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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Denmark |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 4–20 May |
| Opened by | Margrethe II |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden (11th title) |
Runner-up  |  Switzerland |
Third place  |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 384 (6 per game) |
| Attendance | 520,481 (8,133 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Patrick Kane (20 points) |
| MVP | Patrick Kane |
The 2018 IIHF World Championship was an international ice hockey tournament hosted by the Danish cities of Copenhagen and Herning, held from 4 to 20 May 2018. The IIHF announced the winning bid on 23 May 2014 in Minsk, Belarus.[1][2] South Korea made its debut at the World Championship, having played in the lower divisions previously.[3]
Sweden went undefeated at the tournament to win their second consecutive and eleventh overall title after defeating Switzerland in the final.[4] The United States won the bronze medal game, defeating Canada 4–1.
The official mascot of the tournament was a swan,[5] inspired by the Danish writer and poet Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale about The Ugly Duckling.[6]
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