Canada will probably win the world juniors — but do you care?

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Last night's 6-3 win over Switzerland advanced Canada to the semifinals of the rescheduled 2022 world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. Though they were a bit sloppy at times against a clearly inferior opponent, the host team showed once again why they're favoured to win gold. Led by tournament scoring leader Mason McTavish and 17-year-old phenom Connor Bedard, Canada is now a perfect 5-0 for the tournament and has outscored its foes 33-10.

Hours after the Canadians' victory, their biggest obstacle to winning the title was removed when the defending-champion United States suffered a stunning 4-2 upset at the hands of the Czech Republic. A U.S.-Canada rematch in the final had seemed highly probable after the Americans looked nearly as impressive as their cross-border rivals in the group stage. The U.S. went 4-0 and outscored its opponents by 18 goals, only two less than Canada's combined margin of victory.

The remaining four teams are re-seeded for Friday's semifinals, so Canada will now face a Czech team that, apart from its upset of the U.S., has looked pretty soft. The Czechs, who are officially known as Czechia in this tournament, finished fourth in their group after losing three of their four contests in that stage, including a 5-1 defeat by Canada last weekend. The rematch goes Friday at 4 p.m. ET. The other semifinal, at 8 p.m. ET, features Finland and Sweden, who finished second in their respective groups.

The Finns and Swedes are both capable of giving the hosts a challenge in Saturday night's final (8 p.m. ET). But Canada is now the overwhelming favourite to