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Main article: 2026 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2026 IIHF World Championship
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Tournament details
Host country Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Dates 15–31 May
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
2025
2027

The 2026 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Switzerland from 15 to 31 May 2026, as the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on 27 May 2022 in Tampere, Finland.

Host nation bid[]

The only bidders were Kazakhstan and Switzerland.

Switzerland was originally slated to host in 2020 but the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, while Kazakhstan hasn't hosted any tournaments.

In the end, on 27 May 2022, IIHF Congress awarded Switzerland rights to host the competition.[1] No votes were needed, due to Kazakhstan's bid withdrawal earlier.

Venues[]

Zürich Fribourg
Swiss Life Arena BCF Arena
Capacity: 11,200 Capacity: 9009
Arena is currently under construction. BCF Arena

Participants[]

Qualified as hosts
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2025 IIHF World Championship
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Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2025 IIHF World Championship Division I
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