At 19:00 at the COP Arena, the World Skate Games Asuncion 2026 will come to a close, with the Gold Medal Final between Argentina and France getting underway. Argentina are chasing their seventh title, while France are aiming for their first historic title. A new generation of French players has made huge strides in this sport, but Argentina have one of the strongest rink hockey squads in their long history. The most-awaited players are Carlo Di Benedetto, who leads the World Championship top scorers with 9 goals, and Gonzalo Romero, who has scored 2 goals but is the heartbeat of the Argentine team.

After the medal ceremony, it will also be time for the closing ceremony at the COP Arena. Before the Gold Medal Final, there will be two other significant events. Austria-Colombia at 12:45 will determine the Intercontinental Championship winner, while at 16:15 Spain and Portugal will meet in the Bronze Medal Final. Yesterday, the standings in the lower half of the World Championship Senior Men were completed. Angola finished 5th, Chile 6th, Italy 7th and Switzerland 8th.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEN - COP ARENA

Finals - 17-18 October

17/10 – 16:15 – Final 7th/8th place - Switzerland-Italy = 2-4

17/10 – 19:00 – Final 5th/6th place - Angola-Chile = 5-4 after penalty shots

18/10 – 16:15 – Final 3rd/4th place - Spain-Portugal

18/10 – 19:00 – Final 1st/2nd place - Argentina-France

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEN

Semi-finals – 17 October – COP Arena 09.30 – Australia-South Africa = 9-2

11:45 – Colombia-Brazil = 1-0

14:00 – Austria-Mexico = 9-1

Finals - 18 October – COP Arena

10:00 – Brazil-Mexico

12:45 – Austria-Colombia