IIHF World Championship Semifinals: Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, and Czech Republic Fight for the Medal

After an interesting and attractive quarterfinal round, four teams have made it to this year’s IIHF Men’s World Championship Semifinals. Canada, Switzerland, Czechia, and Sweden are the four teams moving on to play for gold at the 2024 IIHF Men’s World Championship. Here is everything you need to know about the semifinals of the 2024 IIHF World Championship. 

• Date: May 25, 2024
• Time: 14:20
• Venue: O2 Arena (Prague, Czechia)

• Date: May 25, 2024
• Time: 18:20
• Venue: O2 Arena (Prague, Czechia)

Sweden defeated Finland 2-1 but needed overtime to keep their perfect record alive, with Joel Eriksson Ek scoring the game-winner goal off a tip. Sweden has now won each of their last eight consecutive matches and will look to make it to the final round of the IIHF Men’s World Championship.  

The host nation, Czechia, has reached the semifinals for the third time in five tournaments. The Czech Republic finished third in Group A with 16 points in the group-stage game, but they defeated the USA in a low-scoring affair in the quarterfinals by 1-0. They have recorded six wins in their last eight IIHF World Championship games. 

• Czech Republic 0-2 Sweden
• Czech Republic 1-4 Sweden
• Czech Republic 3-5 Sweden
• Sweden 2-5 Czech Republic
• Czech Republic 4-3 Sweden

Sweden have demonstrated great strength in their last five encounters with the host nation, the Czech Republic, as they have won their last three consecutive encounters and are unbeaten in their last eight IIHF games. Based on these, we predict that Sweden's Moneyline is at 1.71 odds.

The defending gold medalist Canada enters their IIHF World Championship final four for the ninth consecutive time, and they are considered the favorites to defend their gold. Canada defeated Slovakia 6-3 in their quarterfinal games in Prague on Thursday. Canada remains undefeated at this year’s tournament following a 7-0 record in preliminary play, placing them at the top of Group A. The Canadians are in great form, earning 19 of a possible 21 points, losing two points due to two of their victories coming in overtime.

Switzerland earned their spot in the semifinal game by defeating Germany 3-1 in the tournament’s quarterfinal round in Ostrava, Czechia, on Thursday. Team Switzerland finished second in the Group A preliminary round, and they have won seven of their last World Championship games while losing only one. 

• Switzerland 2-3 Canada
• Canada 2-3 Switzerland
• Canada 3-6 Switzerland
• Canada 3-2 Switzerland AOT
• Canada 2-3 Switzerland

Canada is considered the favorite to win the match against Switzerland based on the odds, but we anticipate a closely contested match with both teams scoring two or more goals. You may consider placing your bet on two or more goals, with Bet365 offering juicy 1.83 odds.

You can stream the IIHF World Championship live for free on IIHF.com and the IIHF YouTube channel.

Many broadcasters will have TV rights for this game and others in the future. Here is a list of some of the TV channels.

• TSN/RDS (Canada)
• NHL Network (USA)
• SVT (Sweden)
• Discovery (Finland)
• Czech TV (Czechia)
• Magenta (Germany)
• TBS (Japan)
• Swiss TV (Switzerland)
• CCTV (China)