1972 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1972 Roller Hockey World Cup was the twentieth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 12 national teams (6 from Europe, 2 from South America, 2 from Oceania, 1 from North America and 1 from Asia). All the games were played in the city of A Coruña, in Spain, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

1972 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates26 July 1972 (1972-07-26)–
6 August 1972 (1972-08-06)
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (7th title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Argentina
Fourth place West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played66
Goals scored568 (8.61 per match)

Results
Teams WG N J NZ A US B C P S A
 West Germany X
 Netherlands 2–4 X
 Japan 0–121–10 X
 New Zealand 2–122–113–2 X
 Australia 1–73–105–13–2 X
 United States 4–63–89–22–25–1 X
 Belgium 3–123–59–29–25–41–5 X
 Chile 4–80–23–211–23–14–110–3 X
 Portugal 3–210–116–17–321–04–24–17–2 X
 Spain 3–08–114–020–018–316–115–210–34–0 X
 Argentina 2–12–55–06–110–35–03–39–02–00–2 X
 Italy 0–53–25–08–07–24–31–17–30–31–21–1

Standings
Colors
     1972 World Champion
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 11110011211+10122
 Portugal 119027518+5718
 Argentina 117224515+3016
 West Germany 118036924+4516
 Italy 116233722+1514
 Netherlands 117045739+1814
 Chile 115064352−910
 Belgium 113264063−238
 United States 113173553−187
 Australia 112092689−634
 New Zealand 111191891−733
 Japan 1100111191−800

See also
  • FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup

References
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