1956 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1956 Roller Hockey World Cup was the twelfth 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 11 national teams (10 from Europe and 1 from South America) and it is also considered the 1956 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Brazil). All the games were played in the city of Porto, in Portugal, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

1956 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates26 May 1956 (1956-05-26)–
2 June 1956 (1956-06-02)
Teams11 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (6th title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Italy
Fourth place West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
Goals scored247 (4.49 per match)

Results
Teams N F I B N B WG S E P
 Netherlands X
 France 0–0 X
 Italy 2–01–1 X
 Belgium 0–13–10–7 X
 Norway 2–20–14–61–3 X
 Brazil 0–34–51–33–44–1 X
 West Germany 3–12–11–06–01–04–0 X
 Spain 6–08–01–17–06–06–01–1 X
 England 2–14–11–04–21–15–02–01–7 X
 Portugal 4–16–01–13–110–15–03–11–06–1 X
  Switzerland 1–23–10–43–35–26–01–02–74–20–5

Standings
Colors
     1956 World Champion
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 10910446+3819
 Spain 10721496+4316
 Italy 105322510+1513
 West Germany 10613199+1013
 England 106132322+113
  Switzerland 105142526−111
 Netherlands 103251120−98
 Belgium 103161636−207
 France 102261131−206
 Brazil 101091242−302
 Norway 100281239−272

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

References
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