1939 Roller Hockey World Cup

1939 Roller Hockey World Cup

Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
Dates	6 April 1939 (1939-04-06)– 10 April 1939 (1939-04-10)
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	England (2nd title)
Runners-up	Italy
Third place	Portugal
Fourth place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	101 (4.81 per match)
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The 1939 Roller Hockey World Cup was the second 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 7 national teams (all from Europe) and it is also considered the 1939 European Roller Hockey Championship and the 1939 Montreux Nations Cup. All the games were played in the city of Montreux, in Switzerland, the chosen city to host the World Cup.

Results

Team	SWI	GER	FRA	BEL	POR	ITA	ENG
Switzerland
Germany	4–1
France	5–4	1–7
Belgium	4–4	2–0	0–2
Portugal	0–0	2–1	1–1	2–1
Italy	8–1	6–1	6–1	1–2	5–1
England	5–2	2–0	4–1	4–1	3–0	4–1

Source:

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England (C)	6	6	0	0	22	5	+17	12
Italy	6	4	0	2	27	10	+17	8
Portugal	6	2	2	2	6	11	−5	6
Belgium	6	2	1	3	10	13	−3	5
France	6	2	1	3	11	22	−11	5
Germany	6	2	0	4	13	14	−1	4
Switzerland	6	0	2	4	12	26	−14	2

Source:
(C) 1939 World Champion

See also

• FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup
• CERH European Roller Hockey Championship
• Montreux Nations Cup

External links

• 1939 World Cup in rink-hockey.net historical database