Austria's ice hockey miracle: sensational moving into the World Cup quarter-finals!

Austria's ice hockey miracle: sensational moving into the World Cup quarter-finals!

Austria's national ice hockey team has achieved a historical success by achieving the quarter-finals of the 2025 ice hockey world championship. This is the first time since 1994 that the Austrians have moved into the round of the last eight. The decisive victory was achieved on May 20, 2025 in the Avicii Arena in Stockholm, where Austria defeated Latvia 6-1.

The game started with an exciting first third, in which both teams fought around the quarter -finals. However, Austria was able to set a first accent: Dominic Zwerger gave the team 1-0 in the 17th minute. This goal was the start of an impressive course of the game.

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In the second third, Benjamin Baumgartner provided 2-0 with a power play goal in the 24th minute, followed by another goal by Vinzenz Rohrer. Latvia came to 1: 3 through Eduard's tralmaks in the 29th minute, but the Austrian team was not put off. Thomas Raffl and Dwarf added two more goals in the last third, with Rohrer scored the 6-1 outnumbered. The Austrians thus ended the group phase as fourth in group A and thus secured the last available quarter -final ticket.

Overall, this was the most successful preliminary round for the Austrian ice hockey team since the introduction of the new tournament format in 2012. The team boss Roger Bader, who can already record 10 successes at A World Championships with this achievement, was praised by fans and experts equally for his tactics and installation.

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With this victory, Austria not only celebrated the move into the quarter -finals, but also received a bonus of around $ 600,000. In a survey by the ORF, 73% of the fans stated to believe in the quarter -finals. Players like Marco Kasper, Peter Schneider and David Kickert contributed to the strong team performance, while Kickert showed some decisive parades in the goal.

The next challenge is already waiting: the opponent for the quarter -finals will be announced on Tuesday evening. With the previous course of the World Cup, Austria shows that it is on the right track and has established itself in international ice hockey.

In the context of Austrian ice hockey, this performance was particularly important after the team failed last year at the move into the quarter -finals. The historical victory against Latvia brings fresh self -confidence to the team and gives the fans hope for further success. The Austrian ice hockey association is optimistic and celebrates this sensation as a big step for national ice hockey.

For more information and current updates, the [5min] (https://www.5202505201613/ishockehocke-sensation-oesterreich-stuerm- ins-wm-viertelfinale/) is a recommended source, as well as the KURIER and and Eishockey.at for deeper insights into the achievements of the national team and the development of ice hockey in Austria.