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Daugavins, where he is already participating in his 13th World Championship, is celebrating his 37th birthday today.
« In recent years, this duel Slovakia-Latvia duel has already been in the World Championships, » the striker said of the upcoming match tonight. « For both teams, this is like a survival game. Who wins it has great chances to be in the quarterfinals. »
There was a lot of work on a numerical majority in the morning and, as the captain pointed out, it was regularly worked on it. « Also, well, the majority is polished, » Daugavins said. « But today you have to be confident. You have to go and throw in the majority. You have to wait for your moment and you have to earn at a crucial moment. »
As the captain of the Latvian national team noted, the team has fought the entire championship well and now they have to turn their chances at three points.
« Both teams need a victory and I think there will be such an intense match, » Daugavins said. « There will be such a nervous game, but it has to be used. The big plan is clear – we have to go out, play. We have been longer in the rest and use it. »
The Latvian team has won two wins and six points in five games at this year’s World Cup, while the Slovaks have a point more. The Latvians beat the French team in the first match with a 4: 1 win, defeated the Canadians in the second game with a 1: 7 match, the Slovenians beat the Slovenians by 5: 2, the fourth in the game with a 0: 6 loss to the Swedes, and the fifth game with 1: 2 was recognized by Finland’s superiority.
The Slovaks started the tournament with a 0: 5 loss to Sweden, then won Slovenia with a 3: 1 loss to Austria at 2: 3 in the aftermath, with a 2: 1 win over France in the next duel and capitulated to Canada with 0: 7 on Saturday.
In Subgroup A, Sweden is the leader with 18 points in six games, with 15 points in five games, Finland 11 points, seven, six and five points for Slovakia, Latvia and Austria, one point in six battles by France and Slovenia without points.
Czech Republic ranks first with 14 points in five games, 13 points for Switzerland and 11 points in the US. Germany and Denmark scored nine points in five and six matches, with Hungary and Kazakhstan three points, but Norway has one point.
16 teams are divided into two groups, eight teams each, with a round tournament. The top four teams in each group will continue their fight for medals in the quarterfinals, but the weakest teams in both groups will leave the strongest division, and will be replaced by Britain and Italy next year.
The World Championship in Herning, Denmark and the Swedish capital, Stockholm, will end next weekend. Group B games and two quarter -final matches will take place in Herning, while Stockholm will also host two quarter -final duties, semi -final games and medals.
