Canada advanced to the final at the world championship in Latvia by defeating the United States 4-2 on Saturday.

The winner of the Germany-Finland semifinal will be Canada's opponent for gold.

Canada got two goals from Andrew Mangiapane, one from Brandon Pirri, and an empty-netter from Justin Danforth to seal the deal. Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves in the victory.

The United States beat Canada 5-1 in preliminary-round play. Canada has rebounded drastically from an 0-3 start to the tournament.

The gold-medal game is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. ET on Sunday. Should Canada win, it would mark its 27th title in tournament history and first since 2016.

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