2026 Bandy World Championship

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The 2026 Bandy World Championship is being held in Finland from 12 to 18 January 2026.[1] The tournament is the 42nd Bandy World Championship. The last time the championship was held in Finland was in 2001. The tournament is the seventh Bandy World Championship to be held in Finland.

Host country Finland
CitiesPori (Division A),
Uppsala (Division B)
Venue(s)Pori artificial ice rink (Division A)
Serwent Indoor Arena (Division B)
Dates12 – 18 January (Division A)
17 – 21 March (Division B)
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2026 Bandy World Championship
XLIV Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Finland
CitiesPori (Division A),
Uppsala (Division B)
Venue(s)Pori artificial ice rink (Division A)
Serwent Indoor Arena (Division B)
Dates12 – 18 January (Division A)
17 – 21 March (Division B)
Teams6 (Division A) and 5 (Division B)
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (15th title)
Runners-up  Finland
Third place  Norway
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played12
Goals scored210 (17.5 per game)
Attendance5,398 (450 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Division A
Sweden Christoffer Edlund (Division A 19 (24)
 points)
Official website
https://www.bandywc2026.fi/
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The Federation of International Bandy awarded the games to Finland in June 2025.[2] The visual identity of the games was released in August 2025.

Venues

All matches were played at Pori artificial ice rink in Pori, Satakunta and Serwent Arena, Uppsala, Sweden.

More information Finland, Sweden ...
Finland Sweden
Pori Uppsala
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Pori artificial ice rink
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Serwent Arena
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Qualified nations

Division A

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Finland (H) 5 5 0 0 60 4 +56 10 Semifinals
2  Sweden 5 4 0 1 94 7 +87 8
3  Norway 5 3 0 2 48 22 +26 6
4  United States 5 2 0 3 23 49 26 4
5  Netherlands 5 1 0 4 14 75 61 2 Fifth place match
6  Hungary 5 0 0 5 3 85 82 0
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More information Netherlands, 0–21 ...
Netherlands 0–21 Norway
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  • Marius Andersen Goal 1', 42', 55', 76'
  • Felix Callander Goal 3', 14', 29', 51', 70', 73'
  • Fredrik Nordby Goal 9', 11', 12', 46', 58'
  • Isac Jerner Goal 33'
  • Fritiof Hagberg Goal 38'
  • Jesper Tho Goal 40'
  • Felix Ljungberg Goal 72'
  • Tobias Mofjell Goal 82'
  • Sondre Høydahl Goal 89'
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Referee: Sweden Mats-Olof Gustafsson
More information Sweden, 34–0 ...
Sweden 34–0 Hungary
  • William Arvidsson Goal 1', 6', 23', 39', 42', 61', 63', 76', 86'
  • Christoffer Edlund Goal 4', 5', 32', 40', 46', 65', 77'
  • Martin Landström Goal 11', 53', 54'
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 14', 15', 60', 69', 72', 84'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 16', 78'
  • Vladimir In-Fa-Lin Goal 20', 28'
  • Sune Gustafsson Goal 25'
  • Martin Karlsson Goal 36', 82'
  • Alexander Härndahl Goal 52'
  • Albin Airisniemi Goal 71'
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Referee: Finland Adam Jokinen
More information Finland, 14–1 ...
Finland 14–1 United States
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 2'
  • Ville Hämäläinen Goal 8', 89'
  • Jaakko Hyvönen Goal 10', 52'
  • Tero Liimatainen Goal 22'
  • Tuukka Ässämäki Goal 30', 44', 65'
  • Tatux Ässämäki Goal 39'
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 47'
  • Teemu Määttä Goal 48'
  • Samuli Helavuori Goal 74'
  • Kalle Lempinen Goal 78'
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  • Alexander Turtinen Goal 36'
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Attendance: 756
Referee: Norway Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs

More information Sweden, 28–0 ...
Sweden 28–0 Netherlands
  • William Arvidsson Goal 2', 10', 36', 66'
  • Christoffer Edlund Goal 9', 33', 41', 46', 54', 62', 65', 87'
  • Albin Airisniemi Goal 15'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 17', 35', 49'
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 18', 21', 46', 63', 79'
  • Martin Karlsson Goal 24', 59'
  • Martin Landström Goal 30', 31', 82'
  • Vladimir In-Fa-Lin Goal 32', 54'
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Attendance: 63
Referee: Norway Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs
More information Finland, 19–0 ...
Finland 19–0 Hungary
  • Tuukka Ässämäki Goal 3', 82', 83'
  • Teemu Määttä Goal 14', 90'
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 25', 34' (p), 79'
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 28', 57', 86' (p)
  • Riku Hämäläinen Goal 31', 46'
  • Tero Liimatainen Goal 35', 77'
  • Jaakko Hyvönen Goal 60', 73'
  • Kalle Lempinen Goal 63'
  • Tatu Ässämäki Goal 69'
  • Tero Liimatainen Goal 77'
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Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Finland Antti Malaska
More information Norway, 13–3 ...
Norway 13–3 United States
  • Isac Jerner Goal 12', 53'
  • Marius Andersen Goal 30', 39'
  • Fredrik Nordby Goal 32', 50'
  • Felix Callander Goal 35', 43', 75'
  • Fritiof Hagberg Goal 45+2'
  • Felix Ljungberg Goal 57'
  • Stian Stærkeby Goal 65'
  • Mathias Farnes Goal 89'
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  • Michael Fabie Goal 13'
  • Kyle Osterberg Goal 23'
  • John Snodgrass Goal 90'
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Attendance: 78
Referee: Finland Adam Jokinen

More information Netherlands, 0–16 ...
Netherlands 0–16 Finland
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  • Emil Fedorov Goal 5', 26'
  • Tuukka Ässämäki Goal 6', 49'
  • Riku Hämäläinen Goal 15'
  • Topi Saukkonen Goal 17'
  • Jaakko Hyvönen Goal 19', 55'
  • Ville Hämäläinen Goal 24', 75'
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 53', 63', 85'
  • Kalle Lempinen Goal 60' (p), 71'
  • Teemu Määttä Goal 74'
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Attendance: 887
Referee: Norway Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs
More information Norway, 1–12 ...
Norway 1–12 Sweden
  • Felix Callander Goal 82'
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  • Martin Landström Goal 1'
  • William Arvidsson Goal 3'
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 12'
  • Vladimir In-Fa-LinGoal 34', 76'
  • Christoffer Edlund Goal 36', 85'
  • Alexander Härndahl Goal 44'
  • Viktor Spångberg Goal 60'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 63', 89'
  • Goal 69' (o.g.)
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Attendance: 152
Referee: Antti Malaska
More information United States, 10–0 ...
United States 10–0 Hungary
  • Lucas Philippenko Goal 19'
  • Alexander Turtinen Goal 27'
  • John Snodgrass Goal 42', 86'
  • Michael Hosfield Goal 45', 89'
  • Nolan Haney Goal 57'
  • Porter Haney Goal 63'
  • Kyle Osterberg Goal 79'
  • Nicholas Cerrato Goal 88'
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Attendance: 124
Referee: Sweden Mats-Olof Gustafsson

More information United States, 2–17 ...
United States 2–17 Sweden
  • Nicholas Cerrato Goal 33'
  • Nolan Haney Goal 63'
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  • Pontus Vilén Goal 3'
  • William Arvidsson Goal 4', 14', 24', 46', 55'
  • Alexander Härndahl Goal 6', 90+2'
  • Anton Dahlberg Goal 10', 28'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 16', 40'
  • Martin Landström Goal 39', 44', 78'
  • Albin Airisniemi Goal 53', 62'
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Attendance: 155
Referee: Sweden Mats-Olof Gustafsson
More information Hungary, 3–9 ...
Hungary 3–9 Netherlands
  • Dennis Pacsai Goal 23'
  • Linus Schellin Goal 29'
  • Andre Bergloenn Goal 80'
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  • Goal 2' (o.g.)
  • Sander Heinsbroek Goal 16'
  • William Reuser Goal 22', 45+1', 88'
  • Mikkel Hansen Goal 45', 71'
  • Vincent Hole-Ruigrok Goal 58', 76'
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Attendance: 118
Referee: Finland Antti Malaska
More information Norway, 0–7 ...
Norway 0–7 Finland
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  • Teemu Määttä Goal 20'
  • Topi Saukkonen Goal 24', 34'
  • Kalle Lempinen Goal 25'
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 39'
  • Tuukka Ässämäki Goal 41'
  • Tero Liimatainen Goal 75'
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Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Finland Adam Jokinen

More information Netherlands, 5–7 ...
Netherlands 5–7 United States
  • Mikkel Hansen Goal 2', 60'
  • William Reuser Goal 13', 27'
  • Vincent Hole-Ruigrok Goal 66'
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  • Kyle Osterberg Goal 3'
  • John Snodgrass Goal 20'
  • Goal 23' (o.g.)
  • Darian Romanko Goal 26'
  • Alexander Turtinen Goal 64', 84'
  • Michael Fabie Goal 90+4'
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Referee: Norway Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs
More information Hungary, 0–13 ...
Hungary 0–13 Norway
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  • Marius Andersen Goal 12', 25', 57', 70'
  • Mathias Farnes Goal 15'
  • Fredrik Nordby Goal 24', 27'
  • Fritiof Hagberg Goal 48'
  • Sondre Høydahl Goal 54'
  • Isac Jerner Goal 79'
  • Felix Callander Goal 80', 82', 88'
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Attendance: 532
Referee: Finland Adam Jokinen
More information Finland, 4–3 ...
Finland 4–3 Sweden
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 12', 40'
  • Goal 60' (o.g.)
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 86'
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  • William Arvidsson Goal 2', 48'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 4'
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sweden Mats-Olof Gustafsson

Final round

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 January
 
 
 Finland10
 
18 January
 
 United States1
 
 Finland1
 
17 January
 
 Sweden9
 
 Sweden8
 
 
 Norway2
 
Third place
 
 
18 January
 
 
 United States3
 
 
 Norway8

Placement Game 5-6

More information Netherlands, 3–1 ...
Netherlands 3–1 Hungary
  • Remo Speijers Goal 11'
  • Sander Heinsbroek Goal 42'
  • Vincent Hole-Ruigrok Goal 86'
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  • Peter Jankovics Goal 87'
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Attendance: 102
Referee: Antti Malaska

Semifinals

More information Sweden, 8–2 ...
Sweden 8–2 Norway
  • Christoffer Edlund Goal 4', 65'
  • Martin Landström Goal 14'
  • Joel Broberg Goal 19'
  • William Arvidsson Goal 25', 41'
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 31'
  • Sune Gustafsson Goal 84'
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  • Felix Ljungberg Goal 15'
  • Isac Jerner Goal 39'
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Attendance: 414
Referee: Adam Jokinen
More information Finland, 10–1 ...
Finland 10–1 United States
  • Teemu Määttä Goal 5'
  • Jaakko Hyvönen Goal 12', 70'
  • Samuli Helavuori Goal 15'
  • Tero Liimatainen Goal 17'
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 44'
  • Topi Saukkonen Goal 55'
  • Emil Fedorov Goal 56', 90'
  • Elias Gillgren Goal 77'
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  • Cullen Munson Goal 34'
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Attendance: 2,712
Referee: Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs

Bronze Game

More information United States, 3–8 ...
United States 3–8 Norway
  • Alexander Turtinen Goal 33'
  • Nolan Haney Goal 73'
  • Michael Fabie Goal 83'
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  • Isac Jerner Goal 30', 44'
  • Fredrik Nordby Goal 36', 90+2'
  • Felix Callander Goal 41'
  • Felix Ljungberg Goal 49' (p)
  • Tobias Mofjell Goal 66'
  • Tyler Myrmo Goal 90+3'
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Attendance: 372
Referee: Fredrik Bjørseth Vigsnæs

Final

More information Finland, 1 – 9 ...
Finland 1 – 9 Sweden
  • Niklas Holopainen Goal 60' (p)
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  • Christoffer Edlund Goal 2', 16' (p), 50', 84', 86'
  • Pontus Vilén Goal 31', 56'
  • Alexander Härndahl Goal 52'
  • Albin Airisniemi Goal 58'
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sweden Mats-Olof Gustafsson

Final ranking

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Top Scorer

Scoring Leaders (Source: profixio[3]):

  • 24 Goals: Sweden Christoffer Edlund
  • 23 Goals: Sweden William Arvidsson
  • 16 Goals: Sweden Pontus Vilén
  • 14 Goals: Norway Felix Callander
  • 11 Goals: Finland Niklas Holopainen
  • 11 Goals: Norway Fredrik Nordby
  • 11 Goals: Sweden Martin Landström
  • 11 Goals: Sweden Joel Broberg
  • 10 Goals: Norway Marius Andersen
  • 10 Goals: Finland Emil Fedorov
  • 9 Goals: Finland Tuukka Ässämäki
  • 8 Goals: Finland Jaakko Hyvönen
  • 7 Goals: Norway Isac Jerner
  • 6 Goals: Sweden Vladimir In-Fa-Lin
  • 6 Goals: Finland Teemu Määttä
  • 5 Goals: Finland Kalle Lempinen
  • 5 Goals: Netherlands William Reuser
  • 5 Goals: Finland Tero Liimatainen
  • 5 Goals: Sweden Alexander Härndahl
  • 5 Goals: Sweden Albin Airisniemi
  • 4 Goals: Sweden Martin Karlsson
  • 4 Goals: Netherlands Mikkel Hansen
  • 4 Goals: United States John Snodgrass
  • 4 Goals: United States Alexander Turtinen
  • 4 Goals: Finland Ville Hämäläinen
  • 4 Goals: Norway Felix Ljungberg
  • 4 Goals: Netherlands Vincent Hole-Ruigrok
  • 4 Goals: Finland Topi Saukkonen
  • 3 Goals: Finland Riku Hämäläinen
  • 3 Goals: United States Kyle Osterberg
  • 3 Goals: Norway Fritiof Hagberg
  • 3 Goals: United States Nolan Haney
  • 3 Goals: United States Michael Fabie
  • 2 Goals: Finland Tatux Ässämäki
  • 2 Goals: Sweden Anton Dahlberg
  • 2 Goals: Norway Sondre Høydahl
  • 2 Goals: United States Michael Hosfield
  • 2 Goals: United States Nicholas Cerrato
  • 2 Goals: Norway Mathias Farnes
  • 2 Goals: Finland Samuli Helavuori
  • 2 Goals: Sweden Sune Gustafsson
  • 2 Goals: Netherlands Sander Heinsbroek
  • 2 Goals: Norway Tobias Mofjell
  • 1 Goal: United States Lucas Philippenko
  • 1 Goal: Norway Stian Stærkeby
  • 1 Goal: Hungary Linus Schellin
  • 1 Goal: United States Darian Romanko
  • 1 Goal: United States Porter Haney
  • 1 Goal: Hungary Dennis Pacsai
  • 1 Goal: Norway Jesper Tho
  • 1 Goal: Hungary Andre Bergloenn
  • 1 Goal: Sweden Viktor Spångberg
  • 1 Goal: Netherlands Remo Speijers
  • 1 Goal: Finland Elias Gillgren
  • 1 Goal: Norway Tyler Myrmo
  • 1 Goal: Hungary Peter Jankovics
  • 1 Goal: United States Cullen Munson
  • 1 Goal: United States Alexander Turtinen

Division B

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 4 4 0 0 17 11 +6 8 Final
2  Germany 4 3 0 1 17 9 +8 6
3  Czech Republic 4 1 0 3 10 12 2 2 Third place game
4  Ukraine 4 1 0 3 8 15 7 2
5   Switzerland 4 1 0 3 10 15 5 2
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: FIB

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)[4].

More information Switzerland, 4-3 (2-1) ...
Switzerland 4-3
(2-1)
 Ukraine
  • Nicolai Aulie Goal 1'
  • William Sandstedt Goal 24', 54'
  • Gian Luca Beeler Goal 57'
  • self goal Goal 11'
  • Matviy Khotyaintsev Goal 56'
  • Arsenii Shevchuk Goal 58'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
More information Czech Republic, 2-4 (0-3) ...
Czech Republic 2-4
(0-3)
 Germany
  • Jiri Doskocil Goal 47'
  • Rene Skala Goal 53'
  • Johan Koch Goal 19', 29'
  • Philip Billington Goal 23'
  • Simon Främgårdh Goal 21'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
More information Great Britain, 4-3 (2-1) ...
Great Britain 4-3
(2-1)
  Switzerland
  • Espen More-Mellem Goal 7'
  • Jack Smith Goal 23'
  • Steven Russel Goal 44'
  • Jacob Signeul Goal 63'
  • William Sandstedt Goal 29'
  • Patrik Meyer Goal 40', 47'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala

More information Ukraine, 0-5 (0-4) ...
Ukraine 0-5
(0-4)
 Germany
  • Simon Främgårdh Goal 2', 24'
  • Elias Hjortenhed Goal 6'
  • Jaromir Freiberger Goal 32'
  • Frans Asp Von Schoultz Goal 33'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
More information Czech Republic, 3-4 (2-3) ...
Czech Republic 3-4
(2-3)
 Great Britain
  • Jakub Marik Goal 22'
  • Jakub Sorse Goal 26'
  • Miraslav Brokl Goal 61'
  • Jonas Corcoran Goal 9'
  • Thomas Kay Goal 14', 25'
  • Martin Deacon Goal 32'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala

More information Switzerland, 1-3 (0-2) ...
Switzerland 1-3
(0-2)
 Czech Republic
  • Gian Luca Beler Goal 33'
  • Peter Benes Goal 2'
  • Jan Petr Goal 21'
  • Jiri Doskocil Goal 33'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
More information Germany, 3-5 (1-3) ...
Germany 3-5
(1-3)
 Great Britain
  • Johan Koch Goal 9', 56'
  • Simon Främgårdh Goal 57'
  • Thomas Kay Goal 3'
  • Martin Deacon Goal 4'
  • Jacob Signeul Goal 19'
  • Ulf Carter Goal 36'
  • Jack Smith Goal 39'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
More information Ukraine, 3-2 (1-1) ...
Ukraine 3-2
(1-1)
 Czech Republic
  • Sergii Mozgovoi Goal 14', 47'
  • Matviy Khotyaintsev Goal 32'
  • Tomas Benak Goal 7'
  • Rene Skala Goal 43'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala

More information Germany, 5-2 (0-2) ...
Germany 5-2
(0-2)
  Switzerland
  • Philip Billington Goal 32', 52', 63'
  • Maximilian Fichter Goal 33'
  • Justus Held Goal 43'
  • Nikolai Aulie Goal 7'
  • Arvid Vogstad Goal 30'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
More information Great Britain, 4-2 (2-0) ...
Great Britain 4-2
(2-0)
 Ukraine
  • Jonas Corcoran Goal 21'
  • Thomas Kay Goal 30'
  • Steven Russel Goal 49'
  • Ulf Carter Goal 52'
  • Matviy Khotyaintsev Goal 38'
  • Oleksandr Nechyporuk Goal 60'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala

Final round

Third place game

More information Czech Republic, 4-3 (2-0) ...
Czech Republic 4-3
(2-0)
 Ukraine
  • Rene Skala Goal 17', 31'
  • Pavel Banin Goal 70', 73'
  • Oleksandr Badamshyn Goal 54', 57'
  • Matviy Khotyaintsev Goal 59'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala

Final

More information Great Britain, 12-2 (6-1) ...
Great Britain 12-2
(6-1)
 Germany
  • Espen More-Mellem Goal 1'
  • Stuart Jackson Goal 7'
  • Martin Deacon Goal 15', 92'
  • Steven Russel Goal 26', 39'
  • Alex Ward Goal 34'
  • Jacob Signeul Goal 48'
  • Thomas Kay Goal 63', 66', 72', 75'
  • Johan Koch Goal 21'
  • Philip Billington Goal 87'
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala

Final ranking

More information Rank, Team ...
RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s) Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Czech Republic
4 Ukraine
5  Switzerland
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Top Scorer

  • 8 Goals: United Kingdom Thomas Kay
  • 5 Goals: Germany Johan Koch
  • 5 Goals: Germany Philip Billington
  • 4 Goals: Czech Republic Rene Skala
  • 4 Goals: Germany Simon Främgårdh
  • 4 Goals: United Kingdom Martin Deacon
  • 4 Goals: United Kingdom Steven Russel
  • 4 Goals: Ukraine Matviy Khotyaintsev
  • 3 Goals: United Kingdom Jacob Signeul
  • 3 Goals: Switzerland William Sandstedt
  • 2 Goals: Czech Republic Jiri Doskocil
  • 2 Goals: Czech Republic Pavel Banin
  • 2 Goals: United Kingdom Jack Smith
  • 2 Goals: United Kingdom Jonas Corcoran
  • 2 Goals: United Kingdom Ulf Carter
  • 2 Goals: United Kingdom Espen More-Mellem
  • 2 Goals: Switzerland Patrik Meyer
  • 2 Goals: Switzerland Gian Luca Beeler
  • 2 Goals: Switzerland Nicolai Aulie
  • 2 Goals: Ukraine Sergii Mozgovoi
  • 2 Goals: Ukraine Oleksandr Badamshyn
  • 1 Goal: Czech Republic Jakub Marik
  • 1 Goal: Czech Republic Jakub Sorse
  • 1 Goal: Czech Republic Miraslav Brokl
  • 1 Goal: Czech Republic Peter Benes
  • 1 Goal: Czech Republic Jan Petr
  • 1 Goal: Czech Republic Tomas Benak
  • 1 Goal: Germany Elias Hjortenhed
  • 1 Goal: Germany Jaromir Freiberger
  • 1 Goal: Germany Frans Asp Von Schoultz
  • 1 Goal: Germany Maximilian Fichter
  • 1 Goal: Germany Justus Held
  • 1 Goal: United Kingdom Stuart Jackson
  • 1 Goal: United Kingdom Alex Ward
  • 1 Goal: Switzerland Arvid Vogstad
  • 1 Goal: Ukraine Arsenii Shevchuk
  • 1 Goal: Ukraine Oleksandr Nechyporuk
  • 1 Self Goal: Switzerland for Ukraine

Broadcasting rights

More information Country/region, Broadcaster ...
Country/region Broadcaster
 Finland Yle, Satakunnan Kansa
 Russia Start
 Sweden Aftonbladet
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