Ice hockey World Cup 2025: game schedule, teams and groups

In 2025, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) organizes the ice hockey World Championship for the 88th time. This time the listed countries are Sweden and Denmark. Group A group games are played in the Globe Arena in Stockholm, which takes around 16,000 spectators. Group B competes in the Jyske Bank boxing in Herning, which offers space for around 15,000 visitors. Both cities are the scene of two quarter -final games. The semi -finals, the game for third place and the final take place in Stockholm. The transmission of the 2025 ice hockey World Cup takes place both on freely receiving television and via streaming platforms.

What does the game schedule of the 2025 ice hockey World Cup look like? Which teams are there and in which group plays Germany? Here in this article we answer all the important questions about Ice Hockey World Cup 2025.

Ice hockey World Cup 2025: Play and appointments – When does Germany play?

The Ice Hockey Championship 2025 begins on May 9 with the duel between Austria and Finland. The opening bully is scheduled for 4:20 p.m. On the same day, hosts Sweden and Slovakia meet at 8:20 p.m. At the same time, Denmark plays against the USA. The German national team intervenes on May 10, 2025 and meets Hungary at 4:20 p.m. The final of the World Cup is planned for Sunday, May 25, 2025.

Here we have the complete schedule and all dates of the 2025 ice hockey World Cup for you in the overview:

Preliminary round – Group A:

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• Friday, May 9, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Austria – Finland
• Friday, May 9, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Sweden – Slovakia
• Saturday, May 10, 2025, 12.20 p.m.: Slovenia – Canada
• Saturday, May 10, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Sweden – Austria
• Saturday, May 10, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: France – Latvia
• Sunday, May 11, 2025, 12.20 p.m.: Slovakia – Slovenia
• Sunday, May 11, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Latvia – Canada
• Sunday, May 11, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Finland – France
• Monday, May 12, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Austria – Slovakia
• Monday, May 12, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Finland – Sweden
• Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Slovenia – Latvia
• Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Canada – France
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Slovakia – France
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Latvia – Sweden
• Thursday, May 15, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Finland – Slovenia
• Thursday, May 15, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Canada – Austria
• Friday, May 16, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Austria – France
• Friday, May 16, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Sweden – Slovenia
• Saturday, May 17, 2025, 12.20 p.m.: Finland – Latvia
• Saturday, May 17, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: France – Sweden
• Saturday, May 17, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Canada – Slovakia
• Sunday, May 18, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Slovenia – Austria
• Sunday, May 18, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Slovakia – Latvia
• Monday, May 19, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: France – Slovakia
• Monday, May 19, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Canada – Finland
• Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 12.20 p.m.: Latvia – Austria
• Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Slovakia – Finland
• Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Sweden – Canada

Preliminary round – Group B:

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• Friday, May 9, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Switzerland – Czech Republic
• Friday, May 9, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Denmark – USA
• Saturday, May 10, 2025, 12.20 p.m.: Norwgen – Kazakhstan
• Saturday, May 10, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Germany – Hungary
• Saturday, May 10, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Denmark – Switzerland
• Sunday, May 11, 2025, 12.20 p.m.: USA – Hungary
• Sunday, May 11, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Germany – Kazakhstan
• Sunday, May 11, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Norway – Czech Republic
• Monday, May 12, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: USA – Switzerland
• Monday, May 12, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Czech Republic – Denmark
• Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Norway – Germany
• Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Kazakhstan – Hungary
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: USA – Norway
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Kazakhstan – Denmark
• Thursday, May 15, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Switzerland – Germany
• Thursday, May 15, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Czech Republic – Hungary
• Friday, May 16, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Hungary – Denmark
• Friday, May 16, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Switzerland – Norway
• Saturday, May 17, 2025, 12.20 p.m.: USA – Germany
• Saturday, May 17, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Czech Republic – Kazakhstan
• Saturday, May 17, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Denmark – Norway
• Sunday, May 18, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Kazakhstan – USA
• Sunday, May 18, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Hungary – Switzerland
• Monday, May 19, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Germany – Czech Republic
• Monday, May 19, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Hungary – Norway
• Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 12.20 p.m.: Switzerland – Kazakhstan
• Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 4.20 p.m.: Czech Republic – USA
• Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 8:20 p.m.: Germany – Denmark

Quarter -finals:

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• Game has not yet been determined
• Game has not yet been determined
• Game has not yet been determined
• Game has not yet been determined

Semi -finals:

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• Game has not yet been determined
• Game has not yet been determined

Play for 3rd place:

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• Game has not yet been determined

Final:

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• Game has not yet been determined

Groups at the 2025 Ice Hockey World Cup: In which group does Germany play in?

A total of 16 teams take part in the 2025 world hockey championship. In the preliminary round, all teams are divided into two groups with eight teams each. The German ice hockey team is represented in Group B. The four best -placed teams of each group qualify for the quarter -finals. From this point on, the competition will continue in the KO system. Here you can see which teams play in groups A and B:

Group A

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• Sweden
• Austria
• Canada
• Finland
• France
• Latvia
• Slovakia
• Slovenia

Group B

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• Denmark
• Czech Republic
• Germany
• Kazakhstan
• Norway
• Switzerland
• USA
• Hungary