Canada will face Finland in the Ice Hockey World Cup final.
The North Americans are reaching for the 27th world title, while Finland is the reigning world champion.
The World Cup final in the live ticker.
Finland-Canada, Sunday 7.15pm
Canada and Finland will meet in the final of the Ice Hockey World Championship.
The Finns prevailed against the German selection in the semi-finals, Canada won against the USA.
The final of the Ice Hockey World Championship in the live ticker.
Riga / Munich - A historic comeback lets the Canadian title dreams live on.
The “Team of the Nameless” had a bad start in the ice hockey world championship, lost the first three group games, only to then defeat gold aspirant Russia 2-1 in the quarter-finals.
The reigning world champion Finland is waiting for the team that can do without the big NHL stars in the final.
When the final for the ice hockey crown begins on June 6th at 7.15pm, some observers will rub their eyes in amazement.
The "maple leaves" survived the group phase only with the help of the rifle, and increased significantly in the further course of the tournament.
Early climax: The 4-2 semi-final success in the prestige duel against the USA.
But with Finland, the Canadians expect a different caliber in the final.
Ice hockey World Cup final: Finland threw Germany out of the tournament
The Finns have shown a strong defensive performance so far, with which they also defeated Germany 2-1 in the semifinals.
After the bankruptcy, DEB player Matthias Plachta warned about the Finnish defensive bulwark: "If you are not freezing cold, they close the shop and win by one goal".
In the quarter-finals, the Finnish selection prevailed against the Czech Republic.
But the team around Hannes Björninen has been warned.
Finland and Canada met in the group stage - the decision was only made in the penalty shoot-out in favor of the Finns.
They can thank Arttu Ruotsalainen, who scored all three goals in the last meeting of the finalists.
The Finns, on the other hand, should keep an eye on Andrew Mangiapane in the final. The NHL striker in the service of the Calgary Flames paved the way for Canada's participation in the finals with two goals in the semifinals. With Jussi Olkinuora, the striker expects a strong goalkeeper in the ice hockey World Cup final, who also convinced in the semifinals against Germany. In the end, nuances will probably decide the outcome of the American-European summit. (
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