Latvia knocked out Sweden from the Hockey World Cup.
During the night, Latvian fans celebrated outside the Swedish Embassy in Riga.
There was also a somewhat sarcastic note with the text “Thanks for the good game”.
The hockey field ended in a Swedish fiasco.
Tre Kronor went to Riga and was defeated in the quarter-finals by home country Latvia with a score of 3-1.
The country will play in the semi-finals for the first time ever.
Wild celebration
After advancing, wild street parties erupted.
Hundreds outside the Swedish embassy in Riga celebrated the historic victory.
Selma Levernes, politician in the Social Democratic Party ProgressionCelebration on Twitter. Videos and photos show joy.
A number of bouquets of flowers were placed outside the embassy with a note saying, “Thank you for playing well.” oppa song The winner takes it all been played.
explanation behind
Levrence also explains the background of the photos.
“For those who do not know: in Latvia it is customary to put flowers outside the embassy of the country that we beat in hockey,” she writes.
She also explains what the successes mean for the country of nearly two million people.
“Although I have always been skeptical of Latvian patriotism, this is a historic moment for our nation. It is clear that participation, even if it is a strange tradition,” Liverance writes.
Latvia meets Canada in the World Cup semi-finals on Saturday at 1:20 p.m.