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The Swiss hockey players scored an unexpected win at the World Junior Hockey Championships. By default, they defeated the Americans 1: 0.
Two US players tested positive for the coronavirus and the whole team had to go to quarantine. They could not embark on a duel with Switzerland, which was to begin on Tuesday night of our time.
According to the rules, the organizers reviewed the match in favor of Switzerland, which scored the first three points in the table.
The Americans have another duel on the program on Thursday, December 30 at 3.30 pm It is not yet certain whether they will be able to start the duel against Sweden. So far, they have managed to play only one match, in which they defeated Slovakia 3: 2.
The Swiss as an outsider of the Slovak group lost in the first match with Russia 2: 4. Unexpected three points can help them fight to advance to the quarterfinals. They have to play the last duel in the group with Slovakia, on the morning of December 31st.
We will gradually update the report with new information.
