2010 IIHF World Championship Opening Game
| 2010 IIHF Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland | |
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2010 IIHF World Championship official logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Germany
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| Dates | 7–23 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 Czech Republic (6th title)
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Runner-up 
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 Russia
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Third place 
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 Sweden
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| Fourth place |
Germany
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 277 (4.95 per match) |
| Attendance | 548,788 (9,800 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Ilya Kovalchuk (12 points) |
| MVP |
Dennis Endras
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The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannheim, and one game at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen. The Russian team was the defending champion, having won the previous two championships.
The Czech Republic, after an early 2-3 upset loss to Norway in the preliminary round, ultimately claimed their sixth world championship title by defeating defending champions, two years running, Russia, 2–1 in the final. Sweden won against Germany 3–1 for the bronze medal.
Canada, which three months earlier, had won the 2010 Winter Olympics Men's Ice Hockey Gold on home-ice in Vancouver, after beating the Russians 7-2 in the Quarterfinals, had a disappointing tournament. Clinching the last spot in the playoff round and losing their quarterfinal 2-5 in a rematch versus Russia. Finishing 7th over-all, their 2nd worse finish in tournament history, after their 1992 8th-place finish.
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