title: 1973 Bandy World Championship
text: # 1973 Bandy World Championship
  
  The 1973 Bandy World Championship was the eighth Bandy World Championship and was contested between four men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Moscow and Krasnogorsk (Soviet Union) on February 17–24, 1973. The Soviet Union became champions.
  
  ## Participants
  
  * Soviet Union
  * Sweden
  * Finland
  * Norway
  
  ### Premier tour
  
  * 17 February
  
      Sweden-Finland 5–4
      Soviet Union – Norway 11–0
  * 18 February
  
      Sweden – Norway 3–1
      Soviet Union – Finland 8–3
  * 20 February
  
      Soviet Union – Sweden 5–1
      Finland – Norway 3–2
  * 21 February
  
      Finland – Sweden 0–8
      Soviet Union – Norway 4–0
  * 23 February
  
      Norway – Sweden 1–4
      Soviet Union – Finland 3–0
  * 24 February
  
      Soviet Union – Sweden 1–0
      Norway – Finland 4–3
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 12 |
  | 2 | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 8 |
  | 3 | Finland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 2 |
  | 4 | Norway | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 2 |
  