2011 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup explained

Tourney Name:FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup
Year:2011
Size:250px
Country:Argentina
Dates:24 September - 1 October 2011
Num Teams:16
Confederations:5
Venues:San Juan
Cities:1
Count:15
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2013

The 2011 FIRS Men's Roller Hockey World Cup was the 40th edition of the FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup.[1] It was held in September 2011 in San Juan, Argentina.[2] This was the fifth FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup organized in the province of San Juan.

It was initially announced that the tournament was to be held in Maputo, Mozambique and the city of San Juan, Argentina was designated the alternative host city. In July, 2010 the FIRS declared that San Juan, Argentina would take the place of Maputo as host city for the tournament.

Qualification

One year before the World Cup, the B World Championship was disputed in Dornbirn, Austria, where three teams were qualified.

The other thirteen qualified National Teams are the top thirteen National Teams of the previous World Cup, played in Vigo, Spain.

Venue

San Juan
Estadio Aldo Cantoni
Capacity: 8,000

Matches

All times are Argentina Time (UTC-3).

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

13th–16th playoff

Final standing

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12
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16

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comité International de Rink - Hockey 40th "A" World Championship 2011, Ciudad / City San Juan (Argentina) . inf.fh-dortmund.de . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034627/http://www.inf.fh-dortmund.de/rollhockey/forms/Circulares/Mundial-A_San_Juan_2011_09_10_11.pdf . 24 September 2015 . live.
  2. News: Confirmado oficialmente, el Mundial es en San Juan . 3 July 2010 . Diario de Cuyo . Spanish . 5 July 2010.