Historic British victory – the first in 59 years

Now Sweden is waiting: “You will get three points”

After 59 long years, Great Britain finally celebrated its victory after the usual time in the World Cup again.

After the victory over Belarus, Sweden is waiting for the next.

There’s no reason not to think we’ll come out with three points, says defender David Clements.

Sweden’s hockey World Cup group has developed into a real hornet’s nest, where hornet bells are densely packed.

Great Britain followed up their loss in overtime yesterday to Denmark with a defeat to Belarus – which had beaten Tre Kronor earlier in the tournament.

The Brits survived the A-WC World Cup in 2019, and tonight’s victory was the country’s first in regular time at a FIFA World Cup™ since 1962 (7-5 ​​against Finland).

– It’s been a very long time since the last time. “It’s a huge achievement,” said veteran Matthew Myers, 36, of the triple indicator.

great drama

Liam Kirk, who played 12 games for Swedish hockey team Hanhals this winter, was the game’s biggest winner with two goals in a 4-3 win.

He now awaits a day off for the team before Sweden faces the opposition on Friday. Sportbladet asked defender David Clements, 26, if they’re counting on three points until then?

– We hope so! We’ve been trying to get new players into the squad since pre-camp and throughout the tournament. Veterans and coaches were good at it. What the team has done in the last three years has been amazing. We go into every match to fight and believe in victory. There’s no reason not to think we’ll come out with three points, he says.

We’ll do it for Sweden too

What do you know about the Swedish national team?

– They are incredibly good and have a good line-up of goalkeepers directly. great team. We know it’s going to be tough, but there’s nothing better than competing against the best players in the world. We should embrace it and enjoy it. Matthew Myers says: “We’re aiming to play better game after game, and we’ll do that against Sweden as well.

Prior to Tre Kronor’s clash with Great Britain, she will face the Czech Republic on Thursday.

After three initial losses, Canada scored a long-awaited victory over Norway. The score was 2-2 for a long time, but the superpower eventually won 4-2.

Calgary striker Andrew Manjiabani scored the decisive goal.

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