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USA loses last prelim game, faces Czechs in QF at World Championship

USA’s Detroit Red Wings will appear in the quarterfinals of the World Championship, though the final tuneup was something of a dud.

The squad lost 6-2 to Finland Tuesday, dropping for the first time in seven round-robin games at the tournament in Herning and Copenhagen, Denmark. That comes after the Jeff Blashill-coached team began the event with a victory over fellow Group B member Canada.

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The Finns secured first place in Group B, while the U.S. will finish second.