|  Final Four |  | Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  | Final | 01.10.88 | 21:30 |   Yugoslavia | 9-7,sup>aot |   United States | 1-2 | 2-4 | 5-5 |  |  After 2 Over Times ; FT 6-6 ; 1OT 8-6 Statistics of Final Match |  | 3-4 | 01.10.88 | 20:15 |   Soviet Union | 14-13 |   West Germany | 5-1 | 7-7 | 11-11 |  | 1/2 | 30.09.88 | 15:15 |   Yugoslavia | 14-10 |   West Germany | 3-2 | 6-5 | 9-7 |  | 1/2 | 30.09.88 | 16:30 |   United States | 8-7 |   Soviet Union | 1-1 | 4-3 | 7-5 |   
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| Final Ranking | pts | won | drw | lst | gf | ga | g+- |  | 1. |   Yugoslavia | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 83: | 55 | +28 |  | 2. |   United States | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71: | 56 | +15 |  | 3. |   Soviet Union | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 84: | 51 | +23 |  | 4. |   West Germany | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 83: | 65 | +18 |  |  Group 5-8  |  | 5. |   Hungary | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 72: | 57 | +15 |  | 6. |   Spain | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 66: | 55 | +11 |  | 7. |   Italy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 66: | 53 | +13 |  | 8. |   Australia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 53: | 59 | -6 |  |  Group 9-12  |  | 9. |   Greece | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 72: | 80 | -8 |  | 10. |   France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 61: | 79 | -18 |  | 11. |   China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 52: | 86 | -24 |  | 12. |   South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28: | 106 | -78 |   
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| Group 5-8 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 5. Hungary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28: | 20 |  | 6. Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24: | 23 |  | 7. Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25: | 25 |  | 8. Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18: | 27 |   
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| Team | Hung | Spai | Ital | Aust |  | Hungary | --- | 6:6 |  9:9 | 13:5 |  | Spain |   | --- | 11:9 |   |  | Italy |   |   | --- | 7:5 |  | Australia |   |  8:7 |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  | 30.09.88 | 11:30 |   Hungary | 9-9 |   Italy | 1-2 | 3-3 | 7-5 |  | 30.09.88 | 14:00 |   Australia | 8-7 |   Spain | 2-0 | 3-3 | 6-3 |  | 01.10.88 | 11:30 |   Hungary | 13-5 |   Australia | 2-2 | 5-3 | 8-4 |  | 01.10.88 | 14:00 |   Spain | 11-9 |   Italy | 2-3 | 4-7 | 8-8 |   
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| Group 9-12 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 9. Greece | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37: | 21 |  | 10.France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34: | 19 |  | 11.China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25: | 28 |  | 12.South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19: | 47 |   
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| Team | Gree | Fran | Chin | SoKo |  | Greece | --- | 10:7 | 10:7 | 17:7 |  | France |   | --- | 11:4 | 16:5 |  | China |   |   | --- | 14:7 |  | South Korea |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  | 30.09.88 | 09:00 |   France | 11-4 |   China | 4-0 | 7-2 | 8-4 |  | 30.09.88 | 10:15 |   Greece | 17-7 |   South Korea | 5-1 | 8-2 | 13-4 |  | 01.10.88 | 09:00 |   China | 14-7 |   South Korea | 2-2 | 6-4 | 8-5 |  | 01.10.88 | 10:15 |   Greece | 10-7 |   France | 4-3 | 8-5 | 9-5 |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. West Germany | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60: | 37 |  | 2. Soviet Union | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 63: | 30 |  | 3. Italy | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 48: | 33 |  | 4. Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40: | 39 |  | 5. France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43: | 54 |  | 6. South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14: | 75 |   
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| Team | WeGe | Sovi | Ital | Aust | Fran | SoKo |  | West Germany | --- | 9:8 | 10:7 | 13:11 | 10:9 | 18:2 |  | Soviet Union |   | --- | 9:9 | 11:4 | 18:4 | 17:4 |  | Italy |   |   | --- | 7:5 | 14:8 | 11:1 |  | Australia |   |   |   | ---- | 7:6 | 13:2 |  | France |   |   |   |   | --- | 16:5 |  | South Korea |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  | 21.09.88 | 14:00 |   Soviet Union | 9-9 |   Italy | 3-2 | 5-3 | 7-6 |  | 21.09.88 | 15:15 |   France | 16-5 |   South Korea | 3-0 | 7-1 | 10-2 |  | 21.09.88 | 16:30 |   West Germany | 13-11 |   Australia | 4-4 | 6-5 | 9-8 |  | 22.09.88 | 14:00 |   Italy | 11-1 |   South Korea | 5-0 | 7-1 | 8-1 |  | 22.09.88 | 15:15 |   West Germany | 10-9 |   France | 2-2 | 5-5 | 7-6 |  | 22.09.88 | 16:30 |   Soviet Union | 11-4 |   Australia | 3-3 | 4-3 | 6-3 |  | 23.09.88 | 14:00 |   West Germany | 18-2 |   South Korea | 5-0 | 8-1 | 14-1 |  | 23.09.88 | 15:15 |   Italy | 7-5 |   Australia | 1-1 | 4-1 | 6-3 |  | 23.09.88 | 16:30 |   Soviet Union | 18-4 |   France | 5-2 | 9-2 | 14-3 |  | 26.09.88 | 09:00 |   West Germany | 10-7 |   Italy | 4-2 | 6-5 | 8-6 |  | 26.09.88 | 10:15 |   Soviet Union | 17-4 |   South Korea | 6-1 | 9-2 | 11-3 |  | 26.09.88 | 11:30 |   Australia | 7-6 |   France | 3-1 | 4-2 | 6-2 |  | 27.09.88 | 09:00 |   Italy | 14-8 |   France | 3-3 | 6-5 | 9-6 |  | 27.09.88 | 10:15 |   Australia | 13-2 |   South Korea | 3-0 | 5-0 | 8-1 |  | 27.09.88 | 11:30 |   West Germany | 9-8 |   Soviet Union | 2-4 | 5-4 | 9-5 |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. United States | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56: | 40 |  | 2. Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 60: | 38 |  | 3. Spain | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 48: | 38 |  | 4. Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50: | 43 |  | 5. Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 45: | 66 |  | 6. China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34: | 68 |   
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| Team | Unit | Yugo | Spai | Hung | Gree | Chin |  | United States | --- | 7:6 |   | 10:9 | 18:9 | 14:7 |  | Yugoslavia |   | --- | 10:8 | 10:9 | 17:7 | 17:7 |  | Spain | 9:7 |   | --- | 6:6 | 12:9 | 13:6 |  | Hungary |   |   |   | --- | 12:10 | 14:7 |  | Greece |   |   |   |   | ---- | 10:7 |  | China |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  | 21.09.88 | 09:00 |   Hungary | 12-10 |   Greece | 5-1 | 7-4 | 10-6 |  | 21.09.88 | 10:15 |   United States | 7-6 |   Yugoslavia | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4-4 |  | 21.09.88 | 11:30 |   Spain | 13-6 |   China | 4-1 | 7-2 | 9-4 |  | 22.09.88 | 10:15 |   Spain | 9 -7 |   United States | 3-1 | 3-2 | 6-4 |  | 22.09.88 | 11:30 |   Yugoslavia | 10-9 |   Hungary | 3-1 | 4-4 | 8-5 |  | 22.09.88 | 14:00 |   Greece | 10-7 |   China | 3-1 | 4-3 | 8-6 |  | 23.09.88 | 10:15 |   Yugoslavia | 17-7 |   Greece | 6-1 | 9-1 | 14-4 |  | 23.09.88 | 11:30 |   Spain | 6-6 |   Hungary | 3-0 | 4-3 | 5-5 |  | 23.09.88 | 14:00 |   United States | 14-7 |   China | 4-3 | 8-6 | 11-7 |  | 26.09.88 | 14:00 |   United States | 18-9 |   Greece | 5-3 | 10-4 | 14-8 |  | 26.09.88 | 15:15 |   Hungary | 14-7 |   China | 4-2 | 7-2 | 11-4 |  | 26.09.88 | 16:30 |   Yugoslavia | 10-8 |   Spain | 4-0 | 6-3 | 8-5 |  | 27.09.88 | 14:00 |   Spain | 12-9 |   Greece | 3-1 | 6-4 | 8-8 |  | 27.09.88 | 15:15 |   United States | 10-9 |   Hungary | 2-1 | 3-3 | 4-5 |  | 27.09.88 | 16:30 |   Yugoslavia | 17-7 |   China | 5-1 | 6-4 | 12-5 |   
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| Yugoslavia | G |  | 1. Aleksandar Šoštar |    |  | 2. Deni Lušić | 1  |  | 3. Dubravko Šimenć |    |  | 4. Perica Bukić | 1  |  | 5. Veselin Ðuho | 1  |  | 6. Dragan Andrić | 2  |  | 7. Mirko Vičević |    |  | 8. Igor Gočanin | 2  |  | 9. Miroslav Bezmalinović |    |  | 10.Tomislav Paškvalin (L) |    |  | 11.Igor Milanović | 2  |  | 12.Goran Rađenović (L) |    |  | 13.Renco Posinković |    |  |  Coach : Ratko Rudić |   
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| Referees : Whitehouse John (AUS) e Asencio Eugenio (ESP). |  | Partials : 1-2, 1-2, 3-1, 1-1. |  | Extra time : 2-0, 1-1. |  | Numerical Superiority : Yugoslavia 5/14, Unite States 2/10. |  | Attendance : 1,500 |   
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| United States | G |  | 1. Martin Craig Wilson |    |  | 2. George Kevin Robertson | 1  |  | 3. Hunter James Bergeson | 1  |  | 4. George Peter Campbell |    |  | 5. Burns Douglas Kimbell |    |  | 6. Craig Edward Klass |    |  | 7. Edward Alan Mouchawar |    |  | 8. Guy Jeffrey Campbell |    |  | 9. Gregory Boyer Vaitl | 1  |  | 10.Alan Terry Schroeder |    |  | 11.David Jody Campbell | 2  |  | 12.David Christopher Duplanty |    |  | 13.Michael Evans Scott | 2  |  |  Coach : Bill Barnett |   
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| Goalscorers | Gls |  | 1. Manuel Estiarte (Spain) | 27 |  | 2. Pierre Garsau (France) | 20 |  | 2. Frank Otto (West Germany) | 20 |  | 4. Andras Gyongyosi (Hungary) | 19 |  | 5. Kiriakos Giannopoulos (Greece) | 18 |  | 6. Andonios Aronis (Greece) | 16 |  | 6. Igor Milanovid (Yugoslavia) | 16 |  | 6. Jorge Sans (Spain) | 16 |  | 6. Yang Yong (China) | 16 |  | 10.Hagen Stamm (West Germany) | 15 |  | 10.Dirk Theismann (West Germany) | 15 |  | 12.Dmitriy Apanasenko (Soviet Union) | 14 |  | 12.Geoffrey Clark (Australia) | 14 |  | 12.Georgy Mshveniyeradze (Sovit Union) | 14 |  | 15.Alessandro Campagna (Italy) | 12 |  | 15.Jody Campbell (United States) | 12 |  | 15.Massimiliano Ferretti (Italy) | 12 |  | 15.Sergey Kotenko (Soviet Union) | 12 |  | 19.Dragan Andric (Yugoslavia) | 11 |  | 19.Gabor Bujka (Hungary) | 11 |  | 19.Philippe Herve (France) | 11 |  | 19.Francesco Porzio (Italy) | 11 |   
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