2025 IIHF World Championship final

The 2025 IIHF World Championship final was played at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on 25 May 2025 to decide the winner of the 2025 IIHF World Championship.^[1]

2025 IIHF World Championship final

1 2 3 OT Total Switzerland  0 0 0 0 0 United States  0 0 0 1 1
Date	25 May 2025
Arena	Avicii Arena
City	Stockholm
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The United States won the gold medal for the first time since 1960 and their third overall.^[2][3] Switzerland lost its fourth consecutive final, having never won gold before.

Road to the final

Switzerland		Round	United States
Opponent	Result	Preliminary round	Opponent	Result
Czechia	4–5 (OT)	Game 1	Denmark	5–0
Denmark	5–2	Game 2	Hungary	6–0
United States	3–0	Game 3	Switzerland	0–3
Germany	5–1	Game 4	Norway	6–5 (OT)
Norway	3–0	Game 5	Germany	6–3
Hungary	10–0	Game 6	Kazakhstan	6–1
Kazakhstan	4–1	Game 7	Czechia	5–2
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1   Switzerland 7 19 2  United States 7 17 3  Czechia 7 17 4  Denmark (H) 7 11 5  Germany 7 10 6  Norway 7 4 7  Hungary 7 3 8  Kazakhstan 7 3 Source: IIHF (H) Host		Preliminary	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1   Switzerland 7 19 2  United States 7 17 3  Czechia 7 17 4  Denmark (H) 7 11 5  Germany 7 10 6  Norway 7 4 7  Hungary 7 3 8  Kazakhstan 7 3 Source: IIHF (H) Host
Opponent	Result	Playoff	Opponent	Result
Austria	6–0	Quarterfinals	Finland	5–2
Denmark	7–0	Semifinals	Sweden	6–2

Match

25 May 2025 20:20

Switzerland

0–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

United States

Avicii Arena, Stockholm Attendance: 12,530

Game reference
	Leonardo Genoni	Goalies	Jeremy Swayman	Referees: Michael Campbell Mikael Holm Linesmen: Albert Ankerstjerne Onni Hautamäki
	0–1 62:02 – Thompson (Cooley, Skjei)
	4 min	Penalties	4 min
	25	Shots	40