1987 Bandy World Championship

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1987 Bandy World Championship
XVth Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates31 January – 8 February 1987
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Soviet Union
Fourth place Norway
Tournament statistics
Games played12
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The 1987 Bandy World Championship was the 15th Bandy World Championship and was contested between five men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden from 31 January – 8 February 1987. Sweden became champions. Soviet Union, for the first time, didn't reach the top two, while Finland managed to reach the final.[1]

Squads

Participants

Premier tour

  • 31 January
USA – Sweden 0–12
Norway – Finland 2–7
  • 1 February
Soviet Union – USA 21–1
Finland – Sweden 2–8
  • 3 February
Soviet Union – Finland 2–4
Norway – Sweden 1–8
  • 5 February
USA – Norway 1–4
Soviet Union – Sweden 2–3
  • 6 February
Soviet Union – Norway 8–4
Finland – USA 10–0
Rank Country Pts W T L Bp Bc Diff
1  Sweden 8 4 0 0 31 5 +26
2  Finland 6 3 0 1 23 12 +11
3  Soviet Union 4 2 0 2 33 12 +21
4  Norway 2 1 0 3 11 24 −13
5  United States 0 0 0 4 2 47 −45

Match for 3rd place

  • 8 February
Soviet Union – Norway 11–3

Final

Sweden – Finland 7–2

References