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) Massimo Tataranni
(14 goals)

Qualification

Qualified nations
CompetitionDateVenueBerthsQualified
2013 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World CupSeptember 20 – 28, 2013 Angola13 Spain
 Argentina
 Portugal
 Chile
 Italy
 Brazil
 Mozambique
 France
 Angola
  Switzerland
 Germany
 South Africa
 Colombia
2014 FIRS Men's B-Roller Hockey World CupNovember 15 – 22, 2014 Uruguay3 Austria
 England
 Netherlands
Total16

Venues

The games of the tournament were played in 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
Source:
Angola 7 – 2 Netherlands
Pinto  4', 32'
Payero  6', 11', 25'
Centeno  18'
Fernandes  29'		 E. Vives  2', 16'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
France 1 – 6 Spain
Di Benedetto  29' Gual  5', 15', 20', 39'
J. Lamas  21', 31'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Spain 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Angola
Gil  7' Johe  33'
Penalties
Gual
Gil
Pérez
E. Lamas 		2 – 0 Payero
Johe
Bernardino
Fernandes
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Netherlands 0 – 7 France
Di Benedetto  7', 9', 16', 37'
Le Roux  29'
Herman  35', 39'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Spain 12 – 0 Netherlands
Gual  5'
Adroher  5', 12', 30', 36', 39'
J. Lamas  20'
E. Lamas  23'
Gil  29', 36', 38'
Baliu  40'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
France 3 – 1 Angola
David  28'
Weber  38'
Di Benedetto  40'		 Pinto  3'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

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
Source:
Argentina 7 – 1  Switzerland
Platero  4'
Nicolia  12'
López  16'
R. García  28'
J. García  38', 40', 40'		 Vanina  39'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Mozambique 6 – 3 England
Rodrigues  6', 25', 26'
Araújo  8', 15'
Saraiva  37'		 A. Mount  9'
Waddingham  13', 40'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
England 1 – 8 Argentina
Stewart  18' Nicolia  10', 30'
Páez  11', 15'
R. García  15'
Ordoñez  19', 19', 23'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Switzerland  1 – 3 Mozambique
G. Jimenez  6' Rodrigues  6'
Araújo  21', 40'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Switzerland  7 – 1 England
G. Jimenez  1', 40'
Imhof  10'
Kissling  10', 30'
Schaffer  24'
Vanina  32'		 Waddingham  19'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Argentina 5 – 4 Mozambique
Nicolia  7', 8', 8'
Ordoñez  12', 29'		 Pinto  3'
Saraiva  3'
Rodrigues  20'
Araújo  24'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

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
Source:
Brazil 2 – 3 Austria
Matos  4'
Fernandes  13'		 Huber  12', 23', 30'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Portugal 5 – 2 Germany
Rodrigues  1', 36'
Alves  1'
Rafa  23'
Rafael  30'		 Peinke  11'
Hages  20'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Austria 0 – 13 Portugal
Alves  1', 5'
Nunes  4', 29'
Silva  7', 26'
Rodrigues  12', 16', 20', 21'
Neves  14'
Pinto  31'
Rafa  39'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Germany 6 – 2 Brazil
Milewski  8', 21', 32'
Karschau  18'
Pereira  30'
Peinke  34'		 Dias  10'
Fernandes  19'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Germany 7 – 2 Austria
Pereira  3'
Hages  10'
Karschau  10', 28'
Milewski  21', 24', 26'		 Parfant  18'
Brunner  22'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Portugal 8 – 2 Brazil
Rafael  8'
Rodrigues  17'
Rafa  18', 31', 33'
Silva  34', 39'
Alves  38'		 Fernandes  19'
Garcia  33'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

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
Source:
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'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Italy 3 – 2 Colombia
Motaran  25', 27'
Ambrosio  34'		 Toro  2'
Castaño  40'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Colombia 2 – 4 Chile
Toro  5'
Hoyos  32'		 Fernández  12'
Figa  27'
Díaz  35'
Castro  39'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
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'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
South Africa 1 – 4 Colombia
R. Guerra  10' Ramírez  20', 21'
Giraldo  35'
Toro  40'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Chile 4 – 5 Italy
Castro  27'
Osorio  28'
Carmona  36'
Fernández  37'		 Tataranni  4', 8', 15'
Ambrosio  25', 38'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Knockout phase

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

Thirteenth to sixteenth place playoff
England 1 – 7 Colombia
Johnson  40' Castaño  6', 13', 36'
Ramírez  14'
Giraldo  35'
López  38'
Castillo  40'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
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'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Ninth to twelfth place playoff
Angola 3 – 2 Brazil
Payero  4', 11'
Centeno  5'		 Raposo  16'
Fernandes  27'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
Switzerland  5 – 2 Austria
G. Jimenez  5', 9'
Imhof  5'
Münger  7'
Kissling  29'		 Huber  28'
Parfant  39'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Fifteenth place match
England 6 – 5 South Africa
Waddingham  3', 4', 12'
Johnson  5', 28'
Smith  16'		 C. Araújo  21', 27', 31', 33', 39'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Thirteenth place match
Colombia 4 – 2 Netherlands
Ramírez  4', 30', 37'
Hoyos  16'		 E. Vives  6'
C. Vives  8'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Eleventh place match
Brazil 5 – 3 Austria
Fernandes  1', 6'
Matos  15', 18', 21'		 Huber  1', 15'
Stockinger  6'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Ninth place match
Angola 4 – 3  Switzerland
Payero  2', 10', 37'
Fernandes  29'		 Münger  4'
G. Jimenez  23'
Kissling  34'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

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

Fifth to eighth place playoff
Mozambique 2 – 5 Italy
Saraiva  8'
Rodrigues  15'		 Ambrosio  19'
Tataranni  28'
Pagnini  37'
Motaran  37'
Amato  38'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon
France 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Chile
Di Benedetto  22'
Weber  39'
Herman  50' 		Carmona  14', 19'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

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

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'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Fifth place match
Italy 6 – 3 France
Tataranni  1', 39'
Illuzzi  2', 27'
Ambrosio  7', 38'		 Herman  15'
David  27', 40'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

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'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

Final
Spain 1 – 6 Argentina
Bargalló  5' Ordoñez  9', 29', 37'
Páez  12', 15'
Nicolia  37'
Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon

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 NetherlandsRelegation to B World Cup
15 England
16 South Africa

References
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