Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft der Herren 2026 (in German) Championnat du monde de hockey sur glace 2026 (in French) Campionato mondiale di hockey su ghiaccio maschile 2026 (in Italian) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 15–31 May |
Teams | 16 |
The 2026 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Zurich and Fribourg, Switzerland from 15 to 31 May 2026, as the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on 27 May 2022 in Tampere, Finland.
The only bidders were Kazakhstan and Switzerland.
Switzerland was originally slated to host in 2020 but the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, while Kazakhstan has not hosted any tournaments.
In the end, on 27 May 2022, IIHF Congress awarded Switzerland rights to host the competition. [1] No votes were needed, due to Kazakhstan's bid withdrawal earlier.
Zürich | Fribourg | |
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Swiss Life Arena | BCF Arena | |
Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 9,009 | |
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The seedings in the preliminary round was based on the 2025 IIHF World Ranking, at the end of the 2025 IIHF World Championship, [2] using the serpentine system while allowing the organizers, "to allocate a maximum of two teams to separate groups". [3]
The groups were announced on 4 June 2025, [4] with the schedule being revealed on 19 August 2025. [5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the 2027 IIHF World Championship |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to the 2027 Division I A |
15 May 2026 | |||||
Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
United States ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
16 May 2026 | |||||
Great Britain ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Hungary ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Switzerland ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
17 May 2026 | |||||
Great Britain ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Austria ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Germany ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
18 May 2026 | |||||
Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Germany ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
19 May 2026 | |||||
Latvia ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Hungary ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
20 May 2026 | |||||
Austria ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
United States ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
21 May 2026 | |||||
Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Switzerland ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
22 May 2026 | |||||
Germany ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
23 May 2026 | |||||
United States ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Switzerland ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Austria ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
24 May 2026 | |||||
Great Britain ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Finland ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
25 May 2026 | |||||
United States ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Germany ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
26 May 2026 | |||||
Hungary ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
United States ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Switzerland ![]() | v | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the 2027 IIHF World Championship |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to the 2027 Division I A |
15 May 2026 | |||||
Canada ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Czech Republic ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
16 May 2026 | |||||
Slovakia ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Italy ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Slovenia ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
17 May 2026 | |||||
Italy ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Denmark ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Norway ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
18 May 2026 | |||||
Canada ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Sweden ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
19 May 2026 | |||||
Italy ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Slovenia ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
20 May 2026 | |||||
Czech Republic ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Sweden ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
21 May 2026 | |||||
Canada ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Denmark ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
22 May 2026 | |||||
Canada ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Sweden ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
23 May 2026 | |||||
Denmark ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Slovakia ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Norway ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
24 May 2026 | |||||
Denmark ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Slovakia ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
25 May 2026 | |||||
Czech Republic ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Slovenia ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
26 May 2026 | |||||
Norway ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Sweden ![]() | v | ![]() | |||
Czech Republic ![]() | v | ![]() |
There was a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
28 May | ||||||||||
1A | ||||||||||
30 May | ||||||||||
4B | ||||||||||
28 May | ||||||||||
1B | ||||||||||
31 May | ||||||||||
4A | ||||||||||
28 May | ||||||||||
2A | ||||||||||
30 May | ||||||||||
3B | ||||||||||
28 May | ||||||||||
Third place | ||||||||||
2B | ||||||||||
31 May | ||||||||||
3A | ||||||||||
31 May 2026 20:20 | WSF1 | v | WSF2 | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |