2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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Map of the countries participating at the 2024 IIHF World Championship

The 2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships is the 87th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participate at several levels of competition based on their 2023 results. The competition will also serve as qualifications for division placements in the 2025 edition. ^[1]

As in 2023, teams from Russia and Belarus have not been allowed to enter, as they remain suspended by the IIHF due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine. ^[2]

Championship (Top Division)

Further information: 2024 IIHF World Championship

The tournament will be held in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia from 10 to 26 May 2024. ^[3]

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Czechia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for 2025 IIHF World Championship
6	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to 2025 Division I A

First match(es) will be played: 10 May 2024. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for 2025 IIHF World Championship
6	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to 2025 Division I A

First match(es) will be played: 10 May 2024. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament

Division I

Further information: 2024 IIHF World Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament is being held in Bolzano, Italy from 28 April to 4 May 2024. ^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	South Korea	1	1	0	0	0	4	2	+2	3	Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Italy (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Slovenia	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	−2	0	Relegated to the 2025 Division I B

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament is being held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 27 April to 3 May 2024. ^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	China	2	2	0	0	0	10	1	+9	6	Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2	Ukraine	1	1	0	0	0	8	0	+8	3
3	Lithuania (H)	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	+3	3
4	Netherlands	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0
5	Estonia	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	−8	0
6	Spain	2	0	0	0	2	1	10	−9	0	Relegated to the 2025 Division II A

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division II

Further information: 2024 IIHF World Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 21 to 27 April 2024. ^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Croatia	5	5	0	0	0	26	6	+20	15	Promotion to the 2025 Division I B
2	Serbia (H)	5	4	0	0	1	23	11	+12	12
3	United Arab Emirates	5	3	0	0	2	25	21	+4	9
4	Israel	5	1	1	0	3	17	26	−9	5
5	Australia	5	1	0	1	3	15	19	−4	4
6	Iceland	5	0	0	0	5	11	34	−23	0	Relegation to the 2025 Division II B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament is being held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 28 April 2024. ^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Belgium	4	4	0	0	0	33	2	+31	12	Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2	New Zealand (E)	5	3	0	1	1	22	18	+4	10
3	Georgia	4	3	0	0	1	18	13	+5	9
4	Bulgaria (E, H)	4	1	1	0	2	14	25	−11	5
5	Turkey (E)	5	0	1	0	4	10	25	−15	2
6	Chinese Taipei (E)	4	0	0	1	3	10	24	−14	1	Relegated to the 2025 Division III A

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host

Division III

Further information: 2024 IIHF World Championship Division III

Group A

The tournament was played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 10 to 16 March 2024. ^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Thailand	5	5	0	0	0	38	9	+29	15	Promotion to the 2025 Division II B
2	Kyrgyzstan (H)	5	4	0	0	1	37	22	+15	12
3	Luxembourg	5	2	1	0	2	17	22	−5	8
4	Turkmenistan	5	2	0	0	3	23	31	−8	6
5	South Africa	5	1	0	0	4	13	26	−13	3
6	Mexico	5	0	0	1	4	15	33	−18	1	Relegation to the 2025 Division III B

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 23 to 29 February 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)	5	4	0	1	0	25	11	+14	13	Promotion to the 2025 Division III A
2	North Korea	5	4	0	0	1	38	22	+16	12
3	Hong Kong	5	3	1	0	1	40	24	+16	11
4	Philippines	5	2	0	0	3	30	30	0	6
5	Singapore	5	1	0	0	4	20	35	−15	3
6	Iran	5	0	0	0	5	14	45	−31	0	Relegation to the 2025 Division IV

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division IV

Further information: 2024 IIHF World Championship Division IV

The tournament was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait from 16 to 19 April 2024.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Mongolia	3	3	0	0	0	28	7	+21	9	Promoted to the 2025 Division III B
2	Kuwait (H)	3	2	0	0	1	25	13	+12	6
3	Indonesia	3	0	1	0	2	17	23	−6	2
4	Malaysia	3	0	0	1	2	9	36	−27	1

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

References

1. Merk, Martin (27 May 2022). "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". IIHF. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
2. "Russia, Belarus teams out of 2023–24 season". reuters.com. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
3. "Czech Republic to Host 2024 Ice Hockey World Championship". praguemorning.cz. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
4. "And 2027 goes to …". iihf.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

External links

• Official website