Canada vs Germany. Who will take the World Championship gold?
On Sunday, May 28, the final match of the Ice Hockey World Championship will take place. Finnish Tampere will be the venue for the final match between Canada and Germany.
For the fourth time in a row, the Canadian team reaches the final of the World Cup. But if in the previous three times in the fight for gold, the Canadians were opposed by the Finns, now the rival is a new one - the German team. Past finals were held for the North American team with mixed success. In 2019, there was a 1-3 defeat, then the Canadians took a full revenge, putting the squeeze on the Finns in overtime with a score of 3-2. A year ago, the Canadians were again content with silver, with ambiguous refereeing losing to the same Finns 3-4. Now the Finns are no longer on the way, so the only thing left to beat is the German national team.
In the course of the group stage, the Canadians frankly did not impress, having scored only one bright 6-0 victory over the Latvian team. In this case, there were two defeats with the same score 2-3. And if a misfire in the game with the powerful Swiss team was expected, then the embarrassment with the Norwegians hurt the pride of Canadian hockey players. The Canadians transformed in the playoffs, defeating the main rival of recent years, the Finnish national team, with a score of 4-1 in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, the Latvian team was passed, and the Canadians were twice inferior in the score 0-1 and 1-2, but in the end they won with a score of 4-2.
Germany
It's a historic moment for German hockey. Almost a century ago, in 1930, the German national team played in the World Cup final for the last time. Interestingly, Canadian hockey players were also rivals of the Germans and that match ended with a score of 6-1 in favor of the Canadian team. Leaving the World Championships aside, here it is worth paying attention to the 2018 Olympic Games, where the German team was one step away from gold, but lost to the Russian team in overtime.
The start of the current championship, the German team frankly failed. Three defeats in a row have thrown the Germans to the bottom of the standings, with vague prospects for getting into the playoffs. However, this was followed by a series of four victories in a row, which allowed the German team to take fourth place in the group. In both the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, the German team was not the favorite, but first they sensationally beat the Swiss team 3-1, and then won a strong-willed victory in the semi-final over the US team. Losing 0-2, the German hockey players evened the score in the first period, but then conceded again. The Germans were saved by Nöbels, who equalized the score in the 59th minute. And the winning goal in overtime was scored by Frederik Tiffels, who scored two goals in this match.
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CanadaFor the fourth time in a row, the Canadian team reaches the final of the World Cup. But if in the previous three times in the fight for gold, the Canadians were opposed by the Finns, now the rival is a new one - the German team. Past finals were held for the North American team with mixed success. In 2019, there was a 1-3 defeat, then the Canadians took a full revenge, putting the squeeze on the Finns in overtime with a score of 3-2. A year ago, the Canadians were again content with silver, with ambiguous refereeing losing to the same Finns 3-4. Now the Finns are no longer on the way, so the only thing left to beat is the German national team.
In the course of the group stage, the Canadians frankly did not impress, having scored only one bright 6-0 victory over the Latvian team. In this case, there were two defeats with the same score 2-3. And if a misfire in the game with the powerful Swiss team was expected, then the embarrassment with the Norwegians hurt the pride of Canadian hockey players. The Canadians transformed in the playoffs, defeating the main rival of recent years, the Finnish national team, with a score of 4-1 in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, the Latvian team was passed, and the Canadians were twice inferior in the score 0-1 and 1-2, but in the end they won with a score of 4-2.
Germany
It's a historic moment for German hockey. Almost a century ago, in 1930, the German national team played in the World Cup final for the last time. Interestingly, Canadian hockey players were also rivals of the Germans and that match ended with a score of 6-1 in favor of the Canadian team. Leaving the World Championships aside, here it is worth paying attention to the 2018 Olympic Games, where the German team was one step away from gold, but lost to the Russian team in overtime.
The start of the current championship, the German team frankly failed. Three defeats in a row have thrown the Germans to the bottom of the standings, with vague prospects for getting into the playoffs. However, this was followed by a series of four victories in a row, which allowed the German team to take fourth place in the group. In both the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, the German team was not the favorite, but first they sensationally beat the Swiss team 3-1, and then won a strong-willed victory in the semi-final over the US team. Losing 0-2, the German hockey players evened the score in the first period, but then conceded again. The Germans were saved by Nöbels, who equalized the score in the 59th minute. And the winning goal in overtime was scored by Frederik Tiffels, who scored two goals in this match.
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