The Germans dominated from the start in front of 138 spectators at the Arena Yerofey and raced into a 2-0 lead after just 13 minutes thanks to goals from Michael Dunaev and Andreij Völker.

Hungary looked to be coming back into the game when they made it 2-1 through Botond Frajka before Germany restored their two-goal cushion thanks to Alexander Kolyagin's strike.

However, the Hungarians then pushed through the gears and eventually managed to level the scores at 3-3, only for Germany to restore their lead to 5-3 at half-time.

The second half saw Germany put their opponents to the sword by scoring four goals with just two conceded in reply to seal a comfortable 9-5 victory.

This result means Germany have finished third in Group B and have therefore been given a more favourable quarter-final against Group A runners-up and hosts Russia.

Hungary finish bottom of Group B and now face a daunting match against nine-time champions Sweden in their quarter-final.

All four quarter-finals will be played tomorrow.