After reaching the quarter-finals, the German national ice hockey team will face Switzerland. The live ticker for Thursday's game.
- Ice Hockey World Championship, quarter-finals: Switzerland - Germany -:- (-:-, -:-, -:-), Thu 15:20 (CEST)
- By beating France, the DEB team is in the quarter-finals: now it's against Switzerland
- The Swiss are the clear favourites: Switzerland won six of the seven group games
- Will Harold Kreis's team reach the semi-finals? This live ticker will be updated continuously
Riga – The German national ice hockey team made a real comeback in the group stage of the current World Championship. After three narrow defeats at the start of the tournament – Germany lost to Sweden, Finland and the USA – the team of national coach Harold Kreis started a strong series. After four victories in a row against Denmark, Austria, Hungary and France, the DEB players slipped to fourth place in the table and thus into the circle of quarter-finalists.
Ice Hockey World Cup: Germany vs Switzerland live today – Swiss dominated Group B
Now Switzerland is an opponent who hinted at his great potential in the preliminary round and also brought it onto the ice. With the exception of the defeat against Latvia in overtime on the last matchday, the Swiss have only won victories. In addition to narrow successes, such as the 3-2 victory over Canada, the Swiss were also in a goal-scoring mood, sweeping the Slovenians out of the arena in Riga with a 7-0 victory.
This results in the lead of the Swiss in the standings, who consequently meet Germany in fourth place in Group B. It has not yet been decided who would be the next opponent in the semi-finals, as the teams will be reseeded after the quarter-finals. In the event of a victory, however, the DEB team would meet a top team anyway, in addition to the match between Germany and Switzerland, the following quarter-finals are on the agenda on Thursday:
| Ice Hockey World Championship: Quarter-finals | |
|---|---|
| Switzerland vs Germany | 25 May 2023, 15:20 CEST in Riga |
| USA vs Czech Republic | 25 May 2023, 15:20 CEST in Tampere |
| Canada vs Finland | 25 May 2023, 19:20 CEST in Tampere |
| Sweden vs Latvia | 25 May 2023, 19:20 CEST in Riga |
Ice Hockey World Cup: Germany must travel to Latvia for game against Switzerland
All Group B matches have already taken place in the Latvian capital Riga, and the quarter-final match between Germany and Switzerland will also be played here on Thursday. Thus, the German team, which has played all its previous games in Finland, has to travel to Latvia. However, after the four victories in a row, the journey should be the smallest hurdle. (ajr)
