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.

Germany must win against Denmark on Thursday (19:20 CET/Sport1 and MagentaSport) to have a chance of reaching the quarter-finals. It is still unclear whether the selection of the German Ice Hockey Federation will be strengthened by NHL star Leon Draisaitl. The 27-year-old world-class player was eliminated on Sunday (local time) with his Edmonton Oilers in the NHL playoffs.