The 1991 Roller Hockey World Cup was the thirtieth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 12 national teams (6 from Europe, 3 from South America, 1 from North America, 1 from Africa and 1 from Oceania). The group A was played in the city of Braga and all the other games were played in Porto, in the north of Portugal, the chosen city to host the World Cup.
| Roller Hockey Men's A World Championships | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Portugal |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Portugal (13th title) |
| Runners-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 327 (6.81 per match) |
← 1989 1993 → | |
Portugal won his 13th title, defeating surprise finalists, the Netherlands, by 7-0, in the final. It was the first title for Portugal since 1982. Because of its importance, the final was attended by the Portuguese President, Mário Soares.
Group stage
editGroup A
edit- All the games played in Braga
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | +19 | 10 | Advancing to quarter-finals |
 Italy
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 8 | |
| Argentina
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 5 | |
 Germany
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 28 | −16 | 4 | |
 Switzerland
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 2 | |
 Angola
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | +33 | 10 | Advancing to quarter-finals |
 United States
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 8 | |
| Brazil
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 5 | |
| Netherlands
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 5 | |
 Chile
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 2 | |
 Australia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 36 | −29 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final phase
edit9th to 12th play-off
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 6 |
| Angola
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 |
| Chile
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 2 |
| Australia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final round
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Porto | ||||||||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||||||
| Porto | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 6 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Porto | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Porto | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 8 | |||||||||
 Portugal | 7 | |||||||||
| Porto | ||||||||||
 Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||||||
| Porto | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||||||
| Netherlands (pso) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Porto | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 (1) | Third place | ||||||||
| Argentina (pso) | 5 (3) | |||||||||
| Porto | ||||||||||
| United States | 5 (1) | |||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||
 Argentina | 6 | |||||||||
| Fifth–eighth places | Fifth place | |||||
| Porto | ||||||
| Italy | 9 | |||||
| Porto | ||||||
| Germany | 4 | |||||
| Italy | 4 | |||||
| Porto | ||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Porto | ||||||
| Germany | 4 (0) | |||||
| United States (pso) | 4 (1) | |||||
Standings
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Portugal
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Netherlands
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Argentina
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| 4th | Brazil
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| 5th | Italy
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| 6th | Spain
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| 7th | United States
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| 8th | Germany
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| 9th | Switzerland
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| 10th | Angola
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| 11th | Chile
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| 12th | Australia
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