2020 Women's Bandy World Championship

The 2020 Women's Bandy World Championship was held from 19 to 22 February 2020 in Oslo, Norway.^[1]

2020 Women's Bandy World Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	Norway
City	Oslo
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Dates	19–22 February 2020
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (9th title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	Norway
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played	22
Goals scored	134 (6.09 per game)
Attendance	2,792 (127 per game)
Awards
MVP	Matilda Plan
← 2018 2022 →

Eight teams participated in the tournament as China pulled out due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.^[2]

Venues

Voldsløkka

Frogner stadion

Bergbanen

Location of the venues within the city of Oslo

Frogner, Oslo			Sagene, Oslo			Nordre Aker, Oslo
Frogner stadion			Voldsløkka idrettspark			Bergbanen
Location	Norway		Location	Norway		Location	Norway
Constructed	Opened: 1914 Renovated: 2010		Constructed	2018		Constructed
Capacity	4,200		Capacity			Capacity

Squads

Main article: 2020 Women's Bandy World Championship squads

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	4	0	0	23	3	+20	8	Semifinals
2	Russia	4	3	0	1	13	4	+9	6
3	Norway (H)	4	1	1	2	4	15	−11	3
4	Finland	4	1	0	3	5	8	−3	2
5	United States	4	0	1	3	3	18	−15	1	Fifth place game

Source: FIB
(H) Hosts

19 February 2020

09:30

United States	1–1	Norway
Stech  29'	Report	Kvaal-Knutsen  17'
Penalties
	1–2

Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 304

Referee: Victoria Bergström

19 February 2020

11:30

Finland	0–1	Sweden
	Report	Fosselius  28'

Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 110

Referee: Liliya Ibragimova

19 February 2020

13:30

Russia	6–0	United States
Gurinchik  3', 27', 58' D. Lipanova  47' (p), 48' Mashinskaya  50' (p)	Report

Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 43

Referee: Stephanie Johnson

19 February 2020

15:30

Norway	2–1	Finland
Selbekk  14' Holm  46'	Report	Lohiniva  51'

Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 273

Referee: Liliya Ibragimova

19 February 2020

17:30

Sweden	3–2	Russia
Ström  16' Persson  26' Svenler  59'	Report	Gurinchik  8', 22'

Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 127

Referee: Victoria Bergström

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20 February 2020

10:30

Finland	1–3	Russia
Lohiniva  57'	Report	Bogdanova  43' Mikhailova  45', 58'

Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 57

Referee: Victoria Bergström

20 February 2020

12:30

Sweden	8–0	United States
Ström  13', 35', 36', 48' Larsson  14' Plan  24' Ahlander  26' Östman  51'	Report

Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 58

Referee: Evy Marie Holter

20 February 2020

14:30

Russia	2–0	Norway
Bogdanova  2' Denisova  43'	Report

Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 74

Referee: Stephanie Johnson

20 February 2020

16:30

United States	2–3	Finland
Stech  15' Meuwissen  60+3'	Report	Simola  30', 51' Klemola  34'

Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 25

Referee: Victoria Bergström

20 February 2020

18:30

Norway	1–11	Sweden
Berntsen-Lillejord  51'	Report	Gustafsson  6' Larsson  13', 49', 58' Plan  17', 39' Svenler  18' Ström  19' Persson  23', 55' Östman  36'

Frogner stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 240

Referee: Liliya Ibragimova

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	4	4	0	0	18	8	+10	8	Fifth place game
2	Estonia	4	2	0	2	25	14	+11	4	Seventh place game
3	Switzerland	4	0	0	4	4	25	−21	0

Source: FIB

19 February 2020

09:30

Estonia	10–2	Switzerland
	Report

Bergbanen, Oslo

Attendance: 15

Referee: Stephanie Johnson

19 February 2020

13:30

Switzerland	0–5	Japan
	Report

Bergbanen, Oslo

Attendance: 15

Referee: Evy Marie Holter

19 February 2020

17:00

Japan	3–2	Estonia
	Report

Bergbanen, Oslo

Attendance: 20

Referee: Evy Marie Holter

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20 February 2020

09:30

Switzerland	0–3	Japan
	Report

Bergbanen, Oslo

Attendance: 15

Referee: Stephanie Johnson

20 February 2020

13:30

Estonia	7–2	Switzerland
	Report

Bergbanen, Oslo

Attendance: 2

Referee: Liliya Ibragimova

20 February 2020

17:00

Japan	7–6	Estonia
	Report

Bergbanen, Oslo

Attendance: 10

Referee: Evy Marie Holter

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	21 February
	Sweden	9
					22 February
	Finland	1
					Sweden	3
	21 February
					Russia	1
	Russia	4
	Norway	0
					Third place
					22 February
					Norway	6
					Finland	1

Semifinals

21 February 2020

11:00

Russia	4–0	Norway
Mashinskaya  20' (p) Mikhailova  25' Gurinchik  51', 85'	Report

Frogner stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 217

Referee: Victoria Bergström

21 February 2020

14:00

Sweden	9–1	Finland
Friman  21' Gustafsson  29' Ahlander  31' Plan  36', 46', 79' Ström  72', 87' Larsson  74'	Report	Sorsa  58'

Frogner stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 214

Referee: Liliya Ibragimova

Seventh place game

21 February 2020

11:00

Estonia	9–0	Switzerland
Prokofeva  8', 11', 28', 47', 63', 83' Tataurova  24' (p), 44' Mahla  86'	Report

Bergbanen, Oslo

Attendance: 5

Referee: Stephanie Johnson

Fifth place game

21 February 2020

11:00

United States	5–0	Japan
Carroll  10', 46' Engebretson  57' Johnson  77' Wanecke  88'	Report

Voldsløkka Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 28

Referee: Evy Marie Holter

Third place game

22 February 2020

11:00

Norway	6–1	Finland
Borge  8' Holm  12' Bakke  22' Follesø  27', 71' Berntsen-Lillejord  30'	Report	Segerman  17'

Frogner stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 428

Referee: Liliya Ibragimova

Final

22 February 2020

14:00

Sweden	3–1	Russia
Plan  7', 47' Ahlander  66' (p)	Report	D. Lipanova  56'

Frogner stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 512

Referee: Victoria Bergström

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Sweden
	Russia
	Norway
4	Finland
5	United States
6	Japan
7	Estonia
8	Switzerland

Awards

• MVP: Matilda Plan
• Best goalkeeper: Sara Carlström
• Best defender: Malin Kuul
• Best midfielder: Galina Mikhaylova
• Best forward: Tilda Ström
• Fair play:  Japan