The third day of play was held in the elite division of the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Six matches were played during the day, which resulted in the group standings after two rounds.
Three teams entered the third day of play with the most points after two rounds: Finland and Switzerland (from Group A), as well as Canada (from Group B).
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According to the results of the matches on the third day of play, two more teams managed to reach the maximum number of points. Moreover, in Group A, Austria became the leader, having defeated Hungary. In Group B, Slovakia joined Canada with 6 points.
How was the third day of the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship?
- The United States team won its first victory at the 2026 IIHF World Championship. In the second round, the Americans defeated Great Britain: with only a one-goal advantage, the USA scored three more in the third period and ultimately won.
- The main sensation of the day was Germany's second loss in the tournament. After losing to Finland, the German team lost to Latvia with a score of 0:2.
- The first victories in the tournament, in addition to the USA and Latvia, were won by Norway and Sweden – they beat Denmark and the author of the main sensation of the start of the World Cup – Slovenia, respectively.
All results from the third day of the 2026 World Cup
- Great Britain — USA 1:5 (0:1, 1:1, 0:3)
- Italy — Slovakia 1:4 (0:1, 0:1, 1:2)
- Austria — Hungary 4:2 (1:1, 0:0, 3:1)
- Denmark — Sweden 2:6 (0:2, 1:3, 1:1)
- Germany — Latvia 0:2 (0:1, 0:1, 0:0)
- Norway — Slovenia 4:0 (1:0, 3:0, 0:0)
Standings
Group A
- Austria — 6 points (2 matches), 9:4
- Finland — 6 points (2), 7:2 (goal difference)
- Switzerland — 6 points (2), 7:3
- USA — 3 points (2), 6:4
- Latvia — 3 points (2), 4:4
- Germany — 0 points (2), 1:5
- Hungary — 0 points (2), 3:8
- Great Britain — 0 points (2), 3:10
Group B
- Canada — 6 points (2 matches), 11:3 (goal difference)
- Slovakia — 6 points (2), 6:2
- Czech Republic — 4 points (2), 6:4
- Norway — 3 points (2), 5:2
- Sweden — 3 points (2), 9:7
- Slovenia — 2 points (2), 3:6
- Denmark — 0 points (2), 3:10
- Italy — 0 points (2), 1:10
The 2026 World Cup will continue on Monday, May 18. Four matches will be held on the fourth match day.