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Group A was one of two groups of the 2018 IIHF World Championship. The four best placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team is relegated to Division I in 2019.[1]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Sweden 7 6 1 0 0 31 9 +22 20 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 7 5 0 1 1 32 10 +22 16
3  Czech Republic 7 3 3 0 1 27 15 +12 15
4  Switzerland 7 3 1 1 2 25 19 +6 12
5  Slovakia 7 3 0 2 2 19 20 −1 11
6  France 7 2 0 0 5 13 29 −16 6
7  Austria 7 1 0 1 5 13 30 −17 4
8  Belarus (R) 7 0 0 0 7 8 36 −28 0 Relegation to 2019 Division I A[lower-alpha 1]
Source: IIHF
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.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Worlds schedule released. iihfworlds.com (8 August 2017).
  2. Statutes and Bylaws (701.3). iihf.com (10 September 2015).

Matches[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

Russia vs France[]

4 May 2018
16:15
Russia  7–0
(3–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 France Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,453

Sweden vs Belarus[]

4 May 2018
20:15
Sweden  5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 Belarus Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 10,884

Switzerland vs Austria[]

5 May 2018
12:15
Switzerland  3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 Austria Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 5,019

France vs Belarus[]

5 May 2018
16:15
France  6–2
(2–1, 1–0, 3–1)
 Belarus Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,529

Czech Republic vs Slovakia[]

5 May 2018
20:15
Czech Republic  3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 Slovakia Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

Austria vs Russia[]

6 May 2018
12:15
Austria  0–7
(0–3, 0–3, 0–1)
 Russia Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 9,502

Sweden vs Czech Republic[]

6 May 2018
16:15
Sweden  3–2
(2–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 Czech Republic Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

Slovakia vs Switzerland[]

6 May 2018
20:15
Slovakia  0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 Switzerland Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 10,915

Belarus vs Russia[]

7 May 2018
16:15
Belarus  0–6
(0–1, 0–3, 0–2)
 Russia Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,360

Sweden vs France[]

7 May 2018
20:15
Sweden  4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
 France Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 7,218

Austria vs Slovakia[]

8 May 2018
16:15
Austria  2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)
 Slovakia Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,094

Czech Republic vs Switzerland[]

8 May 2018
20:15
Czech Republic  5–4 GWS
(1–1, 3–3, 0–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 Switzerland Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,226

Switzerland vs Belarus[]

9 May 2018
16:15
Switzerland  5–2
(2–2, 1–0, 2–0)
 Belarus Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 5,445

Sweden vs Austria[]

9 May 2018
20:15
Sweden  7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)
 Austria Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 8,547

Slovakia vs France[]

10 May 2018
16:15
Slovakia  3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 France Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 5,855

Czech Republic vs Russia[]

10 May 2018
20:15
Czech Republic  4–3 OT
(2–1, 1–2, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
 Russia Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

France vs Austria[]

11 May 2018
16:15
France  5–2
(2–1, 2–1, 1–0)
 Austria Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 5,780

Belarus vs Czech Republic[]

11 May 2018
20:15
Belarus  0–3
(0–3, 0–0, 0–0)
 Czech Republic Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 5,636

Slovakia vs Sweden[]

12 May 2018
12:15
Slovakia  3–4 OT
(1–2, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 Sweden Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

Austria vs Belarus[]

12 May 2018
16:15
Austria  4–0
(1–0, 3–0, 0–0)
 Belarus Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 7,370

Russia vs Switzerland[]

12 May 2018
20:15
Russia  4–3
(0–0, 3–1, 1–2)
 Switzerland Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,366

France vs Czech Republic[]

13 May 2018
16:15
France  0–6
(0–3, 0–2, 0–1)
 Czech Republic Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,252

Switzerland vs Sweden[]

13 May 2018
20:15
Switzerland  3–5
(0–2, 1–1, 2–2)
 Sweden Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,255

Russia vs Slovakia[]

14 May 2018
16:15
Russia  4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 Slovakia Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 7,732

Czech Republic vs Austria[]

14 May 2018
20:15
Czech Republic  4–3
(2–1, 1–0, 1–2)
 Austria Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 3,843

Switzerland vs France[]

15 May 2018
12:15
Switzerland  5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 France Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 6,573

Belarus vs Slovakia[]

15 May 2018
16:15
Belarus  4–7
(0–2, 2–0, 2–5)
 Slovakia Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 4,857

Russia vs Sweden[]

15 May 2018
20:15
Russia  1–3
(1–0, 0–2, 0–1)
 Sweden Royal Arena, Copenhagen
Attendance: 12,490

References[]

External links[]

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