2021 IIHF World Championship Group A

Group A was one of two groups of the 2021 IIHF World Championship. The four best-placed teams advanced to the playoff round.[1]

Due to COVID-19 pandemic protocols, the tournament was held in a "bubble" behind closed doors with no spectators. Prior to the beginning of the tournament, and against objections by Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš and Minister of Health, Daniels Pavļuts, the Latvian parliament voted in favour of a notion ordering the government to develop a plan for allowing spectators who are either fully vaccinated or otherwise immune due to recent infection.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   ROC 7 5 1 0 1 28 10 +18 17 Quarterfinals
2    Switzerland 7 5 0 0 2 27 17 +10 15
3   Czech Republic 7 3 2 0 2 27 18 +9 13
4   Slovakia 7 4 0 0 3 17 22 −5 12
5   Sweden 7 3 0 1 3 21 14 +7 10
6   Denmark 7 2 1 1 3 13 15 −2 9
7   Great Britain 7 1 0 1 5 13 31 −18 4[a]
8   Belarus 7 1 0 1 5 10 29 −19 4[a]
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Belarus 3–4 Great Britain

Matches

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All times are local (UTC+3).

ROC vs Czech Republic

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21 May 2021
16:15
ROC  4–3
(1–1, 1–1, 2–1)
  Czech RepublicOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Alexander SamonovGoaliesŠimon HrubecReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  Ludvig Lundgren
Burdasov (Grigorenko, Morozov) (PP) – 04:161–0
1–109:26 – Flek (Špaček)
Shvets-Rogovoy (Kamenev) (SH) – 35:272–1
2–237:53 – Vrána (Kubalík, Hájek)
Barabanov (Voronkov) – 45:283–2
3–357:23 – Kubalík (Hronek, Kovář) (PP)
Grigorenko (Provorov) – 59:414–3
4 minPenalties6 min
28Shots25

Belarus vs Slovakia

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21 May 2021
20:15
Belarus  2–5
(0–3, 0–0, 2–2)
  SlovakiaOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Konstantin Shostak
Danny Taylor
GoaliesBranislav KonrádReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
  Hannu Sormunen
  Dāvis Zunde
0–103:53 – Pospíšil (Nemec)
0–209:17 – Cehlárik (Gernát, Studenič) (PP)
0–311:02 – Pospíšil (Rosandić, Krištof) (PP)
0–445:05 – Hrivík (Lantoši, Cehlárik)
Stefanovich (Kostitsyn) (PP2) – 53:251–4
Sharangovich – 54:222–4
2–559:15 – Cehlárik (Grman) (EN)
37 minPenalties12 min
34Shots35

Denmark vs Sweden

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22 May 2021
12:15
Denmark  4–3
(0–0, 3–2, 1–1)
  SwedenOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Sebastian DahmGoaliesViktor FasthReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  Nikita Shalagin
0–122:06 – Klingberg
Nick. Jensen (Jakobsen, Nich. Jensen) – 30:401–1
1–235:09 – Tömmernes (Klingberg)
Nick. Jensen (Bødker) – 37:332–2
Kristensen (Nick. Jensen, M. Lauridsen) – 38:093–2
Nick. Jensen (M. Lauridsen, Bødker) (PP) – 48:224–2
4–350:56 – Klingberg (Lundkvist)
2 minPenalties8 min
22Shots23

Great Britain vs ROC

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22 May 2021
16:15
Great Britain  1–7
(1–4, 0–1, 0–2)
  ROCOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Jackson WhistleGoaliesIvan BocharovReferees:
  Christoph Sternat
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Elias Seewald
0–105:53 – Burdasov (Grigorenko, Ozhiganov) (PP)
0–207:19 – Grigorenko (Voronkov, Zadorov) (SH)
0–309:21 – Burdasov (Kuzmenko, Gavrikov)
0–410:51 – Tolchinsky (Barabanov)
Kirk (Dowd, Connolly) (PP) – 18:461–4
1–530:08 – Karnaukhov (Zadorov, Zub)
1–649:59 – Kuzmenko (Burdasov, Ozhiganov) (PP)
1–753:04 – Slepyshev (Karnaukhov)
12 minPenalties8 min
11Shots42

Czech Republic vs Switzerland

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22 May 2021
20:15
Czech Republic  2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)
   SwitzerlandOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Šimon Hrubec
Roman Will
GoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Lauri Nikulainen
  Hannu Sormunen
Chytil (Kovář, Vrána) (PP) – 14:461–0
1–117:09 – Hofmann (Ambühl, Simion) (PP)
1–224:12 – Meier (Hischier) (PP)
1–338:19 – Scherwey (Praplan, Bertschy)
1–450:27 – Meier (Corvi, Kurashev) (PP)
Smejkal (Chytil, Sklenička) (PP) – 54:592–4
2–557:08 – Hofmann (Simion, Ambühl) (PP)
14 minPenalties6 min
26Shots28

Great Britain vs Slovakia

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23 May 2021
12:15
Great Britain  1–2
(0–1, 1–1, 0–0)
  SlovakiaOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Ben BownsGoaliesBranislav Konrád
Július Hudáček
Referees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Constantineau
  Brian Oliver
0–100:25 – Hrivík (Lantoši)
Kirk (Perlini, Richardson) – 22:031–1
1–224:42 – Lantoši (Cehlárik)
4 minPenalties4 min
14Shots43

Sweden vs Belarus

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23 May 2021
16:15
Sweden  0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
  BelarusOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Adam ReidebornGoaliesDanny TaylorReferees:
  Lassi Heikkinen
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Lauri Nikulainen
  Dāvis Zunde
0–140:33 – Nesterov (Stefanovich, Lopachuk)
4 minPenalties8 min
32Shots22

Denmark vs Switzerland

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23 May 2021
20:15
Denmark  0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
   SwitzerlandOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Sebastian DahmGoaliesReto BerraReferees:
  Robin Šír
  Peter Stano
Linesmen:
  Jiří Ondráček
  Daniel Hynek
0–113:12 – Meier (Hischier, Müller)
2 minPenalties4 min
4Shots30

Slovakia vs ROC

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24 May 2021
16:15
Slovakia  3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)
  ROCOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Július HudáčekGoaliesAlexander SamonovReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Lauri Nikulainen
  Hannu Sormunen
Kelemen (Roman) – 30:001–0
1–131:06 – Barabanov (Tolchinsky, Slepyshev) (PP)
Gernát (Hrivík, Cehlárik) (PP) – 53:192–1
Ďaloga (Cehlárik, Hrivík) (EN) – 58:593–1
4 minPenalties6 min
28Shots28

Czech Republic vs Belarus

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24 May 2021
20:15
Czech Republic  3–2 OT
(0–0, 2–1, 0–1)
(OT: 1–0)
  BelarusOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Šimon HrubecGoaliesAlexei KolosovReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Mads Frandsen
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Emil Yletyinen
0–125:52 – Sharangovich (Kostitsyn)
Kovář (Hronek, Moravčík) – 29:441–1
Zadina (Hronek) (PP) – 33:032–1
2–251:30 – Yeryomenko (Lopachuk, Shinkevich)
Kubalík (Hanzl, Hrubec) (PP) – 61:233–2
4 minPenalties4 min
38Shots23

Great Britain vs Denmark

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25 May 2021
16:15
Great Britain  2–3 OT
(1–2, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
  DenmarkOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Ben BownsGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
  Christoph Sternat
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  David Obwegeser
O'Connor (Phillips, Dowd) – 02:331–0
1–110:19 – Jakobsen (Nick. Jensen, Bødker)
1–213:44 – Nick. Jensen (M. Lauridsen, Bødker) (PP)
Hammond (Lake) – 56:182–2
2–364:35 – M. Lauridsen (Nick. Jensen) (PP)
12 minPenalties6 min
23Shots32

Switzerland vs Sweden

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25 May 2021
20:15
Switzerland  0–7
(0–2, 0–2, 0–3)
  SwedenOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Leonardo Genoni
Melvin Nyffeler
GoaliesAdam ReidebornReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Maxim Sidorenko
Linesmen:
  Dmitri Golyak
  Nikita Shalagin
0–108:35 – Frödén (Pilut, Nygren)
0–210:00 – A. Kempe (Tömmernes, Lundkvist)
0–322:33 – Olofsson (Lundkvist) (PP)
0–430:24 – Frödén (Wingerli, Dahlbeck)
0–541:18 – Nygren (Rakell, A. Kempe) (PP)
0–647:14 – Rasmussen (Lundkvist, A. Kempe)
0–750:46 – Tömmernes (Frödén, Lundkvist)
14 minPenalties10 min
28Shots27

ROC vs Denmark

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26 May 2021
16:15
ROC  3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
  DenmarkOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Alexander SamonovGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Ludvig Lundgren
  Emil Yletyinen
Morozov (Voronkov, Burdasov) (PP) – 39:181–0
Barabanov – 49:412–0
Voronkov (Morozov) – 56:353–0
4 minPenalties8 min
31Shots18

Belarus vs Great Britain

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26 May 2021
20:15
Belarus  3–4
(0–1, 1–2, 2–1)
  Great BritainOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Danny TaylorGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
  Robin Šír
  Peter Stano
Linesmen:
  Jiří Ondráček
  Šimon Synek
0–113:38 – Kirk
Kodola (Bailen, Prince) – 29:151–1
1–237:06 – Davies (Myers)
1–338:35 – Kirk (O'Connor, Dowd)
1–448:41 – Hammond (Richardson)
Platt (Paré, Kodola) – 51:192–4
Prince (Sharangovich, Protas) – 57:433–4
6 minPenalties4 min
36Shots26

Switzerland vs Slovakia

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27 May 2021
16:15
Switzerland  8–1
(1–0, 3–0, 4–1)
  SlovakiaOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Reto BerraGoaliesJúlius HudáčekReferees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Constantineau
  Brian Oliver
Diaz (Hofmann, Andrighetto) (PP) – 09:471–0
Andrighetto (Diaz, Hofmann) (PP) – 20:252–0
Loeffel (Scherwey, Bertschy) – 25:173–0
Hofmann (Corvi, Loeffel) – 36:114–0
Meier (Alatalo, Kurashev) (PP) – 40:385–0
Kurashev (Untersander, Ambühl) – 44:346–0
6–145:12 – Krištof (Cehlárik)
Hofmann (Ambühl, Andrighetto) (PP) – 52:397–1
Loeffel (Moser, Bertschy) (PP) – 54:038–1
8 minPenalties60 min
28Shots24

Sweden vs Czech Republic

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27 May 2021
20:15
Sweden  2–4
(2–0, 0–0, 0–4)
  Czech RepublicOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Adam ReidebornGoaliesŠimon HrubecReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Nikita Shalagin
Wingerli (Friberg) – 12:081–0
Rakell (A. Kempe, Nygren) (PP) – 15:022–0
2–141:10 – Vrána (Stránský) (PP)
2–244:53 – Kovář (Sekáč, Kubalík) (PP)
2–348:17 – Klok (Kovář)
2–458:26 – Flek (Kubalík) (EN)
10 minPenalties10 min
29Shots24

Sweden vs Great Britain

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28 May 2021
16:15
Sweden  4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
  Great BritainOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Viktor FasthGoaliesBen BownsReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Kristian Vikman
Linesmen:
  Lauri Nikulainen
  Dāvis Zunde
0–107:20 – Kirk (Phillips)
Sörensen (Olofsson, Tömmernes) (PP) – 15:181–1
Pudas (Pilut, Wingerli) – 27:002–1
M. Kempe (Sörensen) – 32:083–1
M. Kempe (Sörensen) – 52:344–1
0 minPenalties8 min
56Shots14

Denmark vs Belarus

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28 May 2021
20:15
Denmark  5–2
(1–1, 0–1, 4–0)
  BelarusOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Sebastian DahmGoaliesAlexei KolosovReferees:
  André Schrader
  Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Elias Seewald
0–102:12 – Demkov (Kodola, Korobov)
Meyer (M. Lauridsen) (PP) – 05:291–1
1–230:20 – Stefanovich (Falkovsky, Protas) (PP)
Asperup (From, Jesper B. Jensen) – 44:582–2
From (True) – 47:483–2
M. Lauridsen (Hardt, Lassen) – 49:534–2
True (Lassen, Hardt) – 52:155–2
6 minPenalties29 min
37Shots18

Czech Republic vs Great Britain

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29 May 2021
12:15
Czech Republic  6–1
(1–0, 3–1, 2–0)
  Great BritainOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Roman WillGoaliesJackson Whistle
Ben Bowns
Referees:
  Mads Frandsen
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  Ludvig Lundgren
Klok (Špaček) – 08:011–0
Hronek (Zadina) – 20:332–0
Šulák (Špaček, Sekáč) – 24:293–0
Chytil (D. Musil) – 32:074–0
4–139:37 – Myers (Richardson, Kirk) (PP)
Lenc (Hanzl) – 51:335–1
Šulák (Hanzl, Klok) – 57:586–1
6 minPenalties16 min
46Shots19

Switzerland vs ROC

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29 May 2021
16:15
Switzerland  1–4
(0–0, 0–1, 1–3)
  ROCOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Reto BerraGoaliesAlexander SamonovReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Constantineau
  Dustin McCrank
0–135:01 – Burdasov (Galimov) (PP)
Hischier (Ambühl) – 48:121–1
1–250:26 – Karnaukhov (Tolchinsky, Barabanov)
1–352:38 – Tolchinsky (Slepyshev, Provorov)
1–459:58 – Tolchinsky (Barabanov, Karnaukhov) (ENG)
2 minPenalties4 min
23Shots26

Slovakia vs Denmark

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29 May 2021
20:15
Slovakia  2–0
(0–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  DenmarkOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Július HudáčekGoaliesSebastien DahmReferees:
  Andris Ansons
  Lassi Heikkinen
Linesmen:
  Hannu Sormunen
  Dāvis Zunde
Cehlárik (Hrivík, Lantoši) – 47:131–0
Jánošík (Lantoši, Hrivík) – 52:252–0
6 minPenalties2 min
34Shots24

Belarus vs Switzerland

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30 May 2021
16:15
Belarus  0–6
(0–2, 0–2, 0–2)
   SwitzerlandOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Konstantin Shoshtak
Alexei Kolosov
GoaliesLeonardo GenoniReferees:
  Tobias Björk
  Mikael Nord
Linesmen:
  Andreas Krøyer
  Emil Yletyinen
0–100:36 – Bertschy (Herzog, Scherwey)
0–218:01 – Vermin (Meier)
0–321:09 – Andrighetto (Vermin)
0–432:15 – Hofmann (Corvi)
0–552:03 – Vermin (Meier)
0–657:43 – Herzog (Hischier) (SH)
18 minPenalties18 min
20Shots42

Sweden vs Slovakia

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30 May 2021
20:15
Sweden  3–1
(0–1, 1–0, 2–0)
  SlovakiaOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Adam ReidebornGoaliesAdam HúskaReferees:
  André Schrader
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  David Obwegeser
  Elias Seewald
0–119:07 – Cehlárik
Sörensen (Friberg) – 30:151–1
Olofsson (Tömmernes) (PP) – 51:382–1
Lundeström (Hållander) (SH, EN) – 59:473–1
10 minPenalties6 min
29Shots30

Czech Republic vs Denmark

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31 May 2021
16:15
Czech Republic  2–1 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  DenmarkOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Šimon HrubecGoaliesSebastian DahmReferees:
  Roman Gofman
  Yevgeni Romasko
Linesmen:
  Gleb Lazarev
  Nikita Shalagin
0–103:41 – Nick. Jensen (M. Lauridsen, Meyer) (PP)
Kubalík (Chytil, Vrána) – 45:231–1
Hanzl  
Vrána  
Kovář  
Chytil  
Shootout  Meyer
  Bau Hansen
  Nick. Jensen
  True
  Andersen
4 minPenalties8 min
39Shots13

ROC vs Sweden

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31 May 2021
20:15
ROC  3–2 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
  SwedenOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Alexander SamonovGoaliesAdam ReidebornReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Constantineau
  Brian Oliver
0–108:06 – Frödén (Lindberg, A. Kempe) (PP)
Slepyshev (Orlov) – 52:341–1
Barabanov (Tarasenko, Nesterov) – 52:462–1
2–255:17 – Olofsson (Sellgren, Lundeström)
Slepyshev  
Morozov  
Burdasov  
Tolchinsky  
Tarasenko  
Shootout  Rakell
  Olofsson
  A. Kempe
  Pudas
  Sörensen
10 minPenalties4 min
27Shots30

Switzerland vs Great Britain

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1 June 2021
12:15
Switzerland  6–3
(2–1, 4–1, 0–1)
  Great BritainOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Reto Berra
Melvin Nyffeler
GoaliesBen Bowns
Jackson Whistle
Referees:
  Martin Fraňo
  Robin Šír
Linesmen:
  Daniel Hynek
  Jiří Ondráček
Hofmann (Corvi, Moser) – 10:311–0
1–111:08 – Kirk
Loeffel (Scherwey, Siegenthaler) – 16:422–1
2–225:34 – Kirk (Richardson, Hammond) (PP)
Alatalo (Corvi, Hischier) (PP) – 30:073–2
Bertschy (Scherwey) – 30:204–2
Bertschy (Diaz, Scherwey) – 36:095–2
Hischier (Kurashev) – 37:456–2
6–353:58 – Connolly (Kirk, Hammond)
16 minPenalties8 min
53Shots26

Slovakia vs Czech Republic

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1 June 2021
16:15
Slovakia  3–7
(0–2, 1–2, 2–3)
  Czech RepublicOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Július Hudáček
Adam Húska
GoaliesRoman WillReferees:
  Andrew Bruggeman
  Oliver Gouin
Linesmen:
  Nicolas Constantineau
  Brian Oliver
0–100:29 – Zadina (Hájek, Moravčík)
0–215:04 – Špaček (Zadina)
0–322:49 – Radil (Šustr, Šulák)
Sukeľ (Faško-Rudáš) – 26:531–3
1–439:49 – Šulák (Špaček) (PP)
1–543:31 – Stránský
1–645:47 – Blümel (Stránský, Moravčík
Bučko (Holešinský, Buc) – 48:452–6
Pospíšil (Cehlárik, Gachulinec) – 58:573–6
3–759:43 – Hájek (Hanzl, Smejkal) (EN)
6 minPenalties6 min
25Shots28

ROC vs Belarus

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1 June 2021
20:15
ROC  6–0
(5–0, 0–0, 1–0)
  BelarusOlympic Sports Centre, Riga
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Alexander SamonovGoaliesKonstantin Shostak
Alexei Kolosov
Referees:
  André Schrader
  Christoph Sternat
Linesmen:
  Jonas Merten
  Elias Seewald
Nesterov (Grigorenko) – 00:361–0
Galimov (Gavrikov) – 04:292–0
Shalunov (Zadorov, Nesterov) – 09:063–0
Grigorenko (Slepyshev, Voronkov) – 10:524–0
Nesterov (Tarasenko, Barabanov) – 16:285–0
Voronkov (Slepyshev, Grigorenko) – 52:086–0
6 minPenalties12 min
32Shots19

References

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  1. ^ "Latvia opens Worlds vs. Czech Republic". IIHF. 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Latvian Parliament votes to allow fans at IIHF World Championship". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 2021-05-21. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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