Norwegian smash success - ready
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Norwegian smash success - ready for historic World Hockey Championship semi-final

For the first time in history, Norway has advanced to the semi-finals of the World Hockey Championship. Latvia were defeated 2–0 in the quarter-finals.

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After a strong group stage, including a victory against Sweden, Norway reached its first quarter-final in 14 years.

Rögle player Tinus Koblar became one of the match heroes by scoring the match's 1–0 goal midway through the second period. Noah Steen then made it 2–0 into an empty net in the final seconds.

In the semi-finals, hosts Switzerland await.

Norway finished fourth in the 1951 World Hockey Championship, but then the championship was decided through a straight group stage and no knockout matches were played, according to the Elite Prospects database.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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