World Championship quarterfinal matchups set
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The round robin of the IIHF World Championship has come to an end and the quarterfinal matchups are set.
The United States finished with the top spot in Group B with 17 points and will play Switzerland in the first quarterfinal on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Canada, who finished atop Group A with a perfect 7-0-0-0 record in the preliminary round, will face Belarus in their quarterfinal matchup.
Here is how the rest of the quartefinal matchups stack up:
#IIHFWorlds QF on Thu with game times (CET):
Ostrava, 15:15, USA-SUI
Prague, 16:15, CAN-BLR
Ostrava, 19:15, SWE-RUS
Prague, 20:15, FIN-CZE
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 12, 2015
Following the quarterfinal matches, the semifinals will go on Saturday.
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