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|  Finals |  | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | Final | 30.08 |   Italy | 5-4 |   Hungary |   |  | 3-4 | 30.08 |   Australia | 10-5 |   Cuba |   |  | 5-6 | 29.08 |   Spain | 8-3 |   Kazakhstan |   |  | 7-8 | 29.08 |   United States | 8-7 |   Yugoslavia |   |  | 9-10 | 29.08 |   Japan | 8-5 |   Brazil |   |  | 11-12 | 29.08 |   Netherlands | 11-5 |   France |   |  | 13-14 | 29.08 |   Poland | 9-6 | Moldova |   |  |  Semi-Finals (1/2) |  | 1/2 | 29.08 |   Italy | 8-2 |   Cuba |   |  | 1/2 | 29.08 |   Hungary | 8-7 |   Australia |   |   
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| Final Ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Italy | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71: | 37 |  | 2. Hungary | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 85: | 39 |  | 3. Australia | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 72: | 52 |  | 4. Cuba | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 61: | 58 |  | 5. Spain | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 54: | 48 |  | 6. Kazakhstan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 56: | 68 |  | 7. United States | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 54: | 45 |  | 8. Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 50: | 40 |  | 9. Japan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 56: | 54 |  | 10.Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 43: | 62 |  | 11.Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 62: | 74 |  | 12.France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40: | 63 |  | 13.Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 41: | 68 |  | 14.Moldova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 45: | 82 |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Italy | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58: | 31 |  | 2. Australia | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 55: | 39 |  | 3. Spain | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 46: | 45 |  | 4. United States | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 46: | 38 |  | 5. Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 48: | 49 |  | 6. France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 41: | 50 |  | 7. Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37: | 79 |   
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| Team | Ital | Aust | Spai | Unit | Japa | Fran | Mold |  | Italy | --- | 7:7 | 9:4 | 10:6 | 10:4 | 7:2 | 15:8 |  | Australia |   | --- | 10:5 | 6:5 | 8:8 | 11:7 | 13:7 |  | Spain |   |   | --- | 9:7 | 8:5 | 10:7 | 10:7 |  | United States |   |   |   | --- | 10:6 | 5:4 | 13:3 |  | Japan |   |   |   |   | --- | 10:8 | 15:5 |  | France |   |   |   |   |   | --- | 13:7 |  | Moldova |   |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 23.08 |   Italy | 7-7 |   Australia |   |  | 23.08 |   United States | 13-3 | Moldova |   |  | 23.08 |   Spain | 8-5 |   Japan |   |  | 24.08 |   Australia | 8-8 |   Japan |   |  | 24.08 |   Spain | 10-7 | Moldova |   |  | 24.08 |   Italy | 7-2 |   France |   |  | 24.08 |   Australia | 13-7 | Moldova |   |  | 24.08 |   Japan | 10-8 |   France |   |  | 24.08 |   Spain | 9-7 |   United States |   |  | 25.08 |   France | 13-7 | Moldova |   |  | 25.08 |   Australia | 6-5 |   United States |   |  | 25.08 |   Italy | 10-4 |   Japan |   |  | 26.08 |   United States | 5-4 |   France |   |  | 26.08 |   Italy | 15-8 | Moldova |   |  | 26.08 |   Australia | 10-5 |   Spain |   |  | 27.08 |   Japan | 15-5 | Moldova |   |  | 27.08 |   Spain | 10-7 |   France |   |  | 27.08 |   Italy | 10-6 |   United States |   |  | 28.08 |   Italy | 9-4 |   Spain |   |  | 28.08 |   United States | 10-6 |   Japan |   |  | 28.08 |   Australia | 11-7 |   France |   |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Hungary | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73: | 27 |  | 2. Cuba | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 54: | 40 |  | 3. Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 43: | 32 |  | 4. Kazakhstan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 53: | 60 |  | 5. Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 51: | 69 |  | 6. Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 38: | 54 |  | 7. Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32: | 62 |   
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| Team | Hung | Cuba | Yugo | Kaza | Neth | Braz | Pola |  | Hungary | ---- | 9:8 | 7:4 | 16:6 | 13:3 | 12:2 | 16:4 |  | Cuba |   | ---- | 8:6 | 7:6 | 12:9 | 8:5 | 11:5 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   | ---- | 7:4 | 13:5 | 9:7 | 4:1 |  | Kazakhstan |   |   |   | ---- | 14:12 | 11:10 | 12:8 |  | Netherlands |   |   |   |   | ---- | 9:8 | 13:9 |  | Brazil |   |   |   |   |   | ---- | 6:5 |  | Poland |   |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 23.08 |   Hungary | 7-4 |   Yugoslavia |   |  | 23.08 |   Kazakhstan | 12-8 |   Poland |   |  | 23.08 |   Netherlands | 9-8 |   Brazil |   |  | 24.08 |   Hungary | 16-6 |   Kazakhstan |   |  | 24.08 |   Yugoslavia | 9-7 |   Brazil |   |  | 24.08 |   Cuba | 11-5 |   Poland |   |  | 25.08 |   Kazakhstan | 11-10 |   Brazil |   |  | 25.08 |   Hungary | 9-8 |   Cuba |   |  | 25.08 |   Yugoslavia | 13-5 |   Netherlands |   |  | 25.08 |   Cuba | 8-5 |   Brazil |   |  | 25.08 |   Kazakhstan | 14-12 |   Netherlands |   |  | 25.08 |   Hungary | 16-4 |   Poland |   |  | 26.08 |   Cuba | 12-9 |   Netherlands |   |  | 26.08 |   Brazil | 6-5 |   Poland |   |  | 26.08 |   Yugoslavia | 7-4 |   Kazakhstan |   |  | 27.08 |   Hungary | 12-2 |   Brazil |   |  | 27.08 |   Netherlands | 13-9 |   Poland |   |  | 27.08 |   Cuba | 8-6 |   Yugoslavia |   |  | 28.08 |   Yugoslavia | 4-1 |   Poland |   |  | 28.08 |   Hungary | 13-3 |   Netherlands |   |  | 28.08 |   Cuba | 7-6 |   Kazakhstan |   |   
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