2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup

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The 2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 42nd edition of the Roller Hockey World Cup, organised by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS). The tournament was held for the first time in France, in the city of La Roche-sur-Yon, from 20 to 27 June 2015.

2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup
Tournament details

Host country	France
City	La Roche-sur-Yon
Dates	20 – 27 June 2015
Teams	16 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (5th title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	393 (8.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Massimo Tataranni (14 goals)
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Qualification

Qualified nations

Competition	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup	September 20 – 28, 2013	Angola	13	Spain Argentina Portugal Chile Italy Brazil Mozambique France Angola Switzerland Germany South Africa Colombia
2014 FIRS Men's B-Roller Hockey World Cup	November 15 – 22, 2014	Uruguay	3	Austria England Netherlands
Total			16

Venues

The games of the tournament were played in La Roche-sur-Yon.

La Roche-sur-Yon	La Roche-sur-Yon
Vendéspace
Capacity: 4,900

Squads

Each team submitted a squad of 10 players, including two goalkeepers.

Draw

The 16 teams were divided in four groups, each group with four teams.

First round

The group winners and runners up advanced to the round of 16. The third and fourth places advanced to a series of playoff matches to determine the final standings.

All times are France Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	20	2	+18	9
France	3	2	1	11	7	+4	6
Angola	3	1	2	9	6	+3	3
Netherlands	3	0	3	2	27	−25	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

20 June 2015

17:50

Angola	7 – 2	Netherlands
Pinto 4', 32' Payero 6', 11', 25' Centeno 18' Fernandes 29'		E. Vives 2', 16'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

20 June 2015

21:15

France	1 – 6	Spain
Di Benedetto 29'		Gual 5', 15', 20', 39' J. Lamas 21', 31'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

21 June 2015

17:40

Spain	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Angola
Gil 7'		Johe 33'
Penalties
Gual Gil Pérez E. Lamas	2 – 0	Payero Johe Bernardino Fernandes

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

21 June 2015

21:15

Netherlands	0 – 7	France
		Di Benedetto 7', 9', 16', 37' Le Roux 29' Herman 35', 39'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

23 June 2015

16:00

Spain	12 – 0	Netherlands
Gual 5' Adroher 5', 12', 30', 36', 39' J. Lamas 20' E. Lamas 23' Gil 29', 36', 38' Baliu 40'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

23 June 2015

21:15

France	3 – 1	Angola
David 28' Weber 38' Di Benedetto 40'		Pinto 3'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	20	6	+14	9
Mozambique	3	2	1	13	9	+4	6
Switzerland	3	1	2	9	11	−2	3
England	3	0	3	5	21	−16	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

20 June 2015

14:30

Argentina	7 – 1	Switzerland
Platero 4' Nicolia 12' López 16' R. García 28' J. García 38', 40', 40'		Vanina 39'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

20 June 2015

16:10

Mozambique	6 – 3	England
Rodrigues 6', 25', 26' Araújo 8', 15' Saraiva 37'		A. Mount 9' Waddingham 13', 40'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

21 June 2015

13:30

England	1 – 8	Argentina
Stewart 18'		Nicolia 10', 30' Páez 11', 15' R. García 15' Ordoñez 19', 19', 23'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

21 June 2015

16:00

Switzerland	1 – 3	Mozambique
G. Jimenez 6'		Rodrigues 6' Araújo 21', 40'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

23 June 2015

08:30

Switzerland	7 – 1	England
G. Jimenez 1', 40' Imhof 10' Kissling 10', 30' Schaffer 24' Vanina 32'		Waddingham 19'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

23 June 2015

13:30

Argentina	5 – 4	Mozambique
Nicolia 7', 8', 8' Ordoñez 12', 29'		Pinto 3' Saraiva 3' Rodrigues 20' Araújo 24'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	26	4	+22	9
Germany	3	2	1	15	9	+6	6
Austria	3	1	2	5	22	−17	3
Brazil	3	0	3	6	17	−11	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

21 June 2015

08:30

Brazil	2 – 3	Austria
Matos 4' Fernandes 13'		Huber 12', 23', 30'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

21 June 2015

19:30

Portugal	5 – 2	Germany
Rodrigues 1', 36' Alves 1' Rafa 23' Rafael 30'		Peinke 11' Hages 20'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

22 June 2015

19:30

Austria	0 – 13	Portugal
		Alves 1', 5' Nunes 4', 29' Silva 7', 26' Rodrigues 12', 16', 20', 21' Neves 14' Pinto 31' Rafa 39'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

22 June 2015

21:15

Germany	6 – 2	Brazil
Milewski 8', 21', 32' Karschau 18' Pereira 30' Peinke 34'		Dias 10' Fernandes 19'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

23 June 2015

11:50

Germany	7 – 2	Austria
Pereira 3' Hages 10' Karschau 10', 28' Milewski 21', 24', 26'		Parfant 18' Brunner 22'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

23 June 2015

19:30

Portugal	8 – 2	Brazil
Rafael 8' Rodrigues 17' Rafa 18', 31', 33' Silva 34', 39' Alves 38'		Fernandes 19' Garcia 33'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	3	0	24	7	+17	9
Chile	3	2	1	22	8	+14	6
Colombia	3	1	2	8	8	0	3
South Africa	3	0	3	3	34	−31	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

21 June 2015

10:10

Chile	14 – 1	South Africa
Fernández 7', 32' Carmona 9', 34', 34' Castro 10' Andrade 18', 23' A. Quintanilla 22' Díaz 26', 29' Osorio 36', 38' Figa 39'		C. Araújo 4'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

21 June 2015

11:50

Italy	3 – 2	Colombia
Motaran 25', 27' Ambrosio 34'		Toro 2' Castaño 40'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

22 June 2015

16:00

Colombia	2 – 4	Chile
Toro 5' Hoyos 32'		Fernández 12' Figa 27' Díaz 35' Castro 39'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

22 June 2015

17:40

South Africa	1 – 16	Italy
L. Araújo 29'		Tataranni 6', 7', 8', 27', 32' Amato 10', 19' Verona 16', 30', 34' Gnata 18' Ambrosio 19' Cocco 21' Pagnini 25', 35' Illuzzi 38'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

23 June 2015

10:10

South Africa	1 – 4	Colombia
R. Guerra 10'		Ramírez 20', 21' Giraldo 35' Toro 40'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

23 June 2015

17:40

Chile	4 – 5	Italy
Castro 27' Osorio 28' Carmona 36' Fernández 37'		Tataranni 4', 8', 15' Ambrosio 25', 38'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Knockout phase

Ninth to sixteenth place playoff

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Ninth place

	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon

	Angola	12
					26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	England	0
					Angola	3
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Brazil	2
	Colombia	1
									27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Brazil	3
									Angola	4
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
									Switzerland	3
	Switzerland	6
					26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Netherlands	5
					Switzerland	5
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Austria	2			Eleventh place
	Austria	5
									27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	South Africa	1
									Brazil	5

									Austria	3

Thirteenth to sixteenth place bracket

	Semi-finals				Thirteenth place

	26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon

	England	1
					27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Colombia	7
					Colombia	4
	26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Netherlands	2
	Netherlands	9

	South Africa	3
					Fifteenth place

					27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon

					England	6

					South Africa	5

Ninth to sixteenth place playoff

25 June 2015

08:30

Angola	12 – 0	England
Centeno 11', 11', 25', 26' Fernandes 15', 39' Big 21', 26' Payero 24', 25' Johe 37', 38'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

25 June 2015

10:10

Switzerland	6 – 5	Netherlands
G. Jimenez 1', 4', 8' Kissling 6', 31' Vanina 40'		C. Vives 14', 17', 40' E. Vives 30' Janssens 40'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

25 June 2015

11:50

Austria	5 – 1	South Africa
Parfant 8', 14' Huber 12', 23' Zehrer 40'		L. Araújo 25'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

25 June 2015

13:30

Colombia	1 – 3	Brazil
Ramírez 1'		Raposo 17' Dias 22', 23'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Thirteenth to sixteenth place playoff

26 June 2015

08:30

England	1 – 7	Colombia
Johnson 40'		Castaño 6', 13', 36' Ramírez 14' Giraldo 35' López 38' Castillo 40'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

26 June 2015

10:10

Netherlands	9 – 3	South Africa
C. Vives 2', 4', 8' Janssens 22', 24', 31' D. Holtzer 29', 34' E. Vives 35'		R. Guerra 7' C. Araújo 13' Oliveira 21'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Ninth to twelfth place playoff

26 June 2015

11:50

Angola	3 – 2	Brazil
Payero 4', 11' Centeno 5'		Raposo 16' Fernandes 27'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

26 June 2015

13:30

Switzerland	5 – 2	Austria
G. Jimenez 5', 9' Imhof 5' Münger 7' Kissling 29'		Huber 28' Parfant 39'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Fifteenth place match

27 June 2015

08:30

England	6 – 5	South Africa
Waddingham 3', 4', 12' Johnson 5', 28' Smith 16'		C. Araújo 21', 27', 31', 33', 39'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Thirteenth place match

27 June 2015

10:10

Colombia	4 – 2	Netherlands
Ramírez 4', 30', 37' Hoyos 16'		E. Vives 6' C. Vives 8'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Eleventh place match

27 June 2015

11:50

Brazil	5 – 3	Austria
Fernandes 1', 6' Matos 15', 18', 21'		Huber 1', 15' Stockinger 6'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Ninth place match

27 June 2015

13:30

Angola	4 – 3	Switzerland
Payero 2', 10', 37' Fernandes 29'		Münger 4' G. Jimenez 23' Kissling 34'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Championship playoff

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon

	Spain	9
					26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Mozambique	0
					Spain	6
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Germany	2
	Italy	6
									27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Germany	7
									Spain	1
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
									Argentina	6
	Argentina	5
					26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	France	0
					Argentina	5
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Portugal	2			Third place
	Portugal	6
									27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Chile	0
									Germany	3

									Portugal	7

Fifth to eighth place bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place

	26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon

	Mozambique	2
					27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Italy	5
					Italy	6
	26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					France	3
	France (a.e.t.)	3

	Chile	2
					Seventh place

					27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon

					Mozambique	8

					Chile	5

Quarterfinals

25 June 2015

15:20

Spain	9 – 0	Mozambique
Gil 8', 31', 34', 39', 40' J. Lamas 14', 35', 36' Adroher 23'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

25 June 2015

17:00

Italy	6 – 7	Germany
Tataranni 17', 32', 39' Verona 20' Ambrosio 30' Illuzzi 40'		Pereira 10', 33', 35' Karschau 18', 27', 31' Peinke 38'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

25 June 2015

19:30

Portugal	6 – 0	Chile
Alves 18', 21', 23', 25' Rodrigues 24' Rafa 35'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

25 June 2015

21:15

Argentina	5 – 0	France
Platero 5' Nicolia 9', 12' Ordoñez 34', 38'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Fifth to eighth place playoff

26 June 2015

16:00

Mozambique	2 – 5	Italy
Saraiva 8' Rodrigues 15'		Ambrosio 19' Tataranni 28' Pagnini 37' Motaran 37' Amato 38'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

26 June 2015

21:15

France	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Chile
Di Benedetto 22' Weber 39' Herman 50'		Carmona 14', 19'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Semifinals

26 June 2015

17:40

Spain	6 – 2	Germany
Bargalló 3', 6', 13' J. Lamas 10' E. Lamas 30' Gual 39'		Hages 2' Pereira 8'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

26 June 2015

19:30

Argentina	5 – 2	Portugal
R. García 10', 38' Ordoñez 28' Nicolia 34', 40'		Nunes 25', 26'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Seventh place match

27 June 2015

15:45

Mozambique	8 – 5	Chile
Pinto 4' Araújo 7', 12', 36', 37' Rodrigues 23', 33' Saraiva 38'		Carmona 6' A. Quintanilla 8', 29' Fernández 36' Andrade 39'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Fifth place match

27 June 2015

17:30

Italy	6 – 3	France
Tataranni 1', 39' Illuzzi 2', 27' Ambrosio 7', 38'		Herman 15' David 27', 40'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Third place match

27 June 2015

19:20

Germany	3 – 7	Portugal
Karschau 24', 27' Peinke 29'		Silva 5' Rafa 12', 38' Nunes 18' Alves 19' Rodrigues 37' Neves 39'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Final

27 June 2015

21:00

Spain	1 – 6	Argentina
Bargalló 5'		Ordoñez 9', 29', 37' Páez 12', 15' Nicolia 37'

Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Relegation
	Argentina
	Spain
	Portugal
4	Germany
5	Italy
6	France
7	Mozambique
8	Chile
9	Angola
10	Switzerland
11	Brazil
12	Austria
13	Colombia
14	Netherlands	Relegation to B World Cup
15	England
16	South Africa

References

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