The 1955 Roller Hockey World Cup was the eleventh 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 14 national teams (13 from Europe and 1 from South America) and it is also considered the 1955 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Chile). Each group was played in a different Italian city, with the final-eight played in the city of Milan, in Italy (officially the host city).
| Roller Hockey Men's World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | 14 May 1955– 21 May 1955 |
| Teams | 14 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Fourth place |  Switzerland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 328 (5.38 per match) |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESP | CHI | FRA | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 6 | Advancing to final-eight | 2–1 | 7–1 | 10–1 | ||
 Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 3 | ||||||
 France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 3 | 2–2 | |||||
 Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | −31 | 0 | 0–12 | 0–10 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | FRG | NED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 3 | Advancing to final-eight | 2–2 | 8–0 | ||
 West Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 3–1 | ||||
 Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ITA | SWI | IRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 4 | Advancing to final-eight | 5–1 | 8–0 | ||
| Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 2 | 10–1 | ||||
 Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEL | ENG | NOR | YUG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 6 | Advancing to final-eight | 4–2 | 8–1 | 10–1 | ||
 England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 4 | 7–1 | 7–2 | ||||
 Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | 2–2 | |||||
 Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final phase
9th to 14th play-off
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 9 |
| France | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 7 |
| Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| Ireland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 5 |
| Norway | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
| Denmark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 33 | −32 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final-eight
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain (C) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 13 |
 Italy | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 12 |
 Portugal | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 11 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 8 |
| Chile | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 4 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 |
| West Germany | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 3 |
| England | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 2 |
Standings
| Team | |
|---|---|
| | Spain |
| | Italy |
| | Portugal |
| 4th | Switzerland |
| 5th | Chile |
| 6th | Belgium |
| 7th | West Germany |
| 8th | England |
| 9th | Netherlands |
| 10th | France |
| 11th | Yugoslavia |
| 12th | Ireland |
| 13th | Norway |
| 14th | Denmark |
See also
External links
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