1947 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1947 Roller Hockey World Cup was the third 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 7 national teams (all from Europe) and it is also considered the 1947 European Roller Hockey Championship. All the games were played in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

1947 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Dates18 May 1947 (1947-05-18)
24 May 1947 (1947-05-24)
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up Belgium
Third place Spain
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored122 (5.81 per match)
1939
1948

Results

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Team   SWI  FRA  ENG  ITA  ESP  BEL  POR
   Switzerland
  France 4–3
  England 5–2 3–2
  Italy 7–2 0–1 4–3
  Spain 2–1 3–2 2–5 4–3
  Belgium 6–0 6–2 6–0 3–4 1–1
  Portugal 5–2 7–1 3–0 3–2 2–1 7–2
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Standings

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Portugal (C) 6 6 0 0 27 8 +19 12
    Belgium 6 3 1 2 24 14 +10 7
    Spain 6 3 1 2 13 14 −1 7
  Italy 6 3 0 3 20 16 +4 6
  England 6 3 0 3 16 19 −3 6
  France 6 2 0 4 12 22 −10 4
   Switzerland 6 0 0 6 10 29 −19 0
Source: [citation needed]
(C) 1947 World Champion

See also

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