# 2007 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships

The FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships XIII was played between July 2 and July 7, 2007, in the Spanish city of Bilbao. The venue was the Bilbao Kirolak Zorrotza. The tournament was won by Czech Republic which claimed its first gold medal. It was the 13th FIRS Inline Hockey World Championship event, and was run by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS). It was the first time the tournament was held in the country of Spain.

## Rules

For standing purposes, points shall be awarded as follows:
* 2 points for a win
* 1 point for a tie
* No points for a loss
If teams are tied in a standing based on points, the following tie-breakers are applied: 1) The most points earned in direct games involving tied teams. 2) The best goal differential in direct games involving tied teams. 3) The most goal scored in direct games involving tied teams. 4) Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 with games involving the highest non-tied team in the same group. 5) Repeat step 4 with games involving the second highest non-tied team in the same group. 6) Continue this process with all non-tied team games.

## Group 1

The top eight inline hockey nations were placed in the following two pools. After playing a round robin, the top three teams in each pool advance to the World Championship while the last team in each pool are relegated to the National Team World Cup.

### Pool A

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| y – Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 6 |
| y – United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 4 |
| y – France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 2 |
| x – Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | −47 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| y – Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 6 |
| y – Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| y – Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 2 |
| x – Mexico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).

## Group 2

The remaining inline hockey nations were placed in the following two pools. After playing a round robin, the top team in each pool advance to the World Championship while the rest of the teams in each pool are relegated to the National Team World Cup.

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| y – South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 |
| x – Colombia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| x – Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| y – Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 6 |
| x – Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 4 |
| x – Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 2 |
| x – Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37 | −34 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+2).

## World Championship
### Draw

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Switzerland | 7 | | | | | | |
| D1 | Italy | 6 | | | | | | |
| D1 | Italy | 6 | QF4 | Switzerland | 7 | | | |
| | | | QF1 | France | 4 | | | |
| B2 | Spain | 1 | QF1 | France | 4 | | | |
| A3 | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| A3 | France | 3 | | | | SF1 | Switzerland | 2 |
| | | | | | | SF2 | Czech Republic | 5 |
| A2 | United States | 5 | | | | | | | SF2 | Czech Republic | 5 |
| B3 | Canada | 8 | | | |
| B3 | Canada | 8 | QF2 | Canada | 7 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | QF3 | Czech Republic | 8 |
| B1 | Czech Republic | 16 | QF3 | Czech Republic | 8 | SF1 | France | 2 |
| C1 | South Korea | 2 | | | | SF2 | Canada | 3 |

### Quarterfinals

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Semifinals

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Bronze Medal Game

All times are local (UTC+2)

### Gold Medal Game

All times are local (UTC-4)

## 5th-8th placement round
### Draw

| Qualifiers | Qualifiers | Qualifiers | 5th Place Game | 5th Place Game | 5th Place Game |
| QF4 | Italy | 6 | | | |
| QF1 | Spain | 3 | | | |
| QF1 | Spain | 3 | P1 | Italy | 5 |
| | | | P2 | United States | 6 |
| QF2 | United States | 10 | P2 | United States | 6 |
| QF3 | South Korea | 3 | 7th Place Game | 7th Place Game | 7th Place Game |
| | | | P1 | Spain | 4 |
| | | | P2 | South Korea | 2 |

### Placement round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### 7th-8th Place Game

All times are local (UTC+2).

### 5th-6th Place Game

All times are local (UTC+2).

## National Team World Cup
### Draw

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A4 | Japan | 5 | | | | | | |
| D4 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | | | | | | |
| D4 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | QF3 | Japan | 0 | | | |
| | | | QF2 | Germany | 13 | | | |
| C3 | Belgium | 1 | QF2 | Germany | 13 | | | |
| D2 | Germany | 7 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Germany | 7 | | | | SF2 | Germany | 2 |
| | | | | | | SF1 | Great Britain | 3 |
| D3 | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | | SF1 | Great Britain | 3 |
| C2 | Colombia | 4 | | | |
| C2 | Colombia | 4 | QF1 | Great Britain | 5 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | | B4 | Mexico | 4 |
| B4 | Mexico | | B4 | Mexico | 4 | SF2 | Japan | 2 |
| | Bye | | | | | SF1 | Mexico | 6 |

### Quarterfinals

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Semifinals

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Bronze Medal Game

All times are local (UTC+2)

### Gold Medal Game

All times are local (UTC-4)

## Placement Round Robin

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Colombia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC+2).

## Ranking and statistics

* FIRS World Championship XIII winners
* Czech Republic First title
* 2007 FIRS National Team World Cup winners
* Great Britain First title

### Tournament Awards

* Best players selected by the FIRS:
** Best Goalkeeper:
** Best Defenseman:
** Best Forward:
** Most Valuable Player:
* All-Tournament Team:
** Goalkeeper:
** Defense:
** Forward:

### Final standings

The final standings of the tournament according to FIRS:
| Rk. | Team |
| | Czech Republic |
| | Switzerland |
| | Canada |
| 4. | France |
| 5. | United States |
| 6. | Italy |
| 7. | Spain |
| 8. | South Korea |
| | Great Britain |
| | Germany |
| | Mexico |
| 12. | Japan |
| 13. | Belgium |
| 14. | Colombia |
| 15. | Chinese Taipei |

### Scoring leaders

List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position

### Leading goaltenders

Only the top 5 goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played over 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts