Hockey World Cup 2024: When are the Czechs playing and the complete program of the tournament – News List

The last time the World Hockey Championship was played in the Czech Republic was in 2015. Since then, the Czech Republic has held two attendance records that are still valid, a total of 741,690 spectators visited the stadiums and the average attendance per match was 11,589.

Already the 88th year of the World Championship will take place from May 10 to 26, 2024. The scene is the capital city of Prague and Ostrava. In Prague, the matches will traditionally take place in the O2 arena, which can accommodate around 17,500 spectators, in Ostrava it will be the Ostravar Arena again, with a capacity of just under nine thousand spectators.

The Czech hockey team will enter the world championship on Friday, May 10, from 8:20 p.m., when they will face Finland, the reigning world champions and Olympic champions. Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Austria and Great Britain will also be waiting for the Czech Republic in Group A.

The main groups are played from Friday 10 to Tuesday 21 May 2024. A total of 56 matches will decide the eight who advance to the quarter-finals, which will take place on Thursday 23 May. Check out the full tournament schedule below.