2016 world Cup: Czech Republic and Finland – winners of the group stage

[b]At the 80th world hockey championship completed the group stage – in the fight for the title remained eight best teams in the world. [/b] [b]group a:[/b] [b]Czech Republic [/b]— Switzerland 5:4 (1:1, 1:0, 3:3)
Washer: 11:36 Hollenstein – 0:1; 17:00, Birner (most) — 1:1; 24:50 Kaspar (penalty shot) – 2:1; 41:45 Satovich – 3:1; 45:38 Moser (most) — 3:2; 49:59 Moser (most) — 4:2; 54:15 Jordan (minority) – 5:2; 55:42 Sneberger – 5:3; 59:34 Andrighetto – 5:4

Latvia — [b]Norway[/b] 1:3 (1:1, 0:2, 0:0)
Washer: 11:42 Indrasis (most) — 1:0; 16:12, K. A. Olimb – 1:1; 20:40 Holos 1:2; 20:56 Johannesen – 1:3

[b]Russia [/b]— Sweden 4:1 (2:0, 2:0, 0:1)
Washer: 14:43 dadonov – 1:0; 17:52 Panarin – 2:0; 21:34 Datsyuk – 3:0; 29:40 Lyubimov – 4:0; 41:06 Ekholm (most) – 4:1

[b]Standings: [/b]Czech Republic, Russia – 18 Sweden – 13, Denmark – 11, Norway, Switzerland 8, Latvia – 6, Kazakhstan – 2.

[b]Group B:[b]

USA — Slovakia 2:3(0:1, 1:0, 1:1, 0:1)
Washer: 18:39 Yarosh – 0:1; 27:15 Nelson (most) — 1:1; 42:53 Foligno – 2:1; 52:14 Skalicky – 2:2; 60:59 Dino 2:3

[b]Belarus[/b] — France 3:0 (0:0, 2:0, 1:0)
Washer: 25:12 Stass – 1:0; 38:23 Platt – 2:0; 44:59 Stas – 3:0

[b]Canada[/b] — Finland 0:4 (0:0, 0:3, 0:1)
Washers: 26:10 Kivisto – 0:1; 36:03 Komarov – 0:2; 38:50 Pyorala – 0:3; 42:32 Cocciante – 0:4

[b]Standings:[/b]Finland – 21, Canada – 18, Germany – 13, US – 10, Slovakia – 8, Belarus – 6, France – 5, Hungary – 3.

See also: [b]world Cup 2016: first defeat of the Czech Republic, the sensation from Germany[/b]

In the quarterfinals of the 80-th world championship on hockey will play:

Czech Republic – USA;
Canada – Sweden;
Finland – Denmark;
Russia – Germany.

Hungary and Kazakhstan were relegated from the elite of world hockey.