1997 Roller Hockey World Cup

1997 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's A World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Germany
City Wuppertal
Teams 12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Italy (4th title)
Runners-up  Argentina
Third place  Spain
Fourth place  Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played 48
Goals scored 380 (7.92 per match)

The 1997 Roller Hockey World Cup was the thirty-third roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 12 national teams (7 from Europe, 3 from South America, 1 from Africa and 1 from North America). The tournament was played in the city of Wuppertal, in Germany.

Group stage

Group A

Teams A S I A F N
 Argentina X 1–17–210–110–08–3
 Spain X 2–510–06–112–1
 Italy X 15–16–111–0
 Angola X 4–35–4
 France X 6–3
 Netherlands X
Colors
     Teams advancing to quarter-finals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 5410367+299
 Italy 54013911+288
 Spain 5311318+237
 Angola 52031142−314
 France 51041129−182
 Netherlands 50051142−310

Group B

Teams P B S G US C
 Portugal X 3–24–26–117–214–4
 Brazil X 1–16–78–57–3
  Switzerland X 2–36–47–2
 Germany X 5–12–1
 United States X 5–3
 Colombia X
Colors
     Teams advancing to quarter-finals
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 55004411+3310
 Germany 54011816+28
 Brazil 52122419+55
  Switzerland 52121814+45
 United States 51041739−222
 Colombia 50051335−220

Final phase

9th to 12th play-off

Teams US C F N
 United States X 3–20–25–3
 Colombia X 0–30–1
 France X 7–0
 Netherlands X
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3300120+126
 United States 320187+14
 Netherlands 3102412−82
 Colombia 300327−50

Final round

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
Wuppertal        
  Argentina  5
Wuppertal
   Switzerland  2  
  Argentina  4
Wuppertal
    Spain  3  
  Spain  2
Wuppertal
  Germany  0  
 2nd  Argentina  0
Wuppertal
   1st  Italy  5
  Italy  7
Wuppertal
  Brazil  2  
  Italy  4 Third place
Wuppertal
    Portugal  2  
  Portugal  19  3rd  Spain  3
  Angola  0     Portugal  1
Wuppertal
Fifth–eighth places Fifth place
Wuppertal
   Switzerland  3  
  Germany  1  
 
Wuppertal
       Switzerland  2
    Brazil  4
Seventh place
Wuppertal Wuppertal
  Brazil  5   Germany  4
  Angola  2     Angola  1

Standings

Team
1st  Italy
2nd  Argentina
3rd  Spain
4th  Portugal
5th  Brazil
6th   Switzerland
7th  Germany
8th  Angola
9th  France
10th  United States
11th  Netherlands
12th  Colombia

See also

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