The 2029 World Hockey Championship will take place in Bratislava and Kosice / Day
The decision was made on Friday at the International Hockey Federation (IIHF) annual Congress in Stockholm.
« The IIHF World Championship 2029 will take place in Slovakia, » writes Shatan.
It has already been reported that in 2026 the World Championship in the elite division will take place in Switzerland cities in Zurich and Fribour, 2027 in German cities in Düsseldorf and Mannheim, and in 2028 in French cities in Paris and Lyon.
It has already been reported that the 2025 World Championship in Stockholm beat France in Group A with a 4: 1 loss to Canada by 1: 7, defeated Slovenia by 5: 2, defeated Sweden with a 0: 6 team with a 1: 2 win over Finland with 5: 1. in place.
A was the first place with 19 points, Canada scored 18 points and Finland 16. With ten points in seven games, Austria entered the quarterfinals in the final group, for the first time since 1994. With nine points, Latvia finished the championship, Seven points for Slovakia, four points for Slovenia and one point for France.
In Group B, Switzerland scored 19 points in seven games, the US and the Czech Republic with 17 points, Denmark 11 and Germany ten points. Norway scored four points, but three points in Hungary and Kazakhstan, who had to leave the elite group.
On Saturday, « Avicii » in Stockholm in the semi -finals at 15.20 Latvian time will meet Sweden with the US and four hours later, Switzerland with Denmark. Games for first and third place will take place on Sunday.
16 teams were divided into two groups, eight teams each, with a round tournament. The top four teams in each group will continue their fight for medals in the quarterfinals, while the weakest teams in both groups will leave Kazakhstan and France the strongest division, and will be replaced by Britain and Italy next year.
The World Cup, with teams to the semi -finals in Herning, Denmark, in Stockholm, Sweden’s capital, will end on Sunday. Group B games and two quarter -final matches were played in Herning, but Stockholm also hosts two quarter -finals, semi -final games and medals.
Last year, the Czechs triumphed in the World Championships in their field, beating Switzerland in a decisive match with a 2-0 win, while Sweden won the bronze medals with a 4: 2 win over the Canadian national team. The Latvian national team ranked ninth, although he won four wins in the sub -group.