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IIHF World Juniors 2024 Hockey Championship Live Stream: How to watch, TV schedule, Start time, scores, highlights. The 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship is about to get underway and will run from Dec. 26, 2023 through Jan. 5, 2024. All of the tournament's games will be played in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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The 2024 World Juniors is one of the most anticipated tournaments in a hockey calendar year. It will mark the 48th edition of the IIHF World Junior Championship, which will see the 10 best U20 teams vying for the precious gold medal this winter.

This time, the tournament will be held in Sweden, giving hockey fans all over the world the chance to witness some of the best young talents come together under one roof.

Moreover, it will provide teams with the opportunity to bring the championship to their country. Speaking of the favorites, Canada enters the competition as the defending champion. They took gold at the 2023 World Juniors by defeating the Czech Republic in overtime.

Team Canada will be eying for a three-peat, an achievement that no country has been able to accomplish since the Canadians won four straight titles in the late 2000s. On that note, here's everything you need to know about the 2024 World Juniors:

How to watch the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship

Dates: Dec. 26-Jan. 5

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Time: Varies

TV: NHL Network

Stream: fubo

Where and how to watch the 2024 World Juniors games live?

Hockey fans will be able to enjoy the complete coverage of the tournament live. People residing in Canada can view the tournament live on TV by tuning into TSN. Meanwhile, for the live stream, they can do so on TSN and the TSN app.

Meanwhile, American users can enjoy the tournament live on the NHL Network or stream it live on Fubo. Notably, TSN and the NHL Network will be home to catch all the live coverage of the tournament:

TV Channel option (Canada): TSN

Live Stream option (Canada): TSN, TSN app

TV option (U.S.): NHL Network

Where is the 2024 World Juniors taking place?

The tournament will be held in Sweden, with the games to be split between the venues of Scandinavium and Frolundaborg.

Following are the nations taking part in this year's World Juniors:

Canada

Sweden

Finland

Germany

Latvia

Czechia

USA

Slovakia

Switzerland

Norway

The action begins with the United States facing Norway in one of four games to open the tournament. Meanwhile, defending champion Canada will begin its quest for a third consecutive World Junior Championship when it plays Finland in the preliminary round.

Schedule and results

all times are Eastern

Dec. 26

Slovakia vs. Czechia, 6 a.m.

Finland vs. Canada, 8:30 a.m.

United States vs. Norway, 11 a.m.

Sweden vs. Latvia, 1:30 p.m.

Dec. 27

Slovakia vs. Switzerland, 6 a..m.

Finland vs. Germany, 8:30 a.m.

Norway vs. Czechia, 11 a.m.

Latvia vs. Canada, 1:30 p.m.

Dec. 28

Switzerland vs. United States, 11 a.m.

Germany vs. Sweden, 1:30 p.m.

Dec. 29

Norway vs. Slovakia, 6 a.m.

Latvia vs. Finland, 8:30 a.m.

Czechia vs. United States, 11 a.m.

Canada vs. Sweden, 1:30 p.m.

Dec. 30

Switzerland vs. Norway, 11 a.m.

Germany vs. Latvia, 1:30 pm.

Dec. 31

United States vs. Slovakia, 6 a.m.

Sweden vs. Finland, 8:30 a.m.

Czechia vs. Switzerland, 11 a.m.

Canada vs. Germany, 1:30 p.m.

Jan. 2

Quarterfinal #1, 6 a.m.

Quarterfinal #2, 8:30 a.m.

Quarterfinal #3, 11 a.m.

Quarterfinal #4, 1:30 p.m.

Jan. 4

Relegation game, 5 a.m.

Semifinal #1, 9 a.m.

Semifinal #2, 1:30 p.m.

Jan. 5

Third-place game, 9 a.m.

Championship game, 1:30 p.m.

In total, 10 different countries will compete in the World Junior Championship. The United States is in Group B and will play its games at Frolundaborg in Gothenburg, as will Czechia, Norway, Slovakia and Switzerland. On the other hand, Group A will be comprised of Canada, Finland, Germany, Latvia and Sweden, and those teams will play their preliminary round games at Scandinavium in Gothenburg.

Russia remains ineligible to compete in international play due to the country's invasion of Ukraine.

The top four countries in each group will advance to the quarterfinal round, which is scheduled for Jan 2. The semifinals will take place on Jan. 4 with the championship and third-place games following on Jan. 5.

Canada enters this year as the defending gold medalists. At the 2023 tournament, Coyotes prospect Dylan Guenther scored the golden goal for Canada in the championship against Czechia, giving the country its second consecutive World Juniors title.

The 2024 World Juniors are here, as one of the most exciting hockey tournaments is set to take place in Sweden. The competition is a chance not only for the top teenagers in the world to showcase their talent, but also an opportunity to bring a championship to their country.

Canada enters this year as back-to-back gold medalists, coming off an overtime win over Czechia in the 2023 gold medal game. There has been no country to three-peat at the World Juniors since the Canadians ripped off four in a row during the late 2000s.