2024 IIHF World Championship Group A

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Group A was one of two groups of the 2024 IIHF World Championship. The four best-placed teams advanced to the playoff round, while the last placed team was relegated to Division I in 2025.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canada	7	5	2	0	0	32	18	+14	19	Quarterfinals
2	Switzerland	7	5	1	0	1	29	12	+17	17
3	Czechia (H)	7	4	1	2	0	26	14	+12	16
4	Finland	7	3	0	1	3	21	14	+7	10
5	Austria	7	2	0	1	4	21	29	−8	7	Qualification for 2025 IIHF World Championship
6	Norway	7	2	0	0	5	15	25	−10	6
7	Denmark	7	2	0	0	5	15	29	−14	6
8	Great Britain	7	1	0	0	6	12	30	−18	3	Relegation to 2025 Division I A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host
Notes:

Matches

All times are local (UTC+2).

Switzerland vs Norway

10 May 2024 16:20

Switzerland

5–2 (1–1, 3–0, 1–1)

Norway

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,617

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Jonas Arntzen	Referees: Riku Brander Christoffer Holm Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Andreas Hofer
	Andrighetto (Niederreiter, Loeffel) – 11:04 1–0 1–1 14:53 – Vikingstad (Thoresen, Johannesen) Loeffel (Siegenthaler, Jäger) – 24:12 2–1 Senteler (Josi, Simion) – 28:09 3–1 Scherwey (Haas) – 33:30 4–1 Niederreiter (Ambühl, Kurashev) (PP) – 51:56 5–1 5–2 58:56 – Brandsegg-Nygård (Thoresen, Zuccarello) (PP)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	15

Czechia vs Finland

10 May 2024 20:20

Czechia

1–0 GWS (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Finland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Lukáš Dostál	Goalies	Harri Säteri	Referees: Andris Ansons Mikael Holm Linesmen: Nick Briganti Oto Durmis
	Kaše Krejčík Palát Červenka	Shootout	Kaski Granlund Puljujärvi Kapanen
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	28	Shots	21

Great Britain vs Canada

11 May 2024 12:20

Great Britain

2–4 (1–1, 0–3, 1–0)

Canada

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,935

Game reference
	Jackson Whistle	Goalies	Joel Hofer	Referees: Christoffer Holm Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Anders Nyqvist
	Kirk (Mosey, Lake) (PP) – 07:47 1–0 1–1 08:17 – Bunting (Byram) 1–2 25:45 – Hagel (Zellweger, Dubois) 1–3 31:39 – Bedard (Bunting, Zellweger) 1–4 35:29 – Bedard (Paul, Guhle) O'Connor (Kirk, Betteridge) – 48:49 2–4
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	15	Shots	34

Austria vs Denmark

11 May 2024 16:20

Austria

1–5 (1–2, 0–1, 0–2)

Denmark

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,719

Game reference
	David Madlener	Goalies	Frederik Dichow	Referees: Mikael Holm André Schrader Linesmen: Nick Briganti Daniel Hynek
	0–1 13:19 – M. Lauridsen (Blichfeld, Russell) 0–2 16:11 – Storm (SH) Ganahl (Haudum, Rohrer) – 19:35 1–2 1–3 38:54 – Blichfeld (Wejse, O. Lauridsen) 1–4 53:44 – Scheel (Bruggisser, N. Jensen) 1–5 58:57 – Blichfeld (Aagaard, Russell) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	17	Shots	34

Norway vs Czechia

11 May 2024 20:20

Norway

3–6 (3–2, 0–1, 0–3)

Czechia

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Henrik Haukeland	Goalies	Petr Mrázek	Referees: Tomáš Hronský Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Tim Heffner Ludvig Lundgren
	0–1 06:06 – Červenka (Kundrátek, Kaše) Solberg (Thoresen, Zuccarello) – 06:37 1–1 Steen (Trettenes) (SH) – 12:10 2–1 E. Salsten (Solberg, Zuccarello) – 16:32 3–1 3–2 17:12 – Červenka (Sedlák, Kaše) 3–3 35:54 – Beránek (Kempný) 3–4 45:19 – Stránský (Krejčík, Kämpf) 3–5 56:59 – Hájek (Palát) 3–6 59:06 – Palát (Kämpf, Voženílek) (EN)
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	11	Shots	48

Finland vs Great Britain

12 May 2024 12:20

Finland

8–0 (1–0, 5–0, 2–0)

Great Britain

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,433

Game reference
	Emil Larmi	Goalies	Ben Bowns	Referees: Andris Ansons Mikael Holm Linesmen: Oto Durmis Ludvig Lundgren
	Kapanen (Kaski) – 16:14 1–0 Puljujärvi (Kaski, Oksanen) – 21:15 2–0 Innala (Granlund, Pakarinen) (PP) – 24:52 3–0 Riikola (Puljujärvi, Oksanen) – 32:49 4–0 Kapanen (Puljujärvi, Granlund) – 36:01 5–0 Määttä (Granlund) – 38:45 6–0 Lehtonen (Helenius, Granlund) – 46:39 7–0 Kapanen (Määttä, Oksanen) – 52:57 8–0
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	14

Denmark vs Canada

12 May 2024 16:20

Denmark

1–5 (0–2, 1–0, 0–3)

Canada

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,015

Game reference
	Frederik Dichow	Goalies	Jordan Binnington	Referees: Riku Brander Tomáš Hronský Linesmen: Tim Heffner Andreas Hofer
	0–1 02:24 – Bedard (Bunting, Guhle) 0–2 15:25 – Cozens (Tavares, Byram) (PP) Wejse (Storm, Poulsen) – 26:15 1–2 1–3 41:52 – Bedard (Guenther) 1–4 58:00 – Mercer (McBain, Tanev) (EN) 1–5 59:39 – Dubois (Bedard, Zellweger) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	20	Shots	42

Austria vs Switzerland

12 May 2024 20:20

Austria

5–6 (2–1, 2–3, 1–2)

Switzerland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 13,512

Game reference
	David Kickert	Goalies	Reto Berra Akira Schmid	Referees: Sean MacFarlane Kristian Vikman Linesmen: Shane Gustafson Anders Nyqvist
	Unterweger (Rossi) – 04:15 1–0 P. Huber (Rohrer) – 14:33 2–0 2–1 15:48 – Josi (Loeffel, Ambühl) (PP2) Haudum (Zwerger, Unterweger) (PP) – 21:48 3–1 3–2 22:26 – Hischier (Josi, Loeffel) 3–3 29:30 – Josi (Ambühl, Hischier) (PP2) 3–4 29:43 – Jäger (Andrighetto, Kukan) (PP) Haudum (Unterweger, M. Huber) (PP) – 34:45 4–4 4–5 40:43 – Hischier (Kurashev, Niederreiter) (PP) Baumgartner (Maier, Strong) – 52:17 5–5 5–6 59:09 – Hischier (Josi, Ambühl) (PP)
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	36

Norway vs Finland

13 May 2024 16:20

Norway

1–4 (0–2, 1–2, 0–0)

Finland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,127

Game reference
	Jonas Arntzen	Goalies	Harri Säteri	Referees: Christoffer Holm Tomáš Hronský Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Ludvig Lundgren
	0–1 06:49 – Kapanen (Kaski) (PP) 0–2 17:56 – Hyry (Kaski, Innala) 0–3 20:27 – Hyry (Jääskä, Innala) 0–4 30:59 – Kapanen (Oksanen) Krogdahl (Johannesen) – 38:47 1–4
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	14	Shots	42

Switzerland vs Czechia

13 May 2024 20:20

Switzerland

2–1 GWS (1–0, 0–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Czechia

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Lukáš Dostál	Referees: Andris Ansons André Schrader Linesmen: Oto Durmis Anders Nyqvist
	Fiala (Hischier, Josi) (PP) – 13:36 1–0 1–1 35:57 – Stránský (Špaček, Červenka) (PP)
	Andrighetto Fiala Kurashev Loeffel Josi	Shootout	Kaše Stránský Tomášek Červenka Flek
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	26	Shots	24

Denmark vs Norway

14 May 2024 16:20

Denmark

0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)

Norway

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 10,011

Game reference
	Frederik Dichow	Goalies	Henrik Haukeland	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Shane Gustafson
	0–1 27:45 – Brandsegg-Nygård (Zuccarello, Thoresen) 0–2 59:49 – Salsten (EN)
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	29

Canada vs Austria

14 May 2024 20:20

Canada

7–6 OT (3–1, 3–0, 0–5) (OT: 1–0)

Austria

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 14,704

Game reference
	Jordan Binnington	Goalies	David Madlener	Referees: Andris Ansons Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Dāvis Zunde
	Cozens (Mangiapane, Guhle – 06:34 1–0 Guhle (Tavares, Hagel) – 09:21 2–0 2–1 10:11 – Nissner (M. Huber, Raffl) Byram (Zellweger) – 13:29 3–1 McCann (Bunting) – 22:57 4–1 Bedard (Guenther, Parayko) – 29:32 5–1 Dubois (Hagel, Power) – 37:56 6–1 6–2 43:14 – Baumgartner (Schneider) 6–3 44:08 – Schneider (Zwerger, Wolf) 6–4 50:41 – Zwerger (Nickl) 6–5 55:56 – Schneider (Zwerger, Rossi) 6–6 59:11 – Rossi (EA) Tavares (Dubois, Parayko) – 60:15 7–6
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	49	Shots	21

Czechia vs Denmark

15 May 2024 16:20

Czechia

7–4 (1–1, 2–1, 4–2)

Denmark

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Lukáš Dostál	Goalies	Frederik Dichow	Referees: Tomáš Hronský André Schrader Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Anders Nyqvist
	0–1 18:54 – Wejse (Blichfeld, Bruggisser) (PP) Rutta (Kämpf) – 19:52 1–1 Flek (Kondelík, Voženílek) – 22:50 2–1 Sedlák (Kaše, Červenka) – 24:29 3–1 3–2 39:36 – Russell (N. Jensen, Bruggisser) 3–3 44:43 – Mølgaard (Lauridsen, Lassen) Kundrátek (Tomášek, Krejčík) – 46:16 4–3 Kubalík (Tomášek, Palát) – 51:10 5–3 Stránský (Kämpf, Voženílek – 51:30 6–3 6–4 51:51 – From (Scheel, Wejse) Palát (Kempný) – 53:08 7–4
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	39	Shots	18

Switzerland vs Great Britain

15 May 2024 20:20

Switzerland

3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Great Britain

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,239

Game reference
	Akira Schmid	Goalies	Jackson Whistle	Referees: Andris Ansons Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Tim Heffner Ludvig Lundgren
	Hischier (Josi, Fiala) – 03:48 1–0 Kukan (Siegenthaler, Herzog) – 13:36 2–0 Niederreiter (Fiala, Josi) (PP) – 38:36 3–0
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	15

Finland vs Austria

16 May 2024 16:20

Finland

2–3 (2–0, 0–1, 0–2)

Austria

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 15,387

Game reference
	Harri Säteri	Goalies	David Kickert	Referees: Tobias Björk Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Tarrington Wyonzek Dāvis Zunde
	Mäenalanen (Pakarinen, Vittasmäki) – 02:51 1–0 Kapanen (Riikola, Kaski) – 08:06 2–0 2–1 23:36 – M. Huber (Raffl, Nissner) 2–2 49:51 – Nickl (Nissner, M. Huber) 2–3 59:59 – Baumgartner (Haudum, Ganahl)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	20

Canada vs Norway

16 May 2024 20:20

Canada

4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Norway

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,418

Game reference
	Nico Daws	Goalies	Henrik Haukeland	Referees: Mikko Kaukokari André Schrader Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Lauri Nikulainen
	Tanev (Guhle, McBain) – 11:50 1–0 Mangiapane (Byram, Oleksiak) – 22:16 2–0 2–1 42:47 – Solberg (E. Salsten, Steen) Cozens (SH) – 46:37 3–1 McCann (Daws) (EN) – 58:30 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	6

Great Britain vs Denmark

17 May 2024 16:20

Great Britain

3–4 (2–2, 1–1, 0–1)

Denmark

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,277

Game reference
	Jackson Whistle	Goalies	Frederik Dichow	Referees: Tobias Björk Sean MacFarlane Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Tarrington Wyonzek
	Kirk (Curran, Ruopp) – 05:25 1–0 1–1 06:26 – Aagaard (Mølgaard, Olesen) 1–2 08:25 – Bruggisser (Olesen, Wejse) (PP) Neilson (Mosey, Lake) – 10:34 2–2 2–3 21:42 – Aagaard (Olesen, Mølgaard) Halbert (Lachowicz, Perlini) – 38:34 3–3 3–4 52:01 – Wejse (Blichfeld, Bruggisser) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	28

Czechia vs Austria

17 May 2024 20:20

Czechia

4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Austria

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Petr Mrázek	Goalies	David Madlener	Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Tim Heffner Lauri Nikulainen
	Kaše (PS) – 19:32 1–0 Kubalík (Tomášek, Špaček) (PP) – 35:49 2–0 Flek (Stránský) (PP) – 36:53 3–0 Tomášek (Palát, Kubalík) – 41:31 4–0
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	21

Denmark vs Switzerland

18 May 2024 12:20

Denmark

0–8 (0–2, 0–3, 0–3)

Switzerland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,225

Game reference
	Frederik Dichow Mathias Seldrup	Goalies	Leonardo Genoni	Referees: Jan Hribik Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Daniel Hynek Tarrington Wyonzek
	0–1 04:10 – Hischier (Fiala, Josi) 0–2 17:15 – Josi 0–3 20:39 – Fiala (Ambühl, Hischier) (PP) 0–4 23:58 – Fiala (Hischier) 0–5 33:43 – Senteler (Simion) 0–6 42:49 – Thürkauf (SH) 0–7 45:26 – Bertschy (Scherwey, Thurkauf) 0–8 54:18 – Scherwey (Bertschy, Kukan)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	17	Shots	29

Canada vs Finland

18 May 2024 16:20

Canada

5–3 (2–2, 1–1, 2–0)

Finland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,303

Game reference
	Jordan Binnington	Goalies	Harri Säteri	Referees: Sean MacFarlane André Schrader Linesmen: Emil Yletyinen Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 01:35 – Puljujärvi (Rissanen, Innala) 0–2 03:51 – Puustinen (Hyry, Saarijärvi) (PP) Cozens (Mangiapane, Power) – 14:53 1–2 Tanev (Tavares) – 16:30 2–2 2–3 36:07 – Puljujärvi (Vittasmäki, Mäenalanen) Power (Cozens, Parayko) – 37:12 3–3 Hagel (Tavares, Dubois) – 51:32 4–3 Mercer (Power) (EN) – 59:39 5–3
	31 min	Penalties	8 min
	22	Shots	32

Czechia vs Great Britain

18 May 2024 20:20

Czechia

4–1 (2–0, 2–1, 0–0)

Great Britain

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,413

Game reference
	Lukáš Dostál	Goalies	Ben Bowns	Referees: Mark Pearce Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Dario Fuchs Lauri Nikulainen
	Sedlák (Červenka, Krejčík) – 02:18 1–0 Krejčík (Gudas, Červenka) – 04:46 2–0 Sedlák (Červenka, Kaše) – 20:36 3–0 3–1 22:17 – Mosey (Kirk, O'Connor) (PP) Kaše (Sedlák, Červenka) (PP) – 32:15 4–1
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	45	Shots	15

Norway vs Austria

19 May 2024 16:20

Norway

1–4 (0–0, 0–3, 1–1)

Austria

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,565

Game reference
	Henrik Haukeland	Goalies	David Kickert	Referees: Tobias Björk Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Dario Fuchs Emil Yletyinen
	0–1 28:14 – Schneider (Heinrich, Rossi) 0–2 28:54 – Zwerger (Schneider, Rossi) 0–3 33:53 – Schneider (Rossi, Brunner) (EA) Engebråten (Zuccarello) – 53:04 1–3 1–4 57:24 – M. Huber (Zwerger) (EN)
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	27

Switzerland vs Canada

19 May 2024 20:20

Switzerland

2–3 (1–1, 1–2, 0–0)

Canada

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,268

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Jordan Binnington	Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Jan Hribik Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Lauri Nikulainen
	0–1 01:42 – Cozens (Tavares, Mangiapane) (PP) Fiala (Hischier, Josi) (PP) – 11:15 1–1 Loeffel (Thürkauf, Fora) – 25:03 2–1 2–2 28:46 – Cozens (Mangiapane, Tavares) (PP) 2–3 30:39 – Paul (Mangiapane, Cozens) (PP)
	31 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	23

Great Britain vs Norway

20 May 2024 16:20

Great Britain

2–5 (0–3, 1–1, 1–1)

Norway

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 13,679

Game reference
	Jackson Whistle	Goalies	Henrik Haukeland	Referees: Martin Fraňo Mark Pearce Linesmen: Jiří Ondráček Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 04:34 – Vikingstad (Krogdahl, Engebråten) 0–2 06:46 – Thoresen 0–3 12:25 – Olsen (Steen, Brandsegg-Nygård) 0–4 21:18 – Brandsegg-Nygård (Thoresen, Zuccarello) (PP) Perlini (Dowd, O'Connor) (PP) – 24:56 1–4 1–5 44:36 – Olsen (Brandsegg-Nygård) Betteridge (Lake, Mosey) – 47:25 2–5
	12 min	Penalties	6 min
	25	Shots	42

Finland vs Denmark

20 May 2024 20:20

Finland

3–1 (0–0, 0–0, 3–1)

Denmark

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,251

Game reference
	Emil Larmi	Goalies	Mathias Seldrup	Referees: Michael Campbell Michael Tscherrig Linesmen: Dario Fuchs Josef Špůr
	Björninen (Mattila, Määttä) – 43:26 1–0 Rissanen – 45:03 2–0 2–1 58:16 – True (Mølgaard, Russell) (EA) Jormakka (EN) – 59:07 3–1
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	22

Austria vs Great Britain

21 May 2024 12:20

Austria

2–4 (0–0, 1–1, 1–3)

Great Britain

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 16,306

Game reference
	David Kickert	Goalies	Ben Bowns	Referees: Jan Hribik Mark Pearce Linesmen: Jiří Ondráček Josef Špůr
	Unterweger (Zwerger, Haudum) (PP) – 22:40 1–0 1–1 27:44 – O'Connor (Lake) (PP2) 1–2 41:59 – Perlini (Dowd, O'Connor) (PP) 1–3 50:25 – Mosey (Duggan, Tetlow) 1–4 55:31 – Dowd (Perlini) (EN) M. Huber (Haudum, Zwerger) (PP) – 59:15 2–4
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	32

Canada vs Czechia

21 May 2024 16:20

Canada

4–3 OT (0–0, 0–0, 3–3) (OT: 1–0)

Czechia

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,314

Game reference
	Jordan Binnington	Goalies	Lukáš Dostál	Referees: Tobias Björk Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Kevin Briganti Emil Yletyinen
	Cozens (Power, Paul) (PP) – 41:01 1–0 1–1 49:11 – Kubalík (Nečas, Sedlák) (PP) Mercer (Severson) – 51:01 2–1 Hagel (Tavares, Dubois) – 55:42 3–1 3–2 56:56 – Palát (Špaček, Červenka) (PP, EA) 3–3 58:11 – Červenka (Nečas, Špaček) (EA) Cozens (SH) – 63:13 4–3
	8 min	Penalties	4 min
	26	Shots	22

Finland vs Switzerland

21 May 2024 20:20

Finland

1–3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Switzerland

O2 Arena, Prague Attendance: 17,118

Game reference
	Harri Säteri	Goalies	Akira Schmid	Referees: Michael Campbell Martin Fraňo Linesmen: Tarrington Wyonzek Dāvis Zunde
	0–1 25:14 – Fiala (Loeffel) 0–2 27:26 – Glauser (Niederreiter, Fiala) Innala (Granlund, Lehtonen) (PP) – 37:51 1–2 1–3 56:33 – Fiala (Niederreiter)
	29 min	Penalties	4 min
	16	Shots	26

External links

• Official website