# 2019 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 2019 Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 44th edition of the Roller Hockey World Cup, organised by World Skate. The tournament was held in Spain, in the city of Barcelona, as part of the 2019 World Roller Games.

## Competition format

Teams qualified to the three cups by their continental tournaments. Finally, eight teams composed the World Championship (first tier) and the Intercontinental Championship (second tier), while twelve teams composed the Challenger's Championship.
Teams were divided into groups of four teams for composing the group stage. The two last qualified teams of the World Championship and the two group winners of the Intercontinental Championship faced in a playoff where the two winners played the knockout stage of the World Cup. This playoff was played between the two best group winners of the Challenger's Cup and the two last qualified teams of the Intercontinental Championship.

## World Championship
### Qualified teams

| Event | Location | Berths | Qualified |
| Africa | Angola | 1 | Angola |
| America | Colombia | 3 | Argentina Chile Colombia |
| Europe | Spain | 4 | France Italy Portugal Spain |
Source

### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | Quarterfinals | — | 3–1 | — | — |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | Quarterfinals | — | — | — | 3–3 |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 3 | Quarterfinals | 3–5 | 2–4 | — | — |
| 4 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 1 | Playoffs | 2–6 | — | 4–5 | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 7 | Quarterfinals | — | 1–1 | — | 7–1 |
| 2 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 7 | Quarterfinals | — | — | — | 8–2 |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 3 | Quarterfinals | 2–9 | 4–9 | — | — |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 0 | Playoffs | — | — | 3–4 | — |

### Knockout stage

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| | | 11 July | 11 July | | | | |
| | | Colombia | 0 | | | |
| 10 July | 10 July | | Colombia | 0 | | | |
| 10 July | 10 July | Spain | 9 | | | |
| Colombia | 6 | Spain | 9 | | | |
| Colombia | 6 | | | | 12 July | 12 July | |
| Switzerland | 5 | | | | 12 July | 12 July |
| Switzerland | 5 | | | | Spain | 2 |
| | | | | | Portugal (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| | | 11 July | 11 July | | | | |
| | | Portugal (p) | 5 (2) | | | |
| | | Italy | 5 (0) | | | |
| | | | | | | | 14 July | 14 July |
| | | | | | | | Portugal (p) | 0 (2) |
| | | | | | | | Argentina | 0 (1) |
| | | 11 July | 11 July | | | | | |
| | | Argentina | 6 | | | | | |
| 10 July | 10 July | | Argentina | 6 | | | | |
| 10 July | 10 July | Angola | 0 | | | | | |
| Angola | 6 | Angola | 0 | | | | | |
| Angola | 6 | | | | 12 July | 12 July | | |
| Mozambique | 1 | | | | 12 July | 12 July | | |
| Mozambique | 1 | | | | Argentina | 3 | | |
| | | | | | France | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 11 July | 11 July | | | | 14 July | 14 July |
| | | Chile | 4 | | | | Spain | 5 |
| | | France | 5 | | | | France | 0 |

#### Fifth to eight position

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth position game | Fifth position game |
| 12 July | 12 July |
| Colombia | 5 |
| Colombia | 5 | 13 July | 13 July |
| Italy | 8 | 13 July | 13 July |
| Italy | 8 | Italy | 6 |
| 12 July | 12 July | | Italy | 6 |
| 12 July | 12 July | Angola | 4 |
| Angola (a.e.t.) | 7 | Angola | 4 |
| Chile | 4 | | |
| Chile | 4 | Seventh position game | Seventh position game |
| | | 13 July | 13 July |
| | | Colombia | 8 |
| | | Chile | 11 |

## Intercontinental Cup
### Qualified teams

| Event | Location | Berths | Qualified |
| Africa | Angola | 2 | Egypt Mozambique |
| America | Colombia | 1 | Brazil |
| Asia | South Korea | 1 | Australia |
| Europe | Spain | 4 | Andorra England Germany Switzerland |
Source

### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Mozambique | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 9 | Playoffs to World Championship | — | — | — | 16–2 |
| 2 | Andorra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 1–3 | — | 4–3 | — |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 3 | Quarterfinals | 3–6 | — | — | 12–1 |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 36 | −32 | 0 | Quarterfinals | — | 1–8 | — | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 9 | Playoffs to World Championship | — | — | — | 12–1 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 6 | Quarterfinals | 1–5 | — | 6–3 | — |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 3 | Quarterfinals | 3–8 | — | — | 4–2 |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | −29 | 0 | Quarterfinals | — | 0–16 | — | — |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 11 July | 11 July | | | |
| Switzerland | 8 | | | |
| Switzerland | 8 | 12 July | 12 July | | |
| Egypt | 1 | 12 July | 12 July | |
| Egypt | 1 | Switzerland | 3 | |
| 11 July | 11 July | | Switzerland | 3 | |
| 11 July | 11 July | Andorra | 4 | |
| Brazil | 3 | Andorra | 4 | |
| Brazil | 3 | | | | 13 July | 13 July |
| Andorra | 9 | | | | 13 July | 13 July |
| Andorra | 9 | | | | Andorra | 3 |
| 11 July | 11 July | | | | | Andorra | 3 |
| 11 July | 11 July | | | | Mozambique | 4 |
| Australia | 3 | | | | Mozambique | 4 |
| Australia | 3 | 12 July | 12 July | | | |
| Mozambique | 23 | 12 July | 12 July | | | |
| Mozambique | 23 | Mozambique (a.e.t.) | 7 | | | |
| 11 July | 11 July | | Mozambique (a.e.t.) | 7 | | | |
| 11 July | 11 July | Germany | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 4 | Germany | 5 | | Third place | Third place |
| Germany | 4 | | | | 13 July | 13 July |
| England | 1 | | | | 13 July | 13 July |
| England | 1 | | | | Switzerland | 7 |
| | | | | | Germany | 4 |

#### Fifth to eight position

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth position game | Fifth position game |
| 12 July | 12 July |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 | 13 July | 13 July |
| Brazil | 12 | 13 July | 13 July |
| Brazil | 12 | Brazil | 3 |
| 12 July | 12 July | | Brazil | 3 |
| 12 July | 12 July | England | 7 |
| England | 6 | England | 7 |
| Australia | 2 | | |
| Australia | 2 | Seventh position game | Seventh position game |
| | | 13 July | 13 July |
| | | Egypt | 4 |
| | | Australia | 5 |

## Challenger Championship
### Qualified teams

| Event | Location | Berths | Qualified |
| America | Colombia | 3 | Mexico Uruguay United States |
| Asia | South Korea | 6 | China Chinese Taipei India Japan Macau New Zealand |
| Europe | Spain | 3 | Austria Belgium Netherlands |
Source
* ↑ Mexico withdrew after the draw.

### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 12 | Classification games | — | 7–1 | — | — | — | 16–4 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 13 | +19 | 12 | Classification games | — | — | — | 3–2 | 10–1 | 14–0 |
| 3 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 9 | Classification games | 4–6 | 3–4 | — | 8–1 | — | 15–0 |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 9 | Classification games | 4–3 | — | — | — | 6–2 | — |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 3 | Classification games | 2–8 | — | 1–7 | — | — | 8–5 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 60 | −47 | 0 | | — | — | — | 4–7 | — | — |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 10 | +71 | 12 | Classification games | — | 15–6 | 8–2 | — | — |
| 2 | India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 6 | Classification games | — | — | — | 9–8 | — |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 6 | Classification games | — | 4–2 | — | 10–11 | 25–0 |
| 4 | Macau | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 6 | Classification games | 2–20 | — | — | — | 14–0 |
| 5 | China | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 112 | −110 | 0 | Classification games | 0–38 | 2–35 | — | — | — |

### Classification matches

All matches were played on 13 July.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Belgium | 0–8 | Netherlands |
| Uruguay | 4–0 | India |
| Austria | 10–4 | United States |
| Japan | 7–8 | Macau |
| New Zealand | 11–2 | China |

## Final standings

| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Portugal | B | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 14 | +13 |
| 2 | Argentina | B | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 4 | +22 |
| 3 | Spain | A | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 10 | +20 |
| 4 | France | A | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 |
| Played the knockout stage |||||||||||
| 5 | Italy | A | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 27 | +2 |
| 6 | Angola | A | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 31 | −5 |
| 7 | Chile | B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 41 | −12 |
| 8 | Colombia | B | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 52 | −27 |
| Played the Intercontinental Cup |||||||||||
| 9 | Mozambique | A | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 60 | 23 | +37 |
| 10 | Andorra | A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 17 | +12 |
| 13 | Switzerland | B | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 44 | 19 | +25 |
| 10 | Germany | B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 19 | +16 |
| 13 | England | A | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 20 | +12 |
| 14 | Brazil | B | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 33 | −5 |
| 15 | Australia | B | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 65 | −52 |
| 16 | Egypt | A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 61 | −51 |
| Played the Challenger Cup |||||||||||
| 17 | Netherlands | B | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 89 | 10 | +79 |
| 18 | Belgium | A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 23 | +17 |
| 19 | Uruguay | A | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 13 | +23 |
| 20 | India | B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 33 | +19 |
| 21 | Austria | A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 47 | 16 | +31 |
| 22 | United States | B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 31 | +14 |
| 23 | Macau | B | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 48 | −5 |
| 24 | Japan | A | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 28 | −1 |
| 25 | New Zealand | A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 38 | −13 |
| 26 | China | B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 123 | −119 |
| 27 | Chinese Taipei | A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 60 | −47 |