| Played between the best 8 teams form World Men 1982. | | Sweden played as a Host. Spain replaced Romania. |
| Finals played at Goteborg | | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | 22.01 | Soviet Union | 27-24 | Denmark | 16-11 | | 3-4 | 22.01 | Yugoslavia | 22-20 | Sweden | | | 5-6 | 21.01 | Poland | 21-20 | East Germany | | | 7-8 | 21.01 | Spain | 24-20 | West Germany | 13-10 |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 107: | 84 | | 2. Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90: | 88 | | 3. Yugoslavia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 86: | 83 | | 4. Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 92: | 97 | | 5. Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90: | 93 | | 6. East Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 86: | 90 | | 7. Spain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 87: | 86 | | 8. West Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 74: | 91 |
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| Groups Round. Winners to Final. Rest to Classification Games. |
| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80: | 60 | | 2. Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72: | 75 | | 3. Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69: | 73 | | 4. West Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54: | 67 |
| Team | So | Sw | Po | We | | Soviet Union | ---- | 35:24 | 26:23 | 19:13 | | Sweden | | ---- | 25:21 | 23:19 | | Poland | | | ---- | 25:22 | | West Germany | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 17.01 | | Soviet Union | 26-23 | Poland | | | 17.01 | | Sweden | 23-19 | West Germany | | | 18.01 | | Sweden | 25-21 | Poland | | | 18.01 | | Soviet Union | 19-13 | West Germany | | | 19.01 | | Soviet Union | 35-24 | Sweden | | | 19.01 | | Poland | 25-22 | West Germany | |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66: | 61 | | 2. Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 64: | 63 | | 3. East Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66: | 69 | | 4. Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 63: | 66 |
| Team | De | Yu | Ea | Sp | | Denmark | ---- | | 23:20 | 22:19 | | Yugoslavia | 22:21 | ---- | 22:22 | 20:20 | | East Germany | | | ---- | 24:24 | | Spain | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 17.01 | | Yugoslavia | 22-22 | East Gemrnay | | | 17.01 | | Denmark | 22-19 | Spain | | | 18.01 | Ystad | Yugoslavia | 20-20 | Spain | | | 18.01 | | Denmark | 23-20 | East Germany | | | 19.01 | | Yugoslavia | 22-21 | Denmark | | | 19.01 | Kristainsand | East Germany | 24-24 | Spain | 16-9 |
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