The 2028 IIHF World Championship will be hosted in Paris and Lyon, France from 12 to 28 May 2028, as they were the only bid to host this IIHF World Championship.

These were the bids:[1] On 24 May 2024, during the IIHF General Assembly in Prague, France was confirmed as the host.

[2][3][4] On 5 September 2023, the French Federation confirmed their plans to host the World Championship for the first time since 2017, with matches in Paris and Lyon after discussions about a potential co-host with Great Britain fell through.

[8] Similar to 2027, the proposed venues were in Astana and Almaty.

[11] However, this didn't materialise due to financial reasons.