Sweden dominates USA to win Group A at world juniors

Sweden defeated the United States 6-3 at the 2026 World Junior Championship on Wednesday, clinching the top spot in Group A.

It's the first regulation loss for the Americans at the world juniors since 2023.

Sweden will face Latvia in the quarterfinals Friday. The United States will play either Finland or Czechia, depending on the result of Canada's meeting with the Finns on Wednesday night.

Eddie Genborg and Lucas Pettersson each scored twice for the Swedes, who held leads of 3-0 and 5-1 at various points throughout the contest. Casper Juustovaara and Ivar Stenberg also found twine.

The United States made a surprising decision to start 17-year-old Brady Knowling between the pipes for his tournament debut and he was on the hook for all six goals against.