2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup

2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host country France
CityLa Roche-sur-Yon
Dates20 – 27 June 2015
Teams16 (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 played48
Goals scored393 (8.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Italy Massimo Tataranni
(14 goals)
2013
2017

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.

Qualification

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Qualified nations

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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

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

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

Squads

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

Draw

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

First round

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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

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

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

Spain 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Angola
Gil 7' Johe 33'
Penalties
Gual soccer ball with red X
Gil soccer ball with red X
Pérez soccer ball with check mark
E. Lamas soccer ball with check mark
2 – 0 soccer ball with red X Payero
soccer ball with red X Johe
soccer ball with red X Bernardino
soccer ball with red X Fernandes

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

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

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

Group B

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

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

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

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

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

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

Group C

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

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

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

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

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

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

Group D

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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]
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'

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

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

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'

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

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

Knockout phase

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Ninth to sixteenth place playoff

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsNinth place
 
          
 
25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 
 Angola12
 
26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 England0
 
 Angola3
 
25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Brazil2
 
 Colombia1
 
27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Brazil3
 
 Angola4
 
25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
  Switzerland3
 
  Switzerland6
 
26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Netherlands5
 
  Switzerland5
 
25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Austria2 Eleventh place
 
 Austria5
 
27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 South Africa1
 
 Brazil5
 
 
 Austria3
 

Thirteenth to sixteenth place bracket

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Semi-finalsThirteenth place
 
      
 
26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 
 England1
 
27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Colombia7
 
 Colombia4
 
26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Netherlands2
 
 Netherlands9
 
 
 South Africa3
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 
 England6
 
 
 South Africa5

Ninth to sixteenth place playoff

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Angola 12 – 0 England
Centeno 11', 11', 25', 26'
Fernandes 15', 39'
Big 21', 26'
Payero 24', 25'
Johe 37', 38'
Switzerland 6 – 5 Netherlands
G. Jimenez 1', 4', 8'
Kissling 6', 31'
Vanina 40'
C. Vives 14', 17', 40'
E. Vives 30'
Janssens 40'
Austria 5 – 1 South Africa
Parfant 8', 14'
Huber 12', 23'
Zehrer 40'
L. Araújo 25'
Colombia 1 – 3 Brazil
Ramírez 1' Raposo 17'
Dias 22', 23'

Thirteenth to sixteenth place playoff

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

Ninth to twelfth place playoff

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Angola 3 – 2 Brazil
Payero 4', 11'
Centeno 5'
Raposo 16'
Fernandes 27'
Switzerland 5 – 2 Austria
G. Jimenez 5', 9'
Imhof 5'
Münger 7'
Kissling 29'
Huber 28'
Parfant 39'

Fifteenth place match

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

Thirteenth place match

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

Eleventh place match

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

Ninth place match

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

Championship playoff

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 
 Spain9
 
26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Mozambique0
 
 Spain6
 
25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Germany2
 
 Italy6
 
27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Germany7
 
 Spain1
 
25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Argentina6
 
 Argentina5
 
26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 France0
 
 Argentina5
 
25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Portugal2 Third place
 
 Portugal6
 
27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Chile0
 
 Germany3
 
 
 Portugal7
 

Fifth to eighth place bracket

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Semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 
 Mozambique2
 
27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 Italy5
 
 Italy6
 
26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 France3
 
 France (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 Chile2
 
Seventh place
 
 
27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
 
 
 Mozambique8
 
 
 Chile5

Quarterfinals

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Spain 9 – 0 Mozambique
Gil 8', 31', 34', 39', 40'
J. Lamas 14', 35', 36'
Adroher 23'
Italy 6 – 7 Germany
Tataranni 17', 32', 39'
Verona 20'
Ambrosio 30'
Illuzzi 40'
Pereira 10', 33', 35'
Karschau 18', 27', 31'
Peinke 38'
Portugal 6 – 0 Chile
Alves 18', 21', 23', 25'
Rodrigues 24'
Rafa 35'
Argentina 5 – 0 France
Platero 5'
Nicolia 9', 12'
Ordoñez 34', 38'

Fifth to eighth place playoff

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Mozambique 2 – 5 Italy
Saraiva 8'
Rodrigues 15'
Ambrosio 19'
Tataranni 28'
Pagnini 37'
Motaran 37'
Amato 38'
France 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Chile
Di Benedetto 22'
Weber 39'
Herman gold-colored soccer ball 50'
Carmona 14', 19'

Semifinals

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Spain 6 – 2 Germany
Bargalló 3', 6', 13'
J. Lamas 10'
E. Lamas 30'
Gual 39'
Hages 2'
Pereira 8'
Argentina 5 – 2 Portugal
R. García 10', 38'
Ordoñez 28'
Nicolia 34', 40'
Nunes 25', 26'

Seventh place match

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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'

Fifth place match

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

Third place match

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

Final

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

Final ranking

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