In rink hockey, the four semi-finalists battling for the medals have been decided. They are once again the four leading nations in rink hockey at both World Championships: Argentina, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Italy-Portugal (20:00 local time) and Argentina-Spain (17:30) will be the two semi-finals in the Under-19 World Championship at COP Arena, while at the Women’s World Championship in SND Arenita, the semi-finals will be Spain-Portugal (15:00) and Argentina-Italy (17:30). In the women’s competition, Spain and Italy won their groups with perfect records, earning 15 and 12 points respectively. Spain had a rest day on the final day of the qualifying round, while Italy beat Colombia 1-0. Argentina claimed a clear 4-0 win over Chile in the decisive match for second place in Group A. Portugal, meanwhile, beat Mexico 19-1, while Switzerland and France played out an exciting 3-3 draw. Brazil beat India 11-1. Chile, France and Switzerland in Group A, along with Colombia, Brazil, Mexico and India, will play for places from fifth to eleventh (see schedule). As for the Under-19 World Championship, Italy, Portugal and Spain each recorded a significant win, while the most thrilling match, between France and Argentina, was won 5-4 by the South Americans thanks to two goals from Bautista Romero, after an intense tussle that was decided only halfway through the second half. Italy had no trouble beating Colombia 13-1 (Reniero and Cardella scored three goals each); Portugal beat Switzerland 6-2 (Nunes and Almeida scored twice each); and Spain won 16-1 against India (Bouda, Orus and Castro scored three goals each). France-India (13:00) and Colombia- Switzerland (15:15) will be the semi-finals for places fifth to eighth.

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World Championship Senior Women Matchday 1 - 4th October 11:00 - Portugal – India = 28-0 13:15 - Italy – Brazil = 13-1 15:30 - Colombia – Mexico = 4-1 17:45 - Spain – France = 8-0 20:00 - Argentina – Switzerland = 0-6 Matchday 2 - 5th October 14:00 - India – Italy = 0-21 16:00 - France – Argentina = 0-6 18:00 - Chile – Spain = 2-3 20:00 - Portugal – Colombia = 5-0 22:00 - Mexico – Brazil =4-8

Matchday 3 - 6th October 14:00 - Portugal – Italy = 1-4 16:00 - India – Mexico = 3-13 18:00 - Brazil – Colombia = 1-4 20:00 - Spain – Argentina = 7-1 22:00 - Switzerland – Chile = 0-7 Matchday 4 - 7th October 13:15 - Brazil – Portugal = 1-16 15:30 - Colombia – India = 9-0 17:45 - Italy – Mexico = 21-0 20:00 - Switzerland – Spain = 0-6 22:00 - Chile – France = 4-2 Matchday 5 - 8th October 11:00 - Mexico – Portugal = 1-19 13:15 - Switzerland – France = 3-3 15:30 - India – Brazil = 1-11 17:45 - Italy – Colombia = 4-0 20:00 - Argentina – Chile = 4-0 Standing: Group A: Spain 12 points, Argentina 9 points, Chile 6 points, France and Switzerland 1 point Group B: Italy 15 points, Portugal 12 points, Colombia 9 points, Brazil 6 points, Mexico 3 points, India 0 points

Matchday 6 - 9th October - Semi-finals 1/4 place 17:30 – Spain - Portugal 20:00 – Italy - Argentina

Matchday 6 - 9th October - Semi-finals 5/11 place 10:00 – Switzerland - India 12:30 - Colombia B - France 15:00 - Brazil - Chile

Matchday 7 - 10th October - Finals 10:45 – Switzerland - Mexico 17:30 - Loser Semi-final #2 - Loser Semi-final #1 20:00 - Winner Semi-final #2 - Winner Semi-final #1

World Championship Under 19 Men Matchday 1 - 4th October 13:15 - Switzerland – Argentina = 3-7 15:30 - Spain – Italy = 4-1 17:45 - Portugal – Colombia = 11-1 20:00 - India – France = 0-19 Matchday 2 - 5th October 09:15 - Colombia - India = 10-3 08:00 - Italy - Switzerland = 7-0 10:00 - France – Portugal = 1-3 12:00 - Argentina – Spain = 1-6 Matchday 3 - 6th October 08:00 - Colombia – France = 3-7 10:00 - Italy – Argentina = 2-2 12:00 - Portugal – India = 16-0 11:15 - Spain - Switzerland = 7-1 Matchday 4 - 8th October - Quarter-finals 12:30 – Colombia – Italy = 1-13 15:00 – France – Argentina = 4-5 17:30 – Portugal – Switzerland = 6-2 20:00 – Spain – India = 16-1 Matchday 5 - 9th October - Semi-finals 13:00 – France – India 15:15 – Colombia – Switzerland 17:30 – Argentina – Spain 20:00 – Italy - Portugal Matchday 6 - 10th October - Finals