and the final were determined based on the final table of the preliminary round.
The team from Hungary, which started in 2007 and 2008, did not start in 2010, which means that for the first time since 2006, only six teams started. For the first time, the team from the United States remained without a single win or draw in the entire tournament.
The top scorer was the Swedes Johanna Pettersson , who also became MVP of the tournament, with nine goals .