| Tourney Name: | Roller Hockey World Cup |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Other Titles: | Roller Hockey Men's World Championships |
| Country: | Spain |
| Dates: | – |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 7 |
| Matches: | 66 |
| Goals: | 568 |
| Prevseason: | 1970 |
| Nextseason: | 1974 |
The 1972 Roller Hockey World Cup was the twentieth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 12 national teams (6 from Europe, 2 from South America, 2 from Oceania, 1 from North America and 1 from Asia). All the games were played in the city of A Coruña, in Spain, the chosen city to host the World Cup.