World Juniors standings: Updated scores, results for every 2026 IIHF hockey game

World Juniors bracket 2026

World Juniors standings 2026

2026 World Juniors schedule, results

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World Juniors standings: Updated scores, results for every 2026 IIHF hockey game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Hockey fans know that once Christmas is in the books, it’s time for the World Juniors.

Last year, the tournament was held north of the border in Ottawa, Canada. This year, the United States will host, with the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, serving as hosts. The tournament runs from December 26, 2025, to January 5, 2026.

The event will once again showcase the best youth players from 10 countries, with several on the final rosters expected to become household names among NHL fans in the coming seasons. James Hagans (Boston Bruins), Cole Eiserman (New York Islanders), Zayne Parekh (Calgary Flames) and Leon Muggli (Washington Capitals) are just a few players to watch throughout the tournament.

The Sporting News is tracking all scores and results from every game of the 2026 IIHF World Juniors.

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Gold Medal Game

TBD vs. TBD

Bronze Medal Game

TBD vs. TBD

Semifinals

Teams are reseeded for the semifinals matchups based on the group stage standings. All four will be guaranteed to play for a medal.

TBD vs. TBD
TBD vs. TBD

Quarterfinals

Teams will be seeded for the quarterfinals based on the group stage standings.

Sweden vs. Latvia
Czechia vs. Switzerland
USA vs. Finland
Canada vs. Slovakia

The remaining four teams after the quarterfinals will be reseeded for the semifinals based on preliminary round standings.

Group A

Group B

Teams will play four preliminary games in a round-robin format within their group, followed by a three-round playoff.

In the group stage, teams earn three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win, one point for an overtime loss and no points for a regulation loss.

The top four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals, where the matchups are determined by seeding. They will cross over between groups for these games: 1A vs. 4B, 1B vs. 4A, 2A vs. 3B and 2B vs. 3A. The teams that advance to the semifinals will be reseeded.

The winners of the semifinals will face off in the gold medal game. The losers will play for bronze.

OT Wins

OT Losses

Losses

Points

United States

Switzerland

Friday, Dec. 26

Matchup	Time (ET)
Sweden 3, Slovakia 2	FINAL
Finland 6, Denmark 2	FINAL
United States 6, Germany 3	FINAL
Canada 7, Czechia 5	FINAL

Saturday, Dec. 27

Matchup	Time (ET)
Slovakia 4, Germany 1	FINAL
Canada 2, Latvia 1	FINAL
United States 2, Switzerland 1	FINAL
Czechia 7, Denmark 2	FINAL

Sunday, Dec. 28

Matchup	Time (ET)
Sweden 4, Switzerland 2	FINAL
Finland 8, Latvia 0	FINAL

Monday, Dec. 29

Matchup	Time (ET)
Sweden 8, Germany 1	FINAL
Czechia 2, Finland 1 (OT)	FINAL
United States 5, Slovakia 5	FINAL
Canada 9, Denmark 1	FINAL

Tuesday, Dec. 30

Matchup

Time (ET)

Switzerland 4, Germany 0	FINAL
Latvia 6, Denmark 3	FINAL

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Matchup

Time (ET)

Switzerland 3, Slovakia 2	FINAL
Czechia 4, Latvia 2	FINAL
Sweden 6, USA 3	FINAL
Canada 7, Finland 4	FINAL

Friday, Jan. 2

Matchup

Time (ET)

TV/Live stream

Relegation game: Germany 8, Denmark 4	12:30 p.m.	TSN3
Quarterfinal: Sweden vs. Latvia	2 p.m.	TSN1/4/5
Quarterfinal: Czechia vs. Switzerland	4:30 p.m.	TSN3/4
Quarterfinal: USA vs. Finland	6 p.m.	TSN1/5
Quarterfinal: Canada vs. Slovakia	8:30 p.m.	TSN1/3/4/5