Canada ended the United States' 29 match winning streak at the IIHF Women's World Championships, but they will meet once again in the gold medal match ©Getty Images

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s World Championship gold medal match will once again be contested by Canada and the United States as they progressed through their semi-finals against Switzerland and Finland respectively in Calgary.

It reasserts the two North American nations’ dominance of the Women’s World Championship, after Finland in 2019 became the first other country to reach the final, where they controversially lost to the US.

The US are bidding for the sixth consecutive title and to draw level with Canada on 10 titles, and they overcame Finland 3-0 in a repeat of the preliminary round scoreline between the sides at the WinSport Arena.

After a goalless first period, Alex Carpenter and Abbey Murphy put the US in control in the second, before captain Kendall Coyne Schofield ended any hopes of a Finnish comeback late in the third.

The American coach Joel Johnson has been delighted at his team’s form going into tomorrow’s final.

"We're playing fast," he said.

"We're playing free.

"We're having success.

"We're organised on the faceoffs.

"We're predictable for one another.

"So that's what we want to do."

Canada secured their place in the final by beating Switzerland 4-0 at the WinSport Arena.

It took little more than five minutes for Renata Fast to fire the hosts in front, and their lead was doubled 98 seconds later by the tournament’s leading scorer Mélodie Daoust.

In the second period, Daoust made it 3-0 for her sixth goal and 12th point of the Championship, and Canada continued their dominance, with Rebecca Johnston completing the scoring during a power play in the third.

Mélodie Daoust scored twice in Canada's 4-0 win against Switzerland, and the tournament's leading scorer has now notched six goals and 12 points in Calgary ©Getty Images
Mélodie Daoust scored twice in Canada's 4-0 win against Switzerland, and the tournament's leading scorer has now notched six goals and 12 points in Calgary ©Getty Images

Coach Troy Ryan believes Canada are in good shape going into the gold medal match.

"I think our young players are in a good place right now and our older, more experienced players are in a good place," he said.

"Although it [comparisons with previous Canadian teams] often gets brought up, I don’t think that’s in their mind.

"We’re focused on what we have to do to be successful as this group.

"We’re not grouping it in with past teams or previous experiences.

"We’re just together, we’re pretty close as a team for the short period of time we’ve been together and we’re just looking forward to the opportunity to play the Americans tomorrow for a gold medal."

Canada topped group A in the preliminary round after ending America's 29 match winning streak at the Women’s World Championships in an impressive 5-1 victory.

They vanquished Germany 7-0 in the quarter-finals, while the US hammered Japan 10-2.

Finland finished third in group A and are set to contest the bronze medal match with Switzerland, who were winless in the preliminary round but overcame the Russian Olympic Committee 3-2 in the quarter-final.