After the historical victory over the Czech Republic, Austria's national team had to accept a setback at the World Cup in Finland. One day after the 2-1 after penalty shooting against the top nation, the Austrians drew the loser with 3: 5 against Norway on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Austria, which only participated in the tournament because of the exclusion of Russia and Belarus, provided a big surprise and his first World Cup victory against the Czech Republic after penalty shooting against the Czech Republic. Previously, the outsider had already brought a point against medal candidate USA unexpectedly.
Bemström decides prestige duel
In the evening, host Finland lost the prestiget duel against Sweden in Group B and thus missed the leap to the top of the table. The Olympic champion lost to the arch -rival in Tampere with 2: 3 after penalty shooting. With now 11 points, the Swedes are first in front of the Finn (10).
Sweden took the lead through Adam Larsson (12th), Mikko Lehtonen (24th) and Sami Vatanen (26th) first turned before Joel Kellman equalized for the "Tre Kronor" (47.) and provided for extra time. Emil Bemström finally scored the only shooter in penalty shooting.
Switzerland again with difficulty - Italy now relegation candidate
In the German group in Helsinki, France narrowly prevented a defeat against Italy and prevailed 2-1 after extra time. The still winless Italy, like Kazakhstan, is becoming an relegation candidate.
The two worst teams in the groups will have to take part in the B World Cup next year. France also only plays at the A World Cup because Russia and Belarus had been excluded as a result of the Russian attack on Ukraine.
Switzerland struggled in the evening after the difficult victory against outsider Kazakhstan (3: 2), even in the duel with Slovakia. In the end, however, the Confederates won 5: 3 and initially won first place. The Swiss (12 points) lead in front of record world champion Canada (9) as well as Denmark and Germany (6), who meet on Thursday (3:20 p.m.).
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