Earlier in the day, Korea lost to Switzerland 2-0 to be relegated to the seventh-place game.

This will be a rematch of a preliminary round game from last Monday, when Sweden blanked Korea 8-0.

It will also be the last match for the team of 23 South Koreans and 12 North Koreans. They have lost all four games so far, by a combined score of 22-1.

The two Koreas were brought together on Jan. 25, and they played one exhibition game, also against Sweden, on Feb. 4 before the Olympics.

After getting routed in its first two games, Korea appeared to be rounding into form over its last two contests.

Sweden is ranked fifth in the world, while South Korea is 22nd and North Korea is 25th. (Yonhap)