2027 IIHF World Championship explained
| Year: | 2027 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Dates: | 14–30 May |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Type: | ih |
| Prevseason: | 2026 |
| Nextseason: | 2028 |
The 2027 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Düsseldorf and Mannheim, Germany, from 14 to 30 May 2027.
Host nation bid
The only bidders were Kazakhstan and Germany.[1] Norway withdrew its bid in January, four months and a half before the host selection.[2] [3] Austria had also expressed an interest.[4]
In the end, on 26 May 2023, the IIHF Congress awarded Germany the rights to host the competition.[5]
Venues
Two venues will be used.[6] There is potential that Germany's opening game will be at the football stadium, similar to 2010.[7]
Participants
- Qualified as hosts
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2026 IIHF World Championship:
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- Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2026 IIHF World Championship Division I:
Notes and References
- Web site: Offiziell: DEB bewirbt sich um die Austragung der WM 2027, Konkurrenz aus Kasachstan und Norwegen. eishockeynews.de. 23 September 2022.
- Web site: Norway withdraws bid. IIHF. 30 May 2023.
- Web site: Norsk ishockey omfavner VM-planer, nå er første søkerby valgt. 29 January 2022. Hockey4You.
- Web site: ÖEHV: Verband plant eine A-WM in Österreich – die Chancen stehen gut! – Hockey-News.info – Alle News über das nationale und internationale Eishockey. hockey-news.info. 21 May 2019.
- Web site: And 2027 goes to …. iihf.com. 26 May 2023.
- Web site: 2027 IIHF-Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft wird in Deutschland ausgetragen – Eishockey-Weltverband IIHF vergibt Recht zur Austragung an DEB. deb-online.de. 26 May 2023.
- Web site: Deutschland richtet Eishockey-WM 2027 aus. 26 May 2023. Der Spiegel. de.
