1966 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1966 Roller Hockey World Cup was the seventeenth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 10 national teams (6 from Europe, 3 from South America and 1 from North America, for the first time ever). All the games were played in the city of São Paulo, in Brazil, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

1966 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates11 May 1966 (1966-05-11)–
20 May 1966 (1966-05-20)
Teams10 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (5th title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored284 (6.31 per match)

Results
Teams C E US B P N S I A
 Chile X
 England 3–2 X
 United States 1–26–5 X
 Brazil 2–52–62–0 X
 Portugal 9–011–113–210–0 X
 Netherlands 5–65–02–43–12–9 X
  Switzerland 6–35–22–42–10–22–6 X
 Italy 1–16–43–24–01–14–32–4 X
 Argentina 6–25–02–02–00–56–32–22–2 X
 Spain 9–06–18–02–11–05–36–44–15–0

Standings
Colors
     1966 World Champion
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 99004610+3618
 Portugal 9711607+5315
 Argentina 95222519+612
 Italy 94322420+411
  Switzerland 94142728−19
 Chile 93152142−217
 United States 93061939−206
 Netherlands 93063137−66
 England 92072248−264
 Brazil 9108934−252

See also
  • FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup

References
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