Czechia secured a shocking win over Canada in the quarterfinals of the World Juniors after Jakub Stancl scored a goal with 11 seconds left.

Jakub Stancl's goal for Czechia bounced off of Canada defenseman Oliver Bonk's foot and went into the net, giving Czechia a 3-2 lead. It was the second goal of the game for Stancl, who opened the scoring off the rush in the first period.

With the loss, Canada is eliminated from participating for a gold medal. It is the first time Canada has not won a medal at the World Juniors since 2019; the country had won back-to-back golds before the crushing defeat.

As always when Canada loses in a big international event like this one, there are a ton of reactions, either happy or devastated. Let's look at some of the best ones after the shocking loss.

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It is unsurprising to see the critiques of the approach Canada took in this year's World Juniors. The team goes into every event expecting to win, and anything short of that is a failure. It will be interesting to see if any adjustments are made for next year.

For Czechia, it was an incredible win. They got off to a 2-0 start in the first period, but Canada tied it up in the second period with two goals from Matthew Wood and Jake Furlong. Canada out-shot Czechia 30-22 in the game, but ultimately the bounce of the puck went Czechia's way in the end.

Canada being eliminated throws a bit of a wrench into what people envisioned for this tournament. Czechia will try to keep this run going on Thursday.