- final ▁to ▁Argentina ▁( 3 - 1 ), ▁once ▁again ▁finishing ▁ 3 rd ▁place , ▁after ▁an ▁ 8 – 3 ▁win ▁over ▁Brazil . ▁Lu ís ▁S én ica ▁was ▁later ▁replaced ▁by ▁R ui ▁N eto , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁National ▁Team ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁European ▁R ink ▁Hockey ▁European ▁Championship . ▁Portugal ▁began ▁in ▁very ▁good ▁form , ▁easily ▁winning ▁their ▁group , ▁in ▁the ▁quarter ▁final ▁they ▁demol ished ▁Austria ▁ 2 3 – 0 , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁Germany ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final , ▁but ▁col lapsed ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁once ▁again ▁to ▁Spain , ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁that ▁began ▁even ly ▁matched , ▁but ▁ended ▁with ▁an ▁ 8 - 2 ▁Spain ▁win . ▁Portugal ▁was ▁also ▁un fortun ate ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁R ink ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Championship , ▁once ▁again ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 3 rd ▁place , ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁Argentina ▁in ▁the ▁semi - final ▁by ▁ 4 - 3 ▁and ▁defe ating ▁Moz amb ique ▁by ▁ 9 - 2 ▁for ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁medal . ▁Spain ▁would ▁defeat ▁Argentina ▁to ▁win ▁their ▁ 1 5 th ▁World ▁Championship , ▁t ying ▁Portugal ▁for ▁most ▁ever ▁world ▁titles . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Rol ler ▁Hockey ▁World ▁Championship , ▁held ▁in ▁Ang ola , ▁Portugal ▁once ▁again ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁place , ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁loss