| Finals | | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | 12.12 | Soviet Union | 32-17 | West Germany | 12-9 | | 3-4 | --.12 | Denmark | 31-28 | Switzerland | 12-14 | | 5-6 | --.12 | Yugoslavia | 18-17 | East Germany | 11-9 | | 7-8 | --.12 | Czechoslovakia | 23-19 | Finland | 12-9 | | 9-10 | --.12 | Spain | 21-20 | Poland | 9-13 | | aOT ; FT 18-18 | | 11-12 | --.12 | Switzerland | 26-22 | Kuwait | 12-12 | | 13-14 | --.12 | Egypt | 20-17 | France | 10-8 | | 15-16 | --.12 | Austria | 21-18 | Italy | 10-8 |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 177: | 110 | | 2. West Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 124: | 125 | | 3. Denmark | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 153: | 133 | | 4. Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 154: | 151 | | 5. Yugoslavia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 141: | 122 | | 6. East Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 153: | 123 | | 7. Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 145: | 131 | | 8. Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 124: | 136 | | 9. Spain | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 144: | 108 | | 10.Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 124: | 124 | | 11.Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 112: | 155 | | 12.Egypt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 105: | 143 | | 13.France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 113: | 126 | | 14.Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 113: | 146 | | 15.Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 96: | 164 | | 16.Sweden | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 135: | 116 |
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| Group I | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 73: | 63 | | 2. Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70: | 70 | | 3. East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66: | 73 | | 4. Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 72: | 75 |
| Team | Sovi | Denm | East | Czec | | Soviet Union | ---- | 24:20 | 25:20 | 24:23 | | Denmark | | ---- | 24:21 | 26:25 | | East Germany | | | ---- | 25:24 | | Czechoslovakia | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Soviet Union | 24-23 | Czechoslovakia | 14-9 | | 02. | Denmark | 24-21 | East Germany | 9-9 | | 03. | Soviet Union | 24-20 | Denmark | 9-10 | | 04. | East Germany | 25-24 | Czechoslovakia | 14-10 |
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| Group II | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74: | 65 | | 2. West Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65: | 58 | | 3. Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76: | 74 | | 4. Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53: | 71 |
| Team | West | Swed | Yugo | Finl | | West Germany | ---- | 29:26 | | 19:13 | | Sweden | | ---- | 28:25 | 22:20 | | Yugoslavia | 19:17 | | ---- | 30:20 | | Finland | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | West Germany | 29-26 | Sweden | 13-9 | | 02. | Yugoslavia | 30-20 | Finland | 15-8 | | 03. | West Germany | 19-13 | Finland | 8-9 | | 04. | Sweden | 28-25 | Yugoslavia | 14-13 |
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| Group III | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84: | 48 | | 2. Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57: | 67 | | 3. Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49: | 61 | | 4. Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52: | 66 |
| Team | Spai | Kuwa | Egyp | Ital | | Spain | ---- | 30:16 | 28:16 | 26:16 | | Kuwait | | ---- | 19:15 | 22:22 | | Egypt | | | ---- | 18:14 | | Italy | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Spain | 26-16 | Italy | 11-9 | | 02. | Kuwait | 19-15 | Egypt | 9-7 | | 03. | Kuwait | 22-22 | Italy | 9-12 | | 04. | Spain | 28-16 | Egypt | 13-4 |
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| Group H | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64: | 54 | | 2. Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65: | 56 | | 3. France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53: | 56 | | 4. Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51: | 67 |
| Team | Pola | Swit | Fran | Aust | | Poland | ---- | 20:19 | 21:17 | 23:18 | | Switzerland | | ---- | 21:17 | 25:19 | | France | | | ---- | 19:14 | | Austria | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Poland | 23-18 | Austria | 14-7 | | 02. | Switzerland | 21-17 | France | 10-9 | | 03. | Poland | 21-17 | France | 12-8 | | 04. | Switzerland | 25-19 | Austria | 13-10 |
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97: | 50 | | 2. East Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90: | 57 | | 3. Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54: | 79 | | 4. Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40: | 95 |
| Team | Sovi | East | Egyp | Ital | | Soviet Union | ---- | 25:20 | 33:17 | 39:13 | | East Germany | | ---- | 32:19 | 38:13 | | Egypt | | | ---- | 18:14 | | Italy | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Soviet Union | 39-13 | Italy | 21-8 | | 02. | East Germany | 32-19 | Egypt | 20-6 | | 03. | Soviet Union | 33-17 | Egypt | 16-9 | | 04. | East Germany | 38-13 | Italy | 13-6 | | 05. | Soviet Union | 25-20 | East Germany | 14-12 | | 06. | Egypt | 18-14 | Italy | 8-6 |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | 25%% | | 1. Denmark | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78: | 60 | | | 2. Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69: | 56 | -1 | | 3. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75: | 63 | -1 | | 4. Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49: | 92 | |
| Team | Denm | Czec | Spai | Kuwa | | Denmark | ---- | 26:25 | 20:19 | 32:16 | | Czechoslovakia | | ---- | 20:20 | 30:17 | | Spain | | | ---- | 30:16 | | Kuwait | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Czechoslovakia | 20-20 | Spain | 10-14 | | 02. | Denmark | 32-16 | Kuwait | 14-6 | | 03. | Czechoslovakia | 30-17 | Kuwait | 14-8 | | 04. | Denmark | 20-19 | Spain | 10-10 | | 05. | Spain | 30-16 | Kuwait | 12-9 | | 06. | Denmark | 26-25 | Czechoslovakia | 14-13 |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68: | 57 | | 2. West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59: | 54 | | 3. Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60: | 68 | | 4. Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54: | 62 |
| Team | Yugo | West | Pola | Swit | | Yugoslavia | ---- | 19:17 | 24:23 | 25:17 | | West Germany | | ---- | 25:17 | | | Poland | | | ---- | 20:19 | | Switzerland | | 18:17 | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Yugoslavia | 25-17 | Switzerland | 11-8 | | 02. | West Germany | 25-17 | Poland | 11-9 | | 03. | Yugoslavia | 24-23 | Poland | 13-11 | | 04. | Switzerland | 18-17 | West Germany | 10-8 | | 05. | Yugoslavia | 19-17 | West Germany | 7-8 | | 06. | Poland | 20-19 | Switzerland | 8-9 |
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Sweden | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81: | 62 | | 2. Finland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72: | 64 | | 3. France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62: | 64 | | 4. Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55: | 80 |
| Team | Swed | Finl | Fran | Aust | | Sweden | ---- | 22:20 | 22:20 | 37:22 | | Finland | | ---- | 28:23 | 24:19 | | France | | | ---- | 19:14 | | Austria | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Finland | 28-23 | France | 11-10 | | 02. | Sweden | 37-22 | Austria | 17-14 | | 03. | Sweden | 22-20 | Finland | 9-9 | | 04. | France | 19-14 | Austria | 7-6 | | 05. | Finland | 24-19 | Austria | 12-8 | | 06. | Sweden | 22-20 | France | 10-7 |
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