The 2027 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Düsseldorf and Mannheim, Germany, from 14 to 30 May 2027.

The only bidders were Kazakhstan and Germany.

[1] Norway withdrew its bid in January, four months and a half before the host selection.

[4] In the end, on 26 May 2023, the IIHF Congress awarded Germany the rights to host the competition.

[6] There is potential that Germany's opening game will be at the football stadium, similar to 2010.