"David and Goliath, I guess," he said. Latvia's 3-1 victory against Switzerland wasn't quite as biblical in nature. But it still was pretty impressive for a team that had yet to record a victory ...

Canada joined Switzerland atop Group A and both sealed ... goals in a 26-second span in the middle period to pull away from Latvia in a 7-2 win that clinched a playoff-round berth.

Latvia has introduced conscription for men aged between 18 and 27 amid fears Russia could invade the country. It was introduced to the country at the beginning of January and each man will be ...