Chile's national under-20 ice hockey team defeated England 8-0
while Portugal defeated Ecuador 47-0 on Saturday, the opening day
of the third edition of the sport's world championships.
The matches, held in Chilean capital Santiago's San Miguel
Olympic Gymnasium, are part of the Group C action of the 16-team
tournament.
Teams from other groups will begin competing on Sunday in the
following pairings: Australia faces Switzerland and Argentina faces
the United States in Group A; South Africa faces Angola and Spain
faces Colombia in Group B; France faces Brazil and Italy faces
Germany in Group D.
(Xinhua News Agency November 26, 2007)