2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup

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.

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

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  
Gil  
Pérez  
E. Lamas  
2 – 0   Payero
  Johe
  Bernardino
  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   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
    Argentina
    Spain
    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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