USA vs Switzerland live stream: How to watch 2025 IIHF World Championship final online for FREE

Tom's Guide

25-05-2025

Is it written in the stars for Team USA on Memorial Day Weekend? They're into their first IIHF World Championship final since 1960, where they face Switzerland, who hammered them in the preliminaries and have posted the best defensive and offensive stats in the tournament. However, they've lost all four of their previous cracks at gold.
You can watch USA vs Switzerland live streams from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free.
The USA vs Switzerland live stream takes place on Sunday, May 25.► Time: 2:20 p.m. ET / 11:20 a.m. PT / 7:20 p.m. BST / 4:20 a.m. AEST (Monday) • FREE STREAM — ORF (Austria)• U.S. — NHL Network via Sling TV• Canada — TSN Plus• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk free
Damien Riat, Jonas Siegenthaler and Dean Kukan were on-target and Leonardo Genoni stopped 23 shots as the Swiss routed the Americans a fortnight ago, to the tune of 3-0. It was a painful first defeat of the tournament for Ryan Warsofsky's men, but they used it to their advantage and have since embarked on a six-game hot streak.
USA have improved immeasurably as the IIHF World Championship has worn on, and they may even have a psychological edge at Avicii Arena despite that emphatic recent reverse. That's because La Nati have something of a complex surrounding this particular prize. They've reached four previous finals and lost them all — most recently 12 months ago.
The pucks drops at 2:20 p.m. ET, after the battle of the co-hosts, Sweden vs Denmark, in the bronze medal game at 9:20 a.m. ET.
Read on for how to watch a USA vs Switzerland live stream in the IIHF World Championship final wherever you are and potentially for FREE.
Ice hockey fans in Austria can watch USA vs Switzerland live streams for FREE. The IIHF World Championship final will be shown on free-to-air ORF Sport+ and the ORF On streaming service.
Away from home? You may not be able to watch the action like you normally would due to regional restrictions. Fortunately, there's an easy solution. Use a VPN to watch the IIHF World Championship final for free — we'll show you how to do that below.
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Ice hockey fans in the U.S. can watch USA vs Switzerland on NHL Network.
If you don't have the channel on cable, try a cord-cutting TV service like Sling TV. It comes with two plans: Sling Orange and Sling Blue. Both start at $45.99. Both plans come with an up to half-price discount for your first month.
To get NHL Network you'll need the Sports Extra add-on, which is an additional $11 per month.
Sling offers live TV packages that let you watch live NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL, F1, Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open tennis, FA Cup soccer and more, via the likes of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, TBS and TNT. For a limited time, you can get your first month of Sling Orange half price.
In Canada, USA vs Switzerland is on TSN 1 and TSN Plus.
The streaming service grants access to everything TSN has to offer on an $8/month or $80/year subscription basis.
If you're traveling outside Canada but have a subscription to TSN, you can watch the IIHF World Championship final using a VPN, such as NordVPN.
The 2025 IIHF World Championship final is being shown on Premier Sports 2 in the U.K..
A subscription costs £15.99 per month, but if you're willing to commit to a whole year you'll pay just £11.99 each month — working out at a 15% discount.
Premier Sports also holds the rights to the NHL, European Champions Cup, Top 14 and United Rugby Championship rugby.
If you're not in the U.K. this weekend, you can still follow your usual USA vs Switzerland live stream by using NordVPN.
In Australia you can watch USA vs Switzerland on IIHF.tv, where you can pick up a pass for €15 (roughly AU$26).
Not in Australia right now? You can simply use a VPN like NordVPN to watch all the action on your account as if you were back home, as laid out above.
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