|  Finals |  | Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | Final | 08.08 | 17:00 |   Soviet Union | 22-20 |   Sweden | 9-9 |  | 3-4 | 08.08 | 15:00 |   France | 24-20 |   Iceland | 12-9 |  | 5-6 | 07.08 | 11:00 |   Spain | 36-21 |   South Korea | 18-10 |  | 7-8 | 07.08 | 09:00 |   Hungary | 23-19 |   Romania | 9-13 |  | 9-10 | 07.08 | 16:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 20-19 |   Germany | 11-8 |  | 11-12 | 07.08 | 14:00 |   Egypt | 27-24 |   Brazil | 10-8 |  |  After 2 Over Times. FT: 19-19, 1OT: 22-22, 2OT: 24-24 |  |  Semi-Finals |  | 1/2 | 06.08 | 19:00 |   Sweden | 25-22 |   France | 10-10 |  | 1/2 | 06.08 | 21:00 |   Soviet Union | 23-19 |   Iceland | 11-9 |   
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| Final Ranking | Pts | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 14 | 166: | 137 |  | 2. Sweden | 12 | 163: | 130 |  | 3. France | 10 | 157: | 143 |  | 4. Iceland | 7 | 140: | 146 |  | 5. Spain | 8 | 133: | 119 |  | 6. South Korea | 6 | 135: | 151 |  | 7. Hungary | 6 | 125: | 127 |  | 8. Romania | 3 | 126: | 138 |  | 9. Czechoslovakia | 5 | 114: | 111 |  | 10.Germany | 3 | 116: | 123 |  | 11.Egypt | 2 | 119: | 137 |  | 12.Brazil | 0 | 120: | 152 |   
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| Final Ranking | Pts | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 166: | 137 |  | 2. Sweden | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 163: | 130 |  | 3. France | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 157: | 143 |  | 4. Iceland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 140: | 146 |  |  eliminated in Groups Round. |  | 5. Spain | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 133: | 119 |  | 6. South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 135: | 151 |  | 7. Hungary | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 125: | 127 |  | 8. Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 126: | 138 |  | 9. Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 114: | 111 |  | 10.Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 116: | 123 |  | 11.Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 119: | 137 |  | 12.Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 120: | 152 |   
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|  All-Star Team |  |  Andrei Lavrov (URS) |  | Chi-Hyo Cho (KOR), Talant Duishebaev (URS), Denis Lathoud (FRA) |  | Per Carlen (SWE), Pierre Thorrson (SWE), Valeri Gopine (URS) |   
|  Goalscorers |  | 1. Talant Duishebaev (URS) | 47/7 |  | 2. Chi-Hyo Cho (KOR) | 45/6 |  | 3. Valdimar Grimsson (ISL) | 37/7 |  | 4. Robert Licu (ROU) | 30/6  |  | 4. Erik Hajas (SWE) | 30/6 |  | 4. Roberto Urdiales (ESP) | 30/4 |  | 7. Mikhail Yakimovich (URS) | 29/7 |  | 8. Valeri Gopine (URS) | 27/7 |  | 8. Valentin Zaharia (ROU) | 27/6 |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Sweden | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 118: | 86 |  | 2.Iceland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 101: | 99 |  | 3.South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 114: | 115 |  | 4.Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102: | 108 |  | 5.Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 94: | 92 |  | 6.Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96: | 125 |   
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| Team | Swed | Icel | SoKo | Hung | Czec | Braz |  | Sweden | ---- | 25:18 | 26:18 | 25:21 | 20:14 | 22:15 |  | Iceland |   | ---- | 26:24 | 22:16 | 16:16 | 19:18 |  | South Korea |   |   | ---- | 22:18 | 20:19 | 30:26 |  | Hungary |   |   |   | ---- | 20:18 | 27:21 |  | Czechoslovakia |   |   |   |   | ---- | 27:16 |  | Brazil |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 27.07 | 11:30 |   Sweden | 20-14 |   Czechoslovakia | 8-7 |  | 27.07 | 14:30 |   Iceland | 19-18 |   Brazil | 10-10 |  | 27.07 | 19:00 |   South Korea | 22-18 |   Hungary | 11-11 |  | 29.07 | 10:00 |   Sweden | 26-18 |   South Korea | 15-6 |  | 29.07 | 14:30 |   Hungary | 27-21 |   Brazil | 10-10 |  | 29.07 | 20:30 |   Iceland | 16-16 |   Czechoslovakia | 9-9 |  | 31.07 | 11:30 |   South Korea | 20-19 |   Czechoslovakia | 7-11 |  | 31.07 | 14:30 |   Iceland | 22-16 |   Hungary | 10-3 |  | 31.07 | 19:00 |   Sweden | 22-15 |   Brazil | 11-7 |  | 02.08 | 10:00 |   Iceland | 26-24 |   South Korea | 11-14 |  | 02.08 | 16:00 |   Sweden | 25-21 |   Hungary | 14-10 |  | 02.08 | 19:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 27-16 |   Brazil | 9-9 |  | 04.08 | 11:30 |   Hungary | 20-18 |   Czechoslovakia | 9-8 |  | 04.08 | 14:30 |   South Korea | 30-26 |   Brazil | 16-13 |  | 04.08 | 20:30 |   Sweden | 25-18 |   Iceland | 12-7 |   
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| Group B | pts | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 121: | 98 |  | 2.France | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111: | 98 |  | 3.Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 97: | 98 |  | 4.Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 107: | 115 |  | 5.Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 97: | 103 |  | 6.Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92: | 113 |   
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| Team | Sovi | Fran | Spai | Roma | Germ | Egyp |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 23:22 | 24:18 | 27:25 | 25:15 | 22:18 |  | France |   | ---- | 18:16 | 26:20 | 23:20 | 22:19 |  | Spain |   |   | ---- | 21:20 | 19:18 | 23:18 |  | Romania |   |   |   | ---- | 20:20 | 22:21 |  | Germany |   |   |   |   | ---- | 24:16 |  | Egypt |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 27.07 | 10:00 |   Romania | 22-21 |   Egypt | 10-12 |  | 27.07 | 16:00 |   Soviet Union | 25-15 |   Germany | 12-7 |  | 27.07 | 20:30 |   France | 18-16 |   Spain | 7-7 |  | 29.07 | 11:30 |   Soviet Union | 23-22 |   France | 14-12 |  | 29.07 | 16:00 |   Romania | 20-20 |   Germany | 13-9 |  | 29.07 | 19:00 |   Spain | 23-18 |   Egypt | 11-11 |  | 31.07 | 10:00 |   Soviet Union | 22-18 |   Egypt | 12-9 |  | 31.07 | 16:00 |   France | 23-20 |   Germany | 10-9 |  | 31.07 | 20:30 |   Spain | 21-20 |   Romania | 14-9 |  | 02.08 | 11:30 |   France | 26-20 |   Romania | 12-11 |  | 02.08 | 14:30 |   Germany | 24-16 |   Egypt | 13-5 |  | 02.08 | 20:30 |   Soviet Union | 24-18 |   Spain | 10-5 |  | 04.08 | 10:00 |   France | 22-19 |   Egypt | 10-7 |  | 04.08 | 16:00 |   Soviet Union | 27-25 |   Romania | 12-12 |  | 04.08 | 19:00 |   Spain | 19-18 |   Germany | 8-8 |   
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| Yugoslava was excluded due to international sanctions. |  | Cuba withdrew. |  | Germany took the place of East Germany who was incorporated in Federal Republic of Germany. |  | Soviet Union did not exist in the time of tournament and played under the name Unified Team. This was the last tournament played by Soviet Union team! |   
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|  1. Soviet Union |  | Andrey Lavrov - GK  |  | Pavel Sukossian - GK  |  | Andrey Barbashinsky |  | Sergey Bebeshko |  | Talant Duyshebayev |  | Yury Gavrilov |  | Valery Gopin |  | Oleg Grebnev |  | Mikhail Yakimovich |  | Oleg Kiselyov |  | Vasily Kudinov |  | Igor Chumak |  | Igor Vasilyev |  | Andrey Minevsky  |  | Viacheslav Gorpichin |  | Dmitri Filipov |  | Coach: Spartak Mironovich |   
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|  2. Sweden |  | Magnus Andersson |  | Robert Andersson |  | Anders Bäckegren |  | Per Carlén |  | Magnus Cato |  | Erik Hajas |  | Robert Hedin |  | Patrik Liljestrand |  | Ola Lindgren |  | Mats Olsson |  | Staffan Olsson |  | Axel Sjöblad |  | Tommy Suoraniemi |  | Tomas Svensson |  | Pierre Thorsson |  | Magnus Wislander |   
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|  3. France |  | Philippe Debureau |  | Philippe Gardent |  | Denis Lathoud |  | Pascal Mahé |  | Philippe Médard |  | Gaël Monthurel |  | Laurent Munier |  | Frédéric Perez |  | Thierry Perreux |  | Alain Portes |  | Quintin Éric |  | Jackson Richardson |  | Stéphane Stoecklin |  | Jean-Luc Thiébaut |  | Denis Tristant |  | Frédéric Volle |   
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|  4. Iceland |  | Bergsveinn Bergsveinsson |  | Birgir Sigurðsson |  | Einar Sigurðsson |  | Geir Sveinsson |  | Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson |  | Gunnar Andrésson |  | Gunnar Gunnarsson |  | Gilsson Héðinn |  | Jakob Sigurðsson |  | Júlíus Jónasson  |  | Konráð Ólavsson |  | Patrekur Jóhannesson |  | Sigurður Bjarnason |  | Valdimar Grímsson |   
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|  5. Spain |  | Aitor Etxaburu |  | Alberto Urdiales |  | Aleix Franch |  | Angel Hermida |  | David Barrufet |  | Enric Massip |  | Fernando Bolea |  | Ignacio Urdangarín |  | Jaume Fort |  | Juan Francisco Alemany |  | Juan Javier Cabanas |  | Juan Francisco Muñoz |  | Lorenzo Rico |  | Luis Eduardo García |  | Mateo Garralda |  | Ricardo Marín |   
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|  6. South Korea |  | Jo Beom-Yeon |  | Jo Chi-Hyo |  | Jo Yeong-Sin |  | Choi Seok-Jae |  | Jeong Gang-Uk |  | Gang Jae-Won |  | Lee Gi-Ho |  | Lee Gyu-Chang |  | Lee Seon-Sun |  | Im Jin-Seok |  | Mun Byeong-Uk |  | Baek Sang-Seo |  | Park Do-Heon |  | Sim Jae-Hong |  | Yun Gyeong-Sin |   
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|  7. Hungary |  | Attila Borsos |  | Attila Horváth |  | Ferenc Zoltán Füzesi |  | Igor Zubjuk |  | Imre Bíró |  | István Csoknyai |  | Jakab Sibalin |  | János Szathmári |  | József Éles  |  | Marosi László |  | László Sótonyi  |  | Mihály Iváncsik |  | Ottó Csicsay |  | Richárd Mezei |  | Sandor Győrffy |   
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|  8. Romania |  | Adi Popovici |  | Mihai Dedu |  | Alexandru Buligan |  | Costica Neagu |  | Dumitru Berbece |  | Gabriel Toacsen |  | Gheorghe Răduţă |  | Rudi Prisăcaru |  | Ion Mocanu |  | Marian Dumitru |  | Maricel Voinea |  | Mitică Bontaş |  | Robert Licu |  | Valentin Zaharia |   
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|  9. Czechoslovakia |  | Bohumír Prokop |  | Sedláček Ján |  | Ľubomír Švajlen  |  | Luboš Hudák |  | Martin Šetlík |  | Michal Tonar |  | Milan Folta |  | Petr Házl |  | Peter Kakaščík |  | Peter Kalafut |  | Peter Mesiarik |  | Petr Baumruk |  | Roman Bečvář |  | Lanča Václav |  | Zdeněk Vaněk |  | Zoltán Bergendi |   
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|  10.Germany |  | Andreas Thiel |  | Bernd Roos |  | Frank-Michael Wahl |  | Hendrik Ochel |  | Holger Schneider |  | Holger Winselmann |  | Jan Holpert |  | Jochen Fraatz |  | Klaus-Dieter Petersen |  | Matthias Hahn |  | Michael Klemm |  | Michael Krieter |  | Richard Ratka |  | Stephan Hauck |  | Volker Zerbe |  | Wolfgang Schwenke |   
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|  11.Egypt |  | Hosam Abdallah |  | Ayman Abdel Hamid Soliman |  | Mohamed Abdel Mohamed |  | Ahmed Belal |  | Ahmed Debes |  | Ahmed El-Attar |  | Ahmed El-Awady |  | Aser El-Kasaby |  | Khaled El-Kordy |  | Adel El-Sharkawy |  | Ashraf Mabrouk Awaad |  | Yasser Mahmoud |  | Gohar Mohamed |  | Amer Serageldin |   
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|  12.Brazil |  | José Luiz Aguiar e Ramalho |  | Carnasciali Sérgio |  | Drean Dutra |  | Milton Pelissari |  | Rodrigo Hoffelder |  | Osvaldo Innocente Filho |  | Gilberto Cardoso |  | José Luiz Vieira |  | Macarrão |  | Marcelo de Sampaio |  | Paulo Moratore |  | José Ronaldo do Nascimento |  | Cláudio Brito |  | Edson Rizzo |   
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