Host country Portugal Champions Portugal (6th title) | Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Runners-up Spain | |
Dates 26 May 1956 (1956-05-26)–
2 June 1956 (1956-06-02) Teams 11 (from 2 confederations) | ||
The 1956 Roller Hockey World Cup was the twelfth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes (now under the name of Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports). It was contested by 11 national teams (10 from Europe and 1 from South America) and it is also considered the 1956 European Roller Hockey Championship (despite the presence of Brazil). All the games were played in the city of Porto, in Portugal, the chosen city to host the World Cup.
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