The rival United States and Canada will face off Tuesday with the top seed in their group at stake in the world junior hockey championship.

Defending champion USA improved to 2-0 at world junior hockey championship by beating Latvia. Finland is next.

Team USA is ready to hit the ice for the 49th annual World Junior Championships (WJC), kicking off their journey on Dec. 26 against Germany in Group A action.

He kept the puck and wristed a shot that went in off the glove of Trey Augustine (40 saves). The USA and Canada (both 2-0-1-0) lead Group A with seven points. Those teams play on New Year's Eve in the final game of the round robin in a game that will determine the group's top seed.

Team USA, the tournament's defending champion, defeated upstart Latvia 5-1 on Saturday in the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa, Ontario, allowing the Americans to improve to 2-0 in Group A play.