| Rk | Final Group | pts | won | drw | lst ?gf | ga | g+- |  | 1. |   Soviet Union | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22: | 16 | +6 |  | 2. |   Hungary | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23: | 18 | +5 |  | 3. |   United States | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24: | 23 | +1 |  | 4. |   West Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15: | 18 | -3 |  | 5. |   Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20: | 24 | -4 |  | 6. |   Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21: | 26 | -5 |   
| Team | Sovi | Hung | Unga | West | Yugo | Ital |    Soviet Union | --- |  3:3 |  6:6 |  4:2 |  5:4 | 4:1 |    Hungary |   | --- |  5:3 | 3:3 |  4:2 |  8:7 |    United States |   |   | --- |  4:4 | 5:3 |  6:5 |    West Germany |   |   |   | --- |   |  2:2 |    Yugoslavia |   |   |   |  5:4 | --- |  6:6 |    Italy |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| Tie-Break for 1st place: 1. Soviet Union +6, 2. Hungary +5. |  | Tie-Break for 4th place: 4. West Germany -3, 5. Yugoslavia -4. |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  | 01.09.72 | 14:00 |   Hungary | 8-7 |   Italy | 1-0 | 3-1 | 6-5 |  | 01.09.72 | 15:30 |   United States | 4-4 |   West Germany | 3-1 | 4-2 | 2-4 |  | 01.09.72 | 19:30 |   Soviet Union | 5-4 |   Yugoslavia | 2-1 | 4-1 | 4-3 |  | 02.09.72 | 14:00 |   Yugoslavia | 6-6 |   Italy | 2-2 | 4-3 | 5-4 |  | 02.09.72 | 15:30 |   Soviet Union | 4-2 |   West Germany | 1-1 | 4-2 | 4-2 |  | 02.09.72 | 19:30 |   Hungary | 5-3 |   United States | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4-3 |  | 03.09.72 | 14:00 |   West Germany | 2-2 |   Italy | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |  | 03.09.72 | 15:00 |   Hungary | 4-2 |   Yugoslavia | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 |  | 03.09.72 | 19:30 |   Soviet Union | 6-6 |   United States | 1-0 | 2-3 | 4-5 |  | 04.09.72 | 14:00 |   Yugoslavia | 5-4 |   West Germany | 3-0 | 3-1 | 4-2 |  | 04.09.72 | 15:00 |   United States | 6-5 |   Italy | 2-1 | 3-2 | 4-2 |  | 04.09.72 | 19:30 |   Soviet Union | 3-3 |   Hungary | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-3 |  |  1T: 1-2 1-0 Dreval 1:34, 1-1 Kasas 2:25, 1-2 Szivos 4:46 2T: 1-1 1-3 Sarosi 2:44. 2-3 Osipov 3:16 3T: 1-0 3-3 Shidlovsky 4:07 Shots: 3/12-3/11 Referee: Cornel Marculescu, Romania. |   
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| Rk | Final Ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. |   Soviet Union | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 48: | 24 |  | 2. |   Hungary | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 42: | 21 |  | 3. |   United States | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 50: | 38 |  | 4. |   Netherlands | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 39: | 29 |  | 5. |   Romania | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 59: | 41 |  | 6. |   Yugoslavia | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 52: | 43 |  | Group 7-12 |  | 7. |   Cuba | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 48: | 43 |  | 8. |   Italy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 47: | 38 |  | 9. |   West Germany | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 33: | 28 |  | 10. |   Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 39: | 44 |  | 11. |   Bulgaria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 31: | 42 |  | 12. |   Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25: | 30 |  |  eliminated in Preliminary Round |  | 13. |   Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 30: | 50 |  | 14. |   Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13: | 27 |  | 15. |   Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14: | 36 |  | 16. |   Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14: | 50 |   
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| From Qualification Men OQ 1972 - Romania, Spain, Bulgaria and Greece |   
| In last moment Brazil withdrew and was replaced by Canada. |   
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| Rk | Group 7-12 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 7. |   Netherlands | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29: | 20 |  | 8. |   Romania | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24: | 19 |  | 9. |   Cuba | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24: | 23 |  | 10. |   Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26: | 26 |  | 11. |   Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17: | 23 |  | 12. |   Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18: | 27 |   
| Team | Neth | Roma | Cuba | Spai | Bulg | Aust |    Netherlands | --- |  5:5 |  8:6 |  7:5 |  5:2 | 4:2 |    Romania |   | --- |   |  7:4 |  4:3 |  5:3 |    Cuba |   | 4:3 | --- |  4:3 |  4:4 |  6:5 |    Spain |   |   |   | --- | 6:4 |  8:4 |    Bulgaria |   |   |   |   | --- |  4:4 |    Australia |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  | 01.09.72 | 10:00 |   Romania | 7-4 |   Spain | 1-2 | 3-2 | 3-2 |  | 01.09.72 | 11:00 |   Netherlands | 5-2 |   Bulgaria | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-2 |  | 01.09.72 | 14:00 |   Cuba | 6-5 |   Australia | 1-1 | 4-3 | 5-4 |  | 02.09.72 | 10:00 |   Romania | 4-3 |   Bulgaria | 2-2 | 3-2 | 4-2 |  | 02.09.72 | 11:00 |   Spain | 8-4 |   Australia | 1-0 | 2-2 | 5-3 |  | 02.09.72 | 15:00 |   Netherlands | 8-6 |   Cuba | 1-2 | 6-4 | 8-4 |  | 03.09.72 | 10:00 |   Bulgaria | 4-4 |   Australia | 2-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 |  | 03.09.72 | 11:00 |   Netherlands | 5-5 |   Romania | 2-2 | 4-3 | 5-3 |  | 03.09.72 | 14:00 |   Cuba | 4-3 |   Spain | 2-1 | 3-3 | 3-3 |  | 04.09.72 | 10:00 |   Cuba | 4-4 |   Bulgaria | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3-3 |  | 04.09.72 | 11:00 |   Romania | 5-3 |   Australia | 1-1 | 3-2 | 4-2 |  | 04.09.72 | 12:00 |   Netherlands | 7-5 |   Spain | 0-1 | 3-1 | 5-3 |   
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| Rk | Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. |   United States | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31: | 18 |  | 2. |   Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35: | 24 |  | 3. |   Cuba | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28: | 23 |  | 4. |   Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38: | 26 |  | 5. |   Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25: | 30 |  | 6. |   Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14: | 50 |   
| Team | Unit | Yugo | Cuba | Roma | Mexi | Cana |    United States | --- | 5:3 | 7:6 | 4:3 | 7:5 | 8:1 |    Yugoslavia |   | --- | 7:5 | 8:7 | 5:3 | 12:4 |    Cuba |   |   | --- | 4:3 | 6:4 | 7:2 |    Romania |   |   |   | --- | 9:6 | 16:4 |    Mexico |   |   |   |   | --- | 7:3 |    Canada |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  | 27.08.72 | 10:00 |   Yugoslavia | 12-4 |   Canada | 3-1 | 7-2 | 10-3 |  | 27.08.72 | 16:00 |   Cuba | 6-4 |   Mexico | 2-1 | 3-1 | 4-2 |  | 27.08.72 | 18:00 |   United States | 4-3 |   Romania | 1-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 |  | 28.08.72 | 12:00 |   United States | 7-6 |   Cuba | 1-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 |  | 28.08.72 | 15:00 |   Mexico | 7-3 |   Canada | 2-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 |  | 28.08.72 | 20:00 |   Yugoslavia | 8-7 |   Romania | 2-3 | 3-5 | 5-7 |  | 29.08.72 | 11:00 |   United States | 8-1 |   Canada | 2-0 | 5-0 | 6-0 |  | 29.08.72 | 13:00 |   Yugoslavia | 5-3 |   Mexico | 1-0 | 2-1 | 5-2 |  | 29.08.72 | 16:00 |   Cuba | 4-3 |   Romania | 2-0 | 3-2 | 4-2 |  |  transfreed to Group 7-12 |  | 30.08.72 | 10:00 |   Yugoslavia | 7-5 |   Cuba | 0-2 | 3-3 | 5-4 |  | 30.08.72 | 12:00 |   Romania | 16-4 |   Canada | 1-1 | 7-2 | 12-3 |  | 30.08.72 | 15:00 |   United States | 7-5 |   Mexico | 1-1 | 5-2 | 6-3 |  | 31.08.72 | 11:00 |   Cuba | 7-2 |   Canada | 2-0 | 4-0 | 5-2 |  | 31.08.72 | 13:00 |   United States | 5-3 |   Yugoslavia | 1-0 | 2-1 | 4-2 |  |  transferred to Final Group |  | 31.08.72 | 20:00 |   Romania | 9-6 |   Mexico | 2-2 | 5-3 | 7-3 |   
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| Rk | Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. |   Hungary | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22: | 6 |  | 2. |   West Germany | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21: | 13 |  | 3. |   Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14: | 11 |  | 4. |   Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14: | 27 |  | 5. |   Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13: | 27 |   
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| Team | Hung | West | Neth | Aust | Gree |    Hungary | --- | 3:3 | 3:0 | 10:2 | 6:1 |    West Germany |   | --- | 4:4 | 6:3 | 8:3 |    Netherlands |   |   | --- | 4:2 | 6:2 |    Australia |   |   |   | --- | 7:7 |    Greece |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  | 27.08.72 | 10:00 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 |  | 27.08.72 | 16:00 |   Australia | 7-7 |   Greece | 3-3 | 4-5 | 6-6 |  | 28.08.72 | 10:00 |   Netherlands | 4-2 |   Australia | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 |  |  transferred to Group 7-12 |  | 28.08.72 | 17:00 |   Hungary | 3-3 |   West Germany | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 |  |  transferred to Final Group |  | 29.08.72 | 10:00 |   West Germany | 4-4 |   Netherlands | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 |  | 29.08.72 | 14:00 |   Hungary | 6-1 |   Greece | 3-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 |  | 30.08.72 | 14:00 |   Hungary | 10-2 |   Australia | 3-0 | 5-1 | 8-1 |  | 30.08.72 | 18:00 |   West Germany | 8-3 |   Greece | 3-1 | 6-2 | 7-3 |  | 31.08.72 | 14:00 |   West Germany | 6-3 |   Australia | 1-1 | 3-1 | 4-1 |  | 31.08.72 | 14:00 |   Netherlands | 6-2 |   Greece | 0-1 | 2-1 | 5-2 |   
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. |   Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30: | 9 |  | 2. |   Italy | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27: | 16 |  | 3. |   Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19: | 22 |  | 4. |   Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18: | 25 |  | 5. |   Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14: | 36 |   
| Team | Sovi | Ital | Spai | Bulg | Japa |    Soviet Union | --- | 4:1 | 8:5 | 7:2 | 11:1 |    Italy |   | --- | 6:2 | 8:5 | 12:5 |    Spain |   |   | --- | 6:4 | 6:4 |    Bulgaria |   |   |   | --- | 7:4 |    Japan |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  | 27.08.72 | 10:00 |   Spain | 6-4 |   Japan | 2-1 | 3-3 | 4-4 |  | 27.08.72 | 17:00 |   Soviet Union | 4-1 |   Italy | 0-1 | 2-1 | 4-1 |  |  transferred to Final Group |  | 28.08.72 | 11:00 |   Soviet Union | 11-1 |   Japan | 1-0 | 5-1 | 8-1 |  | 28.08.72 | 14:00 |   Italy | 8-5 |   Bulgaria | 3-1 | 6-3 | 8-4 |  | 29.08.72 | 12:00 |   Soviet Union | 7-2 |   Bulgaria | 2-0 | 4-1 | 6-1 |  | 29.08.72 | 19:00 |   Italy | 6-2 |   Spain | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 |  | 30.08.72 | 11:00 |   Bulgaria | 7-4 |   Japan | 3-1 | 3-2 | 5-3 |  | 30.08.72 | 14:00 |   Soviet Union | 8-5 |   Spain | 1-0 | 3-1 | 5-3 |  | 31.08.72 | 10:00 |   Italy | 12-5 |   Japan | 4-1 | 7-1 | 8-2 |  | 31.08.72 | 19:00 |   Spain | 6-4 |   Bulgaria | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4-2 |  |  transferred to Group 7-12 |   
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