1968 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1968 Roller Hockey World Cup was the eighteenth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 10 national teams (6 from Europe, 1 from South America, 1 from North America, 1 from Asia and 1 from Oceania, for the first time ever). All the games were played in the city of Porto, in Portugal, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

1968 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates26 April 1968 (1968-04-26)
4 May 1968 (1968-05-04)
Teams10 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (10th title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored343 (7.62 per match)

Results

Teams N US S A J S WG I NZ
 Netherlands X
 United States 3–3 X
 Spain 8–23–0 X
 Argentina 1–14–22–2 X
 Japan 0–114–54–151–3 X
  Switzerland 2–33–20–80–14–2 X
 West Germany 1–23–40–71–14–17–1 X
 Italy 3–06–11–32–34–24–23–2 X
 New Zealand 2–111–101–101–105–10–33–100–10 X
 Portugal 8–03–02–13–126–115–010–24–121–0

Standings

Colors
     1968 World Champion
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 9900926+8618
 Spain 97115712+4515
 Argentina 95312613+1313
 Italy 96033417+1712
 Netherlands 94233328+510
 United States 93152730−37
 West Germany 93153032−27
  Switzerland 93061542−276
 New Zealand 91081386−732
 Japan 90091677−610

See also

  • FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup

References

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