1952 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1952 Roller Hockey World Cup was the eighth 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 1952 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Egypt). All the games were played in the city of Porto, in Portugal, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

1952 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates28 June 1952 (1952-06-28)–
7 July 1952 (1952-07-07)
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (5th title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place Spain
Fourth place Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored270 (5.87 per match)

Results
Teams F B E N E I S S P
 France X
 Belgium 5–2 X
 England 1–10–5 X
 Netherlands 4–21–22–1 X
 Egypt 0–20–30–90–6 X
 Italy 2–35–12–14–212–1 X
 Spain 3–02–11–16–14–02–3 X
  Switzerland 1–31–31–41–17–02–41–3 X
 Portugal 9–02–19–011–113–01–32–17–1 X
 Denmark 0–70–70–60–90–60–90–71–50–13

Standings
Colors
     Teams advancing to final
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 9801677+6016
 Italy 98014413+3116
 Spain 9612299+2013
 Belgium 96032813+1512
 Netherlands 9414272709
 France 94142025−59
 England 93242321+28
  Switzerland 92162026−65
 Egypt 9108756−492
 Denmark 9009169−680

Final
July 7th, 1952
Portugal 4 – 0 Italy Porto, Portugal

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

References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.