2011 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup

The 2011 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 40th edition of the FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup.^[1] It was held in September 2011 in San Juan, Argentina.^[2] This was the fifth FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup organized in the province of San Juan.

2011 FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	24 September - 1 October 2011
Teams	16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	San Juan (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (15th title)
Runners-up	Argentina
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Mozambique
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It was initially announced that the tournament was to be held in Maputo, Mozambique and the city of San Juan, Argentina was designated the alternative host city. In July, 2010 the FIRS declared that San Juan, Argentina would take the place of Maputo as host city for the tournament.^[2]

Qualification

One year before the World Cup, the B World Championship was disputed in Dornbirn, Austria, where three teams were qualified.

The other thirteen qualified National Teams are the top thirteen National Teams of the previous World Cup, played in Vigo, Spain.

Venue

San Juan	San Juan San Juan (Argentina)
Estadio Aldo Cantoni
Capacity: 8,000

Matches

All times are Argentina Time (UTC-3).

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	0	27	2	+25	9
Chile	3	2	0	1	10	10	0	6
Switzerland	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	3
Netherlands	3	0	0	3	2	27	−25	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Spain	8 - 1	Chile

24 September 2011

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Switzerland	6 - 0	Netherlands

25 September 2011

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Spain	15 - 1	Netherlands

26 September 2011

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Chile	3 - 1	Switzerland

26 September 2011

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Chile	6 - 1	Netherlands

27 September 2011

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Spain	4 - 0	Switzerland

27 September 2011

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	0	21	5	+16	9
Italy	3	2	0	1	19	8	+11	6
Germany	3	1	0	2	12	12	0	3
South Africa	3	0	0	3	3	30	−27	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

South Africa	0 - 11	Italy

25 September 2011

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Germany	2 - 4	Argentina

25 September 2011

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Germany	1 - 6	Italy

26 September 2011

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Argentina	10 - 1	South Africa

26 September 2011

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Germany	9 - 2	South Africa

27 September 2011

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Argentina	7 - 2	Italy

27 September 2011

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	3	0	0	31	6	+25	9
Mozambique	3	2	0	1	17	11	+6	6
Angola	3	1	0	2	12	13	−1	3
United States	3	0	0	3	5	35	−30	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Mozambique	10 - 1	United States

25 September 2011

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Angola	2 - 6	Portugal

25 September 2011

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United States	3 - 7	Angola

26 September 2011

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Mozambique	3 - 7	Portugal

26 September 2011

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United States	1 - 18	Portugal

27 September 2011

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Mozambique	4 - 3	Angola

27 September 2011

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	24	5	+19	9
France	3	2	0	1	10	11	−1	6
Colombia	3	1	0	2	9	14	−5	3
England	3	0	0	3	4	17	−13	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

England	1 - 5	Colombia

25 September 2011

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France	1 - 8	Brazil

25 September 2011

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Colombia	2 - 4	France

26 September 2011

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England	2 - 7	Brazil

26 September 2011

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Colombia	2 - 9	Brazil

27 September 2011

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England	1 - 5	France

27 September 2011

Knockout stage

Championship

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	29 September – San Juan
	Spain	5
					30 September – San Juan
	Italy	2
					Spain	4
	29 September – San Juan
					Mozambique	3
	Brazil	6
									1 October – San Juan
	Mozambique	9
									Spain	5
	29 September – San Juan
									Argentina	4
	Argentina	12
					30 September – San Juan
	Chile	3
					Argentina	4
	29 September – San Juan
					Portugal	3			Third place
	Portugal	6
									1 October – San Juan
	France	3
									Portugal	9
									Mozambique	2

5th–8th playoff

	Semi-finals				Fifth place
	30 September – San Juan
	France	3
					1 October – San Juan
	Chile	4
					Chile	0
	30 September – San Juan
					Italy	4
	Brazil	1
	Italy	6
					Seventh place
					1 October – San Juan
					France	5
					Brazil	4

9th–16th playoff

	Quarter-finals				Semi finals				Ninth place
	29 September – San Juan
	Switzerland	3
					30 September – San Juan
	South Africa	2
					Switzerland	6
	29 September – San Juan
					Colombia	0
	Colombia	5
									1 October – San Juan
	United States	2
									Switzerland	4
	29 September – San Juan
									Germany	3
	Germany	3
					30 September – San Juan
	Netherlands	2
					Germany	4
	29 September – San Juan
					Angola	3			Eleventh place
	Angola	7
									1 October – San Juan
	England	1
									Colombia	1
									Angola	3

13th–16th playoff

	Semi-finals				Thirteenth place
	30 September – San Juan
	South Africa	9
					1 October – San Juan
	United States	11
					United States	5
	30 September – San Juan
					Netherlands	0
	Netherlands	4
	England	3
					Fifteenth place
					1 October – San Juan
					South Africa	4
					England	7

Final standing

Rank Team  Spain  Argentina  Portugal 4  Mozambique 5  Italy 6  Chile 7  France 8  Brazil 9   Switzerland 10  Germany 11  Angola 12  Colombia 13  United States 14  Netherlands 15  England 16  South Africa  2011 FIRS Roller Hockey World Championship  SPAIN 15th title

References

1. "Comité International de Rink - Hockey 40th "A" World Championship 2011, Ciudad / City San Juan (Argentina)" (PDF). inf.fh-dortmund.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 September 2015.
2. "Confirmado oficialmente, el Mundial es en San Juan". Diario de Cuyo (in Spanish). 3 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.

External links

• San Juan 2011 Official website Archived 22 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• 2011 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup at HoqueiPatins.cat (in Catalan)