2007 Rink Hockey World Championship

FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup 2007 Espagne au mondial A rink hockey 2007.jpg 250px SUI Switzerland 16–23 June 2007 16 5 Montreux Spain 13 Switzerland Argentina Italy 48 308 BRA Jurandy da Silva (12) 2005 2009 The 2007 Rink Hockey World Championship was the 38th edition of the Rink Hockey World Championship, being held between 16 and 23 June 2007, in Montreux, Switzerland. It was disputed by 16 countries and it watched Spain achieving his 13th title, after an 8–1 win over Switzerland, in the final. The event marked the first time Switzerland reached the final of the most important international roller hockey competition. It also marked the worst performance ever for Portugal, with a disappointing 6th place. Format The competition was disputed by 16 countries, divided in four groups of 4 teams each one. Unsurprisingly, the four major National Teams, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Argentina were divided by the four groups and they all won them. The two highest classified teams of each group would qualify for the knockout phase, starting with the quarter-finals. The winners would face each other at the semi-finals and then would advance for the final. The losers played for the 3rd place award. Every game lasted 40 minutes, divided in 2 parts of 20 minutes. Phase I Group A main WDL Q n ESP ESP BRA BRA GER GER COL COL 3 0 0 20 2 2 0 1 12 12 1 0 2 9 10 0 0 3 4 21 green1 Q Q complete 16 June 2007 Spain 7–1 Brazil 17 June 2007 Germany 6–1 Colombia 18 June 2007 Brazil 5–3 Germany 18 June 2007 Spain 9–1 Colombia 19 June 2007 Brazil 6–2 Colombia 19 June 2007 Spain 4–0 Germany Group B main WDL Q n ARG Argentina ANG Angola CHI Chile NED Netherlands 3 0 0 20 2 2 0 1 11 5 1 0 2 3 10 0 0 3 1 20 green1 Q Q complete 17 June 2007 Chile 4–2 the Netherlands 17 June 2007 Argentina 5–2 Angola 18 June 2007 Angola 2–0 Chile 18 June 2007 Argentina 9–0 the Netherlands 19 June 2007 Angola 7–0 the Netherlands 19 June 2007 Argentina 6–0 Chile Group C main WDL Q n POR Portugal FRA France USA the United States MOZ Mozambique 3 0 0 22 5 2 0 1 11 8 1 0 2 7 20 0 0 3 9 16 green1 Q Q complete 17 June 2007 the United States 5–3 Mozambique 17 June 2007 Portugal 4–1 France 18 June 2007 France 6–2 the United States 18 June 2007 Portugal 7–4 Mozambique 19 June 2007 France 4–2 Mozambique 19 June 2007 Portugal 11–0 the United States Group D main WDL Q n ITA Italy SUI Switzerland ENG England AND Andorra 3 0 0 12 6 2 0 1 7 5 1 0 2 8 12 0 0 3 2 6 green1 Q Q complete 17 June 2007 Andorra 1–2 England 17 June 2007 Switzerland 1–3 Italy 18 June 2007 Italy 6–4 England 18 June 2007 Switzerland 1–0 Andorra 19 June 2007 Italy 3–1 Andorra 19 June 2007 Switzerland 5–2 England Knockout Phase Bracket 21 June Spain 8 Angola 0 21 June Italy 3 France 1 21 June Portugal 2 Switzerland 3 21 June Brazil 1 Argentina 2 22 June Spain 6 Italy 0 22 June Switzerland 4 Argentina 3 23 June Switzerland 1 Spain 8 23 June Argentina 3 Italy 2 5th–8th places 5th place 7th place 22 June ANG 3(3)E FRA 3(4)T 22 June BRA 3 PRT 5 23 June FRA 4 PRT 3 23 June ANG 1 BRA 7 9th–12th places Qualifying 9th place 11th place 21 June GER 6 NED 4 21 June ENG 1 MOZ 2 21 June CHI 3 COL 2 21 June USA 1 AND 4 22 June GER 2(2)G MOZ 2(3)P 22 June CHI 1 AND 2 23 June MOZ 3 AND 1 23 June GER 2(5)G CHI 2(6)P 13th–16th places 13th place 15th place 22 June NED 3 ENG 4 22 June COL 3(4)E ENG 3(3)T 23 June ENG 4 COL 2 23 June NED 5 USA 3 ET: Extra-Time GP: Penalties Final Placing placeTeamImage:Gold medal icon.svgESPImage:Silver medal icon.svgSUIImage:Bronze medal icon.svgARG4ITA5FRA6POR7BRA8ANG9MOZ10AND11CHI12GER13ENG14COL15NED16USA 2007 Rink Hockey World Championship 100px|SpainSPAIN 13th External links Category:Roller Hockey World Cup World Championship Rink Hockey World Championship Rink Hockey World Championship