IIHF World Championship 2024: Everything you need to know about fixtures and dates
Canada won their 28th title in 2023 in Tampere, Finland and they return for the 2024 edition of the tournament along with hosts Czech Republic and 14 other nations. Below are all the groups and fixtures for the tournament starting on May 10th. The final will be played on May 26th.
Follow all the IIHF World Championships results.
Group A
Participants: Canada (28 titles), Finland (four titles), Switzerland, Czech Republic (12 titles, six as Czechoslovakia), Denmark, Austria, Norway, Great Britain (one title)
Fixtures (all Group A games to take place in Prague, Czech Republic):
May 10th
Czech Republic 1 Finland 0 (Pens)
May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
Switzerland 2 Czech Republic 1
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th
May 18th
Czech Republic 4 Great Britain 1
May 19th
May 20th
May 21st
Austria vs Great Britain - 12:20 CET
Canada vs Czech Republic - 16:20 CET
Finland vs Switzerland - 20:20 CET
Group B
Participants: USA (two titles), Germany, Sweden (11 titles), Slovakia (one title), Latvia, France, Kazakhstan, Poland
Fixtures (all Group B games to take place in Ostrava, Czech Republic):
May 10th
May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th
May 18th
May 19th
May 20th
May 21st
Sweden vs Slovakia - 20:20 CET
Knockout stages
The top four from Group A and Group B will play in the quarter-finals. The teams placed between fifth and seventh in each group will automatically qualify for the next World Championships, whilst teams finishing bottom of the groups will be relegated to Division 1 A.
Quarter-Finals
May 23rd
Quarter-final 1 - 16:20 CET (Prague)
Quarter-final 2 - 16:20 CET (Ostrava)
Quarter-final 3 - 20:20 CET (Prague)
Quarter-final 4 - 20:20 CET (Ostrava)
Semi-Finals
May 25th
Semi-final 1 - 14:20 CET (Prague)
Semi-final 2 - 18:20 CET (Prague)
Third-Place Play-off
May 26th
Third-place play-off - 15:20 CET (Prague)
Final
May 26th
Final - 20:20 CET (Prague)
