Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

Welcome to Day 3 of the 2025 World Juniors in Ottawa. But first, what happened last night? The story of Day 2 was undoubtedly Latvia’s 3-2 shootout win over a lacklustre Canadian team. ’s Corey Pronman has you covered on Canada’s causes for concernregarding the biggest upset in tournament history.

Following Canada's major upset loss at the hands of Latvia this past week, both Parekh and Yakemchuk were seen giving likes to posts that highlighted that upset loss, leading most to assume that the two snubs were celebrating the fact that the Canadians suffered such a shocking loss.