The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7th and 23rd 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 tournament was won by the Czech Republic, who claimed their sixth world championship title by defeating Russia 2–1 in the final. Sweden won against Germany 3–1 for the bronze medal.