1950 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1950 Roller Hockey World Cup was the sixth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes (now under the name of Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports). It was contested by 10 national teams (9 from Europe and 1 from Africa) and it is also considered the 1950 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Egypt). All the games were played in the city of Milan, in Italy, the chosen city to host the World Cup. It was the first edition decided in a final game, which saw Portugal defeating Italy by 4–0.

1950 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
Dates27 May 1950 (1950-05-27)
2 June 1950 (1950-06-02)
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Portugal (4th title)
Runners-up Italy
Third place  Switzerland
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored289 (6.28 per match)
1949
1951

Results

Team EGY NED BEL ENG FRA FRG ESP  SWI ITA POR
 Egypt
 Netherlands5–1
 Belgium7–03–2
 England12–15–14–1
 France2–21–02–15–3
 West Germany11–07–22–03–23–3
 Spain11–15–13–42–18–04–2
  Switzerland9–03–12–14–25–34–11–1
 Italy14–09–17–15–14–23–04–06–1
 Portugal16–02–02–12–08–26–16–06–24–1
Source: [citation needed]

Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
 Portugal9900527+4518Advancing to final
 Italy98015210+4216
  Switzerland96123321+1213
 Spain95133420+1411
 West Germany94143024+69
 France93242033−138
 England93062724+36
 Belgium93061923−46
 Netherlands91081336−232
 Egypt9018587−821
Source: [citation needed]

Final

June 2nd, 1950
Portugal 4 – 0 ItalyMilan, Italy

See also