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{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF World Junior Championship
| year = 2024
| other_titles =
| image =2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Logo.png
| size = 160px
| caption =
| country = Sweden
| dates = {{nowrap|26 December 2023 – 5 January 2024}}
| num_teams = 10
| venues = [[Scandinavium]] and [[Frölundaborg]]
| cities = 
| winners = USA 
| count = 6
| second = {{ihj|SWE}}
| third = {{ihj|CZE|name=Czechia}}
| fourth = {{ihj|FIN}}
| games = 29
| goals = 219
| attendance = 170673
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Kulich
| points = 12
| mvp = {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonathan Lekkerimäki
| prevseason = [[2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2023]]
| nextseason = ''[[2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2025]]''
|city=[[Gothenburg]]|host_cities=}}
The '''2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships''' (''2024 WJHC'') was the 48th edition of the [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|Ice Hockey World Junior Championship]]'s top division. It was held from 26 December 2023 to 5 January 2024. This was the seventh time that [[Sweden]] has hosted the WJHC, and the first time in [[Gothenburg]]. Canada entered the tournament as two-time defending champions. The United States won their sixth championship, defeating host Sweden 6–2 in the gold medal game.

==Background==
On 14 March 2019 it was announced that [[Gothenburg]] would be the host city for 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/9501/world-juniors-in-gothenburg|title=World Juniors in Gothenburg|website=IIHF|date=14 March 2019|access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref> However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, previous World Junior Championships were relocated and it was announced that Edmonton and Red Deer would host the 2022 tournament, and that Gothenburg would be shifted from 2022 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 September 2020|title=World Juniors will be hosted in an Edmonton bubble: TSN|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/world-juniors-will-be-hosted-in-an-edmonton-bubble-tsn-1.5108893|access-date=17 September 2020|website=CTV News Edmonton|language=en}}</ref>


==Top division==

===Seeding===
;Group A ([[Scandinavium]])
*{{ihj|CAN}} (1)
*{{ihj|SWE}} (4)
*{{ihj|FIN}} (5)
*{{ihj|GER}} (8)
*{{ihj|LAT}} (9)
;Group B ([[Frölundaborg]])
*{{ihj|CZE|name=Czechia}} (2)
*{{ihj|USA}} (3)
*{{ihj|SVK}} (6)
*{{ihj|SUI}} (7)
*{{ihj|NOR}} (11-Promoted)

====Group A====
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Qualification
|-
|1
|{{ihj|Sweden}} (H)
|4
|3
|0
|1
|0
|17
|5
|12
|10
| colspan="1" rowspan="4" |Advance to quarterfinals
|-
|2
|{{ihj|Canada}}
|4
|3
|0
|0
|1
|21
|7
|14
|9
|-
|3
|{{ihj|Finland}}
|4
|1
|1
|0
|2
|14
|13
|1
|5
|-
|4
|{{ihj|Latvia}}
|4
|1
|0
|0
|3
|6
|22
|−16
|3
|-
|5
|{{ihj|Germany}}
|4
|1
|0
|0
|3
|9
|20
|−11
|3
|Advance to relegation
|}

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| bg          = 
| date        = 26 December 2023
| time        = 14:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|FIN}}
| score       = 2–5
| team2       = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''
| periods     = (0–1, 1–1, 1–3)
| attendance  = 9,837
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Tobias Björk
| official2   = {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Eriksson
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Nyqvist
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Rampir
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978A02_74_4_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 31
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 26 December 2023
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score       = 6–0
| team2       = {{ihj|LAT}}
| periods     = (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
| goals2      =
| attendance  = 11,512
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Kohlmüller
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Troy Murray
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SVK}} Oto Durmis
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Shane Gustafson
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978A04_74_4_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 29
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 20
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 27 December 2023
| time        = 14:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|FIN}}
| score       = 3–4
| team2       = '''{{ihj|GER}}'''
| periods     = (1–1, 2–3, 0–0)
| attendance  = 5,077
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Micha Hebeisen
| official2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Young
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SVK}} Oto Durmis
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|LAT}} Davids Rozitis
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978A06_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 43
| shots2      = 28
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 27 December 2023
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|LAT}}
| score       = 0–10
| team2       = '''{{ihj|CAN}}'''
| periods     = (0–2, 0–3, 0–5)
| attendance  = 6,321
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Riku Brander
| official2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniel Konc
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Dominik Schlegel
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978A08_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 22
| shots2      = 41
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 28 December 2023
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|GER}}
| score       = 0–5
| team2       = '''{{ihj|SWE}}'''
| periods     = (0–1, 0–1, 0–3) 
| attendance  = 11,512
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Riku Brander
| official2   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Marek Zak
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeremy Faucher
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|AUT}} Simon Riecken
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978A10_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 15
| shots2      = 41
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 29 December 2023
| time        = 14:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|LAT}}
| score       = 0–4
| team2       = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''
| periods     = (0–2, 0–1, 0–1)
| attendance  = 6,433
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|GER}} Killian Hinterdobler
| official2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Kohlmüller 
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeremy Faucher
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Rampir
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978A12_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 23
| shots2      = 43
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 29 December 2023
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|CAN}}
| score       = 0–2
| team2       = '''{{ihj|SWE}}'''
| periods     = (0–0, 0–2, 0–0)
| attendance  = 11,512
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Tobias Björk
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mark Pearce
| linesman    = {{flagicon|GER}} Tim Heffner
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Thomann
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978A14_74_4_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 21
| shots2      = 24
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 30 December 2023
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|GER}}
| score       = 2–6
| team2       = '''{{ihj|LAT}}'''
| periods     = (0–3, 1–2, 1–1)
| attendance  = 2,652
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Riku Brander
| official2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Young
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Nyqvist
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|AUT}} Simon Riecken
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978A16_74_5_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 35
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 23
| shots2      = 28
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 31 December 2023
| time        = 14:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|SWE}}
| score       = 4–5 <small>GWS</small>
| team2       = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''
| periods     = (0–2, 4–1, 0–1)<br>(OT: 0–0)<br/>(SO: 1–2)
| attendance  = 11,512
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Micha Hebeisen
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Troy Murray
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniel Konc
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Dominik Schlegel
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978A18_74_5_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 33
| shots2      = 30
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 31 December 2023
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|CAN}}'''
| score       = 6–3
| team2       = {{ihj|GER}}
| periods     = (2–1, 0–1, 4–1)
| attendance  = 7,327
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Joonas Kova
| official2   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Marek Zak
| linesman    = {{flagicon|USA}} Shane Gustafson
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Thomann
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978A20_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 33
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 20
}}

====Group B====
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Qualification
|-
|1
|{{ihj|United States}}
|4
|3
|1
|0
|0
|29
|9
|20
|11
| colspan="1" rowspan="4" |Advance to quarterfinals
|-
|2
|{{ihj|Slovakia}}
|4
|3
|0
|0
|1
|19
|16
|3
|9
|-
|3
|{{ihj|CZE|name=Czechia}}
|4
|2
|0
|1
|1
|17
|13
|4
|7
|-
|4
|{{ihj|Switzerland}}
|4
|1
|0
|0
|3
|11
|20
|−9
|3
|-
|5
|{{ihj|Norway}}
|4
|0
|0
|0
|4
|8
|26
|−18
|0
|Advance to relegation
|}


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| bg          = 
| date        = 26 December 2023
| time        = 12:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|SVK}}'''
| score       = 6–2
| team2       = {{ihj|CZE|name=Czechia}}
| periods     = (0–1, 2–0, 4–1)
| attendance  = 984
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Joonas Kova
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mark Pearce
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Dominik Schlegel
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Thomann
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978B01_74_6_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 34
| shots2      = 29
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 26 December 2023
| time        = 17:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score       = 4–1
| team2       = {{ihj|NOR}}
| periods     = (0–0, 3–0, 1–1)
| attendance  = 1,377
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Micha Hebeisen
| official2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeremy Faucher
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniel Konc
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978B03_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 44
| shots2      = 23
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 27 December 2023
| time        = 12:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|SVK}}'''
| score       = 3–0
| team2       = {{ihj|SUI}}
| periods     = (1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
| attendance  = 986
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Eriksson
| official2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Killian Hinterdobler
| linesman    = {{flagicon|GER}} Tim Heffner
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|AUT}} Simon Riecken
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978B05_74_4_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 20
| shots2      = 36
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 27 December 2023
| time        = 17:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|NOR}}
| score       = 1–8
| team2       = '''{{ihj|CZE|name=Czechia}}'''
| periods     = (0–2, 1–3, 0–3)
| attendance  = 1,258
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Kohlmüller
| official2   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Mark Zak
| linesman    = {{flagicon|USA}} Shane Gustafson
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Nyqvist
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978B07_74_4_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 21
| shots2      = 40
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 28 December 2023
| time        = 17:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|SUI}}
| score       = 3–11
| team2       = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''
| periods     = (1–5, 0–4, 2–2)
| attendance  = 1,458
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Joonas Kova
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mark Pearce
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Rampir
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Thomann
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978B09_74_5_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 24
| shots2      = 40
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 29 December 2023
| time        = 12:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|NOR}}
| score       = 4–8
| team2       = '''{{ihj|SVK}}'''
| periods     = (1–2, 0–5, 3–1)
| attendance  = 1,985
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček
| official2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Young 
| linesman    = {{flagicon|USA}} Shane Gustafson
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Dominik Schliegel
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978B11_74_4_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 24
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 35
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 29 December 2023
| time        = 17:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|CZE|name=Czechia}}
| score       = 3–4 <small>GWS</small>
| team2       = '''{{ihj|USA}}'''
| progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3
| periods     = (1–1, 2–2, 0–0)<br />(OT: 0–0)<br/>(SO: 1–2)
| attendance  = 2,544
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Joonas Kova
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Troy Murray
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniel Konc
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|LAT}} Davids Rozitis
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978B13_74_5_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 23
| shots2      = 34
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 30 December 2023
| time        = 17:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|SUI}}'''
| score       = 6–2
| team2       = {{ihj|NOR}}
| periods     = (1–2, 4–0, 1–0)
| attendance  = 1,009
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|GER}} Killian Hinterdobler
| official2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Ondráček
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SVK}} Oto Durmis
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Tim Heffner
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978B15_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 31
| penalties2  = 35
| shots1      = 34
| shots2      = 21
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 31 December 2023
| time        = 12:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score       = 10–2
| team2       = {{ihj|SVK}}
| periods     = (2–1, 3–1, 5–0)
| attendance  = 1,458
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Eriksson
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mark Pearce
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Nyqvist
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Rampir
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978B17_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 29
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 44
| shots2      = 40
}}
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| bg          = 
| date        = 31 December 2023
| time        = 17:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE|name=Czechia}}'''
| score       = 4–2
| team2       = {{ihj|SUI}}
| periods     = (1–0, 1–2, 2–0)
| attendance  = 1,592
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Tobias Björk
| official2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Kohlmüller
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeremy Faucher
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|LAT}} Davids Rozitis
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978B19_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 19
}}

===Relegation===
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| bg          = 
| date        = 4 January 2024
| time        = 11:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|GER}}'''
| score       = 5–4 {{small|OT}}
| team2       = {{ihj|NOR}}
| periods     = (1–1, 1–1, 2–2)<br>(OT: 1–0)
| attendance  = 2,237
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Troy Murray
| official2   = {{flagicon|SVK}} Marek Zak
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Nyqvist
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Rampir
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978125_74_5_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 27
| shots2      = 28
}}

===Playoff round===
Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm20/tournamentinfo/40806/tournament_info|title=Tournament Format|website=[[International Ice Hockey Federation|IIHF]]|access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref>

#Higher position in their group
#Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
#Better goal differential
#Higher number of goals scored
#Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the [[2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]]).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Rank !! Team !! Group !! {{Tooltip|Pos|Position in the group}} !! {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !! {{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !! {{Tooltip|GF|Goals scored for}} !! {{Tooltip|Seed|Seeding coming into the tournament}}
|- style="background-color:#BBF3BB;"
| '''1''' || style="text-align:left;" | {{ihj|USA}} || B || 1 || 11 || +20 || 29 || 3
|- style="background-color:#BBF3BB;"
| '''2''' || style="text-align:left;" | {{ihj|SWE}} || A || 1 || 10 || +12 || 17 || 4
|-
| '''3''' || style="text-align:left;" | {{ihj|CAN}} || A || 2 || 9 || +14 || 21 || 1
|- 
| '''4''' || style="text-align:left;" | {{ihj|SVK}} || B || 2 || 9 || +3 || 19 || 6
|- style="background-color:#BBF3BB;"
| '''5''' || style="text-align:left;" | {{ihj|CZE|name=Czechia}} || B || 3 || 7 || +4 || 17 || 2
|- style="background-color:#BBF3BB;"
| '''6''' || style="text-align:left;" | {{ihj|FIN}} || A || 3 || 5 || +1 || 14 || 5
|-
| '''7''' || style="text-align:left;" | {{ihj|SUI}} || B || 4 || 3 || –9 || 11 || 7
|-
| '''8''' || style="text-align:left;" | {{ihj|LAT}} || A || 4 || 3 || –16 || 6 || 9
|}

====Quarterfinals====
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| date        = 2 January 2024
| time        = 12:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|SVK}}
| score       = 3–4 {{small|OT}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|FIN}}'''
| periods     = (1–0, 0–1, 2–2)<br>(OT: 0–1)
| attendance  = 2,480
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Eriksson
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mark Pearce
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeremy Faucher
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Tim Heffner
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978321_74_5_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 2
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 30
| shots2      = 28
}}
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| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 2 January 2024
| time        = 14:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|CAN}}
| score       = 2–3
| team2       = '''{{ihj|CZE|name=Czechia}}'''
| periods     = (0–2, 2–0, 0–1)
| attendance  = 10,117
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Tobias Björk
| official2   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Micha Hebeisen
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SVK}} Oto Durmis
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Nyqvist
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978322_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 0
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 30
| shots2      = 22
}}
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| date        = 2 January 2024
| time        = 17:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score       = 7–2
| team2       = {{ihj|LAT}}
| periods     = (3–1, 3–0, 1–1)
| attendance  = 2,749
| stadium     = [[Frölundaborg]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|GER}} Killian Hinterdobler
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Troy Murray
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SVK}} Daniel Konc
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|SUI}} Dominik Schlegel
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978323_74_4_1.pdf
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 41
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 2 January 2024
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score       = 3–2 {{small|OT}}
| team2       = {{ihj|SUI}}
| periods     = (2–0, 0–1, 0–1)<br>(OT: 1–0)
| attendance  = 11,512
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|FIN}} Riku Brander
| official2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Lukas Kohlmüller
| linesman    = {{flagicon|USA}} Shane Gustafson
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Rampir
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978324_74_5_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 2
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 33
| shots2      = 18
}}

====Semifinals====
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| date        = 4 January 2024
| time        = 15:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|SWE}}'''
| score       = 5–2
| team2       = {{ihj|CZE|name=Czechia}}
| periods     = (1–1, 1–1, 3–0)
| attendance  = 11,512
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Micha Hebeisen
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mark Pearce
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SVK}} Oto Durmis
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Shane Gustafson
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/978/IHM978226_74_3_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 2
| penalties2  = 2
| shots1      = 31
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 4 January 2024
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score       = 3–2
| team2       = {{ihj|FIN}}
| periods     = (0–2, 2–0, 1–0)
| attendance  = 10,561
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Tobias Björk
| official2   = {{flagicon|SWE}} Daniel Eriksson
| linesman    = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeremy Faucher
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|GER}} Tim Heffner
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978227_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 30
| shots2      = 21
}}

====Bronze medal game====
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| bg          = #ffdab9
| date        = 5 January 2024
| time        = 15:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|CZE|name=Czechia}}'''
| score       = 8–5
| team2       = {{ihj|FIN}}
| periods     = (1–2, 2–3, 5–0)
| attendance  = 9,647
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Tobias Björk
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Troy Murray
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Nyqvist
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Rampir
| reference   = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/978/IHM978128_74_4_0.pdf
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 31
| shots2      = 23
}}

====Gold medal game====
{{Ice hockey box
| bg          = #f7f6a8
| date        = 5 January 2024
| time        = 19:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|USA}}'''
| score       = 6–2
| team2       = {{ihj|SWE}}
| periods     = (1–0, 2–2, 3–0)
| attendance  = 11,512
| stadium     = [[Scandinavium]], [[Gothenburg]]
| official    = {{flagicon|SUI}} Micha Hebeisen
| official2   = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mark Pearce
| linesman    = {{flagicon|SVK}} Oto Durmis
| linesman2   = {{flagicon|USA}} Shane Gustafson
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/pdf/978/ihm978129_74_3_0
| penalties1  = 28
| penalties2  = 28
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 26
}}

==Division I==
{{main|2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I}}

===Group A===
The Division I Group A tournament was held in [[Budapest]], Hungary, from 10 to 16 December 2023. Kazakhstan won promotion to the top division for the [[2025_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships|2025 World Junior Championships]], their first appearance since the 2020 edition of the tournament. Japan was relegated to Division I B for 2025.<ref>[https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm20ia Division I A official website]</ref>

===Group B===
The Division I Group B tournament was held in [[Bled]], Slovenia, from 11 to 17 December 2023. Host nation Slovenia won promotion to Division I A, while Croatia was relegated to Division II A.

==Division II==
{{main|2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II}}

==Division III==
{{main|2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{World Junior Ice Hockey Championships}}

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[[Category:World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|2024]]
[[Category:2024 in ice hockey]]

{{Wikipedia}}