The Canadians led by three goals at the start of the third period. Jack Quinn, Samuel Blais and Michael Carcone were among the scorers. Later, Teemu Hartikainen reduced the defending champion’s goal for the Finns, and Tyler Toffoli set the score, which headed the puck into an empty net in the end. In the last three editions of the World Cup, these teams have played in the final and the Finns have won twice.

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The Canadians’ opponents in the semi-finals will be the Latvians, who qualified for the first time in this phase of the competition. In the game 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. The end of the meeting, however, belonged to the co-organizers of the tournament. The second goal was scored by Miks Indrasis, and Janis Jaks scored to make it 3-1 as the Latvians played up front.

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

quarter-finals – Thursday:

USA – 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.