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1950 Roller Hockey World Cup

1950 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Dates 27 May 1950 (1950-05-27)
2 June 1950 (1950-06-02)
Teams 10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Portugal (4th title)
Runners-up  Italy
Third place   Switzerland
Fourth place  Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played 46
Goals scored 289 (6.28 per match)
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1951

The 1950 Roller Hockey World Cup was the sixth 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 10 national teams (9 from Europe and 1 from Africa) and it is also considered the 1950 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Egypt). All the games were played in the city of Milan, in Italy, the chosen city to host the World Cup. It was the first edition decided in a final game, which saw Portugal defeating Italy by 4–0.


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