After Denmark’s defeat by Sweden, Germany’s national ice hockey team has the entry into the quarter-finals of the World Cup completely in its own hands. Hungary descends.
Germany’s competitor in the fight for the quarter-finals lost 1: 4 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 2) against group runners-up Sweden on Monday. This makes it clear that the German team, with a win on Tuesday (11.20 a.m. in the Sportschau live ticker) against France, will definitely play against Switzerland in the quarter-finals on Thursday. Even a win by Denmark in the evening against defending champions and hosts Finland would not change anything.
Should Germany lose the game after regulation time, Denmark would also have to lose in the evening. Should Germany lose after overtime or a shootout, Denmark should win after overtime or a shootout at most, but not in regular time.
Austria narrowly wins
Newcomer Hungary was relegated straight away after an ice hockey thriller. The Hungarians lost the crucial final preliminary round game in Group A against Austria 3:4 (2:1, 1:2, 0:0, 0:0, 0:1) after a penalty shootout and took last place.
In Group B, Slovenia was already relegated. In the evening the Slovenians also lost to Kazakhstan 3:4. Norway defeated Canada 3-2 after a penalty shootout.
