Previously, the Latvian team won against Poland, France, and Kazakhstan, and lost against Germany.
Kaspars Daugaviņš and Roberts Mamčics scored.
In the group round, Latvia will still play against Slovakia (May 19) and USA (May 21). The four strongest teams in the group will advance to the quarter-finals. The medal winners will be announced in Prague on May 26.
All World Championship matches can be seen live on LSM.lv.