{{one source|date=November 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Short description|International bandy tournament in Finland}} {{Infobox international hockey competition | year = 2026 | other_titles = XLIV Bandy World Championship | image = File:2026 Bandy World Championship logo.jpg | size = | country = Finland | country2 = | dates = 12 – 18 January (Division A)<br/> 17 – 21 March (Division B) | num_teams = 6 (Division A) and 5 (Division B) | venues = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]] (Division A) <br/> Serwent Indoor Arena (Division B) | cities = | city = [[Pori]] (Division A),<br/> [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] (Division B) | type = other | winners = {{bandy|SWE}} | count = 15 | second = {{bandy|FIN}} | third = {{bandy|NOR}} | fourth = {{bandy|USA}} | games = 12 | goals = 210 | attendance = 5398 | scoring_leader = '''Division A''' <br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Christoffer Edlund]] | points = '''Division A''' 19 (24)<br> | mvp = | website =https://www.bandywc2026.fi/ | prevseason = [[2025 Bandy World Championship|Lidköping 2025]] | nextseason = }} The '''2026 Bandy World Championship''' is being held in Finland from 12 to 18 January 2026.<ref name="Finland to host WCS 2026 Women and Men A">{{Cite web | title =WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR MEN A AND WOMEN TO PORI, FINLAND 2026! | publisher = worldbandy.com | work = FIB | date = 2025-06-26 | accessdate = 2026-01-19 | url = https://worldbandy.com/2025/06/26/world-championships-for-men-a-and-women-to-pori-finland-2026/}}</ref> The tournament is the 42nd Bandy World Championship. The last time the championship was held in Finland was in [[2001 Bandy World Championship|2001]]. The tournament is the seventh Bandy World Championship to be held in Finland.
The [[Federation of International Bandy]] awarded the games to Finland in June 2025.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1153984/finland-to-welcome-bandy-world-champions|title=Finland to welcome Bandy World Championships|work=[[Inside the Games]]|date=29 June 2025|access-date=24 November 2025}}</ref> The visual identity of the games was released in August 2025.
==Venues== All matches were played at [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]] in [[Pori]], [[Satakunta]] and [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]], [[Sweden]].
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- ! Finland ! Sweden |- ! [[Pori]] ! [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |- | '''Venue'''<br />[[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]] | '''Venue'''<br />[[Serwent Arena]] |- | [[File:Porin tekojäärata.jpg|175px]] |}
==Qualified nations== {{col-begin}} {{col-break}}
=== Division A=== * {{bandy|FIN}} * {{bandy|HUN}} * {{bandy|NED}} * {{bandy|NOR}} * {{bandy|SWE}} * {{bandy|USA}} {{col-break}}
=== Division B === * {{bandy|CZE}} * {{bandy|GER}} * {{bandy|GBR}} * {{bandy|SUI}} * {{bandy|UKR}} {{col-end}}
==Division A== ===Preliminary round=== ''All times are local ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]).''
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |winpoints=2 |update=complete |source=[https://worldbandy.com/2026-wcs-men-a-game-schedule-and-results/ 2026 WCS MEN A – GAME SCHEDULE AND RESULTS]
|team_order=FIN, SWE, NOR, USA, NED, HUN |result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=SF |result4=SF |result5=5M |result6=5M
|res_col_header=Q |col_SF=green1 |text_SF=[[#Semifinals|Semifinals]] |col_5M=blue1 |text_5M=[[#Placement Game 5-6|Fifth place match]]
|win_FIN=5 |draw_FIN=0 |loss_FIN=0 |gf_FIN=60 |ga_FIN=4 |status_FIN=H |win_SWE=4 |draw_SWE=0 |loss_SWE=1 |gf_SWE=94 |ga_SWE=7 |win_NOR=3 |draw_NOR=0 |loss_NOR=2 |gf_NOR=48 |ga_NOR=22 |win_USA=2 |draw_USA=0 |loss_USA=3 |gf_USA=23 |ga_USA=49 |win_NED=1 |draw_NED=0 |loss_NED=4 |gf_NED=14 |ga_NED=75 |win_HUN=0 |draw_HUN=0 |loss_HUN=5 |gf_HUN=3 |ga_HUN=85
|name_FIN={{bandy|FIN}} |name_HUN={{bandy|HUN}} |name_NOR={{bandy|NOR}} |name_SWE={{bandy|SWE}} |name_USA={{bandy|USA}} |name_NED={{bandy|NED}} }}
{{Football box |date = 12 January 2026 |time = 13:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|NED}} |team2 = {{bandy|NOR}} |score = 0–21 |goals1 = |goals2 = * [[Marius Andersen]] {{bgoal|1||42||55||76}} * [[Felix Callander]] {{bgoal|3||14||29||51||70||73}} * [[Fredrik Nordby]] {{bgoal|9||11||12||46||58}} * [[Isac Jerner]] {{bgoal|33}} * [[Fritiof Hagberg]] {{bgoal|38}} * [[Jesper Tho]] {{bgoal|40}} * [[Felix Ljungberg]] {{bgoal|72}} * [[Tobias Mofjell]] {{bgoal|82}} * [[Sondre Høydahl]] {{bgoal|89}} |attendance = |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|SWE}} Mats-Olof Gustafsson |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525850/protocol/ba_m }} {{Football box |date = 12 January 2026 |time = 16:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|SWE}} |team2 = {{bandy|HUN}} |score = 34–0 |goals1 = * [[William Arvidsson]] {{bgoal|1||6||23||39||42||61||63||76||86}} * [[Christoffer Edlund]] {{bgoal|4||5||32||40||46||65||77}} * [[Martin Landström]] {{bgoal|11||53||54}} * [[Pontus Vilén]] {{bgoal|14||15||60||69||72||84}} * [[Joel Broberg]] {{bgoal|16||78}} * [[Vladimir In-Fa-Lin]] {{bgoal|20||28}} * [[Sune Gustafsson]] {{bgoal|25}} * [[Martin Karlsson (Bandy player)|Martin Karlsson]] {{bgoal|36||82}} * [[Alexander Härndahl]] {{bgoal|52}} * [[Albin Airisniemi]] {{bgoal|71}} |goals2 = |attendance = |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|FIN}} Adam Jokinen |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525851/protocol/ba_m }} {{Football box |date = 12 January 2026 |time = 19:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|FIN}} |team2 = {{bandy|USA}} |score = 14–1 |goals1 = * [[Emil Fedorov]] {{bgoal|2}} * [[Ville Hämäläinen]] {{bgoal|8||89}} * [[Jaakko Hyvönen]] {{bgoal|10||52}} * [[Tero Liimatainen]] {{bgoal|22}} * [[Tuukka Ässämäki]] {{bgoal|30||44||65}} * [[Tatux Ässämäki]] {{bgoal|39}} * [[Niklas Holopainen]] {{bgoal|47}} * [[Teemu Määttä]] {{bgoal|48}} * [[Samuli Helavuori]] {{bgoal|74}} * [[Kalle Lempinen]] {{bgoal|78}} |goals2 = * [[Alexander Turtinen]] {{bgoal|36}} |attendance = 756 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|NOR}} Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525852/protocol/ba_m }} ---- {{Football box |date = 13 January 2026 |time = 10:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|SWE}} |team2 = {{bandy|NED}} |score = 28–0 |goals1 = * [[William Arvidsson]] {{bgoal|2||10||36||66}} * [[Christoffer Edlund]] {{bgoal|9||33||41||46||54||62||65||87}} * [[Albin Airisniemi]] {{bgoal|15}} * [[Joel Broberg]] {{bgoal|17||35||49}} * [[Pontus Vilén]] {{bgoal|18||21||46||63||79}} * [[Martin Karlsson (Bandy player)|Martin Karlsson]] {{bgoal|24||59}} * [[Martin Landström]] {{bgoal|30||31||82}} * [[Vladimir In-Fa-Lin]] {{bgoal|32||54}} |goals2 = |attendance = 63 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|NOR}} Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525853/protocol/ba_m | }} {{Football box |date = 13 January 2026 |time = 13:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|FIN}} |team2 = {{bandy|HUN}} |score = 19–0 |goals1 = * [[Tuukka Ässämäki]] {{bgoal|3||82||83}} * [[Teemu Määttä]] {{bgoal|14||90}} * [[Niklas Holopainen]] {{bgoal|25||34|p|79}} * [[Emil Fedorov]] {{bgoal|28||57||86|p}} * [[Riku Hämäläinen]] {{bgoal|31||46}} * [[Tero Liimatainen]] {{bgoal|35||77}} * [[Jaakko Hyvönen]] {{bgoal|60||73}} * [[Kalle Lempinen]] {{bgoal|63}} * [[Tatu Ässämäki]] {{bgoal|69}} * [[Tero Liimatainen]] {{bgoal|77}} |goals2 = |attendance = 1,253 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|FIN}} Antti Malaska |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525854/protocol/ba_m }} {{Football box |date = 13 January 2026 |time = 16:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|NOR}} |team2 = {{bandy|USA}} |score = 13–3 |goals1 = * [[Isac Jerner]] {{bgoal|12||53}} * [[Marius Andersen]] {{bgoal|30||39}} * [[Fredrik Nordby]] {{bgoal|32||50}} * [[Felix Callander]] {{bgoal|35||43||75}} * [[Fritiof Hagberg]] {{bgoal|45+2}} * [[Felix Ljungberg]] {{bgoal|57}} * [[Stian Stærkeby]] {{bgoal|65}} * [[Mathias Farnes]] {{bgoal|89}} |goals2 = * [[Michael Fabie]] {{bgoal|13}} * [[Kyle Osterberg]] {{bgoal|23}} * [[John Snodgrass (bandy)|John Snodgrass]] {{bgoal|90}} |attendance = 78 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|FIN}} Adam Jokinen |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525855/protocol/ba_m }} ---- {{Football box |date = 14 January 2026 |time = 08:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|NED}} |team2 = {{bandy|FIN}} |score = 0–16 |goals1 = |goals2 = * [[Emil Fedorov]] {{bgoal|5||26}} * [[Tuukka Ässämäki]] {{bgoal|6||49}} * [[Riku Hämäläinen]] {{bgoal|15}} * [[Topi Saukkonen]] {{bgoal|17}} * [[Jaakko Hyvönen]] {{bgoal|19||55}} * [[Ville Hämäläinen]] {{bgoal|24||75}} * [[Niklas Holopainen]] {{bgoal|53||63||85}} * [[Kalle Lempinen]] {{bgoal|60|p|71}} * [[Teemu Määttä]] {{bgoal|74}} |attendance = 887 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|NOR}} Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525856/protocol/ba_m }} {{Football box |date = 14 January 2026 |time = 11:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|NOR}} |team2 = {{bandy|SWE}} |score = 1–12 |goals1 = * [[Felix Callander]] {{bgoal|82}} |goals2 = * [[Martin Landström]] {{bgoal|1}} * [[William Arvidsson]] {{bgoal|3}} * [[Pontus Vilén]] {{bgoal|12}} * [[Vladimir In-Fa-Lin]]{{bgoal|34||76}} * [[Christoffer Edlund]] {{bgoal|36||85}} * [[Alexander Härndahl]] {{bgoal|44}} * [[Viktor Spångberg]] {{bgoal|60}} * [[Joel Broberg]] {{bgoal|63||89}} * {{bgoal|69|o.g.}} |attendance = 152 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{flagdeco|FIN}} Antti Malaska |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525857/protocol/ba_m }} {{Football box |date = 14 January 2026 |time = 14:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|USA}} |team2 = {{bandy|HUN}} |score = 10–0 |goals1 = * [[Lucas Philippenko]] {{bgoal|19}} * [[Alexander Turtinen]] {{bgoal|27}} * [[John Snodgrass (bandy)|John Snodgrass]] {{bgoal|42||86}} * [[Michael Hosfield]] {{bgoal|45||89}} * [[Nolan Haney]] {{bgoal|57}} * [[Porter Haney]] {{bgoal|63}} * [[Kyle Osterberg]] {{bgoal|79}} * [[Nicholas Cerrato]] {{bgoal|88}} |goals2 = |attendance = 124 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|SWE}} Mats-Olof Gustafsson |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525858/protocol/ba_m }} ---- {{Football box |date = 15 January 2026 |time = 08:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|USA}} |team2 = {{bandy|SWE}} |score = 2–17 |goals1 = * [[Nicholas Cerrato]] {{bgoal|33}} * [[Nolan Haney]] {{bgoal|63}} |goals2 = * [[Pontus Vilén]] {{bgoal|3}} * [[William Arvidsson]] {{bgoal|4||14||24||46||55}} * [[Alexander Härndahl]] {{bgoal|6||90+2}} * [[Anton Dahlberg (Bandy)|Anton Dahlberg]] {{bgoal|10||28}} * [[Joel Broberg]] {{bgoal|16||40}} * [[Martin Landström]] {{bgoal|39||44||78}} * [[Albin Airisniemi]] {{bgoal|53||62}} |attendance = 155 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|SWE}} Mats-Olof Gustafsson |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525859/protocol/ba_m }} {{Football box |date = 15 January 2026 |time = 14:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|HUN}} |team2 = {{bandy|NED}} |score = 3–9 |goals1 = * [[Dennis Pacsai]] {{bgoal|23}} * [[Linus Schellin]] {{bgoal|29}} * [[Andre Bergloenn]] {{bgoal|80}} |goals2 = * {{bgoal|2|o.g.}} * [[Sander Heinsbroek]] {{bgoal|16}} * [[William Reuser]] {{bgoal|22||45+1||88}} * [[Mikkel Hansen (Bandy)|Mikkel Hansen]] {{bgoal|45||71}} * [[Vincent Hole-Ruigrok]] {{bgoal|58||76}} |attendance = 118 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|FIN}} Antti Malaska |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525860/protocol/ba_m }} {{Football box |date = 15 January 2026 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|NOR}} |team2 = {{bandy|FIN}} |score = 0–7 |goals1 = |goals2 = * [[Teemu Määttä]] {{bgoal|20}} * [[Topi Saukkonen]] {{bgoal|24||34}} * [[Kalle Lempinen]] {{bgoal|25}} * [[Emil Fedorov]] {{bgoal|39}} * [[Tuukka Ässämäki]] {{bgoal|41}} * [[Tero Liimatainen]] {{bgoal|75}} |attendance = 1,813 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|FIN}} Adam Jokinen |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525861/protocol/ba_m }} ---- {{Football box |date = 16 January 2026 |time = 12:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|NED}} |team2 = {{bandy|USA}} |score = 5–7 |goals1 = * [[Mikkel Hansen (Bandy)|Mikkel Hansen]] {{bgoal|2||60}} * [[William Reuser]] {{bgoal|13||27}} * [[Vincent Hole-Ruigrok]] {{bgoal|66}} |goals2 = * [[Kyle Osterberg]] {{bgoal|3}} * [[John Snodgrass (Bandy)|John Snodgrass]] {{bgoal|20}} * {{bgoal|23|o.g.}} * [[Darian Romanko]] {{bgoal|26}} * [[Alexander Turtinen]] {{bgoal|64||84}} * [[Michael Fabie]] {{bgoal|90+4}} |attendance = |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|NOR}} Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525862/protocol/ba_m }} {{Football box |date = 16 January 2026 |time = 15:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|HUN}} |team2 = {{bandy|NOR}} |score = 0–13 |goals1 = |goals2 = * [[Marius Andersen]] {{bgoal|12||25||57||70}} * [[Mathias Farnes]] {{bgoal|15}} * [[Fredrik Nordby]] {{bgoal|24||27}} * [[Fritiof Hagberg]] {{bgoal|48}} * [[Sondre Høydahl]] {{bgoal|54}} * [[Isac Jerner]] {{bgoal|79}} * [[Felix Callander]] {{bgoal|80||82||88}} |attendance = 532 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|FIN}} Adam Jokinen |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525863/protocol/ba_m }} {{Football box |date = 16 January 2026 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|FIN}} |team2 = {{bandy|SWE}} |score = 4–3 |goals1 = * [[Niklas Holopainen]] {{bgoal|12||40}} * {{bgoal|60|o.g.}} * [[Emil Fedorov]] {{bgoal|86}} |goals2 = * [[William Arvidsson]] {{bgoal|2||48}} * [[Joel Broberg]] {{bgoal|4}} |attendance = 3,000 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|SWE}} Mats-Olof Gustafsson |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525864/protocol/ba_m }}
===Final round=== ====Bracket==== {{#invoke:RoundN|N4|RD1=Semifinals|RD2=Final|3rdplace=yes|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high <!-- semifinals--> |17 January|{{bandy|FIN}}|10|{{bandy|USA}}|1 |17 January|{{bandy|SWE}}|8|{{bandy|NOR}}|2 <!-- final --> |18 January|{{bandy|FIN}}|1|{{bandy|SWE}}|9 <!-- bronze medal --> |18 January|{{bandy|USA}}|3|{{bandy|NOR}}|8 }}
====Placement Game 5-6==== {{Football box |date = 17 January 2026 |time = 7:30 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|NED}} |team2 = {{bandy|HUN}} |score = 3–1 |goals1 = * [[Remo Speijers]] {{bgoal|11}} * [[Sander Heinsbroek]] {{bgoal|42}} * [[Vincent Hole-Ruigrok]] {{bgoal|86}} |goals2 = * [[Peter Jankovics]] {{bgoal|87}} |attendance = 102 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{flagdeco|FIN}} Antti Malaska |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525865/protocol/ba_m }}
====Semifinals==== {{Football box |date = 17 January 2026 |time = 13:30 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|SWE}} |team2 = {{bandy|NOR}} |score = 8–2 |goals1 = * [[Christoffer Edlund]] {{bgoal|4||65}} * [[Martin Landström]] {{bgoal|14}} * [[Joel Broberg]] {{bgoal|19}} * [[William Arvidsson]] {{bgoal|25||41}} * [[Pontus Vilén]] {{bgoal|31}} * [[Sune Gustafsson]] {{bgoal|84}} |goals2 = * [[Felix Ljungberg]] {{bgoal|15}} * [[Isac Jerner]] {{bgoal|39}} |attendance = 414 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{flagdeco|FIN}} Adam Jokinen |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525867/protocol/ba_m }} {{Football box |date = 17 January 2026 |time = 19:15 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|FIN}} |team2 = {{bandy|USA}} |score = 10–1 |goals1 = * [[Teemu Määttä]] {{bgoal|5}} * [[Jaakko Hyvönen]] {{bgoal|12||70}} * [[Samuli Helavuori]] {{bgoal|15}} * [[Tero Liimatainen]] {{bgoal|17}} * [[Niklas Holopainen]] {{bgoal|44}} * [[Topi Saukkonen]] {{bgoal|55}} * [[Emil Fedorov]] {{bgoal|56||90}} * [[Elias Gillgren]] {{bgoal|77}} |goals2 = * [[Cullen Munson]] {{bgoal|34}} |attendance = 2,712 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{flagdeco|NOR}} Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525866/protocol/ba_m }}
====Bronze Game==== {{Football box |date = 18 January 2026 |time = 11:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|USA}} |team2 = {{bandy|NOR}} |score = 3–8 |goals1 = * [[Alexander Turtinen]] {{bgoal|33}} * [[Nolan Haney]] {{bgoal|73}} * [[Michael Fabie]] {{bgoal|83}} |goals2 = * [[Isac Jerner]] {{bgoal|30||44}} * [[Fredrik Nordby]] {{bgoal|36||90+2}} * [[Felix Callander]] {{bgoal|41}} * [[Felix Ljungberg]] {{bgoal|49|p}} * [[Tobias Mofjell]] {{bgoal|66}} * [[Tyler Myrmo]] {{bgoal|90+3}} |attendance = 372 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{flagdeco|NOR}} Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525868/protocol/ba_m }}
====Final==== {{Football box |date = 18 January 2026 |time = 17:30 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|FIN}} |team2 = {{bandy|SWE}} |score = 1 – 9 |goals1 = * [[Niklas Holopainen]] {{bgoal|60|p}} |goals2 = * [[Christoffer Edlund]] {{bgoal|2||16|p|50||84||86}} * [[Pontus Vilén]] {{bgoal|31||56}} * [[Alexander Härndahl]] {{bgoal|52}} * [[Albin Airisniemi]] {{bgoal|58}} |attendance = 3,000 |stadium = [[Narukerä|Pori artificial ice rink]], [[Pori]] |referee = {{Flagicon|SWE}} Mats-Olof Gustafsson |report = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/match/32525869/protocol/ba_m }}
===Final ranking=== {| class="wikitable" ! Rank !! Team |- style="background:gold;" | align=center|{{gold1}} || {{bandy|SWE}} |- style="background:silver;" | align=center|{{silver2}} || {{bandy|FIN}} |- style="background:peru;" | align=center|{{bronze3}} || {{bandy|NOR}} |- | align=center|4 || {{bandy|USA}} |- | align=center|5 || {{bandy|NED}} |- | align=center|6 || {{bandy|HUN}} |}
===Top Scorer=== Scoring Leaders<small> (Source: profixio<ref name=" 2026 Bandy World Championship Scoring Leaders">{{Cite web | title = 2026 Bandy World Championship Scoring Leaders | publisher = profixio| work = profixio.com | date = 2026-01-13 | accessdate = 2026-01-19 | url = https://www.profixio.com/app/leagueid27449/category/1176285/stats}}</ref>)</small>: <!-- UPDATED - 2026-01-19 after tournament - final standings (Groupstage and final bracket) -->
*24 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Christoffer Edlund]] *23 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[William Arvidsson]] *16 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Pontus Vilén]] *14 Goals: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Felix Callander]] *11 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Niklas Holopainen]] *11 Goals: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Fredrik Nordby]] *11 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Martin Landström]] *11 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Joel Broberg]] *10 Goals: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Marius Andersen]] *10 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Emil Fedorov]] *9 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tuukka Ässämäki]] *8 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jaakko Hyvönen]] *7 Goals: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Isac Jerner]] *6 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Vladimir In-Fa-Lin]] *6 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Teemu Määttä]] *5 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kalle Lempinen]] *5 Goals: {{flagicon|NED}} [[William Reuser]] *5 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tero Liimatainen]] *5 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Alexander Härndahl]] *5 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Albin Airisniemi]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Martin Karlsson (Bandy player)|Martin Karlsson]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|NED}} [[Mikkel Hansen (Bandy)|Mikkel Hansen]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Snodgrass (Bandy)|John Snodgrass]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alexander Turtinen]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Ville Hämäläinen]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Felix Ljungberg]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|NED}} [[Vincent Hole-Ruigrok]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Topi Saukkonen]] *3 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Riku Hämäläinen]] *3 Goals: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kyle Osterberg]] *3 Goals: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Fritiof Hagberg]] *3 Goals: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nolan Haney]] *3 Goals: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Fabie]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tatux Ässämäki]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anton Dahlberg (Bandy)|Anton Dahlberg]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Sondre Høydahl]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Hosfield]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicholas Cerrato]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Mathias Farnes]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Samuli Helavuori]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sune Gustafsson]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|NED}} [[Sander Heinsbroek]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Tobias Mofjell]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lucas Philippenko]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Stian Stærkeby]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Linus Schellin]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Darian Romanko]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Porter Haney]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Dennis Pacsai]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Jesper Tho]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Andre Bergloenn]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Viktor Spångberg]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|NED}} [[Remo Speijers]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Elias Gillgren]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Tyler Myrmo]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Peter Jankovics]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cullen Munson]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alexander Turtinen]]
==Division B== ===Preliminary round=== ''All times are local ([[Central European Time|UTC+1]]).''
{{#invoke: Sports table|main|style=WDL |winpoints=2 |update=21 March 2026 |start_date=17 March 2026 |source= [https://worldbandy.com/2026-wcs-men-b-game-schedule-results/ FIB]
|team_order=GBR, DEU, CZE, UKR, SUI |result1=GM |result2=GM |result3=BM |result4=BM |col_GM=green1 |text_GM=[[#Final 2|Final]] |col_BM=blue1 |text_BM=[[#Third place game 2|Third place game]] |res_col_header=Q
|win_GBR=4 |draw_GBR=0 |loss_GBR=0 |gf_GBR=17 |ga_GBR=11 |win_DEU=3 |draw_DEU=0 |loss_DEU=1 |gf_DEU=17 |ga_DEU=9 |win_CZE=1 |draw_CZE=0 |loss_CZE=3 |gf_CZE=10 |ga_CZE=12 |win_UKR=1 |draw_UKR=0 |loss_UKR=3 |gf_UKR=8 |ga_UKR=15 |win_SUI=1 |draw_SUI=0 |loss_SUI=3 |gf_SUI=10 |ga_SUI=15
|name_CZE={{bandy|CZE}} |name_DEU={{bandy|DEU}} |name_GBR={{bandy|GBR}} |name_SUI={{bandy|SUI}} |name_UKR={{bandy|UKR}} }}
The order of places among teams with the same number of points was determined by the goal difference in head-to-head matches (Czechia 5-4, Ukraine 6-6 and Switzerland 5-6)<ref>https://worldbandy.com/2026-wcs-men-b-game-schedule-results/</ref>.
{{Football box |date = 17 March 2026 |time = 10:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|SUI}} |team2 = {{bandy|UKR}} |score = 4-3<br/>(2-1) |goals1 = * [[Nicolai Aulie]] {{bgoal|1}} * [[William Sandstedt]] {{bgoal|24||54}} * [[Gian Luca Beeler]] {{bgoal|57}} |goals2 = * [[self goal]] {{bgoal|11}} * [[Matviy Khotyaintsev]] {{bgoal|56}} * [[Arsenii Shevchuk]] {{bgoal|58}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 17 March 2026 |time = 12:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|CZE}} |team2 = {{bandy|DEU}} |score = 2-4<br/>(0-3) |goals1 = * [[Jiri Doskocil]] {{bgoal|47}} * [[Rene Skala]] {{bgoal|53}} |goals2 = * Johan Koch {{bgoal|19||29}} * [[Philip Billington]] {{bgoal|23}} * [[Simon Främgårdh]] {{bgoal|21}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 17 March 2026 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|GBR}} |team2 = {{bandy|SUI}} |score = 4-3<br/>(2-1) |goals1 = * [[Espen More-Mellem]] {{bgoal|7}} * Jack Smith {{bgoal|23}} * [[Steven Russel]] {{bgoal|44}} * [[Jacob Signeul]] {{bgoal|63}} |goals2 = * [[William Sandstedt]] {{bgoal|29}} * [[Patrik Meyer]] {{bgoal|40||47}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 18 March 2026 |time = 12:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|UKR}} |team2 = {{bandy|DEU}} |score = 0-5<br/>(0-4) |goals1 = |goals2 = * [[Simon Främgårdh]] {{bgoal|2||24}} * [[Elias Hjortenhed]] {{bgoal|6}} * [[Jaromir Freiberger]] {{bgoal|32}} * [[Frans Asp Von Schoultz]] {{bgoal|33}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 18 March 2026 |time = 14:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|CZE}} |team2 = {{bandy|GBR}} |score = 3-4<br/>(2-3) |goals1 = * [[Jakub Marik]] {{bgoal|22}} * [[Jakub Sorse]] {{bgoal|26}} * [[Miraslav Brokl]] {{bgoal|61}} |goals2 = * [[Jonas Corcoran]] {{bgoal|9}} * Thomas Kay {{bgoal|14||25}} * [[Martin Deacon]] {{bgoal|32}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 19 March 2026 |time = 10:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|SUI}} |team2 = {{bandy|CZE}} |score = 1-3<br/>(0-2) |goals1 = * [[Gian Luca Beler]] {{bgoal|33}} |goals2 = * [[Peter Benes]] {{bgoal|2}} * [[Jan Petr]] {{bgoal|21}} * [[Jiri Doskocil]] {{bgoal|33}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 19 March 2026 |time = 12:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|DEU}} |team2 = {{bandy|GBR}} |score = 3-5<br/>(1-3) |goals1 = * Johan Koch {{bgoal|9||56}} * [[Simon Främgårdh]] {{bgoal|57}} |goals2 = * Thomas Kay {{bgoal|3}} * [[Martin Deacon]] {{bgoal|4}} * [[Jacob Signeul]] {{bgoal|19}} * [[Ulf Carter]] {{bgoal|36}} * Jack Smith {{bgoal|39}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 19 March 2026 |time = 20:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|UKR}} |team2 = {{bandy|CZE}} |score = 3-2<br/>(1-1) |goals1 = * [[Sergii Mozgovoi]] {{bgoal|14||47}} * [[Matviy Khotyaintsev]] {{bgoal|32}} |goals2 = * [[Tomas Benak]] {{bgoal|7}} * [[Rene Skala]] {{bgoal|43}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }} ---- {{Football box |date = 20 March 2026 |time = 15:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|DEU}} |team2 = {{bandy|SUI}} |score = 5-2<br/>(0-2) |goals1 = * [[Philip Billington]] {{bgoal|32||52||63}} * [[Maximilian Fichter]] {{bgoal|33}} * [[Justus Held]] {{bgoal|43}} |goals2 = * [[Nikolai Aulie]] {{bgoal|7}} * [[Arvid Vogstad]] {{bgoal|30}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }} {{Football box |date = 20 March 2026 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|GBR}} |team2 = {{bandy|UKR}} |score = 4-2<br/>(2-0) |goals1 = * [[Jonas Corcoran]] {{bgoal|21}} * Thomas Kay {{bgoal|30}} * [[Steven Russel]] {{bgoal|49}} * [[Ulf Carter]] {{bgoal|52}} |goals2 = * [[Matviy Khotyaintsev]] {{bgoal|38}} * [[Oleksandr Nechyporuk]] {{bgoal|60}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }} ----
===Final round=== ====Third place game==== {{Football box |date = 21 March 2026 |time = 11:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|CZE}} |team2 = {{bandy|UKR}} |score = 4-3<br/>(2-0) |goals1 = * [[Rene Skala]] {{bgoal|17||31}} * [[Pavel Banin]] {{bgoal|70||73}} |goals2 = * [[Oleksandr Badamshyn]] {{bgoal|54||57}} * [[Matviy Khotyaintsev]] {{bgoal|59}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }}
====Final==== {{Football box |date = 21 March 2026 |time = 17:00 |team1 = {{bandy-rt|GBR}} |team2 = {{bandy|DEU}} |score = 12-2<br/>(6-1) |goals1 = * [[Espen More-Mellem]] {{bgoal|1}} * Stuart Jackson {{bgoal|7}} * [[Martin Deacon]] {{bgoal|15||92}} * [[Steven Russel]] {{bgoal|26||39}} * Alex Ward {{bgoal|34}} * [[Jacob Signeul]] {{bgoal|48}} * Thomas Kay {{bgoal|63||66||72||75}} |goals2 = * Johan Koch {{bgoal|21}} * [[Philip Billington]] {{bgoal|87}} |report = |attendance = |stadium = [[Serwent Arena]], [[Uppsala Municipality|Uppsala]] |referee = }}
===Final ranking=== {| class="wikitable" ! Rank !! Team |- style="background:gold;" | align=center|{{gold1}} || {{bandy|GBR}} |- style="background:silver;" | align=center|{{silver2}} || {{bandy|DEU}} |- style="background:peru;" | align=center|{{bronze3}} || {{bandy|CZE}} |- | align=center|4 || {{bandy|UKR}} |- | align=center|5 || {{bandy|SUI}} |}
===Top Scorer===
*8 Goals: {{flagicon|GBR}} Thomas Kay *5 Goals: {{flagicon|DEU}} Johan Koch *5 Goals: {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Philip Billington]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Rene Skala]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Simon Främgårdh]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Martin Deacon]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Steven Russel]] *4 Goals: {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Matviy Khotyaintsev]] *3 Goals: {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jacob Signeul]] *3 Goals: {{flagicon|SUI}} [[William Sandstedt]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jiri Doskocil]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Pavel Banin]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Smith *2 Goals: {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jonas Corcoran]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ulf Carter]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Espen More-Mellem]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patrik Meyer]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Gian Luca Beeler]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Nicolai Aulie]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Sergii Mozgovoi]] *2 Goals: {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Oleksandr Badamshyn]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jakub Marik]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jakub Sorse]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Miraslav Brokl]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Peter Benes]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Petr]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomas Benak]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Elias Hjortenhed]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Jaromir Freiberger]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Frans Asp Von Schoultz]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Maximilian Fichter]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Justus Held]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|GBR}} Stuart Jackson *1 Goal: {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Ward *1 Goal: {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Arvid Vogstad]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Arsenii Shevchuk]] *1 Goal: {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Oleksandr Nechyporuk]] *1 Self Goal: {{flagicon|SUI}} for {{flagicon|UKR}}
==Broadcasting rights== {| class="wikitable<!--sortable-->" style="text-align:left;" ! Country/region ! Broadcaster |- |{{Flagu|Finland}} |[[Yle]], [[Satakunnan Kansa]] |- |{{Flagu|Russia}} |[[Start (streaming service)|Start]] |- |{{Flagu|Sweden}} |[[Aftonbladet]] |- |'''Worldwide''' |FIB TV |}
Souruce: <ref name="Broadcasting rights WCS Men/Women 2026">{{Cite web | title = HERE YOU CAN VIEW THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS! | publisher = worldbandy.com | work = FIB | date = 2026-01-12 | accessdate = 2026-01-19 | url = https://worldbandy.com/2026/01/12/here-you-can-view-the-world-championships/}}</ref>
==References== <references/>
{{Bandy World Championships}} {{World championships in 2026}}
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