The 2005 Bandy World Championship was played by 11 men’s national bandy teams in Russia from 30 January to 6 February 2005. Sweden became world champions.[1]
Squads
Group A
Premier tour
- 30 January
- 11.00
Finland – 
Kazakhstan 2–2 (6–4 after penalties) - 14.00
Sweden – 
Norway 6–2 - 19.00
Russia – 
United States 19–1 - 31 January
- 11.00 Kazakhstan – Norway 19–1
- 14.00 United States – Sweden 2–20
- 19.00 Finland – Russia 2–6
- 1 February
- 11.00 Sweden – Kazakhstan 7–5
- 14.00 United States – Finland 0–15
- 19.00 Norway – Russia 0–22
- 2 February
- 11.00 United States – Kazakhstan 1–17
- 14.00 Norway – Finland 3–11
- 19.00 Russia – Sweden 5–3
- 4 February
- 11.00 Norway – United States 7–2
- 14.00 Kazakhstan – Russia 2–14
- 19.00 Sweden – Finland 7–5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 8 | +58 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sweden
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 8 | |
| 3 | Finland
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 5 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 5 | |
| 5 | Norway
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 50 | −37 | 2 | |
| 6 | United States
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 78 | −72 | 0 | Divisions A/B playoff |
Source: [citation needed]
Final Tour
Semifinals
- 5 February
- 16.00 Semifinal – Russia – Kazakhstan 10–3
- 19.00 Semifinal – Sweden – Finland, 6–2
Match for 3rd place
- 6 February
- 11.00 Finland – Kazakhstan 3–5
Final
Group B
Premier tour
- 30 January
- 10.00
Hungary – 
Canada 2–9 - 13.00
Belarus – 
Netherlands 6–1 - 31 January
- 10.00
Estonia – Belarus 5–18 - 13.00 Netherlands – Canada 1–8
- February 1
- 10.00 Canada – Estonia 18–0
- 13.00 Hungary – Netherlands 4–5
- February 2
- 10.00 Netherlands – Estonia 9–1
- 13.00 Belarus – Hungary 18–1
- February 4
- 10.00 Estonia – Hungary 2–10
- 13.00 Canada – Belarus 4–4 (6–7 after penalties)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 11 | +35 | 7 | Divisions A/B playoff |
| 2 | Canada
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | +32 | 7 | Match for 2nd place |
| 3 | Netherlands
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hungary
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 2 | Match for 4th place |
| 5 | Estonia
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 55 | −47 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Play-off matches
Match for 4th place
Match for 2nd place
- February 5
- 13.00 Canada – Netherlands 12–3
A-group qualification match
- February 5
- Belarus – United States 6–3