| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  |
| Dates | 5–11 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | Vigo, Pontevedra |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 253 (5.27 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
The 2009 Rink Hockey World Championship was the 39th edition of the Rink Hockey World Championship, held between 5 and 11 July 2009, in Vigo, Spain. It was disputed by 16 countries.
The competition is disputed by 16 countries, divided in four groups of 4 teams each one.
Every game lasted 40 minutes, divided in 2 parts of 20 minutes.
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 9 |
 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 |
 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 1 |
| Spain | 7 – 0 | |
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| Angola | 2 – 2 | |
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| Colombia | 0 – 0 | |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 |
 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 |
 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
| Switzerland | 4 – 0 | |
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| Switzerland | 3 – 2 | |
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| Netherlands | 0 – 6 | |
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| Switzerland | 2 – 4 | |
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| Netherlands | 2 – 6 | |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | +27 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 6 |
 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 |
 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42 | −38 | 0 |
| United States | 1 – 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 24 – 1 | |
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| Chile | 3 – 2 | |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 7 |
 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 |
 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
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