2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2026 WJC) was the 50th Ice Hockey World Junior Championships, held from December 26, 2025 to January 5, 2026. Sweden won their third championship (first since (/wiki/2012WorldJuniorIceHockeyChampionships)), defeating Czechia 4–2 in the gold medal game.

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2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

The 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2026 WJC) was the 50th Ice Hockey World Junior Championships, held from December 26, 2025 to January 5, 2026. Sweden won their third championship (first since (/wiki/2012WorldJuniorIceHockeyChampionships)), defeating Czechia 4–2 in the gold medal game.

Top Division

Background

The tournament returned to Minneapolis–Saint Paul after being previously co-hosted there in (/wiki/1982WorldJuniorIceHockeyChampionships). This was the seventh time that the United States hosted the WJC and first time since (/wiki/2018WorldJuniorIceHockeyChampionships).

Venues

• Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, and • 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis.

<table><thead><tr><th>Saint Paul</th><th>Minneapolis–Saint Paul</th><th>Minneapolis</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Grand Casino Arena Capacity: 17,954</td><td>3M Arena at Mariucci Capacity: 10,257</td></tr></tbody></table>

Qualified teams

Ten teams took part in the competition. Denmark returned for the first time since (/wiki/2019WorldJuniorIceHockeyChampionships), replacing Kazakhstan who were relegated back to Division I, Group A, after finishing last in 2025.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Qualification method</th><th>Appearance(s)</th><th>Previous best performance</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Total</td><td>First</td><td>Last</td><td>Streak</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td><td>First in 2025</td><td>50th</td><td>1977</td><td>2025</td><td>50</td><td>Champions (2004, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2024, 2025)</td></tr><tr><td> Finland</td><td>Second in 2025</td><td>50</td><td>Champions (1987, 1998, 2014, 2016, 2019)</td></tr><tr><td> Czechia</td><td>Third in 2025</td><td>50</td><td>Champions (2000, 2001)</td></tr><tr><td> Sweden</td><td>Fourth in 2025</td><td>50</td><td>Champions (1981, 2012)</td></tr><tr><td> Canada</td><td>Fifth in 2025</td><td>50</td><td>Champions (Twenty times)</td></tr><tr><td> Slovakia</td><td>Sixth in 2025</td><td>31st</td><td>1996</td><td>31</td><td>Third place (1999, 2015)</td></tr><tr><td> Latvia</td><td>Seventh in 2025</td><td>10th</td><td>2006</td><td>5</td><td>Seventh place (2022, 2025)</td></tr><tr><td>  Switzerland</td><td>Eighth in 2025</td><td>39th</td><td>1978</td><td>17</td><td>Third place (1998)</td></tr><tr><td> Germany</td><td>Ninth in 2025</td><td>32nd</td><td>1977</td><td>7</td><td>Fifth place (1981)</td></tr><tr><td> Denmark</td><td>Champions of Division I A</td><td>8th</td><td>2008</td><td>2019</td><td>1</td><td>Fifth place (2017)</td></tr></tbody></table>

Match officials

The following officials were assigned by the IIHF to officiate the 2026 World Junior Championships.

Rosters

To be eligible as a junior player, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2006. A maximum of 22 skaters and 3 goalkeepers could be named to a roster, with a maximum of 20 skaters and 2 goalkeepers dressing each game.

Seeding

<table><thead><tr><th>Tie-breaking criteria</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:</td></tr></tbody></table>

All times are local, CST (UTC−6).

Group A

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Sweden</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>21</td><td>8</td><td>+13</td><td>12</td><td>Quarterfinals</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> United States (H)</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>15</td><td>+2</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>  Switzerland</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>+2</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Slovakia</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Germany</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>22</td><td>−17</td><td>0</td><td>Relegation round</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group B

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Canada</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>25</td><td>11</td><td>+14</td><td>11</td><td>Quarterfinals</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Czechia</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>12</td><td>+6</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Finland</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>19</td><td>11</td><td>+8</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Latvia</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>17</td><td>−8</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Denmark</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>28</td><td>−20</td><td>0</td><td>Relegation round</td></tr></tbody></table>

Playoff round

Quarterfinal winners were reseeded for the semifinals in accordance with the following ranking:

• Placement in group • Points in preliminary round • Goal differential in preliminary round • Number of goals scored in preliminary round • Seeding coming into the tournament

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Team</th><th>Group</th><th>Pos</th><th>Pts</th><th>GD</th><th>GF</th><th>Seed</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Sweden</td><td>A</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>+13</td><td>21</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Canada</td><td>B</td><td>1</td><td>11</td><td>+14</td><td>25</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> United States</td><td>A</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>+2</td><td>17</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Czechia</td><td>B</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>+6</td><td>18</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Finland</td><td>B</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>+8</td><td>19</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>  Switzerland</td><td>A</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>+2</td><td>10</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> Latvia</td><td>B</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>–8</td><td>9</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> Slovakia</td><td>A</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>13</td><td>6</td></tr></tbody></table>

Bracket

<table><thead><tr><th> </th><th>Quarterfinals</th><th></th><th>Semifinals</th><th></th><th>Final</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>January 2 – Grand Casino Arena</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>1A Sweden</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>January 4 – Grand Casino Arena</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>4B Latvia</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>1 Sweden (SO)</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>January 2 – Grand Casino Arena</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td>5 Finland</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2A United States</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td>January 5 – Grand Casino Arena</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>3B Finland (OT)</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>1 Sweden</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>January 2 – 3M Arena</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td>4 Czechia</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>1B Canada</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>January 4 – Grand Casino Arena</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>4A Slovakia</td><td>1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2 Canada</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>January 2 – 3M Arena</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td>4 Czechia</td><td>6</td><td></td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2B Czechia</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td><td>January 5 – Grand Casino Arena</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>3A  Switzerland</td><td>2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>2 Canada</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>5 Finland</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table>

Statistics

As of 2026-01-06 (13:48 GMT), iihf.com has not updated tournament stats to include the gold medal game.

Scoring leaders

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Player</th><th>Country</th><th>GP</th><th>G</th><th>A</th><th>Pts</th><th>+/−</th><th>PIM</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Michael Hage</td><td> Canada</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>15</td><td>+7</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Gavin McKenna</td><td> Canada</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>+7</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Zayne Parekh</td><td> Canada</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>+5</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Vojtěch Čihař</td><td> Czechia</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>+7</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Ivar Stenberg</td><td> Sweden</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>+5</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Jack Berglund</td><td> Sweden</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>+9</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Porter Martone</td><td> Canada</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>+4</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Viggo Björck</td><td> Sweden</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>+5</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Tomáš Galvas</td><td> Czechia</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>+7</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Heikki Ruohonen</td><td> Finland</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>+6</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table>

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source 1: IIHF.com (pdf) Source 2: IIHF.com Source 3: eliteprospects.com

Goaltending leaders

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Player</th><th>Country</th><th>TOI</th><th>GA</th><th>GAA</th><th>SA</th><th>Sv%</th><th>SO</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Jack Ivankovic</td><td> Canada</td><td>179:43</td><td>7</td><td>2.34</td><td>85</td><td>91.76</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Love Härenstam</td><td> Sweden</td><td>370:00</td><td>15</td><td>2.43</td><td>168</td><td>91.07</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Christian Kirsch</td><td>  Switzerland</td><td>178:23</td><td>8</td><td>2.69</td><td>83</td><td>90.36</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Elijah Neuenschwander</td><td>  Switzerland</td><td>119:23</td><td>5</td><td>2.51</td><td>51</td><td>90.20</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Nicholas Kempf</td><td> United States</td><td>140:06</td><td>6</td><td>2.57</td><td>57</td><td>89.47</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source1: IIHF.com (pdf) Source2: IIHF.com

Awards

• Best players selected by the directorate: • Best Goaltender: Love Härenstam • Best Defenceman: Adam Jiříček • Best Forward: Anton Frondell

• Media All-Stars: • MVP: Vojtěch Čihař • Goaltender: Love Härenstam • Defencemen: Zayne Parekh / Tomáš Galvas • Forwards: Michael Hage / Anton Frondell / Vojtěch Čihař

Final standings

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Grp</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Final Result</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>A</td><td> Sweden</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>35</td><td>16</td><td>+19</td><td>20</td><td>Champions</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>B</td><td> Czechia</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>32</td><td>22</td><td>+10</td><td>14</td><td>Runners-up</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>B</td><td> Canada</td><td>7</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>42</td><td>21</td><td>+21</td><td>17</td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>B</td><td> Finland</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>29</td><td>24</td><td>+5</td><td>10</td><td>Fourth place</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>A</td><td> United States (H)</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>20</td><td>19</td><td>+1</td><td>10</td><td>Eliminated in Quarterfinals</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>A</td><td>  Switzerland</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>14</td><td>−2</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>B</td><td> Latvia</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>23</td><td>−11</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>A</td><td> Slovakia</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>20</td><td>−6</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>A</td><td> Germany</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>13</td><td>26</td><td>−13</td><td>3</td><td>Avoided relegation</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>B</td><td> Denmark</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>12</td><td>36</td><td>−24</td><td>0</td><td>Relegated to the 2027 Division I A</td></tr></tbody></table>

Division I

Group A

The Division I, Group A tournament was played in Bled, Slovenia between December 7 and 13, 2025.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Norway</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>37</td><td>11</td><td>+26</td><td>14</td><td>Promotion to the 2027 Top Division</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Kazakhstan</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>27</td><td>26</td><td>+1</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Austria</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>25</td><td>18</td><td>+7</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Slovenia (H)</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>17</td><td>26</td><td>−9</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>19</td><td>−7</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> France</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>16</td><td>34</td><td>−18</td><td>1</td><td>Relegation to the 2027 Division I B</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group B

The Division I, Group B tournament was played in Milan, Italy between December 8 and 14, 2025.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Hungary</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>+9</td><td>11</td><td>Promotion to the 2027 Division I A</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Estonia</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>14</td><td>+4</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Lithuania</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>−1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Poland</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>0</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Japan</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>16</td><td>−4</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Italy (H)</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>19</td><td>−8</td><td>3</td><td>Relegation to the 2027 Division II A</td></tr></tbody></table>

Division II

Group A

The Division II, Group A tournament was played in Bucharest, Romania between January 4 and 10, 2026.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> South Korea</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>33</td><td>6</td><td>+27</td><td>15</td><td>Promotion to the 2027 Division I B</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Great Britain</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>15</td><td>13</td><td>+2</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Croatia</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>18</td><td>27</td><td>−9</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Romania (H)</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>16</td><td>19</td><td>−3</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> China</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>18</td><td>−3</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Spain</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>11</td><td>25</td><td>−14</td><td>0</td><td>Relegation to the 2027 Division II B</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group B

The Division II, Group B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia between January 18 and 24, 2026.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>40</td><td>3</td><td>+37</td><td>15</td><td>Promotion to the 2027 Division II A</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Australia</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>29</td><td>21</td><td>+8</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Israel</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>20</td><td>18</td><td>+2</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Serbia (H)</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>19</td><td>−5</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> New Zealand</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>44</td><td>−33</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Iceland</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>15</td><td>24</td><td>−9</td><td>3</td><td>Relegation to the 2027 Division III A</td></tr></tbody></table>

Division III

Group A

The Division III, Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria between January 19 and 25, 2026.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Chinese Taipei</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>42</td><td>14</td><td>+28</td><td>14</td><td>Promotion to the 2027 Division II B</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Bulgaria (H)</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>29</td><td>13</td><td>+16</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Belgium</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>27</td><td>16</td><td>+11</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Turkey</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>34</td><td>15</td><td>+19</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Thailand</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>35</td><td>−24</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>56</td><td>−50</td><td>0</td><td>Relegation to the 2027 Division III B</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group B

The Division III, Group B tournament was played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan between January 18 and 24, 2026.

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Kyrgyzstan (H)</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>38</td><td>10</td><td>+28</td><td>15</td><td>Promotion to the 2027 Division III A</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Hong Kong</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>31</td><td>11</td><td>+20</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Mexico</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>18</td><td>15</td><td>+3</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Luxembourg</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>21</td><td>15</td><td>+6</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> South Africa</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>9</td><td>25</td><td>−16</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Iran</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>47</td><td>−41</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>