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1948 Roller Hockey World Cup

1948 Roller Hockey World Cup
Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host country Switzerland
Dates 24 March 1948 (1948-03-24)
30 March 1948 (1948-03-30)
Teams 9 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Portugal (2nd title)
Runners-up  England
Third place  Italy
Fourth place  Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played 36
Goals scored 285 (7.92 per match)
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1949

The 1948 Roller Hockey World Cup was the fourth 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 9 national teams (8 from Europe and 1 from Africa) and it is also considered the 1948 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Egypt) and the 1948 Montreux Nations Cup. All the games were played in the city of Montreux, in Switzerland, the chosen city to host the World Cup.


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