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Olympic men’s hockey bracket set for knockout stage

It’s win-or-go-home time in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics.

Here’s a look at the matchups and seeds:

Qualifying round (Tuesday games)
No. 5 Switzerland vs. No. 12 Italy
No. 6 Germany vs. No. 11 France
No. 7 Sweden vs. No. 10 Latvia
No. 8 Czechia vs. No. 9 Denmark

Quarterfinals (Wednesday games)
No. 1 Canada vs. winner of Czechia-Denmark
No. 2 U.S. vs. winner of Sweden-Latvia
No. 3 Slovakia vs. Germany-France winner
No. 4 Finland vs. Switzerland-Italy winner

Semifinals (Friday games)
Top-seeded quarterfinal winner vs. lowest-seeded quarterfinal winner
No. 2-seeded quarterfinal winner vs. No. 3-seeded quarterfinal winner

Bronze-medal game
Semifinal losers, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2:40 p.m. ET

Gold-medal game
Semifinal winners, Sunday, Feb. 22, 8:10 a.m. ET

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