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2015 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	France
City	La Roche-sur-Yon
Dates	20 – 27 June 2015
Teams	16 (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 played	48
Goals scored	393 (8.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Massimo Tataranni (14 goals)
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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

Qualified nations

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

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

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

Squads

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

Draw

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

First round

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ninth to sixteenth place playoff

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Ninth place
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Angola	12
					26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	England	0
					Angola	3
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Brazil	2
	Colombia	1
									27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Brazil	3
									Angola	4
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
									Switzerland	3
	Switzerland	6
					26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Netherlands	5
					Switzerland	5
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Austria	2			Eleventh place
	Austria	5
									27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	South Africa	1
									Brazil	5
									Austria	3

Thirteenth to sixteenth place bracket

	Semi-finals				Thirteenth place
	26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	England	1
					27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Colombia	7
					Colombia	4
	26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Netherlands	2
	Netherlands	9
	South Africa	3
					Fifteenth place
					27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					England	6
					South Africa	5

Ninth to sixteenth place playoff

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

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

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

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

Thirteenth place match

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

Eleventh place match

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

Ninth place match

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

Championship playoff

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Spain	9
					26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Mozambique	0
					Spain	6
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Germany	2
	Italy	6
									27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Germany	7
									Spain	1
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
									Argentina	6
	Argentina	5
					26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	France	0
					Argentina	5
	25 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Portugal	2			Third place
	Portugal	6
									27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Chile	0
									Germany	3
									Portugal	7

Fifth to eighth place bracket

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Mozambique	2
					27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
	Italy	5
					Italy	6
	26 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					France	3
	France (a.e.t.)	3
	Chile	2
					Seventh place
					27 June – La Roche-sur-Yon
					Mozambique	8
					Chile	5

Quarterfinals

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

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

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

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

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

Third place match

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

Final

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

Final ranking

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

v t e World Roller Hockey Championships
Men	Stuttgart 1936 Montreux 1939 Lisbon 1947 Montreux 1948 Lisbon 1949 Milan 1950 Barcelona 1951 Porto 1952 Geneva 1953 Barcelona 1954 Milan 1955 Porto 1956 Porto 1958 Madrid 1960 Santiago 1962 Barcelona 1964 São Paulo 1966 Porto 1968 San Juan 1970 A Coruña 1972 Lisbon 1974 Oviedo 1976 San Juan 1978 Talcahuano 1980 Barcelos 1982 Novara 1984 Sertãozinho 1986 A Coruña 1988 San Juan 1989 Porto 1991 Bassano 1993 Recife 1995 Wuppertal 1997 Reus 1999 San Juan 2001 Oliveira de Azeméis 2003 San Jose 2005 Montreux 2007 Vigo 2009 San Juan 2011 Luanda 2013 La Roche-sur-Yon 2015 Nanjing 2017 Barcelona 2019
Women	Springe 1992 ... Alcobendas 2010 Recife 2012 Tourcoing 2014 Iquique 2016 Nanjing 2017 Barcelona 2019
Men's B	... Macau 2004 ... Dornbirn 2010 Canelones 2012 Canelones 2014
Men U-20	... Barcelos 2011 Cartagena 2013 Vilanova 2015

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