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It was almost pretty clear who would play who in the World Championship quarter-finals, it was left for Latvia and Denmark to battle it out for the final spot in group B and Latvian's won the game 1-0 to earn them a victory and send them off to the 1st post group-stage battle since 2009.
Russia played Sweden to decide the winner of Group A and in a convincing fashion, the Swedes came on top with a 3-1 victory granting them top seed from their group.
Meanwhile, it was known ahead of the final group stage games that Korea and Belarus would be relegated. Neither team could score any points in the tournament.
Group A results: Sweden - 20 points Russia - 16 points Czech Republic - 15 points Switzerland - 12 points Slovakia 7 - Points France - 6 points Austria - 4 points Belarus - 0 Points
Group B results: Finland - 16 points USA - 16 points Canada - 15 points Latvia - 13 points Denmark - 11 points Germany - 7 points Norway - 6 points Korea - 0 points
May 16th will be used for teams that are required to travel, move in and practice before quarterfinal action on 17th.
Quarter-final match-ups:
Russia - Canada USA - Czech Republic Sweden - Latvia Finland - Switzerland
The quarter-final pairings are set. The #IIHFWorlds continue on Thursday in Copenhagen and Herning. Which game do you look forward to? https://t.co/apXC48gFRl pic.twitter.com/y0WzDKsO7Z
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 15, 2018