Czechs to face US in third place game at hockey worlds

The Czech Republic will face the United States in the game for third place at the World Ice Hockey Championships in Finland on Sunday. The Czechs were beaten in the semi-finals of the competition on Saturday; after scoring the opening goal against Canada through David Krejčí, they eventually lost 1:6, with the Canadians scoring three times in little over three minutes in the third period to pull ahead.