2026 IIHF World Championship Group A

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Group A is one of two groups of the 2026 IIHF World Championship. The four best-placed teams advance to the playoff round, while the last placed team will be relegated to Division I in 2027.[1]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified for the 2027 IIHF World Championship
6 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2027 Division I A
First match(es) will be played: 15 May 2026. 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

Matches

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Finland vs Germany

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15 May 2026
16:20
Finland File:Flag of Finland.svgvFile:Flag of Germany.svg GermanySwiss Life Arena, Zürich

United States vs Switzerland

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15 May 2026
20:20
United States File:Flag of the United States.svgvFile:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Great Britain vs Austria

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16 May 2026
12:20
Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFile:Flag of Austria.svg AustriaSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Hungary vs Finland

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16 May 2026
16:20
Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svgvFile:Flag of Finland.svg FinlandSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Switzerland vs Latvia

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16 May 2026
20:20
Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFile:Flag of Latvia.svg LatviaSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Great Britain vs United States

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17 May 2026
12:20
Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFile:Flag of the United States.svg United StatesSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Austria vs Hungary

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17 May 2026
16:20
Austria File:Flag of Austria.svgvFile:Flag of Hungary.svg HungarySwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Germany vs Latvia

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17 May 2026
20:20
Germany File:Flag of Germany.svgvFile:Flag of Latvia.svg LatviaSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Finland vs United States

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18 May 2026
16:20
Finland File:Flag of Finland.svgvFile:Flag of the United States.svg United StatesSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Germany vs Switzerland

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18 May 2026
20:20
Germany File:Flag of Germany.svgvFile:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Latvia vs Austria

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19 May 2026
16:20
Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svgvFile:Flag of Austria.svg AustriaSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Hungary vs Great Britain

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19 May 2026
20:20
Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svgvFile:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Austria vs Switzerland

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20 May 2026
16:20
Austria File:Flag of Austria.svgvFile:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SwitzerlandSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

United States vs Germany

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20 May 2026
20:20
United States File:Flag of the United States.svgvFile:Flag of Germany.svg GermanySwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Latvia vs Finland

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21 May 2026
16:20
Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svgvFile:Flag of Finland.svg FinlandSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Switzerland vs Great Britain

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21 May 2026
20:20
Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFile:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Germany vs Hungary

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22 May 2026
16:20
Germany File:Flag of Germany.svgvFile:Flag of Hungary.svg HungarySwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Finland vs Great Britain

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22 May 2026
20:20
Finland File:Flag of Finland.svgvFile:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Latvia vs United States

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23 May 2026
12:20
Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svgvFile:Flag of the United States.svg United StatesSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Switzerland vs Hungary

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23 May 2026
16:20
Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFile:Flag of Hungary.svg HungarySwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Austria vs Germany

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23 May 2026
20:20
Austria File:Flag of Austria.svgvFile:Flag of Germany.svg GermanySwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Great Britain vs Latvia

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24 May 2026
16:20
Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFile:Flag of Latvia.svg LatviaSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Finland vs Austria

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24 May 2026
20:20
Finland File:Flag of Finland.svgvFile:Flag of Austria.svg AustriaSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

United States vs Hungary

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25 May 2026
16:20
United States File:Flag of the United States.svgvFile:Flag of Hungary.svg HungarySwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Germany vs Great Britain

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25 May 2026
20:20
Germany File:Flag of Germany.svgvFile:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great BritainSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Hungary vs Latvia

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26 May 2026
12:20
Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svgvFile:Flag of Latvia.svg LatviaSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

United States vs Austria

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26 May 2026
16:20
United States File:Flag of the United States.svgvFile:Flag of Austria.svg AustriaSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

Switzerland vs Finland

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26 May 2026
20:20
Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgvFile:Flag of Finland.svg FinlandSwiss Life Arena, Zürich

References

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