Twitter erupted with astonishment as Latvia achieved a shock win over Sweden in the IIHF World Championship. Latvia secured a 3-1 victory over Sweden by scoring two goals in the third period to advance to the quarterfinals.Fans expressed their elation, noting that there is always a first time for everything. They also praised the small country for producing many underrated hockey players, highlighting the team's exceptional performance and the significance of this milestone achievement.Andris@Alberto_Taxera@Sportsnet There is a first time for everything! That moment has also come for LATVIA. A small country with many good underrated hockey players. 🏒6@Sportsnet There is a first time for everything! That moment has also come for LATVIA. A small country with many good underrated hockey players. 🇱🇻💪🏒👍😉Others emphasized the significance of Latvia's achievement, particularly as they were the hosts of this year's World Championships. Jacob Pacheco@JacobPacheco6Latvia (Hosts of this year's World Hockey Championships) will be PLAYING FOR A MEDAL for the first time ever in their teams history at this event.This is how passionate they are about hockey. They deserve this.#IIHFWorlds twitter.com/JacobPacheco6/…Jacob Pacheco@JacobPacheco6This isn't Maple Leafs Square, this isn't the watch party in Florida OR Carolina before tonight's Game 2 in Raleigh.This is in Riga, Latvia just outside of Arēna Rīga where THOUSANDS of fans are gathered to watch Latvia vs Kazakhstan!JUST UN-REAL!🤯 #IIHFWorlds #KAZLAT23This isn't Maple Leafs Square, this isn't the watch party in Florida OR Carolina before tonight's Game 2 in Raleigh.This is in Riga, Latvia just outside of Arēna Rīga where THOUSANDS of fans are gathered to watch Latvia🇱🇻 vs Kazakhstan🇰🇿!JUST UN-REAL!🤯 #IIHFWorlds #KAZLAT https://t.co/h3M9h6lqj3Latvia (Hosts of this year's World Hockey Championships) will be PLAYING FOR A MEDAL for the first time ever in their teams history at this event.This is how passionate they are about hockey👇👇. They deserve this.#IIHFWorlds🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻 twitter.com/JacobPacheco6/…In a more humorous tone, one fan jokingly attributed the drastic actions of throwing TVs out of windows to Latvia's victory over their team."I think it’s because Latvia won the quarter against us! We throwed our tv’s out of the window!"Lantis@Lantise2@akihheikkinen I think it’s because Latvia won the quarter against us! We throwed our tv’s out of the window!@akihheikkinen I think it’s because Latvia won the quarter against us! We throwed our tv’s out of the window!Päivän Suomiperkele 🇫🇮 🇺🇦🔜ꑭ✙🇬🇪🐺⚔️⚖️🥃🦁🎶@Suomiperkele7@kayr0112 I support Latvia to become the world champion21@kayr0112 I support Latvia to become the world championAustra Jāvalde-Dārziņa@AustraMaybe Latvia will be this years cha-cha-cha-cha-champions twitter.com/mrbalins/statu…Edgars Bāliņš@MrBalinsTAS JUMS PAR EIROVĪZIJU, BLAD! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 #hokejs13178TAS JUMS PAR EIROVĪZIJU, BLAD! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 #hokejsMaybe Latvia will be this years cha-cha-cha-cha-champions 💚🇱🇻 twitter.com/mrbalins/statu…Paula@milakne_paulai’m not a hockey girl, but latvia made it into the semi-finals .. HOLY SHIT4i’m not a hockey girl, but latvia made it into the semi-finals .. HOLY SHITTom@RedneckGoalie30Latvia knocked out Sweden?!?!What the hell did Bratt do this time? twitter.com/IIHFHockey/sta…IIHF@IIHFHockeyHISTORY MADE!@lhf_lv defeats @Trekronorse to punch their ticket to the #IIHFWorlds semi-finals!Game Story: iihf.com/en/events/2023…1628304HISTORY MADE!@lhf_lv defeats @Trekronorse to punch their ticket to the #IIHFWorlds semi-finals!Game Story: iihf.com/en/events/2023… https://t.co/KLHUmMkUksLatvia knocked out Sweden?!?!What the hell did Bratt do this time? twitter.com/IIHFHockey/sta…vinni@omarswaisti think latvia won in hockey against sweden?? but idk!9i think latvia won in hockey against sweden?? but idk! https://t.co/NbsEn0HAEiKristians Liepins@PiNoJeRblx@slowpudda @IIHFHockey @HockeyCanada @lhf_lv @usahockey @deb_teams HECK YEAH DAM THE OTHER CONTRIES GERMANY LATVIA MAKE HISTORY BY WINING@slowpudda @IIHFHockey @HockeyCanada @lhf_lv @usahockey @deb_teams HECK YEAH DAM THE OTHER CONTRIES GERMANY LATVIA MAKE HISTORY BY WININGThe win not only secured Latvia's place in the quarterfinals but also marked a significant moment in the nation's hockey history.It was the first time ever that Latvia had advanced to the final four of any IIHF top-division tournament. Their journey to this stage was nothing short of incredible. They managed to secure their spot in the playoffs by the slimmest of margins with a crucial victory on the final day of the preliminary round.