1987 Bandy World Championship

{{Infobox international hockey competition | year = 1987 | other_titles = 15th Bandy World Championship | image = Logo of the 1987 Bandy World Championship.jpg | size = 200px | country = Sweden | country2 = | dates = 31 January – 8 February | num_teams = 8 | venues = | cities = | type = bandy | winners = SWE | count = 3 | second = FIN | third = URS | fourth = NOR | games = 12 | goals = 100 | attendance = | scoring_leader = | points = | mvp = | prevseason = [[1985 Bandy World Championship|Oslo 1985]] | nextseason = [[1989 Bandy World Championship|Moscow 1989]] }} The '''1987 Bandy World Championship''' was the 15th [[Bandy World Championship]] and was contested by five men's [[bandy]] playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden from 31 January to 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bandysidan.nu/tavlinginfo.php?EVID=75&sprak=eng&land=3|title = Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang}}</ref>

==Squads== {{Empty section|date=April 2026}}

==Participants== *{{Bandy|SWE}} *{{Bandy|FIN}} *{{Bandy|URS}} *{{Bandy|NOR}} *{{Bandy|USA}}

===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

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====Match for 3rd place==== * 8 February : Soviet Union – Norway 11–3

====Final==== * 8 February at [[Söderstadion]], Stockholm<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nystanet.blogspot.se/2006/10/vm-final-1987-sverige-finland.html|title = VM-final 1987 Sverige-Finland}}</ref> : Sweden – Finland 7–2

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bandy World Championships|1987]] [[Category:1987 in bandy|World Championship]] [[Category:1987 in Swedish sport|Bandy World Championship]] [[Category:International bandy competitions hosted by Sweden]] [[Category:January 1987 sports events in Europe|Bandy World Championship]] [[Category:February 1987 sports events in Europe|Bandy World Championship]] [[Category:1980s in Gothenburg]] [[Category:International sports competitions in Gothenburg]]