2028 IIHF World Championship explained

Year:2028
Country:France
Dates:12–28 May
Num Teams:16
Venues:2
Cities:2
Type:ih
Prevseason:2027
Nextseason:2029

The 2028 IIHF World Championship will be hosted in France from 12 to 28 May 2028, as they were the only bid to host this IIHF World Championship.

Bidding process

These are the bids:[1]

On 24 May 2024, during the IIHF General Assembly in Prague, France was confirmed as the host.[2] [3] [4]

France

On 5 September 2023, the French Federation confirmed their plans to host the World Championship for the first time since 2017, with matches in Paris and Lyon after discussions about a potential co-host with Great Britain fell through.[5] In January 2024, their application was officially submitted.[6] [7]

These are the venues for the French bid:

Kazakhstan

On 9 February 2024, Kazakhstan filed another bid for the championship after losing to Germany for 2027.[8] Similar to 2027, the venues are in Astana and Almaty.[9] The bid was withdrawn before the final decision on 9th of May.[10]

These were the venues for the Kazakh bid:

Norway

After withdrawing from the 2027 bidding process, Norway considered bidding for 2028.[11] However, this didn't materialise due to financial reasons.[5]

Participants

Qualified as hosts
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2027 IIHF World Championship:
Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2027 IIHF World Championship Division I:

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/IIHF_Calendar_of_Events.pdf
  2. Web site: IIHF - IIHF Annual Congress . 2024-05-25 . IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation . en.
  3. https://www.hockeyfrance.com/a-la-une/2024/05/mondial-2028-rendez-vous-a-paris-et-lyon/
  4. https://www.iihf.com/en/news/61381/worlds_2028_let_s_meet_in_paris_and_lyon_(1)
  5. Web site: Hockey : Organisation du Mondial 2028 à Paris et Lyon ?. September 5, 2023.
  6. Web site: Mondial 2028. Dossier de candidature déposé !. January 11, 2024.
  7. Web site: La France a déposé son dossier pour le Mondial 2028. Francs Jeux.
  8. Web site: Қазақстан 2028 жылғы хоккейден әлем чемпионатын өткізуге өтінім берді.
  9. Web site: Қазақстан хоккейден 2028 жылғы Әлем чемпионатын өткізуге өтінім берді | Qazaq газеті. Жасулан. Мауленов. February 20, 2024.
  10. Web site: Казахстан отозвал заявку на проведение чемпионата мира по хоккею 2028 года.
  11. Web site: Norway withdraws bid. IIHF. 30 May 2023.