11th Bandy World Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Sweden |
Dates | 27 January – 4 February |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Soviet Union |
Runner-up | Sweden |
Third place | Finland |
Fourth place | Norway |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 12 |
Goals scored | 96 (8 per game) |
The 1979 Bandy World Championship was contested among four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden from 27 January-4 February 1979. Soviet Union, who remained unbeaten through the tournament, became champions.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 11 |
2 | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 8 |
3 | Finland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 5 |
4 | Norway | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 38 | −27 | 0 |