Latvia upset Switzerland, 3-1, to reach the quarterfinals of the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics. It will play gold-medal favorite Canada on Wednesday for a spot in the final four.

Latvia, which is mostly populated by Kontinental Hockey League players, will have to face a Canada team that's loaded with All-Stars. "It's going to be a hell of a game," Daugavins said.

Latvia's Arvils Bergmanis, left, tries to block a shot from Sweden's Joel Erikson Ek during the preliminary round match between Latvia and Sweden at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Ostrava ...

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Switzerland play fifth-ranked Sweden on Sunday afternoon in Bern. Latvia face top-ranked Russia in the evening match. swissinfo, Justin Häne at the PostFinance Arena in Bern ...

It's possible that Switzerland, like almost everyone, underestimated Latvia and was looking past them to a matchup with Team Canada, but you can't take anything away from the Latvians, who stuck ...