title: 2003 Rink Hockey World Championship
text: # 2003 Rink Hockey World Championship
  
  The 2003 Rink Hockey World Championship was the 36th edition of the Rink Hockey World Championship, held between 27 September and 4 October 2003, in Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal.
  
  ## Format
  
  The competition was disputed by 16 countries, divided in four groups of 4 teams each one.
  
  Every game lasted 40 minutes, divided in 2 parts of 20 minutes.
  
  ## Matches
  
  ### Group stage
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 |
  | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
  | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
  | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 9 |
  | Angola | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 6 |
  | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 3 |
  | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 |
  
  **Group C**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 9 |
  | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 6 |
  | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 3 |
  | Andorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 0 |
  
  **Group D**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 9 |
  | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 6 |
  | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
  | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 |
  
  ### Championship Knockout stage
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 October | 2 October | | | |
  | Spain | 9 | | | |
  | Spain | 9 | 3 October | 3 October | | |
  | Angola | 1 | 3 October | 3 October | |
  | Angola | 1 | Spain | 3 | |
  | 2 October | 2 October | | Spain | 3 | |
  | 2 October | 2 October | Italy | 4 | |
  | Italy | 4 | Italy | 4 | |
  | Italy | 4 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
  | France | 1 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
  | France | 1 | | | | Portugal | 1 |
  | 2 October | 2 October | | | | | Portugal | 1 |
  | 2 October | 2 October | | | | Italy | 0 |
  | Argentina | 7 | | | | Italy | 0 |
  | Argentina | 7 | 3 October | 3 October | | | |
  | Switzerland | 1 | 3 October | 3 October | | | |
  | Switzerland | 1 | Portugal | 2 | | | |
  | 2 October | 2 October | | Portugal | 2 | | | |
  | 2 October | 2 October | Argentina | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Portugal | 4 | Argentina | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
  | Portugal | 4 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
  | Brazil | 1 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
  | Brazil | 1 | | | | Spain | 3 |
  | | | | | | Argentina | 1 |
  
  ### 5th place bracket
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 October | 3 October |
  | Angola | 1 |
  | Angola | 1 | 4 October | 4 October |
  | France | 5 | 4 October | 4 October |
  | France | 5 | France | 1 |
  | 3 October | 3 October | | France | 1 |
  | 3 October | 3 October | Brazil | 6 |
  | Switzerland | 3 | Brazil | 6 |
  | Brazil | 5 | | |
  | Brazil | 5 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
  | | | 4 October | 4 October |
  | | | Angola | 3 |
  | | | Switzerland | 5 |
  
  ### 9th to 16th place Knockout stage
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Ninth place | Ninth place | | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 October | 2 October | | | |
  | Mozambique | 7 | | | |
  | Mozambique | 7 | 3 October | 3 October | | |
  | Colombia | 2 | 3 October | 3 October | |
  | Colombia | 2 | Mozambique | 11 | |
  | 2 October | 2 October | | Mozambique | 11 | |
  | 2 October | 2 October | Netherlands | 0 | |
  | United States | 2 | Netherlands | 0 | |
  | United States | 2 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
  | Netherlands | 3 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
  | Netherlands | 3 | | | | Mozambique | 2 |
  | 2 October | 2 October | | | | | Mozambique | 2 |
  | 2 October | 2 October | | | | Chile | 4 |
  | Chile | 7 | | | | Chile | 4 |
  | Chile | 7 | 3 October | 3 October | | | |
  | England | 0 | 3 October | 3 October | | | |
  | England | 0 | Chile | 6 | | | |
  | 2 October | 2 October | | Chile | 6 | | | |
  | 2 October | 2 October | Germany | 5 | | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
  | Germany | 4 | Germany | 5 | | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
  | Germany | 4 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
  | Andorra | 2 | | | | 4 October | 4 October |
  | Andorra | 2 | | | | Netherlands | 4 |
  | | | | | | Germany | 2 |
  
  ### 13th place bracket
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 October | 3 October |
  | United States | 5 |
  | United States | 5 | 4 October | 4 October |
  | Colombia | 0 | 4 October | 4 October |
  | Colombia | 0 | United States | 5 |
  | 3 October | 3 October | | United States | 5 |
  | 3 October | 3 October | Andorra | 2 |
  | Andorra | 4 | Andorra | 2 |
  | England | 3 | | |
  | England | 3 | Fifteenth place | Fifteenth place |
  | | | 4 October | 4 October |
  | | | Colombia | 6 |
  | | | England | 4 |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Place | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Portugal |
  | | Italy |
  | | Spain |
  | 4 | Argentina |
  | 5 | Brazil |
  | 6 | France |
  | 7 | Switzerland |
  | 8 | Angola |
  | 9 | Chile |
  | 10 | Mozambique |
  | 11 | Netherlands |
  | 12 | Germany |
  | 13 | United States |
  | 14 | Andorra |
  | 15 | Colombia |
  | 16 | England |
  
  * 2003 Rink-Hockey World champions
  * Portugal 15th title
  