1978 Roller Hockey World Cup

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1978 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Dates1 October 1978 (1978-10-01)
12 October 1978 (1978-10-12)
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Fourth placeFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played66
Goals scored607 (9.2 per match)
1976
1980

The 1978 Roller Hockey World Cup was the twenty-third roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 12 national teams (5 from Europe, 3 from South America, 1 from North America, 1 from Africa, 1 from Asia and 1 from Oceania). All the games were played in the Estadio Aldo Cantoni, in the city of San Juan, in Argentina, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

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Venue

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The Argentina squad celebrating with the Cup
San Juan
Argentina location map.svg
Red pog.svg
San Juan
San Juan (Argentina)
Estadio Aldo Cantoni
Capacity: 8,000
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Results

Team  ESP   BRA   ARG   BEL   POR   MOZ   CHI   AUS   JPN   FRG   USA   ITA
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2–5
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3–12–0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–41–11–11
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2–32–32–210–3
Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg  Mozambique 2–151–71–153–60–19
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0–95–31–36–24–56–2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–100–60–105–51–165–33–10
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0–233–110–183–130–161–80–131–4
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2–36–32–35–33–55–13–89–115–3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3–76–20–83–22–94–35–39–416–13–7
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3–80–11–32–41–39–13–26–19–12–23–1
Source: [ citation needed ]

Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (C)111010789+6921
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 1110018820+6820
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 118128922+6717
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 116145935+2413
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 116055249+312
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 116055838+2012
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 115153927+1211
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 115153931+811
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 113264153128
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 112182685595
Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg  Mozambique 1110102592672
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 110011131461330
Source: [ citation needed ]
(C) 1978 World Champion.

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