One half of the semifinal field at the 2015 IIHF World Championship will have a North American flavor. After each won their respective groups in preliminary round play, both the U.S. and Canada have advanced out of the quarterfinals in the Czech Republic.Team USA earned a 3-1 win over Switzerland, while Canada cruised past Belarus by a score of 9- C.J. Elleby Jersey 0 Thursday. Both are guaranteed to play for a medal of some color now. The U.S. will take on the winner of Sweden-Ru sia, while the Canadians await the winner of Finland-Czech Republic in the semis.The scrappy American team, with eight players on the roster from outside the NHL, actually had to come back in their game against the Swi s. Defenseman scored a beautiful goal on a rush in which he sliced up the U.S. defense to make it 1-0. It was one of the better goals weve seen in the tournament, so here it is in GIF form:GIF Josi goal Stephanie Vail (@myregularface) Team USA stormed back in the second period with goals 57 Bill Walton Jersey seconds apart. The first came after prospect Jimmy Vesey wrapped around the net and spotted forward in the slot. Smith slipped it past goalie for the equalizer. Le s than a minute later, tipped a bomb from the point to make it 2-1.In the third period, made up for being the defenseman Josi schooled for the first goal by scoring one of his own at the halfway point of the frame to make it 3-1. U.S. goalie and prospect made 21 saves to improve to 6-0 in the tournament with a .944 save percentage and 1.32 goals-against average.It wasnt always a pretty game, but who would have thought this U.S. team which is anything but Enes Kanter Jersey star-laden would have made it to the final four of the tournament? Not me, and probably very few people outside of the American locker room.Team USA is led by s nine points, while of the has eight points. NHL Draft prospect Jack Eichel, who centers Nelson and Lewis, has six points. The Canadians, meanwhile, continued their dominance in this tournament. Canada set a modern-day record for total goals scored in one World Championship with their 9-0 victory. They're at 58 goals for and counting. No single team has scored that many since NHL players were allowed to compete in the World Championship.Team Canada, loaded with some C.J. McCollum Jersey of the brightest young stars in the game and a few big-time veterans like and , dominated Belarus from start to finish. notched a hat trick, while led all players with four points including a pair of goals of his own.The Canadians outshot Belarus 50-24 and now have outscored their opponents 58-14 over eight games so far. Theyre averaging a whopping 7.2 goals-per- Nassir Little Jersey game in this tournament. It doesnt matter what you think of the competition at the Worlds, that is straight up insane. is Team Canadas top scorer with 13 points, while his teammate Tyler Seguin leads the team with eight goals.If theres been a weak spot for Canada, its been in net, but earned his first shutout with 24 saves against Belarus. And when your team is giving you around seven goals of scoring support, theyre probably not too worried about things.The semifinals will take place Saturday, with times to be determined.