The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition among bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden from 1 to 8 February 2004 for Group A, while Group B was played at the City Park Ice Rink in Budapest, Hungary, from 25 to 28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the first time. Eleven bandy playing countries participated in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States.
Group A
• • • • • First round • 1 February : Sweden v Kazakhstan 14–2 : Russia v Norway 6–3 • 2 February : Kazakhstan v Russia 3–10 : Sweden v Finland 7–1 • 3 February : Finland v Norway 5–3 : Sweden v Russia 4–3 • 4 February : Kazakhstan v Norway 4–4 : Russia v Finland 3–4 • 5 February : Finland v Kazakhstan 3–7 : Sweden v Norway 6–6 Final round Semifinals • 7 February : Sweden v Kazakhstan 10–3 : Russia v Finland 3–4 Match for 3rd place • 8 February : Russia v Kazakhstan 5–2 Final • 8 February : Sweden v Finland 4–5 (aet) ==Group B==
Group B
• • • • • • First round • 25 February : Canada v USA 3–4 : Hungary v Estonia 2–3 : Belarus v Netherlands 7–0 : Estonia v Canada 2–6 : Hungary v USA 1–10 • 26 February : Belarus v Estonia 2–1 : Netherlands v USA 0–12 : Belarus v Canada 3–2 : Estonia v USA 0–10 : Hungary v Netherlands 4–1 • 27 February : Hungary v Belarus 4–2 : Netherlands v Canada 1–6 : Belarus v USA 1–6 : Netherlands v Estonia 0–6 : Hungary v Canada 3–3 Play-off matches Match for 3rd place • 28 February : Hungary v Canada 5–1 Final • 28 February : USA v Belarus 7–0 ==References==