2026 IIHF World Championship playoff round
Ice hockey results
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The playoff round of the 2026 IIHF World Championship will be held from 28 to 31 May 2026. The top four of each preliminary group qualify for the playoff round.[1]
Qualified teams
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A |  Switzerland |
 Finland |
 Latvia |
 United States |
| B |  Canada |
 Norway |
 Czechia |
 Sweden |
Qualified teams' seedings
Quarter-finalists are paired according to their positions in the groups: the first-place team in each preliminary-round group plays the fourth-place team of the other group, while the second-place team plays the third-place team of the other group.[2]
Semi-finalists are paired according to their seeding after the preliminary round, which is determined by the following criteria. The best-ranked semi-finalist plays against the lowest-ranked semi-finalist, while the second-best ranked semi-finalist plays the third-best ranked semi-finalist.[2]
| Rank | Team | Grp | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | A | 1 | 21 | +32 | 39 | 3 |
| 2 | Canada | B | 1 | 20 | +20 | 33 | 4 |
| 3 | Finland | A | 2 | 18 | +20 | 31 | 7 |
| 4 | Norway | B | 2 | 15 | +11 | 25 | 13 |
| 5 | Czechia | B | 3 | 13 | +2 | 19 | 6 |
| 6 | Latvia | A | 3 | 12 | +7 | 24 | 11 |
| 7 | Sweden | B | 4 | 12 | +11 | 27 | 5 |
| 8 | United States | A | 4 | 11 | +4 | 25 | 2 |
Classification rules: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored for; 5) seeding number entering the tournament.[2]
Bracket
There will be a re-seeding after the quarterfinals.[2]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
1A Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 May | ||||||||||
4B Sweden | 1 | |||||||||
1 Switzerland | 6 | |||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
4 Norway | 0 | |||||||||
1B Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| 31 May | ||||||||||
4A United States | 0 | |||||||||
1 Switzerland | ||||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
3 Finland | ||||||||||
2A Finland | 4 | |||||||||
| 30 May | ||||||||||
3B Czechia | 1 | |||||||||
2 Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 May | ||||||||||
3 Finland | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
2B Norway | 2 | |||||||||
| 31 May | ||||||||||
3A Latvia | 0 | |||||||||
2 Canada | 2 | |||||||||
4 Norway (OT) | 3 | |||||||||
All times are local (UTC+2).
Quarterfinals
| 28 May 2026 16:20 | Finland | 4–1 (2–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Czechia | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich Attendance: 10,000 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen | Goalies | Josef Kořenář | Referees: Christoffer Holm Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Shane Gustafson John Rey | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 May 2026 16:20 | Canada | 4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | United States | BCF Arena, Fribourg Attendance: 7,500 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | Goalies | Devin Cooley | Referees: Tobias Björk André SchraderLinesmen:  Oto Durmis Anders Nyqvist | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 33 min | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 34 | ||||||||||||
| 28 May 2026 20:20 | Switzerland | 3–1 (1–1, 2–0, 0–0) | Sweden | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich Attendance: 10,000 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Magnus Hellberg | Referees: Riku Brander Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Brian Birkhoff Mitchell Gibbs | |||||||||||
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| 35 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 28 May 2026 20:20 | Norway | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Latvia | BCF Arena, Fribourg Attendance: 7,500 |
| Game reference | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Haukeland | Goalies | Kristers Gudļevskis | Referees: Taylor Burzminski Jesse Gour Linesmen: Gustav Jonsson Lukáš Rampír | |||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||
| 24 | Shots | 35 | ||||||
Semifinals
| 30 May 2026 15:20 | Switzerland | 6–0 (1–0, 3–0, 2–0) | Norway | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich Attendance: 10,000 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Genoni | Goalies | Henrik Haukeland | Referees: Tobias Björk André Schrader Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Onni Hautamäki | |||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 May 2026 20:00 | Canada | 2–4 (2–1, 0–3, 0–0) | Finland | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich Attendance: 10,000 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | Goalies | Justus Annunen | Referees: Christoffer Holm Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Oto Durmis Jiří Ondráček | |||||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
| 31 May 2026 15:30 | Canada | 2–3 OT (0–1, 0–1, 2–0) (OT: 0–1) | Norway | Swiss Life Arena, Zürich Attendance: 10,000 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves | Goalies | Henrik Haukeland | Referees: Christoffer Holm Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Onni Hautamäki John Rey | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 46 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
Gold medal game
| 31 May 2026 20:20 | Switzerland | v | Finland | Swiss Life Arena, Zurich |