The IIHF World Championship is the annual world championship of men’s ice hockey, run by the International Ice Hockey Federation and normally played in May. Canada has won it 28 times, more than any other nation. Finland won the 2026 tournament in Switzerland, beating the hosts 1-0 in overtime in the final.
| Run by | IIHF, Zurich |
|---|---|
| Held | Annually since 1930, usually in May |
| Format | 16 teams, two groups, knockout from the quarter-finals |
| Most titles | Canada, 28 |
| 2026 champion | Finland, 1-0 OT over Switzerland |
| 2026 bronze | Norway, its first men’s Worlds medal |
| 2027 edition | Düsseldorf and Mannheim, Germany, 14-30 May |
