25-4-2006 World Championships quarterfinals
World Championships have reached quarterfinal stage. Here are the final standings for the starting groups.
Group A PTS GF GA
Russia 6 16 7
4 17 10
Belarussia 2 8 15
Italy 0 9 18
Group B PTS GF GA
Canada 6 19 8
Austria 4 14 14
Switzerland 2 12 16
Latvia 0 10 17
Group C PTS GF GA
Slovakia 6 18 8
Sweden 4 15 12
France 2 11 16
Japan 0 9 17
Group D PTS GF GA
Czech 6 17 10
Finland 4 16 11
Slovenia 2 11 15
Germany 0 9 17
For quarterfinals, the pairs are:
Russia-Finland
Czech-
Canada-Sweden
Slovakia-Austria