| Final Group | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30: | 28 |  | 2. Cuba | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32: | 32 |  | 3. Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28: | 29 |  | 4. Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28: | 29 |   
    | Team | Sovi | Cuba | Hung | Ital |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 13:13 |  8:7 | 9:8 |  | Cuba |   | ---- | 10:10 |  9:9 |  | Hungary |   |   | ---- | 11:11 |  | Italy |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played in Como |  |  transferred from Group F - Soviet Union 9-8 Italy |  |  transferred from Group A and Group E - Cuba 10-10 Hungary |  | Sun 20.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Soviet Union | 8-7 |   Hungary |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Cuba | 9-9 |   Italy |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Hungary | 11-11 |   Italy |   |  |  Hungary won after penalties 6-5 for bronze medal. Every criteria tied between them. |  | Mon 21.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Soviet Union | 13-13 |   Cuba |   |   
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| Final Ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | ns |  | 1. Soviet Union | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95: | 38 |   |  | 2. Cuba | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 102: | 58 | & |  | 3. Hungary | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 91: | 58 |   |  | 4. Italy | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 81: | 53 |   |  |  Group 5-8  |  | 5. Spain | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 72: | 55 |   |  | 6. Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 84: | 54 |   |  | 7. West Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 52: | 52 |   |  | 8. Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 61: | 69 |   |  |  Group 9-12  |  | 9. United States | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 47: | 41 | 3 |  | 10.Australia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 62: | 53 |   |  | 11.Israel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 35: | 67 | 2 |  | 12.New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25: | 57 | 2 |  |  Group 13-15 |  | 13.Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 52: | 57 | 2 |  | 14.Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19: | 91 | 2  |  | 15.India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6: | 81 | 3 |  | -. Mexico |  withdrew |   
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| Europe (6): Soviet Union, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Yugoslavia, West Germany. |  Americas (4): Cuba, Brazil, United States, Mexico. |  | Oceania (2): Australia, New Zealand. |  | Asia (3): Israel, Japan, India. |  | Africa (1): Zimbabwe. |  | 42/7. 21+14+14. |   
| Goalscorers | G |  | 1. Istvan Doczi (HUN) | 26  |  | 2. Hofek (ISR) | 25 |  | 3. Fukuyoshi (JPN) | 23 |  | 4. Barrera (CUB) | 20 |  | 5. Medeiros (BRA) | 19 |  | 6. Manfredi (BRA) | 18 |  | 6. Sergey Markoch (USR) | 18 |  | 8. Alexander Nikolic (YUG) | 17 |  | 9. Castillo (CUB) | 16 |  | 9. Ignacio Lobera (ESP) | 16 |   
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| Group 5-8 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 5. Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34: | 22 |  | 6. Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26: | 25 |  | 7. West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21: | 27 |  | 8. Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29: | 36 |   
    | Team | Spai | Yugo | WeGe | Braz |  | Spain | ---- | 10:8 | 12:4 | 12:10 |  | Yugoslavia |   | ---- | 6:5 | 12:10 |  | West Germany |   |   | ---- | 12:9 |  | Brazil |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played in Bergamo |  |  transferred from Group F - Spain 10-8 Yugoslavia |  |  transferred from Group B and Group E - West Germany 12:9 Brazil |  | Sun 20.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Spain | 12-10 |   Brazil |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Yugoslavia | 6-5 |   West Germany |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Spain | 12-4 |   West Germany |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Yugoslavia | 12-10 |   Brazil |   |   
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| Group 9-12 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 9. United States | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30: | 18 |  | 10.Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32: | 25 |  | 11.Israel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27: | 34 |  | 12.New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11: | 23 |   
    | Team | Unit | Aust | Isra | New |  | United States | --- | 12:8 | 18:10 | bt |  | Australia |   | --- | 10:8 | 14:5 |  | Israel |   |   | --- |  9:6 |  | New Zealand |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  transferred from Group F - United States 18-10 Israel |  |  transferred from Group G - Australia 14-5 New Zealand |  | Sun 20.09.81 | 1-:00 |   United States | bt |   New Zealand |   |  | Sun 20.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Australia | 10-8 |   Israel |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 | 1-:00 |   United States | 12-8 |   Australia |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Israel | 9-6 |   New Zealand |   |   
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| Group 13-15 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 13.Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15: | 8 |  | 14.Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8: | 15 |  | 15.India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0: | 0 |   
    | Team | Japa | Zimb | Indi |  | Japan | --- | 15:8 | 28:5 |  | Zimbabwe |   | --- | bt |  | India |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  transferred from Group D and Group H - Japan 28-5 India |  | Sun 20.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Zimbabwe | bt |   India |   |  | Mon 21.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Japan | 15-8 |   Zimbabwe |   |   
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| Group E | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Cuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 35: | 24 |  | 2. Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29: | 25 |  | 3. West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27: | 29 |  | 4. Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23: | 36 |   
    | Team | Cuba | Hung | WeGe | Braz |  | Cuba | --- | 10:10 | 10:7 | 15:7 |  | Hungary |   | --- | 10:8 | 9:7 |  | West Germany |   |   | --- | 12:9 |  | Brazil |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played in Bergamo |  |  transferred from Group A - Hungary 10-10 Cuba and re-transferred to Final Group. |  |  transferred from Group B - West Germany 12-9 Brazil and re-transferred to Group 5-8. |  | Fri 18.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Cuba | 15-7 |   Brazil |   |  | Fri 18.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Hungary | 10-8 |   West Germany |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Cuba | 10-7 |   West Germany |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Hungary | 9-7 |   Brazil |   |   
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| Group F | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28: | 15 |  | 2. Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30: | 22 |  | 3. Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23: | 27 |  | 4. Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15: | 32 |   
    | Team | Sovi | Ital | Spai | Yugo |  | Soviet Union | --- |  9:8 | 12:6 | 7:1 |  | Italy |   | --- | 7:7 | 15:6 |  | Spain |   |   | --- | 10:8 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  |  played in Como |  |  transferred from Group D - Soviet Union 7-1 Yugoslavia |  |  transferred from Group C - Spain 7-7 Italy |  | Fri 18.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Italy | 15-6 |   Yugoslavia |   |  | Fri 18.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Soviet Union | 12-6 |   Spain |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Soviet Union | 9-8 |   Italy |   |  |  transferred to Final Group. |  | Sat 19.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Spain | 10-8 |   Yugoslavia | 2-2 | 5-4 | 8-4 |  |  transferred to Group 5-8. |   
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| Group G | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27: | 7 |  | 2. New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5: | 14 |  | 3. Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2: | 13 |  | -. Mexico |  withdrew |   
    | Team | Aust | NeZe | Zimb | Mexi |  | Australia | --- | 14:5 | 13:2 |   |  | New Zealand |   | --- | bt |   |  | Zimbabwe |   |   | --- |   |  | Mexico |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  transferred from Group A - Australia bt Zimbabwe |  | Fri 18.09.81 | 1-:00 |   New Zealand | bt |   Zimbabwe |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Australia | 14-5 |   New Zealand |   |  |  transferred to Group 9-12. |   
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| Group H | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. United States | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18: | 10 |  | 2. Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10: | 18 |  | 3. Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28: | 5 |  | 4. India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5: | 28 |   
    | Team | Unit | Isra | Japa | India |  | United States | --- | 18:10 | bt | bt |  | Israel |   | --- | bt | bt |  | Japan |   |   | --- | 28:5 |  | India |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  transferred from Group C - United States 18-10 Israel and re-transferred to Group 9-12. |  |  transferred from Group D - Japan 28-5 India and re-transferred to Group 13-15. |  | Fri 18.09.81 | 1-:00 | Israel | bt |   Japan |   |  | Fri 18.09.81 | 1-:00 |   United States | bt |   India |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 | 1-:00 |   United States | bt |   Japan |   |  | Sat 19.09.81 | 1-:00 | Israel | bt |   India |   |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Cuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55: | 22 |  | 2. Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54: | 24 |  | 3. Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30: | 28 |  | 4. Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11: | 76 |   
    | Team | Cuba | Hung | Aust | Zimb |  | Cuba | ---- | 10:10 | 13:8 | 32:4 |  | Hungary |   | ---- | 13:9 | 31:5 |  | Australia |   |   | ---- | 13:2 |  | Zimbabwe |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played in Como.  |  | Mon 14.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Australia | 13-2 |   Zimbabwe |   |  |  transferred to Group G. |  | Mon 14.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Cuba | 10-10 |   Cuba |   |  |  transferred to Group E and re-transferred to Final Group. |  | Tue 15.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Cuba | 13-9 |   Australia |   |  | Tue 15.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Hungary | 31-5 |   Zimbabwe |   |  | Wed 16.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Cuba | 32-4 |   Zimbabwe |   |  | Wed 16.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Hungary | 13-9 |   Australia |   |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. West Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28: | 14 |  | 2. Brazil | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27: | 21 |  | 3. New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14: | 34 |  | -. Mexico |  withdrew |   
    | Team | West | Braz | New | Mexi |  | West Germany | --- | 12:9 | 16:5 |   |  | Brazil |   | --- | 18:9 |   |  | New Zealand |   |   | --- |   |  | Mexico |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played in Como. |  | Mon 14.09.81 | 1-:00 |   West Germany | 12-9 |   Brazil |   |  |  transferred to Group E and re-transferred to Group 5-8. |  | Tue 15.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Brazil | 18-9 |   New Zealand |   |  | Wed 16.09.81 | 1-:00 |   West Germany | 16-5 |   New Zealand |   |   
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Italy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38: | 18 |  | 2. Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32: | 21 |  | 3. United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35: | 33 |  | 4. Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18: | 51 |   
    | Team | Ital | Spai | Unit | Isra |  | Italy | ---- | 7:7 | 11:7 | 20:4 |  | Spain |   | ---- | 12:10 | 13:4 |  | United States |   |   | ---- | 18-10 |  | Israel |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | 1T | 2T | 3T |  |  played in Bergamo. |  | Mon 14.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Spain | 7-7 |   Italy | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4-5 |  |  transferred to Group F. |  | Mon 14.09.81 | 1-:00 |   United States | 18-10 |   Israel |   |  |  transferred to Group H. |  | Tue 15.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Spain | 12-10 |   United States | 2-3 | 6-4 | 8-6 |  | Tue 15.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Italy | 20-4 |   Israel |   |  | Wed 16.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Spain | 13-4 |   Israel | 4-1 | 5-2 | 11-3 |  | Wed 16.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Italy | 11-7 |   United States |   |   
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53: | 4 |  | 2. Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52: | 14 |  | 3. Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37: | 49 |  | 4. India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6: | 81 |   
    | Team | Sovi | Yugo | Japa | Indi |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 7:1 | 26:3 | 20:0 |  | Yugoslavia |   | ---- | 18:6 | 33:1 |  | Japan |   |   | ---- | 28:5 |  | India |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played in Milano. |  | Mon 14.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Soviet Union | 26-3 |   Japan |   |  | Mon 14.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Yugoslavia | 33-1 |   India |   |  | Tue 15.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Soviet Union | 20-0 |   India |   |  | Tue 15.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Yugoslavia | 18-6 |   Japan |   |  | Wed 16.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Japan | 28-5 |   India |   |  |  transferred to Group H and re-transferred to Group 13-15. |  | Wed 16.09.81 | 1-:00 |   Soviet Union | 7-1 |   Yugoslavia |   |  |  transferred to Group F. |   
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|  1. Soviet Union |  | Dimitry Schederkin (Dynamo Moskau, 1964)  |  | Aleksei Vdovin (Lokomotive Kischinov, 1963)  |  | Yurij Sidorovich (Dinamo Lvov/Lemberg, 1963)  |  | Vladimir Burkhanov (Sport Club Gorki, 1963)  |  | Anatoly Starostenko (Sport Club Zdanov, 1963)  |  | Pavel Volkov (Dinamo Alma Ata, 1963)  |  | Sergej Markoch (Lokomotive Kischinov, 1963)  |  | Eduard Zhitovski (Universität Minsk, 1963)  |  | Mikhail Stepanov (Dinamo Kiew, 1963)  |  | Eduard Vladimirov (Baltica Leningrad, 1963)  |  | Sergej Kharin (Dinamo Lvov / Lemberg, 1963)  |  | Zaza Avkhlediani (Dinamo Tbilisi/Tiflis, 1963)  |  | Georgy Sergueev (Dinamo Moskau, 1963) |   
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|  2. Cuba |  | V. Ramos |  | M. Bauza |  | R. Vasquez |  | E. Rovas |  | A. Martinez |  | L. Castillo |  | M. Nuñez |  | M. Bermudez |  | V.C.Barrera |  | V. Morrina |  | D. Artiles |  | N. Lima |  | T. Urgeye |   
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|  3. Hungary |  | Csaba Matefalvi (Tw) |  | István | Doczi |  | L. Matusek |  | G. Matusek |  | Peter Szilecki |  | F. Soskuti |  | Zsolt Petövary (1965) |  | Z. Meggyesi |  | G. Hegman |  | R. Deak |  | F. Pal |  | V. Tamas |  | S.Hegyuar. |   
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|  4. Italy |  | Gianni Averaimo (Tw, 1964) |  | Marco D’Altrui (1964) |  | D. Nicolini |  | Luca La Cava |  | Piertino Sciacero |  | A. Mostes |  | A. Picasso |  | L. Fasca |  | Nicola Chiari |  | F. Di Fulvio |  | R. Pagliarini |  | Aurelio Bafetti (1963) |   
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|  5. Spain |  | Mariano Moya |  | Miguel Chillida |  | Francisco Font |  | Javier Villanueva |  | José Montero |  | Francisco Subías |  | Inocencio Amorós |  | Rafael Roca |  | Jordi Payá |  | Mario Folguera |  | Jordi Neira |  | Coaches: Mariano Garcia und Manuel Ibern |   
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|  7. West Germany  |  | Frank Lindemann, (Tw , 1963, Rote Erde Hamm) |  | Thomas Berlemann (1963, Rote Erde Hamm) |  | Dirk Theismann (8.6.1963, Rote Erde Hamm) |  | Rainer Peix (1963, Rote Erde Hamm) |  | Harald Köhnen (Rhenania Köln) |  | Christian Terfloth (Rhenania Köln) |  | Bernhard Vogtland (1963, Hohenlimburger SV) |  | Boris Haensel (SSV Esslingen) |  | Carsten Schönemann (Tw. 1963, Wasserfreunde Spandau 04) |  | Oliver Thielen (1964, Duisburger SV 1898) |  | Carsten Marker (1964, Duisburger SV 1898) |  | Norbert Färber (1963, SV Würzburg 05) |  | Dirk Wrigge (1963, Waspo Hannover-Linden) |   
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