All the participants of the quarterfinals of the World Hockey Championship became known.

In Switzerland, on May 26, all participants in the quarterfinal matches of the World Hockey Championship (WCHA) became known.

In Group A, the teams of Switzerland, Finland, Latvia and the USA will continue to compete for medals. Swiss and Finnish hockey players will play out the leadership among themselves in a face-to-face confrontation. The Latvian national team secured the third place, and the American team entered the playoffs from the fourth position.

In Group B, the teams of Canada, Norway, the Czech Republic and Sweden made it to the next stage of the tournament. At the moment, it is known that the Canadians occupy the first place in the table, and the Swedish team is in fourth place. The final distribution of the second and third positions will be determined based on the results of the final match of the group stage.

The quarterfinal games will be held on May 28, adds "Газета.Ru ".

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The Norwegian national team beat the Czech Republic 4-1 in the group stage match of the Ice Hockey World Cup the day before. The victory allowed the Norwegian hockey players to guarantee their participation in the quarterfinals of the tournament. The Norwegian national team reached the World Championship playoffs for the first time since 2012.