1956 Roller Hockey World Cup

Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	26 May 1956 (1956-05-26)– 2 June 1956 (1956-06-02)
Teams	11 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (6th title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	West Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	55
Goals scored	247 (4.49 per match)
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The 1956 Roller Hockey World Cup was the twelfth 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 11 national teams (10 from Europe and 1 from South America) and it is also considered the 1956 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Brazil). All the games were played in the city of Porto, in Portugal, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

Results

Team	NED	FRA	ITA	BEL	NOR	BRA	FRG	ESP	ENG	POR	SWI
Netherlands
France	0–0
Italy	2–0	1–1
Belgium	0–1	3–1	0–7
Norway	2–2	0–1	4–6	1–3
Brazil	0–3	4–5	1–3	3–4	4–1
West Germany	3–1	2–1	1–0	6–0	1–0	4–0
Spain	6–0	8–0	1–1	7–0	6–0	6–0	1–1
England	2–1	4–1	1–0	4–2	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–7
Portugal	4–1	6–0	1–1	3–1	10–1	5–0	3–1	1–0	6–1
Switzerland	1–2	3–1	0–4	3–3	5–2	6–0	1–0	2–7	4–2	0–5

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal (C)	10	9	1	0	44	6	+38	19
Spain	10	7	2	1	49	6	+43	16
Italy	10	5	3	2	25	10	+15	13
West Germany	10	6	1	3	19	9	+10	13
England	10	6	1	3	23	22	+1	13
Switzerland	10	5	1	4	25	26	−1	11
Netherlands	10	3	2	5	11	20	−9	8
Belgium	10	3	1	6	16	36	−20	7
France	10	2	2	6	11	31	−20	6
Brazil	10	1	0	9	12	42	−30	2
Norway	10	0	2	8	12	39	−27	2