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
[edit | edit source]| 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 |
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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
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
[edit | edit source]All times are local (UTC+2).
Finland vs Germany
[edit | edit source]| 15 May 2026 16:20 | Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | v | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
United States vs Switzerland
[edit | edit source]| 15 May 2026 20:20 | United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | v | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Great Britain vs Austria
[edit | edit source]| 16 May 2026 12:20 | Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | v | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Hungary vs Finland
[edit | edit source]| 16 May 2026 16:20 | Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | v | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Switzerland vs Latvia
[edit | edit source]| 16 May 2026 20:20 | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | v | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Great Britain vs United States
[edit | edit source]| 17 May 2026 12:20 | Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | v | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Austria vs Hungary
[edit | edit source]| 17 May 2026 16:20 | Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg | v | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Germany vs Latvia
[edit | edit source]| 17 May 2026 20:20 | Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | v | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Finland vs United States
[edit | edit source]| 18 May 2026 16:20 | Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | v | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Germany vs Switzerland
[edit | edit source]| 18 May 2026 20:20 | Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | v | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Latvia vs Austria
[edit | edit source]| 19 May 2026 16:20 | Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg | v | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Hungary vs Great Britain
[edit | edit source]| 19 May 2026 20:20 | Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | v | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Austria vs Switzerland
[edit | edit source]| 20 May 2026 16:20 | Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg | v | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
United States vs Germany
[edit | edit source]| 20 May 2026 20:20 | United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | v | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Latvia vs Finland
[edit | edit source]| 21 May 2026 16:20 | Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg | v | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Switzerland vs Great Britain
[edit | edit source]| 21 May 2026 20:20 | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | v | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Germany vs Hungary
[edit | edit source]| 22 May 2026 16:20 | Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | v | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Finland vs Great Britain
[edit | edit source]| 22 May 2026 20:20 | Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | v | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Latvia vs United States
[edit | edit source]| 23 May 2026 12:20 | Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg | v | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Switzerland vs Hungary
[edit | edit source]| 23 May 2026 16:20 | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | v | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Austria vs Germany
[edit | edit source]| 23 May 2026 20:20 | Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg | v | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Great Britain vs Latvia
[edit | edit source]| 24 May 2026 16:20 | Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg | v | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Finland vs Austria
[edit | edit source]| 24 May 2026 20:20 | Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg | v | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
United States vs Hungary
[edit | edit source]| 25 May 2026 16:20 | United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | v | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Germany vs Great Britain
[edit | edit source]| 25 May 2026 20:20 | Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | v | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Hungary vs Latvia
[edit | edit source]| 26 May 2026 12:20 | Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | v | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
United States vs Austria
[edit | edit source]| 26 May 2026 16:20 | United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | v | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Switzerland vs Finland
[edit | edit source]| 26 May 2026 20:20 | Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg | v | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
References
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