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From left: Hungary\u2019s goaltender Bence Balizs, Latvia\u2019s Filips Buncis, Hungary\u2019s Gabor Tornyai and Latvia\u2019s Rudolfs Balcers fight for the puck during the 2026 IIHF Men\u2019s Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round group A game between Hungary and Latvia, in Zurich, Switzerland, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Claudio Thoma\/Keystone via AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

ZURICH \u2014 Latvia advanced to the quarterfinals at the ice hockey world championship by routing Hungary 8-1 on Tuesday.<\/p>

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Latvia moved to third place in Group A in Zurich and secured a top-four finish.<\/p>\n

The United States will join Latvia in the next stage if the defending champion<\/a> beats Austria later Tuesday. Austria will advance with a win. In either case, Germany will drop from fourth to fifth and can\u2019t advance.<\/p>\n

Host Switzerland and Finland top the standings and face each other later to decide the group winner.<\/p>

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Norway, which has already qualified for the last eight for the first time since 2012, needed overtime to down Denmark 4-3 in Group B action in Fribourg.<\/p>\n

In the same group, Sweden faced a must-win game over Slovakia to advance, and group winner Canada played already qualified Czechia.<\/p>

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The quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday.<\/p>\n

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AP sports: https:\/\/apnews.com\/sports<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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