Finland vs Czech Republic: which team will advance to the semifinal?

Finland had a great group stage and were defeated only by Kazakhstan (1:2 B), winning all the other games. Not without difficulties, but the Finns still beat Latvia (3:2 OT), and in the final game of the group stage they defeated Canada with a score of 3:2 in the penalty shootout.

Suomi don't have the strongest lineup, most of their players came from the KHL and the local leagues. Despite this, Yukka Jalonen's squad is very organized, they work hard in every zone of the court, and the players rely on each other. The Finns score little, but they also haven't conceded more than two goals per game.

The Czech Republic were defeated in the first two games, which put them in a difficult position. But the Lions could get out of it by scoring an important victory over Sweden (4: 2), which helped them believe in themselves. In the last game of the group stage, they confidently won over Slovakia with a score of 7:3.

It is worth mentioning that almost all the players in the squad have earned performance points. We would like to mention Dominik Kubalík who scored three goals and gave three assists. Compared to the Finns, the Czechs have a stronger lineup, but they are not as consistent as Finland