1966 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1966 Roller Hockey World Cup was the seventeenth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 10 national teams (6 from Europe, 3 from South America and 1 from North America, for the first time ever). All the games were played in the city of São Paulo, in Brazil, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

1966 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
Dates11 May 1966 (1966-05-11)
20 May 1966 (1966-05-20)
Teams10 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Spain (5th title)
Runners-up Portugal
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored284 (6.31 per match)
1964
1968

Results

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Team  CHI  ENG  USA  BRA  POR  NED   SWI  ITA  ARG  ESP
  Chile
  England 3–2
  United States 1–2 6–5
  Brazil 2–5 2–6 2–0
  Portugal 9–0 11–1 13–2 10–0
  Netherlands 5–6 5–0 2–4 3–1 2–9
   Switzerland 6–3 5–2 2–4 2–1 0–2 2–6
  Italy 1–1 6–4 3–2 4–0 1–1 4–3 2–4
  Argentina 6–2 5–0 2–0 2–0 0–5 6–3 2–2 2–2
  Spain 9–0 6–1 8–0 2–1 1–0 5–3 6–4 4–1 5–0
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Standings

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Spain (C) 9 9 0 0 46 10 +36 18
    Portugal 9 7 1 1 60 7 +53 15
    Argentina 9 5 2 2 25 19 +6 12
  Italy 9 4 3 2 24 20 +4 11
   Switzerland 9 4 1 4 27 28 −1 9
  Chile 9 3 1 5 21 42 −21 7
  United States 9 3 0 6 19 39 −20 6
  Netherlands 9 3 0 6 31 37 −6 6
  England 9 2 0 7 22 48 −26 4
  Brazil 9 1 0 8 9 34 −25 2
Source: [citation needed]
(C) 1966 World Champion

See also

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