Germany's national ice hockey team continues to learn the hard way at the World Cup. Germany suffers its third unfortunate defeat at the Ice Hockey World Championships.

After a tough start and two days off, Germany must now win against Denmark on Thursday (19:20 CET/Sport1 and MagentaSport) It is still unclear whether the selection of the German Ice Hockey Federation will be strengthened by NHL star Leon Draisaitl at the end of the week. The 27-year-old world-class player was eliminated on Sunday (local time) with his Edmonton Oilers.