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 Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

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 Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

, Sweden (group A) and

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

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 Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

, the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

(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. ...

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 ...

, 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

* * * * 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 * * * * * *

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