The 1991 Bandy World Championship was contested by eight men's

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playing nations in

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from 17 to 24 March 1991. Canada, Hungary and the Netherlands made their championship debuts. The Soviet Union became champions in what would be its last tournament; less than a year later, the Soviet Union was dissolved and was briefly replaced in international bandy by the

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, and then permanently by Russia. The final game was played at

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Group A

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Premier tour

* 17 March :Sweden – Finland 10 – 4 :Soviet Union – Norway 12 – 0 * 18 March :Finland – Norway 11 – 2 :Soviet Union – Sweden 3 – 4 * 20 March :Sweden – Norway 6 – 1 :Soviet Union – Finland 1 – 2

Group B

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Premier tour

* 17 March :USA – Canada 10 – 0 :Hungary – Netherlands 3 – 2 * 18 March :Canada – Netherlands 8 – 0 :USA – Hungary 20 – 0 * 20 March :USA – Netherlands 8 – 1 :Canada – Hungary 7 – 1

Final Tour

Quarter-finals

* 21 March :Norway – USA 2 – 1

Semifinals

* 22 March : Soviet Union – Finland 3 – 2 : Sweden – Norway 6 – 0

Match for 7th place

* 23 March :Hungary – Netherlands 1 – 4

Match for 5th place

* 23 March :USA – Canada 13 – 0

Match for 3rd place

* 24 March :Finland – Norway 8 – 0

Final

* 24 March : Sweden – Soviet Union 3 – 4

References

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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...

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 ...

International bandy competitions hosted by Finland