In the third game of the IIHF World Championship 2026 has Men's national team They lost 1-6 (0-0, 0-5, 1-1) against the runners-up and World Championship hosts, Switzerland. The only DEBThe goalscorer was Frederik Tiffels. Jonas Stettmer was in goal for Germany, making his World Cup debut.
Germany started the game well and had an early power play, which the Swiss defended effectively. The German penalty kill unit also remained focused, allowing Switzerland few scoring opportunities. An intense game ensued, with the physicality increasing with each passing minute. At the halftime break, Swiss player Timo Meier was sent to the penalty box (20th minute).
That's how it acted DEBThe team had another power play immediately after the restart and put Switzerland under pressure. This continued after the power play, so that shortly afterwards Meier was sent to the penalty box again for tripping (24th minute). But instead of a German power play goal, the 10.000 spectators saw Fans At the Swiss Life Arena, Denis Malgin scored a shorthanded goal (26th minute). Just two minutes later, the home team added another through Sven Andrighetto (29th minute). Christoph Bertschy then increased the lead to 3-0 just 35 seconds later (30th minute). Shortly before the intermission, Nico Hischier scored on a power play during a penalty to make it 4-0 (38th minute). Roman Josi then scored in the 39th minute to give his team a 5-0 lead at the break.
Even in the final section, the DEBThe team looked for opportunities to score the first goal. But it was Andrighetto again who, on the other end, poked home a rebound from Malgin to make it 6-0 (46'). Shortly before the end of the game, Tiffels scored the first goal for the DEB-Selection and reduced the deficit to 6:1 (56th minute).
Best DEBMoritz Seider was the player.
The fourth World Cup match in Group A is for the DEBThe team will play against the USA next Wednesday. Kick-off is at 20:20 pm.
Statistics for the game #GERSUI
Reactions to the game #GERSUI
National coach Harold Kreis"The Swiss ruthlessly exploited our mistakes and ultimately won the game. The first period was evenly matched; we got off to a good start, both physically and in terms of our play. However, we conceded the first goal on the power play in the second period, and that's when our confidence began to grow. Ultimately, we were completely overwhelmed in the second period and lost our balance due to the quick goals against us. Therefore, it was crucial to regroup during the second intermission and then play a more even game in the final period. We managed to do that, and it was also important with the upcoming game against the USA in mind."
Goalkeeper Jonas Stettmer: "It was very special to be able to play my first World Championship game today. Of course, I had imagined my first appearance differently. Switzerland played very good hockey. After a good start, we lost our way in the second period. Conceding two goals so quickly in a row is tough, and we didn't recover from that. We showed a good reaction in the final period."
Captain and defender Moritz Seider"We started the game well today. But we had higher expectations. In the end, it was another bitter evening for us. After hitting the post, we conceded the first goal immediately. Then the second, and then the mental rollercoaster started. We're all professional enough not to let that happen. We need to put this game behind us now and finally start collecting points."