It’s a battle of the defeated between neighbors Canada and the United States at the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship on Sunday afternoon. Both teams surprisingly enter their second preliminary games after losing their first.
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On the first day of the tournament, the Canadians (0-1) were stunned by (Latvia (1-0-1-0). The hosts not only scored a pair of goals on Friday but kept Canada out of goal for all three frames. With Latvia entering the World Championship ranked 10, compared to Canada’s ranking of fifth, it was definitely a shockingly poor performance from Canada.