A Team with 2 wins was qualified and a Team with 2 defeats was eliminated.
This regulament was similar to the regulament used those days in Wrestling.
| Group A | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 131: | 114 | | 2. Cuba | 2 | 1 | 186: | 176 | | 3. Belgium | 1 | 2 | 173: | 179 | | 4. Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 107: | 128 |
| Team | Bu | Cu | Be | Sw | | Bulgaria | ---- | 62:56 | | 69:58 | | Cuba | | ---- | 59:51 | | | Belgium | | 63:71 | ---- | 59:49 | | Switzerland | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 14.07 |  Bulgaria | 69-58 |  Switzerland | 30-22 | | 14.07 |  Cuba | 59-51 |  Belgium | 31-28 | | 15.07 | Belgium | 59-49 | Switzerland | 33-25 | | Switzerland eliminated | | 17.07 | Bulgaria | 62-56 | Cuba | 29-30 | | Bulgaria qualify | | 18.07 | Cuba | 71-63 | Belgium | | | Cuba qualify, Belgium eliminated |
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| Group B | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Philippines | 2 | 0 | 105: | 82 | | 2. Hungary | 2 | 1 | 157: | 130 | | 3. Greece | 1 | 2 | 136: | 174 | | 4. Israel | 0 | 2 | 99: | 111 |
| Team | Ph | Hu | Gr | Is | | Philippines | ---- | 48:35 | | 57:47 | | Hungary | | ---- | 75:38 | | | Greece | | 44:47 | ---- | 54:52 | | Israel | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 14.07 | Philipines | 57-47 | Israel | 29-27 | | 14.07 |  Hungary | 75-38 |  Greece | 37-21 | | 15.07 | Greece | 54-52 | Israel | 27-35 | | Israel eliminated | | 17.07 | Philipines | 48-35 | Hungary | 26-19 | | Philippines qualify | | 18.07 | Hungary | 47-44 | Greece | 31-23 | | Hungary qualify, Greece eliminated |
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| Group C | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Canada | 3 | 0 | 203: | 165 | | 2. Egypt | 2 | 1 | 187: | 177 | | 3. Italy | 2 | 2 | 221: | 210 | | 4. Turkey | 0 | 2 | 89: | 113 | | 5. Romania | 0 | 2 | 90: | 125 |
| Team | Ca | Eg | It | Ro | Tu | | Canada | ---- | 63:57 | 68:57 | 72:51 | | | Egypt | | ---- | 66:62 | | 64:52 | | Italy | | | ---- | 53:39 | 49:37 | | Romania | | | | ---- | | | Turkey | | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 14.07 |  Canada | 68-57 |  Italy | 35-25 | | 14.07 |  Egypt | 64-52 |  Turkey | 27-18 | | 15.07 | Canada | 72-51 |  Romania | 28-21 | | 15.07 | Italy | 49-37 | Turkey | 49-37 | | Turkey eliminated | | 17.07 | Canada | 63-57 | Egypt | 38-31 | | Canada qualify | | 17.07 | Italy | 53-39 | Romania | 19-26 | | Romania eliminated | | 18.07 | Egypt | 66-62 | Italy | 25-27 | | Egypt qualify, Italy eliminated |
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