GermanyGermany will host the opening match of the 2027 Ice Hockey World Championship at the football stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Schalke, against Switzerland, their main rival and current runner-up of the world championship. The event will take place on May 13, 2027, and tickets will go on sale starting Thursday. The cheapest tickets are expected to cost 39 euros. Following the opening game in Gelsenkirchen, other matches will be held in Dusseldorf and Mannheim, with Germany's group stage games taking place in Mannheim and the semifinals and final in Dusseldorf. In 2010, over 77,000 spectators attended the opening match between Germany and the United States at the same venue, setting a world record.
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