11.   Now sudden death was upon this quarterfinal game of the World Cup.

12.   Other quarterfinal games are Sweden vs. Belarus, Canada vs. Finland and the Czech Republic vs. Russia.

13.   Quarterfinal games, also on Thursday, are South Korea-Brazil, France-Denmark, Austria-Hungary and Norway-Romania.

14.   Syracuse will meet Notre Dame, and Boston College will face Pittsburgh, with the winners advancing to the second quarterfinal game.

15.   That year, two quarterfinal games went into overtime with a third decided by a point.

16.   The other quarterfinal game involves another pair of impressive European teams.

17.   The United States meets Slovakia in a quarterfinal game.

18.   The United States plays Germany, the last seed in Group C, in a single-elimination quarterfinal game Wednesday.

19.   These four have home ice for quarterfinal games this weekend.

20.   They needed only a tie to win their group and get a quarterfinal game with the United States in Paysandu.