Sweden vs Latvia Preview & Prediction | 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship | Quarter-Final

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Sweden come into this quarter-final as big favourites over Latvia following a flawless group stage campaign.

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How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / USA – NHL Network / Canada – TSN/RDS

How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / USA – NHL Network via subscriptions for fuboTV, DirectTV, SlingTV or ESPN+ / Canada – TSN streaming platforms

Sweden vs Latvia prediction

Sweden were outstanding over the course of their group stage campaign, winning four from four, with their most notable triumph being a 3-6 victory over host nation USA most recently. The Swedes found the goal at least three times on each occasion and racked up 21 points in total, conceding just eight. They’ve enjoyed close victories and blow outs with stars like Ivan Stenberg, Lucas Pettersson and Anton Frondell shining.

Latvia are a significantly weaker team in comparison, although they cannot be underestimated when you factor in that they took Canada to overtime, despite ultimately losing out. But Sweden will be expected to boss this quarter-final and provided they maintain the composure, it would be a real surprise if they did not win and move on.

Sweden vs Latvia tip: Sweden to win