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Sweden and Czechia will look to end long droughts when they meet on Monday, Jan. 5 in the gold medal game of the world junior hockey championship.

Sweden last won the tournament for the world’s best under-20 players in 2012. They last appeared in the gold medal game in 2024. They had lost four of the previous five semifinals but got past Finland, 4-3 in a shootout, on Sunday, Jan. 4. The Swedes are unbeaten after defeating Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, USA, Latvia and Finland.

Czechia last won it all in 2001 and last was in the gold medal game in 2023. It lost to Canada that year but has beaten the Canadians in the playoffs for three consecutive years, including 6-4 on Sunday. Czechia lost to Canada in the opening game of this year’s tournament, but since has beaten Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Switzerland and Canada.

Here’s what to know about today’s gold-medal game between Sweden and Czechia at the world junior hockey championship, including how to watch:

Jack Berglund puts on a stickhandling display and then feeds Casper Juustovaara for a short-handed goal. Sweden 1, Czechia 0

Sascha Boumedienne is called for delay of game.

Ivar Stenberg is called for holding the stick. It’s killed off. One shot.

He had missed Sunday’s game because he was ill.

Sweden’s Love Harenstam vs. Czechia’s Michal Orsulak, Both played in Sunday’s semifinals.

What channel is Sweden vs Czechia world juniors hockey gold-medal game today?

TV channel: NHL Network

Livestream: Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers, or Sling TV.

Watch world junior championships on Fubo

What time is Sweden vs Czechia world juniors hockey gold-medal game today?

Date: Monday, Jan. 5

Time: 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 local time)

The Sweden-Czechia game is scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the home of the Minnesota Wild. The start time could be delayed if the bronze medal game runs long.

World juniors hockey gold-medal game: How to watch, stream

Time: 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 5

Location: Grand Casino Arena (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

TV: NHL Network

Streaming: Fubo and certain levels of Sling TV carry NHL Network.

World junior championships medal games today

Monday, Jan. 5

All times p.m. ET

Canada 6 Finland 3 (Canada wins bronze)

Sweden vs. Czechia (gold), 8:30

Forward Anton Frondell is the No. 3 overall pick of the Blackhawks. He has five goals. Ivar Stenberg and Viggo Bjorck are eligible for the 2026 NHL draft.

Vojtech Cihar entered the day tied for the tournament lead with 11 points, though Canadian players have passed him. He scored twice in the semifinals. Defenseman Tomas Galvas, passed over in the NHL draft, has nine points.

Sweden last won gold in 2012. More recently, it has lost four times in gold medal games: to the USA in 2024, Canada in 2018, Finland in 2014 and USA in 2013.

The Czechs are guaranteed at least a silver medal. In the three tournaments before this, they won bronzes in 2024 and 2025, plus silver in 2023.