2026 IIHF World Championship Group A
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]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Switzerland (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Finland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Germany
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Latvia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the 2027 IIHF World Championship |
| 6 |  Austria
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Hungary
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 |  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
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]All times are local (UTC+2).
Finland vs Germany
[edit]| 15 May 2026 16:20 | Finland | v | Germany | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
United States vs Switzerland
[edit]| 15 May 2026 20:20 | United States | v | Switzerland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Great Britain vs Austria
[edit]| 16 May 2026 12:20 | Great Britain | v | Austria | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Hungary vs Finland
[edit]| 16 May 2026 16:20 | Hungary | v | Finland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Switzerland vs Latvia
[edit]| 16 May 2026 20:20 | Switzerland | v | Latvia | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Great Britain vs United States
[edit]| 17 May 2026 12:20 | Great Britain | v | United States | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Austria vs Hungary
[edit]| 17 May 2026 16:20 | Austria | v | Hungary | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Germany vs Latvia
[edit]| 17 May 2026 20:20 | Germany | v | Latvia | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Finland vs United States
[edit]| 18 May 2026 16:20 | Finland | v | United States | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Germany vs Switzerland
[edit]| 18 May 2026 20:20 | Germany | v | Switzerland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Latvia vs Austria
[edit]| 19 May 2026 16:20 | Latvia | v | Austria | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Hungary vs Great Britain
[edit]| 19 May 2026 20:20 | Hungary | v | Great Britain | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Austria vs Switzerland
[edit]| 20 May 2026 16:20 | Austria | v | Switzerland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
United States vs Germany
[edit]| 20 May 2026 20:20 | United States | v | Germany | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Latvia vs Finland
[edit]| 21 May 2026 16:20 | Latvia | v | Finland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Switzerland vs Great Britain
[edit]| 21 May 2026 20:20 | Switzerland | v | Great Britain | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Germany vs Hungary
[edit]| 22 May 2026 16:20 | Germany | v | Hungary | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Finland vs Great Britain
[edit]| 22 May 2026 20:20 | Finland | v | Great Britain | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Latvia vs United States
[edit]| 23 May 2026 12:20 | Latvia | v | United States | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Switzerland vs Hungary
[edit]| 23 May 2026 16:20 | Switzerland | v | Hungary | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Austria vs Germany
[edit]| 23 May 2026 20:20 | Austria | v | Germany | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Great Britain vs Latvia
[edit]| 24 May 2026 16:20 | Great Britain | v | Latvia | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Finland vs Austria
[edit]| 24 May 2026 20:20 | Finland | v | Austria | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
United States vs Hungary
[edit]| 25 May 2026 16:20 | United States | v | Hungary | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Germany vs Great Britain
[edit]| 25 May 2026 20:20 | Germany | v | Great Britain | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Hungary vs Latvia
[edit]| 26 May 2026 12:20 | Hungary | v | Latvia | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
United States vs Austria
[edit]| 26 May 2026 16:20 | United States | v | Austria | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
Switzerland vs Finland
[edit]| 26 May 2026 20:20 | Switzerland | v | Finland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Game Schedule for the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is here!". iihf.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.