{"id":17005,"date":"2026-05-20T14:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/17005\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:30:55","slug":"iihf-world-championship-tv-streaming-schedule-austria-switzerland-usa-germany-highlight-day-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/17005\/","title":{"rendered":"IIHF World Championship TV & streaming schedule: Austria-Switzerland, USA-Germany highlight Day 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships continues with another slate of preliminary round games scheduled for Wednesday in Switzerland. Two of the four contests will feature TV coverage on NHL Network<\/a> and streaming on-demand in the United States<\/a>. <\/p>\n

How to watch the 2026 IIHF World Championships on TV and stream without cable:<\/p>\n

When: Preliminary round (May 15-26), Quarterfinals (May 28), Semifinals (May 30), Finals (May 31)Where: Swiss Life Arena in Zurich; BCF Arena in Fribourg, SwitzerlandTV channel: NHL NetworkStreaming on: FuboTV (free trial)<\/a> | DirecTV (free trial)<\/a> | SlingTV (low intro rate)<\/a><\/p>\n

IIHF World Championships: TV schedule for Wednesday, May 19<\/p>\n

Austria vs. Switzerland<\/p>\n

When: Wednesday, May 20 at 10 a.m. ETWhere: Swiss Life Arena, Zurich, SwitzerlandTV channel: NHL NetworkStreaming on: FuboTV (free trial)<\/a> | DirecTV (free trial)<\/a> | SlingTV (low intro rate)<\/a><\/p>\n

United States vs. Germany<\/p>\n

When: Wednesday, May 20 at 2 p.m. ETWhere: Swiss Life Arena, Zurich, SwitzerlandTV channel: NHL NetworkStreaming on: FuboTV (free trial)<\/a> | DirecTV (free trial)<\/a> | SlingTV (low intro rate)<\/a><\/p>\n

IIHF World Championships: Additional Wednesday matchups (no TV coverage)<\/p>\n

Italy at Czechia, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Slovenia at Sweden, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

IIHF World Championships: Know your live streams<\/p>\n

FuboTV (free trial)<\/a>: FuboTV offers the most extensive package of live sports with rates competitive with DirecTV. The FuboTV Pro ($48.99 first month), Elite ($53.99) and Deluxe ($73.99) all come with first-month discounts. Monthly rates rise to $73.99, $83.99 and $103.99 after the first-month discount.<\/p>\n

DirecTV (free trial)<\/a>: DirecTV offers a 5-day free trial and a total of $30 off over the first three full months for the Choice Package, which includes 125-plus channels and access to ESPN Unlimited, a $29.99 standalone value featuring all ESPN channels and ESPN+.<\/p>\n

SlingTV (low intro rate)<\/a>: First full month of streaming runs as low as $29.99 with current offer for 50% off Sling\u2019s Orange & Blue Plan. Day passes are also available for 24 hours ($4.99), as well as three-day ($9.99) and seven-day access ($14.99).<\/p>\n

IIHF WORLD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n

GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, MAY 15<\/p>\n

Finland 3, Germany 1<\/p>\n

Canada 5, Sweden 3<\/p>\n

Switzerland 3, United States 1<\/p>\n

Czechia 4, Denmark 1<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, MAY 16<\/p>\n

Austria 5, Great Britain 2<\/p>\n

Slovakia 2, Norway 1<\/p>\n

Finland 4, Hungary 1<\/p>\n

Canada 6, Italy 0<\/p>\n

Switzerland 4, Latvia 2<\/p>\n

Slovenia 3, Czechia 2 (OT)<\/p>\n

SUNDAY, MAY 17<\/p>\n

United States 5, Great Britain 1<\/p>\n

Slovakia 4, Italy 1<\/p>\n

Austria 4, Hungary 2<\/p>\n

Sweden 6, Denmark 2<\/p>\n

MONDAY, MAY 18<\/p>\n

Finland 6, United States 2<\/p>\n

Canada 5, Denmark 1<\/p>\n

Switzerland 6, Germany 1<\/p>\n

Czechia 4, Sweden 3<\/p>\n

TUESDAY, MAY 19<\/p>\n

Austria 3, Latvia 1<\/p>\n

Norway 4, Italy 0<\/p>\n

Hungary 5, Great Britain 0<\/p>\n

Slovakia 5, Slovenia 4 (SO)<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20<\/p>\n

Switzerland at Austria, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Italy at Czechia, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Germany at United States, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

Slovenia at Sweden, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, MAY 21<\/p>\n

Finland at Latvia, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Norway at Canada, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Great Britain at Switzerland, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

Slovakia at Denmark, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

FRIDAY, MAY 22<\/p>\n

Hungary at Germany, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Slovenia at Canada, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Great Britain at Finland, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

Italy at Sweden, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, MAY 23<\/p>\n

United States at Latvia, 6:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Slovenia at Denmark, 6:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Hungary at Switzerland, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Czechia at Slovakia, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Germany at Austria, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

Sweden at Norway, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

SUNDAY, MAY 24<\/p>\n

Latvia at Great Britain, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Italy at Denmark, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Austria at Finland, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

Canada at Slovakia, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

MONDAY, MAY 25<\/p>\n

Hungary at United States, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Norway at Czechia, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Great Britain at Germany, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

Italy at Slovenia, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

TUESDAY, MAY 26<\/p>\n

Latvia at Hungary, 6:20 a.m. <\/p>\n

Denmark at Norway, 6:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Austria at United States, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Slovakia at Sweden, 10:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Finland at Switzerland, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

Canada at Czechia, 2:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

QUARTERFINALS<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 28 (venues and times are TBD)<\/p>\n

Group A 1st place vs. Group B 4th place<\/p>\n

Group A 2nd vs. Group B 3rd<\/p>\n

Group A 3rd vs. Group B 2nd<\/p>\n

Group A 4th vs. Group B 1st<\/p>\n

SEMIFINALS<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 30<\/p>\n

Highest-ranked semifinalist vs. Lowest-ranked semifinalist<\/p>\n

Second-highest ranked vs. Third-highest ranked<\/p>\n

MEDAL FINALS<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 31<\/p>\n

Bronze medal game<\/p>\n

Semifinal 1 loser vs. Semifinal 2 loser, 9:30 a.m. ET<\/p>\n

Gold medal game<\/p>\n

Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner, 2:20 p.m. ET<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships continues with another slate of preliminary round games scheduled for Wednesday…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5,7911,7467,97],"class_list":["post-17005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-germany","tag-germany","tag-horizontal","tag-ice-hockey","tag-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}