The pairs of the quarterfinals of the youth Hockey World Cup have been determined

The group stage of the 2026 World Youth Hockey Championship ended on January 1, and the pairs for the fourth final were determined based on its results.

In the following matches, which will be held on January 3, Canada — Slovakia, Sweden — Latvia, USA — Finland and Czech Republic — Switzerland will meet.

At the same time, in Group A, the Swedish team took the first place with 12 points, and the USA team took the second place with 9 points. Switzerland is next with 6 points, Slovakia with 3 and Germany with no points.

Canada finished in first place in Group B with 11 points, followed by the Czech Republic (8 points), Finland (7), Latvia (4) and Denmark, which did not score points, complements Sport Express.

On December 29, the Finnish national team beat the Latvian team in the group stage match of the Ice Hockey World Cup. The meeting ended with a score 8:0 (3:0, 2:0, 3:0). Joona Saarelainen, Lasse Boelius, Jasper Kuhta, Roope Westerinen, Heikki Ruohone, Maxim Westergaard and Emil Hemming scored goals for the winning team.

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