Germany and Sweden say goodbye to the World Cup

After the most successful German World Cup preliminary round, national coach Toni Söderholm's selection lost 1:4 (0:2, 0:1, 1:1) to the top nation Czech Republic in Helsinki on Thursday. After finishing fourth in Riga in 2021, the Germans missed the second semi-final in a row and had to give up their hope of winning their first World Cup medal since 1953.

NHL defender Moritz Seider's connection came too late (54th minute). NHL strikers David Pastrnak (3rd), Roman Cervenka (11th) and David Krejci (33rd) each scored in favor of the twelve-time world champion when the Germans were outnumbered, Jiri Smejkal (59th) made the final decision. In 2019, Germany also lost in the quarterfinals against the Czech Republic at the World Cup in Slovakia (1:5). The world champion wins after being 0-3 down Canada's ice hockey team, on the other hand, has retained its chance of successfully defending its title at the Ice Hockey World Championship. Despite being 0-3 behind, the 27-time champion beat Sweden 4-3 (0-2, 0-1, 3-0, 1-0) after extra time in Tampere, Finland on Thursday and moved into the semi-final. The Canadians only made up for the deficit in the final third, with two goals only scored in the 59th minute. Drake Batherson scored the winning goal 43 seconds into overtime.

Canada stars Thomas Chabot and Pierre-Luc Dubois celebrate reaching the semi-finals. © APA/afp / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND

On Saturday the North Americans will play in the semi-finals for a place in the final. The pairings for the semi-finals will only be determined after all quarter-final games have been completed. With another gold medal, Canada can become the sole record world champion ahead of Russia, which was excluded from the tournament as a result of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.

The eleven-time world champion Sweden missed out on medals again due to the defeat a year after their sensational preliminary round failure at the World Championships in Riga. The World Cup quarterfinals: Germany – Czech Republic 1:4 (0:2,0:1,1:1) Sweden – Canada 3:4 aet (2:0,1:0,0:3 – 0:1) Switzerland – USA (Thursday, 19.20:XNUMX p.m.) Finland – Slovakia (Thursday, 19.20:XNUMX p.m.)

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Germany and Sweden say goodbye to the World Cup

The national ice hockey teams from Germany and Sweden were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Finland. The Czech Republic and Canada, on the other hand, are aiming for a medal.

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