1948 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1948 Roller Hockey World Cup was the fourth 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 9 national teams (8 from Europe and 1 from Africa) and it is also considered the 1948 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Egypt) and the 1948 Montreux Nations Cup. All the games were played in the city of Montreux, in Switzerland, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

1948 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
Dates24 March 1948 (1948-03-24)–
30 March 1948 (1948-03-30)
Teams9 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (2nd title)
Runners-up England
Third place Italy
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored285 (7.92 per match)

Results
Teams N E F S B S I E
 Netherlands X
 Egypt 5–0 X
 France 8–05–1 X
  Switzerland 9–07–05–2 X
 Belgium 15–02–02–03–1 X
 Spain 16–014–05–06–34–2 X
 Italy 15–07–07–38–38–23–0 X
 England 17–08–13–35–15–12–23–2 X
 Portugal 15–013–06–05–410–03–13–11–2

Standings
Colors
     1948 World Champion
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 8701568+4814
 England 86204511+3414
 Italy 86024814+3412
 Spain 85124813+3511
 Belgium 84042725+28
  Switzerland 83053329+46
 France 82152129−85
 Egypt 8107756−492
 Netherlands 80080100−1000

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