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)Italy Massimo Tataranni
(14 goals)

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

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 soccer ball with red X
Gil soccer ball with red X
Pérez soccer ball with check mark
E. Lamas soccer ball with check mark		 2 – 0 soccer ball with red X Payero
soccer ball with red X Johe
soccer ball with red X Bernardino
soccer ball with red X 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

Ninth to sixteenth place playoff

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

Championship playoff

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 gold-colored soccer ball 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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Argentina
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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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