2024 Ice Hockey World Championship. Schedule and results

On Friday, May 10th, the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship commences, running until May 26th, marking its 87th edition in history. The tournament is hosted in the Czech Republic, with matches taking place in Ostrava and Prague.

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Team Canada will defend their championship title, which they clinched last year by defeating Germany 5-2. The Maple Leafs are the most decorated team in the history of the World Championships, boasting 28 gold medals. Additionally, Canada enters the tournament as the top favorite. Among other contenders for the World Championship are Sweden, Finland, and the USA.

It's worth noting that the tournament consists of a group stage and a playoff stage. Initially, 16 teams were divided into two groups of eight. The top four teams from each group advance to the next stage, while those finishing at the bottom of the groups are relegated to a lower division.

In the playoff stage, the eight teams compete for the World Championship title using the Olympic system, with each stage comprising a single match.

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Time - CET

Group A

10 May. Round 1
15:20 Switzerland - Norway 5:2
19:20 Czech Republic - Finland 1:0 (SO)

11 May. Round 2
11:20 Great Britain - Canada 2:4
15:20 Austria - Denmark 1:5
19:20 Norway - Czech Republic 3:6

12 May. 3rd round
11:20 Finland - Great Britain 8:0
15:20 Denmark vs Canada 1:5
19:20 Austria - Switzerland 5:6

13 May. Round 4
15:20 Norway - Finland 1:4
19:20 Switzerland - Czech Republic 2:1 SO

14 May. Round 5
15:20 Denmark - Norway 0:2
19:20 Canada vs Austria 7:6 (ОТ)

15 May. Round 6
15:20 Czech Republic - Denmark 7:4
19:20 Switzerland - Great Britain 3:0

16 May. Round of 7
15:20 Finland - Austria 2:3
19:20 Canada - Norway 4:1

17 May. Round 8
15:20 Great Britain - Denmark 3:4
19:20 Czech Republic - Austria 4:0

18 May. Round 9
11:20 Denmark - Switzerland 0:8
15:20 Canada - Finland 5:3
19:20 Czech Republic vs Great Britain 4:1

19 May. Round 10
15:20 Norway - Austria 1:4
19:20 Switzerland - Canada 2:3

20 May. Round 11
15:20 Great Britain - Norway
19:20 Finland - Denmark

21 May. Round 12
11:20 Austria - Great Britain
15:20 Canada - Czech Republic
19:20 Finland - Switzerland

Group B

10 May. 1st round
15:20 Slovakia - Germany 4:6
19:20 Sweden - USA 5:2

11 May. 2nd round
11:20 France - Kazakhstan 1:3
15:20 Poland - Latvia 4:5 ОТ
19:20 USA - Germany 6:1

12 May. 3rd round
11:20 Slovakia - Kazakhstan 6:2
15:20 Latvia - France 3:2 ОТ
19:20 Sweden - Poland 5:1

13 May. 4th round
15:20 USA - Slovakia 4:5 ОТ
19:20 Germany - Sweden 1:6

14 May. 5th round
15:20 Kazakhstan - Latvia 0:2
19:20 Poland - France 2:4

15 May. 6th round
15:20 Germany - Latvia 8:1
19:20 Slovakia - Poland 4:0

16 May. 7th round
15:20 Kazakhstan - Sweden 1:3
19:20 USA - France 5:0

17 May. 8th round
15:20 Germany - Kazakhstan 8:2
19:20 Poland - USA 1:4

18 May. 9th round
11:20 Latvia - Sweden 2:7
15:20 Germany - Poland 4:2
19:20 France - Slovakia 2:4

19 May. 10th round
15:20 USA - Kazakhstan 10:1
19:20 Slovakia - Latvia 2:3 (SO)

20 May. 11th round
15:20 Sweden - France
19:20 Kazakhstan - Poland

21 May. 12th round
11:20 France - Germany
15:20 Latvia - USA
19:20 Sweden - Slovakia

Play-offs

Quarter-finals. 23 May
15:20 1A - 4B
15:20 2A - 3B
19:20 1B - 4A
19:20 2B - 3A

Semifinals. 25 May
1A/4B - 2A/3B
1B/4A - 2B/3A

Third place match. 26 May
15:20 Loser of Semi-final 1 - Loser of Semi-final 2

Final. 26 May
19:20 Winner of Semi-Final 1 - Winner of Semi-Final 2