With the preliminary round now completed, we know the quarter-final pairings and Friday's schedule at the 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Group winners will play the fouerth placed team in the other grouop, and the #2 will take on the #3 in the other group. The four games are as follows:

Schedule for 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship quarter-finals (Friday 13 November):

QF#1: 15:00 Canada vs Czechia (Herning)
QF#2: 15:00 Germany vs Finland (Esbjerg)
QF#3: 19:00 USA vs Denmark (Herning)
QF#4: 19:00 Sweden vs Switzerland (Esbjerg)

Relegation game on Friday 13 November:
11:00 Japan vs Austria

All times are listed in Central European Time (CET).

The four quarter-final winners advance to the semifinals, which will be played on Sunday, followed by the medal games on Monday. The semifinals and medal games, as well as Friday's relegation game between Japan and Austria will be played in Herning.