Roller Hockey Men's World Championships | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Portugal |
Dates | 26 May 1956 – 2 June 1956 |
Teams | 11 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Portugal (6th title) |
Runners-up | Spain |
Third place | Italy |
Fourth place | West Germany |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 55 |
Goals scored | 247 (4.49 per match) |
The 1956 Roller Hockey World Cup was the twelfth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes (now under the name of Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports). It was contested by 11 national teams (10 from Europe and 1 from South America) and it is also considered the 1956 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Brazil). All the games were played in the city of Porto, in Portugal, the chosen city to host the World Cup.
Results
Standings
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Portugal (C) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 6 | +38 | 19 |
Spain | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 6 | +43 | 16 |
Italy | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 13 |
West Germany | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 13 |
England | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 13 |
Switzerland | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 11 |
Netherlands | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 8 |
Belgium | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 7 |
France | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 6 |
Brazil | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 2 |
Norway | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 39 | −27 | 2 |
Source:
(C) 1956 World Champion
(C) 1956 World Champion
See also
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