Katrineholm, Lidköping, Nässjö, Uppsala, Vänersborg and Örebro
Sweden, 8-16 February
The World Championship in 1969 was played in Sweden on 8-16 February. USSR won the tournament, Sweden was second and Finland third. The tournament was initially placed in Norway, but Norway jumped off in protest of the USSR’s actions in Czechoslovakia in 1968, and the tournament was instead placed in Sweden.
The games were played in Katrineholm, Lidköping, Nässjö, Uppsala, Vänersborg and Örebro.
1 USSR 2 SWEDEN 3 FINLAND
BEST GOAL SCORER
Anatoly Frolov, USSR — 5 goals
BEST PLAYERS
Goalkeeper
Lars Näsman, Finland
Defender
Matz-Allan Johansson, Sweden
Midfielder
Yuri Shorin, USSR
Forward
Anatoly Frolov, USSR