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PRAGUE — The Czech Republic eliminated the United States at the ice hockey world championship with a 1-0 win to reach the semifinals. Boston Bruins forward Pavel Zacha scored a power-play goal in the second period and Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal stopped 36 shots in front of the home fans at Prague Arena. The Czechs will meet Sweden in the semifinals on Saturday. Sweden beat Finland 2-1 in overtime on Joel Eriksson Ek's winner. Defending champion Canada beat Slovakia 6-3 to set up a semifinal against Switzerland, which eliminated Germany 3-1.
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