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<h1>Spoiler alert: Canada loses 5-1 to U.S. in World Junior Hockey semi-finals</h1>
<h2>Team Canada will play for the bronze on Saturday after losing to Team USA today. And while armchair athletes debate what happened, the rest of us can go back to sleep: </h2>
<p>Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/MacleansMag">Maclean&#8217;s Magazine</a>&middot; Thu, Jan 03 2013 05:01:20 </p>
<div>Semi finals. Go hard or go home. #WJC2013Malcolm Subban</div>
<div>Bring it on world juniors  http://pic.twitter.com/AIM3ikz0Bailee Hewitt</div>
<div>Up all night to watch the world juniors semi&#8217;s #CanadaVsUSA #wtb http://pic.twitter.com/z5Qw9lDUMitch O&#8217;Rourke</div>
<div>And we&#8217;re off &#8211; World Juniors  Canada vs USA #letsgocanada  #nextlevel http://pic.twitter.com/ON8ufZ8iPro4 Sports</div>
<div>Team Canada was behind 4 &#8211; 0 after 40 minutes of play. In the words of one sports writer: &#8220;They were flatter than borscht on a plate.&#8221;</div>
<div>Bout to have a good cry.. #CanadaLost #WorldJuniorsDylan Bandi</div>
<div>Boys giving up on Team Canada #2013WJC #CanadaVsUSA http://pic.twitter.com/pT64AWWMTroy Phillips</div>
<div>Final score: 5 &#8211; 1:&nbsp;</div>
<div>Great job John and Team USA! 5-1 victory over Canada! #worldjuniors #wjc #gohomecanada #johngibsonSami Jones</div>
<div>Thanks for the tourney Team Canada, it was my hockey fix for now and it was an exceptionally played tournament. Thank You. Congratulations to Team USA! #teamcanada #teamusa #worldjuniors #sports #hockey #good #game #nhlRadeen</div>
<div>unbelievable! USA upsets the Canadians 5-1 in the world juniors in Russia #crazy #2013WJC #CanadavsUSAnick chim</div>
<div>USA wins!!!! Gold medal game next #worldjuniors #gousa #canadaisoverrated #upsetoftournamentBlake Warye</div>
<div>Team Canada should have put one of these in the net today @BenMead14 it would have been a closer game thats for sure http://pic.twitter.com/iOANhl66austin rose✈</div>
<div>Team Canada will play for bronze in World Juniors after 5-1 loss to USA.Courtney Ketchen</div>
<div>A sampling of the response from Canada fans:&nbsp;</div>
<div>Ruh Roh Team Canada! #WJC #Shaggy http://pic.twitter.com/JJs1omSoRyland Spencer NEI</div>
<div>This is Team Canada right now http://pic.twitter.com/GW8cf8IXCody Hunt</div>
<div>Has anyone seen Team Canada? #tsn #WJC2013 http://pic.twitter.com/vJxJl5atSir Cheapy</div>
<div>&#8230; some consolation:</div>
<div>At least something good came out of staying up for world juniors #cakes http://pic.twitter.com/zz9PbFvmTyler McKitrick</div>
<div>And good news: THIS:</div>
<div>(Don&#8217;t worry every1 Canada will win becuz I now am sporting (wearing)) my only item of team canada apparel ur welcome http://pic.twitter.com/EGDT4mYLReid Lobson</div>
<p></noscript><a href="http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/juniorhockey/article/1309901--world-juniors-canada-loses-semifinal-5-1-to-u-s">Here&#8217;s the Star&#8217;s game report for those who want all the details. </a></p>


<p>Canada fans hang their heads as Canada plays against Team USA during third period semi-final IIHF World Junior Championships hockey action in Ufa, Russia on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette</p>


Canada loses 5-1 to the U.S.

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Spoiler alert: Canada loses 5-1 to U.S. in World Junior Hockey semi-finals

Team Canada will play for the bronze on Saturday after losing to Team USA today. And while armchair athletes debate what happened, the rest of us can go back to sleep: