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The last place in the next round was contested by the teams of Canada and Germany. The Canadians defeated their opponent with a score of 6:3. They entered the playoffs from second place and the Germans took last place in their group.
All the pairs of the 1/4 finals are as follows:
Sweden – Switzerland;
United States – Latvia;
Canada – Czech Republic;
Slovakia – Finland.
The national teams of Germany and Norway were eliminated from the tournament. They will play in the consolation round.
Source: Sport

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