France finally relegated: ice hockey World Cup bankruptcy against Slovenia!

France finally relegated: ice hockey World Cup bankruptcy against Slovenia!

Vienna, Österreich - The Ice Hockey World Championship 2025, which is currently being held in Sweden and Denmark, has found its first relegation. France ends the tournament after a disappointing performance and is the first participant to take a walk to Division I. On Monday, the French lost to Slovenia 1: 3 after suffering a setback against Austria on Friday. In this way, France managed to collect a point, which means that they can no longer leave two teams behind. These results do not meet the expectations of the team that was considered an outsider.

In the same group, Norway managed to stay in the league with a competitive 1-0 win against Hungary. Hungary, on the other hand, remains strongly challenged in this World Cup after three goalless games. In order not to get off, the Hungarian team must hope for a result from the Kazakhstan game against Switzerland on Tuesday. So the pressure on the team is high.

German hopes and other results

The German team still has it in their own hands to move into the quarter -finals. After a defeat against the Czech Republic, which ended 0: 5, the team is faced with the important task of winning Denmark on Tuesday. While Germany sets stars such as Tim Stützle, Leon Draisaitl and Moritz Seider, great hopes rest on the next group games to surprise the hosts.

In the same breath, the reigning world champion Canada suffered his first defeat in this final round when the team against Finland lost 1: 2 after an exciting penalty shootout. The favorites such as Canada, Finland and the Czech Republic have to dress warmly, since the competition was strengthened by the surprising results in the main round.

tournament overview and statistics

The ice hockey world championship runs from May 9th to 25th, 2025 in the cities of Stockholm and Herning. A total of 16 teams take part in the tournament, divided into two groups. In group A there are Sweden, Finland, France, Canada, Latvia, Austria, Slovakia and Slovenia. Group B is formed by Germany, Denmark, Norway, Kazakhstan, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary and the USA. The top four teams of each group reach the quarter -finals, which makes the upcoming games all the more exciting.

The current statistics show that a total of 33 goals in 6 games were scored, with an average shooting rate of 17.84%. It is striking that the teams of the teams varied significantly, which affects the different performance of the teams. The overview of the game statistics offers important insights into the effectiveness of the teams and their goalkeeper performance, which is of particular interest to trainers and analysts.

The reporting on the ice hockey World Cup takes place comprehensively via platforms such as ran.de and on Free-TV on ProSieben Maxx. With this development, the ice hockey fan remains up to date, while the tension around the championship continues to build up.

For more details and current information on the ice hockey World Cup 2025 Visit the official website of iihf .