Finland won “its” World Cup once morest Canada in Tampere. The locals won 4-3 ap once morest the players at the Maple Leaf. It was only during extra time that the Finns were able to score the liberating goal thanks to Manninen.
Trailing 0-1, the Finns managed to turn things around and take a 2-point lead in the third and final third. Jukka Jalonen’s men then thought they had done the hardest part, but the Canadians equalized 2 minutes from the end of the 3rd to take the locals into extra time.
It was striker Sakari Manninen who scored the golden goal and cleared the Nokia Arena rink in extra time in the 67th minute. With this new title, Finland wins its 4th world crown following those obtained in 1995, 2011 and 2019, the first at home.
Czechia overthrow USA to finish 3rd
The Czech Republic took the measure of the USA 8-4 in the match for 3rd place. In Tampere, the Czechs, however led 2-3 by the Americans at the end of the second period, accelerated at the end of the match to turn the tide and adorn themselves with bronze, a charm behind which they had been running for 10 years.
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Filppula au triple gold club
Valtteri Filppula took advantage of this gold medal to join the triple gold club. The Geneva-Servette center has won the Stanley Cup, the Olympic gold medal and the world gold medal. He is the 30th member of this very select club and the first player from his country.
Switzerland retains 6th place in the world
The Swiss team remains in 6th place in the IIHF world rankings following its 5th place at the World Championship in Finland. The Russians fell from 3rd to 16th place following their exclusion due to the war in Ukraine, but the Swiss were overtaken by bronze medalists Czechia (7-5). The United States now occupy 3rd place behind Finland and Canada and ahead of Sweden.