The 1987 Bandy World Championship was the 15th

Bandy World Championship The Bandy World Championship is a competition for the men's teams of bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the ...

and was contested by five men's

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playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden from 31 January – 8 February 1987. Sweden became champions. Soviet Union, for the first time, did not reach the top two, while Finland managed to reach the final.

Squads

Participants

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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

Match for 3rd place

* 8 February : Soviet Union – Norway 11–3

Final

* 8 February at

Söderstadion Söderstadion () was a football and bandy stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened in 1966 and closed in 2013, being replaced by nearby Tele2 Arena. Söderstadion had a capacity of 12,800 depending on usage. A record attendance of 22,000 was ...

, Stockholm : Sweden – Finland 7–2

References

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International bandy competitions hosted by Sweden

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