What's corroborated

Great Britain plays in Group A with USA, Switzerland, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Austria, and Hungary.

Viaplay's broadcast team includes host Niklas Jihde, reporters Frida Nordstrand and Jonatan Lindquist, experts Peter Forsberg, Mattias Norström, and Erik Granqvist, and commentators Niklas Holmgren, Jonatan Lindquist, Magnus Dahlborn, Robert Tennisberg, and Tobias Dahlberg.

All matches will be broadcast by Viaplay, including on TV6, TV10, Viaplay Sport, and Vsport Vinter.

Canada will bring Macklin Celebrini, Mark Scheifele, John Tavares, Morgan Rielly, and Ryan O'Reilly.

Group B (Fribourg) includes Sweden, Canada, and other teams (not fully listed).

Ranking is determined first by group placement, then by total points, then by goal difference.

In the quarterfinals, the first of Group A meets the fourth of Group B, the second of Group A meets the third of Group B, and so on.

Each team plays the other seven teams in its group.

The tournament features 16 teams divided into two groups based on ranking and previous results.

Sweden will start the tournament with a match against Canada on May 15 at 20:20.

The tournament will take place at BCF Arena in Fribourg and Swiss Life Arena in Zürich.

The tournament will take place from May 15 to May 31, 2026.

The 2026 Ice Hockey World Championship will be played in Fribourg and Zürich.

Switzerland will bring Timo Meier and Nico Hischier.

Roman Josi is a star defenseman for the Nashville Predators.

Roman Josi will play for Switzerland at the upcoming World Championship on home ice.

The product from Tingsryd is going to Switzerland.

Rosters can change during the ongoing tournament.

Sweden appears to have a young team with future stars like Anton Frondell and Ivar Stenberg.

USA will bring former 40-goal scorer Brock Boeser.

Finland will bring their top player Aleksander Barkov.

Several countries have brought some of their biggest stars to the tournament.

The announced squad includes defensemen Travis Brown, David Clements, Nathanael Halbert, Joe Hazeldine, Kris Inglis, Brad Jenion, Mark Richardson, and Josh Tetlow.

The announced squad includes goalies Ben Bowns, Mat Robson, and Jackson Whistle.

Robert Dowd played for Troja/Ljungby in the HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2012/2013 season.

Liam Kirk plays in Germany for Eisbären Berlin.

Liam Kirk won the scoring title at the 2021 World Championship and was named to the All-Star team.

Samuel Lyne plays in the Canadian junior league BCHL.

Nathanael Halbert plays in the Austrian league.

Almost all players in Great Britain's squad play in the domestic British league.

Great Britain's opening match is against Austria on May 16 at 12:20.

Great Britain is expected to compete with Hungary to avoid relegation to Division I-B in 2027.

Great Britain is back in the A-division of the Ice Hockey World Championship for 2026.