1950 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1950 Roller Hockey World Cup was the sixth 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 10 national teams (9 from Europe and 1 from Africa) and it is also considered the 1950 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Egypt). All the games were played in the city of Milan, in Italy, the chosen city to host the World Cup. It was the first edition decided in a final game, which saw Portugal defeating Italy by 4–0.

1950 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates27 May 1950 (1950-05-27)–
2 June 1950 (1950-06-02)
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (4th title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place  Switzerland
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored289 (6.28 per match)

Results
Teams E N B E F WG S S I
 Egypt X
 Netherlands 5–1 X
 Belgium 7–03–2 X
 England 12–15–14–1 X
 France 2–21–02–15–3 X
 West Germany 11–07–22–03–23–3 X
 Spain 11–15–13–42–18–04–2 X
  Switzerland 9–03–12–14–25–34–11–1 X
 Italy 14–09–17–15–14–23–04–06–1 X
 Portugal 16–02–02–12–08–26–16–06–24–1

Standings
Colors
     Teams advancing to final
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 9900527+4518
 Italy 98015210+4216
  Switzerland 96123321+1213
 Spain 95133420+1411
 West Germany 94143024+69
 France 93242033−138
 England 93062724+36
 Belgium 93061923−46
 Netherlands 91081336−232
 Egypt 9018587−821

Final
June 2nd, 1950
Portugal 4 – 0 Italy Milan, Italy

See also
  • FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup
  • CERH European Roller Hockey Championship

References
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