At the start of the third period, the Canadians already led by three goals. Jack Quinn, Samuel Blais and Michael Carcone were on the scoresheet. Later, the defending champions Finns’ goal was reduced by Teemu Hartikainen, and the result was decided by Tyler Toffoli, who headed the puck into the empty net at the end. These teams have played in the finals in the last three editions of the World Cup and the Finns have won twice.

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The Canadians’ semi-final rivals will be the Latvians, who are advancing to this phase of the competition for the first time. In the match against the Swedes, they took the lead in the first half thanks to a goal from Dans Locmelis. Timothy Liljegren equalized in the second set. However, the end of the match belonged to the tournament co-organizers. The second goal was scored by Miks Indrasis, and Janis Jaks scored to make it 3-1 as the Latvians had the advantage.

The decisive phase of the tournament will take place in Tampere, Finland. In Saturday’s semifinal, the Americans will face Germany and the Canadians will face the Latvians. The final and the third place match will be played on Sunday.

quarter-finals – Thursday:

United States – Czech Republic 3-0 (1-0, 1-0, 1-0)
Switzerland – Germany 1:3 (0:1, 1:2, 0:0)
Sweden – Latvia 1:3 (0:1, 1:0, 0:2)
Canada – Finland 4:1 (1:0, 1:0, 2:1)

semi-finals – Saturday, Tampere:

United States – Germany
Latvia – Canada

match for 3rd place and final – Sunday, Tampere.