2026 Women's Bandy World Championship

2026 Women's Bandy World Championship
XIV Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host countries Finland
 Sweden
CitiesPori (Group A)
Uppsala (Group B)
Venue(s)Pori artificial ice rink (Group A)
Serwent Arena (Group B) (in 2 host cities)
Dates14 – 18 January (Group A)
17 - 22 March (Group B)
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (13th title)
Runners-up  Norway
Third place  United States
Fourth place Finland

The 2026 Bandy World Championship for women and the 2026 men's Bandy World Championship were played in Pori, Finland, on 14th – 18 January 2026.[1][2] For the third time, the men's world championship and the women's world championship were played at the same arena and interwined with each other.[3]

The four teams in this year's edition in Group A are Finland (hosts), Sweden, Norway and USA.[4]

Venues

All matches were played at Pori artificial ice rink, an outdoor bandy arena in Pori, Satakunta (Group A) and Serwent Arena a indoor bandy arena in Uppsala, Sweden (Group B).

Finland Sweden
Pori Uppsala
Venue
Pori artificial ice rink 		Venue
Serwent Arena
Capacity: 500 Capacity: 1,000

Qualified nations

Group A

Group Stage

All times are local (UTC+2).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 0 26 2 +24 6 Semifinals
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 10 11 −1 4
3  United States 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7 2
4  Finland (H) 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
Source: profixio, FIB
(H) Hosts
Finland 0–8 Sweden
Report
  • Moa Friman  7'
  • Kajsa Ericsson  13'
  • Tilda Ström  23'
  • Karla Thuresson  43', 75'
  • Gabriella Aronsson  45+2'
  • Edit Ljung  71'
  • Ella Oskarsson  87'
Attendance: 283
Referee: Stephanie Lynn Johnson
Norway 4–1 United States
  • Laura Follesø  19'
  • Ina Dahl  74'
  • Charlotte Selbekk  88'
  • Marie Nordboe  90'
 Report
  • Kenzie Prater  36'
Attendance: 141
Referee: Sophia Wikström
United States 1–8 Sweden
  • Allison Thunstrom  27'
 Report
  • Gabriella Aronsson  7'
  • Sanna Gustafsson  17', 74' (p), 76'
  • Karla Thuresson  30'
  • Ella Oskarsson  43'
  • Edit Ljung  49'
  • Tilda Ström  71'
Attendance: 105
Referee: Stephanie Lynn Johnson
Norway 5–0 Finland
  • Laura Follesø  19', 25'
  • Isabel Robertsen  40'
  • Ingrid Tufte  47', 73'
 Report
Attendance: 305
Referee: Sophia Wikström
Finland 0–3 United States
Report
  • Katherine Noonan  21'
  • Makaila Anderson  67'
  • Allison Thunstrom  83'
Attendance: 635
Referee: Stephanie Lynn Johnson
Sweden 10–1 Norway
  • Tilda Ström  11', 38'
  • Karla Thuresson  12', 66'
  • Ella Oskarsson  15', 56'
  • Edit Ljung  27'
  • Tora Uebel  57'
  • Emelie Åkerlund  84', 90'
 Report
  • Charlotte Selbekk  68'
Attendance: 137
Referee: Sophia Wikström

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals Final
      
1  Sweden 9
4  Finland 0
1  Sweden 9
2  Norway 1
2  Norway 5
3  United States 1 Third place
4  Finland 0
3  United States 3

Semifinals

Sweden 9–0 Finland
  • Tilda Ström  16', 20', 67'
  • Ella Oskarsson  29'
  • Tova Grönoset  48', 70', 77'
  • Moa Friman  80'
  • Karla Thuresson  83'
 Report
Attendance: 217
Referee: Stephanie Lynn Johnson
Norway 5–1 United States
  • Charlotte Selbekk  3', 29' (p)
  • Anna Egeberg  16'
  • Laura Follesø  44'
  • Ingrid Tufte  66'
 Report
  • Makaila Anderson  45+2'
Attendance: 488
Referee: Sophia Wikström

Third place game

Finland 0–3 United States
Report
  • Tamara Meuwissen  66'
  • Ellen Larson  90'
  • Allison Thunstrom  90+3'
Attendance: 196
Referee: Stephanie Lynn Johnson

Final

Sweden 9–1 Norway
  • Edit Ljung  4', 61'
  • Tilda Ström  17', 81', 84'
  • Ella Oskarsson  24'
  • Tova Grönoset  55'
  • Karla Thuresson  67'
  • Sanna Gustafsson  82'
 Report
  •  76' Isabel Robertsen
Attendance: 943
Referee: Sophia Wikström

Top Scorer

  • 10 Goals: Tilda Ström
  • 7 Goals: Karla Thuresson
  • 6 Goals: Ella Oskarsson
  • 5 Goals: Tova Grönoset
  • 4 Goals: Edit Ljung
  • 4 Goals: Laura Follesø
  • 4 Goals: Charlotte Selbekk
  • 4 Goals: Sanna Gustafsson
  • 3 Goals: Ingrid Tufte
  • 3 Goals: Allison Thunstrom
  • 2 Goals: Moa Friman
  • 2 Goals: Gabriella Aronsson
  • 2 Goals: Isabel Robertsen
  • 2 Goals: Makaila Anderson
  • 1 Goal: Kajsa Ericsson
  • 1 Goal: Tora Uebel
  • 1 Goal: Emelie Åkerlund
  • 1 Goal: Ina Dahl
  • 1 Goal: Marie Nordboe
  • 1 Goal: Anna Egeberg
  • 1 Goal: Kenzie Prater
  • 1 Goal: Katherine Noonan
  • 1 Goal: Tamara Meuwissen
  • 1 Goal: Ellen Larson

Group B

This year’s Group B will be played in March (week 12) 2026. The tournament will take place in Serwent Arena, Uppsala, Sweden.[6] This year's participants are not yet published and the last date for sign up was 2025-12-22.[7]

Group Stage

All times are local (UTC+1).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: FIB
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala
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Serwent Arena, Uppsala

Final round

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
March
 
 
TBD
 
March
 
TBD
 
TBD
 
March
 
TBD
 
TBD
 
 
TBD
 


Semifinals

Placement game

Final

Final ranking

Rank Team
 Sweden
 Norway
 United States
4  Finland
5
6
7
8

References

  1. ^ "World championships for men A and women to Pori, Finland 2026!". worldbandy.com. FIB. 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  2. ^ "Let the Finnish show begin". worldbandy.com. FIB. 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  3. ^ "Women's tournament starts". bandywc2026.fi. bandywc2026. 2026-01-14. Retrieved 2026-01-15.
  4. ^ "2026 TEAM LISTS – WCS WOMEN". worldbandy.com. FIB. 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/greatbritainbandyassociation/photos/-announcement-gb-bandy-will-be-sending-both-a-mens-and-womens-team-to-compete-in/1177772077869734/
  6. ^ "FIB 2026 WCS WOMEN B". worldbandy.com. FIB. 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
  7. ^ "INVITATION TO THE FIB 2026 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEN GROUP B & WOMEN GROUP B" (PDF). worldbandy.com. FIB. 2026-01-11. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
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