1997 Roller Hockey World Cup

1997 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's A World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityWuppertal
Teams12 (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 played48
Goals scored380 (7.92 per match)
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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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification  ARG  ITA  ESP  ANG  FRA  NED
 Argentina 5 4 1 0 36 7 +29 9 Advanced to quarter-finals 7–2 1–1 10–1 10–0 8–3
 Italy 5 4 0 1 39 11 +28 8 15–1 6–1 11–0
 Spain 5 3 1 1 31 8 +23 7 2–5 10–0 6–1 12–1
 Angola 5 2 0 3 11 42 −31 4 4–3 5–4
 France 5 1 0 4 11 29 −18 2 6–3
 Netherlands 5 0 0 5 11 42 −31 0
Source:

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification  POR  GER  BRA   SWI  USA  COL
 Portugal 5 5 0 0 44 11 +33 10 Advanced to quarter-finals 6–1 3–2 4–2 17–2 14–4
 Germany 5 4 0 1 18 16 +2 8 5–1 2–1
 Brazil 5 2 1 2 24 19 +5 5 6–7 1–1 8–5 7–3
  Switzerland 5 2 1 2 18 14 +4 5 2–3 6–4 7–2
 United States 5 1 0 4 17 39 −22 2 5–3
 Colombia 5 0 0 5 13 35 −22 0
Source:

Final phase

9th to 12th play-off

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  FRA  USA  NED  COL
 France 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 6 7–0
 United States 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 4 0–2 5–3 3–2
 Netherlands 3 1 0 2 4 12 −8 2
 Colombia 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0 0–3 0–1
Source:

Final round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Wuppertal
 
 
 Argentina5
 
Wuppertal
 
  Switzerland2
 
 Argentina4
 
Wuppertal
 
 Spain3
 
 Spain2
 
Wuppertal
 
 Germany0
 
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina0
 
Wuppertal
 
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy5
 
 Italy7
 
Wuppertal
 
 Brazil2
 
 Italy4
 
Wuppertal
 
 Portugal2 Third place
 
 Portugal19
 
Wuppertal
 
 Angola0
 
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain3
 
 
 Portugal1
 
 
Fifth–eighth placesFifth place
 
      
 
Wuppertal
 
 
  Switzerland3
 
Wuppertal
 
 Germany1
 
  Switzerland2
 
Wuppertal
 
 Brazil4
 
 Brazil5
 
 
 Angola2
 
Seventh place
 
 
Wuppertal
 
 
 Germany4
 
 
 Angola1

Standings

Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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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