2004 Bandy World Championship

Template:Infobox tournament season The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition among bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden on 1–8 February 2004 for Group A and Group B was played at the City Park Ice Rink in Hungary on 25–28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the 1st time. Eleven bandy playing countries participated in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (group A) and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States (group B).

Results

Finland became champion. For the first time ever (and, as of 2025, still the only time) the championship went to a team other than Soviet Union/Russia or Sweden.

Group A

• Finland
• Sweden
• Russia
• Kazakhstan
• Norway

First round

• 1 February

Sweden–Kazakhstan 14–2

Russia–Norway 6–3

• 2 February

Kazakhstan–Russia 3–10

Sweden–Finland 7–1

• 3 February

Finland–Norway 5–3

Sweden–Russia 4–3

• 4 February

Kazakhstan–Norway 4–4

Russia–Finland 3–4

• 5 February

Finland–Kazakhstan 3–7

Sweden–Norway 6–6

Final round

Semifinals

• 7 February

Sweden–Kazakhstan 10–3

Russia–Finland 3–4

Match for 3rd place

• 8 February

Russia–Kazakhstan 5–2

Final

• 8 February

Sweden–Finland 4–5 (aet)

Group B

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Group B was played in Budapest

• United States
• Belarus
• Hungary
• Canada
• Netherlands
• Estonia

First round

• 25 February

Canada–USA 3–4

Hungary–Estonia 2–3

Belarus–Netherlands 7–0

Estonia–Canada 2–6

Hungary–USA 1–10

• 26 February

Belarus–Estonia 2–1

Netherlands–USA 0–12

Belarus–Canada 3–2

Estonia–USA 0–10

Hungary–Netherlands 4–1

• 27 February

Hungary–Belarus 4–2

Netherlands–Canada 1–6

Belarus–USA 1–6

Netherlands–Estonia 0–6

Hungary–Canada 3–3

Match for 3rd place

• 28 February

Hungary–Canada 5–1

Final

• 28 February

USA–Belarus 7–0