The 2006
Bandy World Championship
The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the W ...
was held in
Sweden 28 January-5 February. There were men's national teams from 12 countries participating in the
2006 tournament:
Belarus
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,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
,
Russia
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,
Sweden (group A) and
Canada
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,
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
,
Hungary
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,
Mongolia
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, the
Netherlands
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United States
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(group B).
Bidding
In February 2004,
Hälsingland
Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to as Helsingia in English, is a historical province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of the land of Norrland.
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expressed its interest for hosting the tournament, with the final game intended to be played inside the
Edsbyn Arena to avoid being affected by weather conditions.
Dalarna
Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales.
Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norwa ...
,
Göteborg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has a p ...
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Stockholm and
Västerås
Västerås ( , , ) is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 127,799 at the end of 2019, out of the municipal total of 154,049.
Västerås is the se ...
also expressed their interests for hosting. On 27 November 2004, the
Swedish Bandy Association
The Swedish Bandy Association ( sv, Svenska Bandyförbundet) is the governing body of bandy in Sweden. It organizes the bandy leagues, Elitserien and Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women, and the men's and women's national teams. It ...
announced that the tournament would be played either in Dalarna or in Stockholm. On 14 January 2005, it was announced that Stockholm would host the tournament.
Group A
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* 4th
* 5th
* 6th
Premier tour
* 28 January
: Sweden – Kazakhstan 14–1
: Belarus – Finland 1–13
: Russia – Norway 12–2
* 29 January
: Sweden – Finland 4–5
: Norway – Belarus 17–2
: Russia – Kazakhstan 21–3
* 30 January
: Sweden – Belarus 13–1
: Kazakhstan – Norway 10–4
* 31 January
: Russia – Finland 5–1
* 1 February
: Finland – Norway 6–3
: Kazakhstan – Belarus 14–4
: Sweden – Russia 4–5
* 2 February
: Sweden – Norway 6–2
: Russia – Belarus 9–4
: Finland – Kazakhstan 7–3
Final Tour
Semifinals
* 4 February
: Russia – Kazakhstan 13–3
: Sweden – Finland 3–1
Match for 3rd place
* 5 February
: Kazakhstan – Finland 4–7
Final
* 5 February
: Russia – Sweden 3–2
Group B
Were played in Ekvallen in Gustavsberg, a bit outside Stockholm
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Premier tour
* February 1
:Mongolia – Estonia 4–3
:USA – Hungary 10–1
:Netherlands – Canada 0–9
:USA – Estonia 8–0
:Hungary – Canada 0–3
:Mongolia – Netherlands 0–3
* February 2
:Mongolia – USA 0–14
:Netherlands – Hungary 1–3
:Estonia – Canada 0–4
:USA – Netherlands 14–0
:Hungary – Estonia 3–2
:Canada – Mongolia 4–0
* February 3
:Estonia – Netherlands 1–3
:Hungary – Mongolia 3–0
:Canada – USA 1–4
Play off matches
Match for 4th Place
* February 4
: Netherlands – Mongolia 4–3
Match for 2nd Place
* February 4
: Canada – Hungary 5–0
A-group qualification match
* February 4
: Belarus – USA 3–2
References
{{Bandy World Championships
2006
2006 in bandy
2006 in Swedish sport
International bandy competitions hosted by Sweden
January 2006 sports events in Europe
February 2006 sports events in Europe