Germany loses the World Cup test against the USA: Suspicious start before the World Cup!
Germany loses the World Cup test against the USA: Suspicious start before the World Cup!
The German national ice hockey team lost their last friendly before the 2025 World Cup against the United States. On May 4, 2025, the team of national coach Harold Kreis clearly lost 2: 5 in Düsseldorf, in front of 12,300 spectators in the sold -out arena. Despite an improved appearance, the effectiveness in front of the goal was the decisive shortcoming.
The German goals scored Justin Schütz, who netted in the 48th and 54th minute. Michael McCarron (18th minute), days Thompson (21st and 58th minute) and Frank Nazar (33rd and 55th minute) met for the United States and thus secured victory. Captain Moritz Seider, who represents the Detroit Red Wings, led his team, while Leon Draisaitl was not available due to the NHL playoffs.
before the World Cup: expectations and objectives
The test game against the USA was seen as a decisive dress rehearsal to continue the positive trend of the last games. Before that, however, the German team had achieved mixed results, including a 0: 7 and 0: 1 against the Czech Republic and a 5-0 against Austria. Germany is currently taking eighth place in the IIHF world rankings and is therefore two positions behind the USA.
The minimum goal for the World Cup that takes place in Stockholm and Herning is reaching the quarter -finals. The national coach had also emphasized this. Germany will compete in Group B against Hungary on May 10, 2025 and will also meet Kazakhstan, Norway, Switzerland, the USA and the Czech Republic in the further course.
Historically, the German national team has always reached the quarter -finals in the last three world championships. A success that the team around Moritz Seider is of course striving for again, especially after the Vice World Championship title 2023.tournament details and group exhibitions
The Ice Hockey World Cup 2025 will be held from May 9th to 25th, 2025. The group phase lasts until May 20, followed by the play-off phase. Germany will play all group games in Herning while the squads are announced shortly before the tournament.
A total of 16 teams take part in the World Cup, divided into two groups. Germany meets the following teams in Group B:
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| Czech Republic |
| Denmark |
| Germany |
| Kazakhstan |
| norway |
| Switzerland |
| USA |
| Hungary |
The transmission rights for the World Cup were taken over by ProSieben and Magenta Sport, so that the games can also be seen on free TV.
While the German team is preparing for the challenges of the World Cup, the hope remains that it can build on the achievements of 2023. This would be of great importance not only for the players, but also for the loyal fans who will keep their fingers crossed for their team in the coming weeks.
The first step in this way is the decisive group game against Hungary, which will kick off on Saturday at 4:20 p.m.
For more information about the upcoming games of the 2025 ice hockey World Cup, we recommend a look at the website wm-eishockey.de .
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