| Finals | | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | 01. | Yugoslavia | 16-13 | Soviet Union | | | after over time ; FT 13-13 (3-0) | | 3-4 | 02. | Romania | 16-15 | East Germany | | | after 3 over times ; FT 10-10 (3-3); 1OT 13-13 (1-1) ; 2OT 14-14 (2-1) | | 5-6 | 03. | Poland | 10-9 | Hungary | | | 7-8 | 04. | Norway | 16-15 | Czechoslovakia | | | 9-10 | 05. | Netherlands | 17-15 | Denmark | | | after over time ; FT 14-14 (3-1) | | 11-12 | 06. | West Germany | 20-16 | Congo | | | 13-14 | 07. | France | 10-6 | Austria | |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Yugoslavia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 82: | 62 | | 2. Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 99: | 70 | | 3. Romania | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 93: | 74 | | 4. East Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 67: | 57 | | 5. Poland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 89: | 83 | | 6. Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 59: | 50 | | 7. Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 65: | 69 | | 8. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 74: | 83 | | 9. Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 62: | 65 | | 10.Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 61: | 65 | | 11.West Germany | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 65: | 63 | | 12.Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 76: | 84 | | 13.France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43: | 63 | | 14.Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38: | 85 |
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| Qualification | | Romania | Host | | Europe - YUG, URS, GDR, POL, HUN, NOR, CZE, NED, DEN, FRG, FRA, AUT | 12 | | Africa - Congo | 1 |
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| Winners to Final. Rest to Classification. |
| Group I | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46: | 31 | | 2. Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41: | 41 | | 3. Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45: | 45 | | 4. Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28: | 43 |
| Team | Sovi | Roma | Pola | Czec | | Soviet Union | ---- | 14:11 | 15:11 | 17:9 | | Romania | | ---- | 20:18 | 10:9 | | Poland | | | ---- | 16:10 | | Czechoslovakia | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Soviet Union | 15-11 | Poland | | | 02. | Romania | 10-9 | Czechoslovakia | | | 03. | Poland | 16-10 | Czechoslovakia | | | 04. | Soviet Union | 14-11 | Romania | |
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| Group II | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50: | 35 | | 2. East Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36: | 28 | | 3. Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30: | 35 | | 4. Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25: | 43 |
| Team | Yugo | East | Hung | Norw | | Yugoslavia | ---- | 12:11 | 18:11 | 20:13 | | East Germany | | ---- | 13:8 | 12:8 | | Hungary | | | ---- | 11:4 | | Norway | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | East Germany | 13-8 | Hungary | | | 02. | Yugoslavia | 20-13 | Norway | | | 03. | East Germany | 12-8 | Norway | | | 04. | Yugoslavia | 18-11 | Hungary | |
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| Group III | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24: | 17 | | 2. Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34: | 26 | | 3. Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16: | 31 |
| Team | Neth | Cong | Aust | | Netherlands | ---- | 16:11 | 8:6 | | Congo | | ---- | 23:10 | | Austria | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | | Netherlands | 16-11 | Congo | | | 01. | Congo | 23-10 | Austria | | | 02. | Netherlands | 8-6 | Austria | |
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| Group IV | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19: | 16 | | 2. West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17: | 16 | | 3. France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14: | 18 |
| Team | Denm | West | Fran | | Denmark | ---- | 9:9 | 10:7 | | West Germany | | ---- | 8:7 | | France | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | | West Germany | 8-7 | France | | | 01. | Denmark | 10-7 | France | | | 02. | Denmark | 9-9 | West Germany | |
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57: | 32 | | 2. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40: | 41 | | 3. Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37: | 44 | | 4. Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37: | 54 |
| Team | Sovi | Czec | Neth | Cong | | Soviet Union | ---- | 17:9 | 17:9 | 23:14 | | Czechoslovakia | | ---- | 16:12 | 15:12 | | Netherlands | | | ---- | 16:11 | | Congo | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Soviet Union | 23-14 | Congo | | | 02. | Czechoslovakia | 16-12 | Netherlands | | | 03. | Netherlands | 16-11 | Congo | | | 04. | Soviet Union | 17-9 | Czechoslovakia | | | 05. | Czechoslovakia | 15-12 | Congo | | | 06. | Soviet Union | 17-9 | Netherlands | |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Romania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56: | 36 | | 2. Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52: | 49 | | 3. West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36: | 38 | | 4. France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26: | 47 |
| Team | Roma | Pola | West | Fran | | Romania | ---- | 20:18 | 15:12 | 21:6 | | Poland | | ---- | 16:16 | 18:13 | | West Germany | | | ---- | 8:7 | | France | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Romania | 21-6 | France | | | 02. | Poland | 16-16 | West Germany | | | 03. | West Germany | 8-7 | France | | | 04. | Romania | 20-18 | Poland | | | 05. | Poland | 18-13 | France | | | 06. | Romania | 15-12 | West Germany | |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31: | 9 | | 2. Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28: | 22 | | 3. Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16: | 44 |
| Team | Hung | Norw | Aust | | Hungary | ---- | 11:4 | 20:5 | | Norway | | ---- | 24:11 | | Austria | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Hungary | 20-5 | Austria | | | 02. | Hungary | 11-4 | Norway | | | 03. | Norway | 24-11 | Austria | |
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28: | 25 | | 2. East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27: | 25 | | 3. Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27: | 32 |
| Team | Yugo | East | Denm | | Yugoslavia | ---- | 12:11 | 16:14 | | East Germany | | ---- | 16:13 | | Denmark | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | East Germany | 16-13 | Denmark | | | 02. | Yugoslavia | 16-14 | Denmark | | | 03. | Yugoslavia | 12-11 | East Germany | |
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