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2028 IIHF World Championship

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2028 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country France
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates12–28 May
Teams16
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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

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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

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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:

Withdrawn bids

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Kazakhstan

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championship after losing to Germany for 2027.[8] Similar to 2027, the venues are in Astana and Almaty.[9] The bid was withdrawn before the final decision on 9th of May.[10]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

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

Participants

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

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