1991 Roller Hockey World Cup

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.

1991 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's A World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryPortugal
Teams12 (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 played48
Goals scored327 (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

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Group A

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Team  GER  ANG  ARG  ESP  ITA   SWI
  Germany
  Angola 2–4
  Argentina 6–0 2–2
  Spain 10–3 8–1 2–1
  Italy 9–2 4–0 1–0 0–4
   Switzerland 1–3 3–2 1–5 0–10 1–11
Source: [citation needed]
  • All the games played in Braga
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Spain 5 5 0 0 24 5 +19 10 Advancing to quarter-finals
  Italy 5 4 0 1 25 7 +18 8
  Argentina 5 2 1 2 14 6 +8 5
  Germany 5 2 0 3 12 28 −16 4
   Switzerland 5 1 0 4 6 21 −15 2
  Angola 5 0 1 4 7 21 −14 1
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Team  AUS  BRA  CHI  USA  NED  POR
  Australia
  Brazil 8–0
  Chile 6–2 0–6
  United States 7–2 4–0 5–2
  Netherlands 4–1 3–3 2–0 4–6
  Portugal 11–2 2–1 11–0 8–1 6–1
Source: [citation needed]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Portugal 5 5 0 0 38 5 +33 10 Advancing to quarter-finals
  United States 5 4 0 1 23 16 +7 8
  Brazil 5 2 1 2 18 9 +9 5
  Netherlands 5 2 1 2 14 16 −2 5
  Chile 5 1 0 4 8 26 −18 2
  Australia 5 0 0 5 7 36 −29 0
Source: [citation needed]

Final phase

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9th to 12th play-off

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Team   SWI  CHI  ANG  AUS
   Switzerland
  Chile 1–4
  Angola 1–3 3–0
  Australia 2–6 3–11 3–3
Source: [citation needed]
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
   Switzerland 3 3 0 0 13 4 +9 6
  Angola 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 3
  Chile 3 1 0 2 12 10 +2 2
  Australia 3 0 1 2 8 20 −12 1
Source: [citation needed]

Final round

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Porto
 
 
  Italy5
 
Porto
 
  Brazil6
 
  Brazil1
 
Porto
 
  Portugal5
 
  Germany0
 
Porto
 
  Portugal8
 
    Portugal7
 
Porto
 
    Netherlands0
 
  Spain4
 
Porto
 
  Netherlands5
 
  Netherlands (pso)1 (3)
 
Porto
 
  Argentina1 (1) Third place
 
  Argentina (pso)5 (3)
 
Porto
 
  United States5 (1)
 
  Brazil0
 
 
    Argentina6
 
 
Fifth–eighth placesFifth place
 
      
 
Porto
 
 
  Italy9
 
Porto
 
  Germany4
 
  Italy4
 
Porto
 
  Spain3
 
  Spain3
 
 
  United States2
 
Seventh place
 
 
Porto
 
 
  Germany4 (0)
 
 
  United States (pso)4 (1)

Standings

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Team
    Portugal
    Netherlands
    Argentina
4th   Brazil
5th   Italy
6th   Spain
7th   United States
8th   Germany
9th    Switzerland
10th   Angola
11th   Chile
12th   Australia

See also

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