The World Hockey Championship in Riga continues on the second day of play. The Germans defended the World Cup brilliantly, beating Italy 9: 4 in the first match on Friday. Today they will face Norway. The second match of the morning program of the championship will bring a duel between Denmark and Sweden. You can watch both matches in detailed online reports on Sport.cz.
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Italian Ivan Deluca and German Leon Gawanke in the heat of the fight for the puck.
Sergei Grits, ČTK / AP
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The Germans entered the World Cup with a win, beating Italy 9: 4 in Friday’s match. In Saturday’s match, the selection from Germany, which is the favorite, will face a much harder opponent. For Norway, this is the first match of the championship.
The second match between Denmark and Sweden is the first performance in Riga for both teams, the favorites are the hockey players of Sweden. Can Denmark surprise its opponent?
Hockey World Championship 2021
The World Hockey Championship is in progress from May 21 to June 6 in Latvia. All group matches and play off hosts Riga. The Czech national team plays in group A. Zlato from 2019 defends the selection of Finland, the Czechs will try to improve the fourth place.
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The teams from Finland (defending champions) will present themselves for the first time in the afternoon from 15:15, and the USA and the Russians, the conquerors of the Czech team from Friday’s duel, will compete with Great Britain.
| Hockey World Championships in Riga |
| Group A |
| Denmark – Sweden 3: 2 in the 2nd period |
| Goals: 22. Klingberg, 31. Jensen, 36. Tommernes, 37. Jensen, 39. Kristensen. |
| 15:15, Great Britain – Russia |
| Group B |
| Norway – Germany 1: 4 in the 2nd period |
| Goals: 20. Plachta, 24. Gawanke, 27. Pfoederl, 31. Reichel, 37. Olimb. |
| 15:15, Finland – USA |
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