1953 Roller Hockey World Cup

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1953 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Dates29 May 1953 (1953-05-29)–
6 June 1953 (1953-06-06)
Teams13 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Third placeFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Fourth placeFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored282 (6.13 per match)
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The 1953 Roller Hockey World Cup was the ninth 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 13 national teams (11 from Europe, 1 from Africa and for the first time, 1 from South America) and it is also considered the 1953 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presences of Egypt and Brazil). All the games were played in the city of Geneva, in Switzerland, the chosen city to host the World Cup. Also for the first time there was a two-group stage, with the first two teams from each group qualifying to a final-four group.

Contents

Group stage

Group A

Team  POR   ESP   ENG   NED   BRA   IRE   EGY
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1–1
Flag of England.svg  England 0–31–3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–72–22–4
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0–80–71–74–6
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0–101–101–90–52–2
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 1–40–113–111–52–42–4
Source: [ citation needed ]
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6510334+2911Advancing to final-four
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 6420345+2910
Flag of England.svg  England 64023213+198
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 63122218+47
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 61141132−213
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 6114838−303
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 6006939−300
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

Team  ITA    SWI   BEL   FRG   FRA   DEN
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 2–2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–24–0
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3–61–44–0
Flag of France.svg  France 1–31–20–51–3
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–130–80–123–82–3
Source: [ citation needed ]
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5410268+189Advancing to final-four
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 5311168+87
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5302226+166
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 53021914+56
Flag of France.svg  France 5104615−92
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5005644−380
Source: [ citation needed ]

Final phase

4th to 12th play-offs

11th place play-off
Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 5 – 1 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Geneva, Switzerland
9th place play-off
France Flag of France.svg 1 – 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Geneva, Switzerland
7th place play-off
West Germany Flag of Germany.svg 4 – 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Geneva, Switzerland
5th place play-off
Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2 – 1 Flag of England.svg England Geneva, Switzerland

Final-four

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts  ITA   POR   ESP    SWI
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (C)330082+66
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 320185+340–3
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 310234−120–11–2
4Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 3003311−802–41–60–1
Source: [ citation needed ]
(C) 1953 World Champion.

Standings

Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
4thFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland
5thFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
6thFlag of England.svg  England
7thFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany
8thFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
9thFlag of France.svg  France
10thFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
11thFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
12thFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
13thFlag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt

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