2007 Rink Hockey World Championship

Rink Hockey World Championship
Teams 16
Host SwitzerlandMontreux, Switzerland
Champions SpainSpain (13th title)
Matches played   48
Goals scored 308 (average 6.41 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Jurandyr da Silva (12 goals)
Official Site http://www.montreux2007.ch/

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 saw 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

Team G W D L GF GA Dif Pts
Spain 3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 9
Brazil 3 3 2 0 12 12 +0 6
Germany 3 1 0 2 9 10 --1 3
Colombia 3 0 0 3 4 21 --17 0

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

Team G W D L GF GA Dif Pts
Argentina 3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 9
Angola 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
Chile 3 1 0 2 3 10 --5 3
Netherlands 3 0 0 3 1 20 --19 0

17 June 2007
Chile 4–2 Netherlands

17 June 2007
Argentina 5–2 Angola

18 June 2007
Angola 2–0 Chile

19 June 2007
Angola 7–0 Netherlands

19 June 2007
Argentina 6–0 Chile

Group C

Team G W D L GF GA Dif Pts
Portugal 3 3 0 0 22 5 +17 9
France 3 2 0 1 11 8 +3 6
United States 3 1 0 2 7 20 --13 3
Mozambique 3 0 0 3 9 16 --7 0

17 June 2007
Portugal 4–1 France

18 June 2007
France 6–2 United States

18 June 2007
Portugal 7–4 Mozambique

19 June 2007
France 4–2 Mozambique

Group D

Team G W D L GF GA Dif Pts
Italy 3 3 0 0 12 6 +6 9
Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
England 3 1 0 2 8 12 --4 3
Andorra 3 0 0 3 2 6 --4 0

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

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
21 June        
 Spain Spain  8
22 June
 Angola Angola  0  
 Spain Spain  6
21 June
   Italy Italy  0  
 Italy Italy  3
23 June
 France France  1  
 Switzerland Switzerland  1
21 June
   Spain Spain  8
 Portugal Portugal  2
22 June
 Switzerland Switzerland  3  
 Switzerland Switzerland  4 Third place
21 June
   Argentina Argentina  3  
 Brazil Brazil  1  Argentina Argentina  3
 Argentina Argentina  2    Italy Italy  2
23 June

5th–8th places

Semi-finals 5th place
22 June
  Angola  3(3)E  
  France  3(4)T  
 
23 June
      France  4
    Portugal  3
7th place
22 June 23 June
  Brazil  3   Angola  1
  Portugal  5     Brazil  7

9th–12th places

Quarter-finals Qualifying 9th place
                   
21 June        
  Germany  6
22 June
  Netherlands  4  
  Germany  2(2)G
21 June
    Mozambique  2(3)P  
  England  1
23 June
  Mozambique  2  
  Mozambique  3
21 June
    Andorra  1
  Chile  3
22 June
  Colombia  2  
  Chile  1 11th place
21 June
    Andorra  2  
  United States  1   Germany  2(5)G
  Andorra  4     Chile  2(6)P
23 June

13th–16th places

Semi-finals 13th place
22 June
  Netherlands  3  
  England  4  
 
23 June
      England  4
    Colombia  2
15th place
22 June 23 June
  Colombia  3(4)E   Netherlands  5
  England  3(3)T     United States  3

Final Placing

place Team
 Spain
  Switzerland
 Argentina
4 Italy
5 France
6 Portugal
7 Brazil
8 Angola
9 Mozambique
10 Andorra
11 Chile
12 Germany
13 England
14 Colombia
15 Netherlands
16 United States
2007 Rink Hockey World Championship

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Thirteenth Title

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