1987 Bandy World Championship
15th Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Dates31 January – 8 February
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Soviet Union
Fourth place Norway
Tournament statistics
Games played12

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 4 4 0 0 31 5 +26 8
2  Finland 4 3 0 1 23 12 +11 6
3  Soviet Union 4 2 0 2 33 12 +21 4
4  Norway 4 1 0 3 11 24 13 2
5  United States 4 0 0 4 2 47 45 0
Source:

Match for 3rd place

  • 8 February
Soviet Union – Norway 11–3

Final

Sweden – Finland 7–2

References

  1. "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang".
  2. "VM-final 1987 Sverige-Finland".
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