Sweden defeats Slovenia 6-0 in ice hockey world championship

May 20, 2026

Tre Kronor defeated Slovenia 6-0 in the ice hockey world championship on Wednesday evening. Jacob de la Rose scored two goals on his 31st birthday in front of the home crowd in Fribourg.

Sweden secured a convincing win after opening world championship losses to the Czech Republic and Canada. Jacob de la Rose scored the 2-0 goal late in the first period and made it 3-0 in the second, both times assisted by Linus Karlsson.

The match took place at BCF Arena in Fribourg where de la Rose plays for Fribourg-Gottéron. He described it as exciting to play the world championship on home ice.

Anton Frondell made his world championship debut and recorded two assists. Sweden has three group stage matches left against Italy, Norway and Slovakia.

What people are saying

Initial reactions on X highlight Sweden's dominant 6-0 victory over Slovenia in the ice hockey world championship, with widespread praise for Jacob de la Rose scoring two goals on his 31st birthday. Official accounts and fans emphasize the comfortable win and home-crowd celebration, with live updates during the match showing early leads.

Blågul dominans 😤

Tre Kronor reste sig med bravur efter nederlaget senast mot Tjeckien när man under onsdagen slog Slovenien med klara 6-0. Matchvinnare blev Jacob de la Rose på sin egen födelsedag.
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Läs mer här: https://t.co/zaQPkA3ffM pic.twitter.com/KjfYCDOMk6

— SVT Sport (@SVTSport) May 20, 2026

Födelsedagsbarnet Jacob de la Rose tvåmålsskytt 🥳

📺 Sverige-Slovenien på Viaplay & Viaplay Sport pic.twitter.com/a8SGoLHfay

— Viaplay Hockey (@ViaplayHockeySE) May 20, 2026

"Häftigt att få spela ett VM på hemmaplan"

Födelsedagsbarnet briljerade – när Tre Kronor vinner stort. #twittpuck #IIHFWorlds #MensWorlds #TreKronor https://t.co/1F6lxAL8t2

— Hockeysverige.se (@hockeysverige) May 20, 2026

🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
Jacob De La Rose.
Sweden 3, Slovenia 0. #MensWorlds

— 🇨🇦 Nick 🇨🇦 (@nicktheiihffan) May 20, 2026

🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪
Jacob De La Rose.
Sweden 2, Slovenia 0.#MensWorlds

— 🇨🇦 Nick 🇨🇦 (@nicktheiihffan) May 20, 2026

Sources

• https://www.na.se/kalaskul-kvall-for-tre-kronor-och-de-la-rose/
• https://www.svt.se/sport/ishockey/anton-frondell-tar-pa-sig-vm-petningen-det-ar-pa-mig-allting
• https://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/kalaskul-kvall-for-tre-kronor-och-de-la-rose/
• https://www.dn.se/sport/fodelsedagsbarnet-i-centrum-i-den-svenska-storsegern/
• https://www.svt.se/sport/ishockey/jacob-de-la-rose-fixade-sin-egen-fodelsedagspresent-sverige-vann-komfortabelt