More than six and a half thousand mostly children fans created an electrifying atmosphere at the O2 Arena and saw a tight Australian victory 4–3 over Thailand.
Even though the play of both teams was quite careful in the opening period, there were two goals scored. Daniel Gartner netted the first one for Australia after six minutes of the match and Alexander Rinefalk equalized two minutes later on a rebound hit from the air. As no other balls went in the score remained tied 1–1 after twenty minutes.
The Thais tried hard and hoped to approach their first tournament victory but the second period was grabbed by the Australians who went up by three to make it 4–1 before the second break. Especially the last three minutes of the period were successful for Australia as they scored two goals at that part.
Thailand made the last part of the match dramatic and exciting by scoring two goals and pulling down the difference. However, they didn’t manage to add the equalizer in the end. Australia survived the final Thai pressure, won 4–3 and advanced to the elimination stage from the second place of group C.
Latvia Overcomes Norway after Penalty Shootout – 8.12.2018
Data Analysis: Czech Republic vs Denmark 10-1 – 8.12.2018
DAY 8: Battles for Final Start, Quarterfinal Losers to Fight for Fifth Place – 8.12.2018
Day 7 Summary: Favorites Sail through to Semis, Championship Again Offers Fantastic Atmosphere – 8.12.2018
Slovakia Takes 9th Place after Exciting Victory over Estonia – 7.12.2018
Finland Becomes Last Semifinalist after 6-1 Win against Germany – 7.12.2018
Canada Edges out Australia Thanks to Huge Comeback in Third Period – 7.12.2018
Sweden Advances to Semifinals after Beating Latvia – 7.12.2018
Poland Outclasses Thailand 9-1 to Grab 13th Place – 7.12.2018
Takizawa Scores Twice as Japan Beats Singapore 4-2 to Take 15th Place – 7.12.2018
Data Analysis: Group Stage Summary – 7.12.2018
DAY 7: Two Quarterfinals and Final Placement Matches on Schedule – 7.12.2018
Day 6 Summary: Czechs Easily through, Switzerland Stumbles, Attendance Record Broken – 7.12.2018
New WFC Attendance record – 6.12.2018
Data Analysis: Sweden vs Denmark 25-0 – 6.12.2018
Czech Republic Comfortably Wins Over Denmark to Reach Semifinals – 6.12.2018
Estonia Outclasses Canada 9-2 to Face Slovakia in 9th Place Game – 6.12.2018
Switzerland Gets Past Norway in Overtime Drama – 6.12.2018
Slovakia Beats Australia 12-3, Will Fight for 9th Place Tomorrow – 6.12.2018
Data Analysis: Norway vs Finland 1-9 – 6.12.2018