Sweden and Latvia have a common history that stretches far back. When King Carl XVI Gustaf visited the Swedish battalion at NATO's multinational brigade, he emphasized that the soldiers are part of something historic.
SwedenSweden advances to semifinal in the Ice hockey World Championship after knocking out Czech Republic in a boiling Globe Arena. Three goals in the first period ultimately gave victory to Sweden's Three Crowns with 5–2. Both Lucas Raymond and Leo Carlsson became two-goal scorers.
Ice hockeyTre Kronor's Lucas Raymond feels a desire for revenge. National team captain Sam Hallam says the same - but also pressure ahead of the World Championship against the Czech Republic. Everyone gets upset around here when we lose, says Hallam.
Ice hockeyA nightmare start felled Sweden in the group final against Canada. Sweden conceded three goals in 13 minutes, lost 3–5 and will now face the reigning World Champion Czech Republic in the World Championship quarterfinal. It's going to be awesome to play the quarterfinal in the World Championship on home soil, says Filip Forsberg.
SportsSuperstar Nathan MacKinnon interrupted an interview and stormed away, Ryan O'Reilly spoke about frustration. Sweden is to pay for Canada's first loss in the World Championship.
SportsThree Crowns are set for the World Championship quarterfinals. But it gets messy when you try to figure out which opponents the national team can get in the quarterfinals.
SportsSweden kept a clean sheet for the third match in a row and defeated France in the World Championship. It was Tre Kronor's sixth win in the home championship. A stable match, we take the win and move on, says Lucas Raymond to Viaplay.
Ice hockeyCrushing 60-9 in shots – but the winning figures for Three Crowns against newcomer Slovenia stopped at 4-0. Boston star Elias Lindholm showed efficiency and made a hat-trick. "Lindy" had a sickly good match, says Swedish goalkeeper Jacob Markström.
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