1978 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1978 Roller Hockey World Cup was the twenty-third roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 12 national teams (5 from Europe, 3 from South America, 1 from North America, 1 from Africa, 1 from Asia and 1 from Oceania). All the games were played in the Estadio Aldo Cantoni, in the city of San Juan, in Argentina, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

1978 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
Dates1 October 1978 (1978-10-01)–
12 October 1978 (1978-10-12)
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up Spain
Third place Portugal
Fourth place West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played66
Goals scored607 (9.2 per match)

Venue
The Argentina squad celebrating with the Cup
San Juan
San Juan
1978 Roller Hockey World Cup (Argentina)
Estadio Aldo Cantoni
Capacity: 8,000

Results
Teams S B A B P M C A J WG US
 Spain X
 Brazil 2–5 X
 Argentina 3–12–0 X
 Belgium 1–41–11–11 X
 Portugal 2–32–32–210–3 X
 Mozambique 2–151–71–153–60–19 X
 Chile 0–95–31–36–24–56–2 X
 Australia 2–100–60–105–51–165–33–10 X
 Japan 0–233–110–183–130–161–80–131–4 X
 West Germany 2–36–32–35–33–55–13–89–115–3 X
 United States 3–76–20–83–22–94–35–39–416–13–7 X
 Italy 3–80–11–32–41–39–13–26–19–12–23–1

Standings
Colors
     1978 World Champion
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 111010789+6921
 Spain 1110018820+6820
 Portugal 118128922+6717
 West Germany 116145935+2413
 United States 116055249+312
 Chile 116055838+2012
 Brazil 115153927+1211
 Italy 115153931+811
 Belgium 113264153−128
 Australia 112182685−595
 Mozambique 1110102592−672
 Japan 11001113146−1330

See also
  • FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup

References
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