Czech Republic faces crunch encounter with Latvia

In ice hockey, the Czech team faces a decisive match against Latvia on Monday evening to keep alive their change of progressing in the World Championships. Saturday’s 2:3 defeat against Switzerland left the team in fourth place in group F with three points and the Czechs needing a win to preserve their hopes of progressing to the quarter finals. Czech media warned ahead of the game that the squad was on the verge of making history by becoming the first in the world championships to drop out before the quarter finals.