| Final Group | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1.Soviet Union | 6 | 0 | 498: | 266 |  | 2.Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 337: | 318 |  | 3.Poland | 4 | 2 | 323: | 325 |  | 4.East Germany | 3 | 3 | 354: | 337 |  | 5.Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 296: | 350 |  | 6.Italy | 2 | 4 | 270: | 281 |  | 7.Belgium | 0 | 6 | 235: | 436 |   
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| Team | So | Yu | Po | Ea | Bu | It | Be |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 84:51 | 92:55 | 96:58 | 81:37 | 61:31 | 84:34 |  | Yugoslavia |   | ---- | 59:47 | 51:45 | 54:44 |   | 82:44 |  | Poland |   |   | ---- | 58:50 | 64:57 | 38:37 | 61:30 |  | East Germany |   |   |   | ---- | 64:41 | 54:43 | 83:48 |  | Bulgaria |   |   |   |   | ---- | 52:44 | 65:43 |  | Italy |   | 54:40 |   |   |   | ---- | 61:36 |  | Belgium |   |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | + played at Messina |  | 09.07 |   |   Yugoslavia | 59-47 |   Poland | 32-25 |  | 09.07 |   |   Italy | 61-36 |   Belgium | 26-21 |  | 09.07 |   |   Soviet Union | 81-37 |   Bulgaria | 40-17 |  | 10.07 |   |   Poland | 61-30 |   Belgium | 31-16 |  | 10.07 |   |   Yugoslavia | 54-44 |   Bulgaria | 21-20 |  | 10.07 |   |   East Germany | 54-43 |   Italy | 21-16 |  | 11.07 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 65-43 |   Belgium | 38-15 |  | 11.07 |   |   Soviet Union | 84-51 |   Yugoslavia | 46-21 |  | 11.07 |   |   Poland | 58-50 |   East Germany | 27-28 |  | 12.07 |   |   Soviet Union | 84-34 |   Belgium | 33-15 |  | 12.07 | 19:45 |   East Germany | 64-41 |   Bulgaria | 27-23 |  | 12.07 |   |   Poland | 38-37 |   Italy | 15-19 |  | 13.07 |   |   Yugoslavia | 82-44 |   Belgium | 41-21 |  | 13.07 |   |   Soviet Union | 96-58 |   East Germany | 59-31 |  | 13.07 | 22:00 |   Bulgaria | 52-44 |   Italy | 21-21 |  | 14.07 |   |   Soviet Union | 61-31 |   Italy | 27-16 |  | 14.07 |   |   Yugoslavia | 51-45 |   East Germany | 24-23 |  | 14.07 | 22:00 |   Poland | 64-57 |   Bulgaria | 39-25 |  | 15.07 | 18:30 |   East Germany | 83-48 |   Belgium | 49-18 |  | 15.07 | 20:00 |   Soviet Union | 92-55 |   Poland | 43-30 |  | 15.07 | 21:30 |   Italy | 54-40 |   Yugoslavia | 25-23 |   
| Group 8-13 | w | l | pf | pa |  | 8. Romania | 5 | 0 | 298: | 246 |  | 9. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 322: | 234 |  | 10.Hungary | 3 | 2 | 248: | 210 |  | 11.France | 2 | 3 | 284: | 257 |  | 12.Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 248: | 282 |  | 13.West Germany | 0 | 5 | 193: | 364 |   
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| Team | Ro | Cz | Hu | Fr | Ne | Ge |  | Romania | ---- | 73:65 | 59:44 | 59:48 | 52:46 | 55:43 |  | Czechoslovakia |   | ---- | 43:39 | 54:49 | 81:41 | 79:32 |  | Hungary |   |   | ---- | 42:36 | 48:42 | 75:30 |  | France |   |   |   | ---- | 60:55 | 91:47 |  | Netherlands |   |   |   |   | ---- | 64:41 |  | West Germany |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Ragusa |  | 09.07 |   Czechoslovakia | 54-49 |   France | 20-19 |  | 09.07 |   Hungary | 48-42 |   Netherlands | 22-19 |  | 09.07 |   Romania | 55-43 |   West Germany | 28-26 |  | 10.07 |   Czechoslovakia | 79-32 |   West Germany | 44-16 |  | 10.07 |   Hungary | 42-36 |   France | 15-17 |  | 10.07 |   Romania | 52-46 |   Netherlands | 26-23 |  | 11.07 |   Netherlands | 64-41 |   West Germany | 34-17 |  | 11.07 |   Romania | 59-48 |   France | 27-21 |  | 11.07 |   Czechoslovakia | 43-39 |   Hungary | 19-23 |  | 13.07 |   Czechoslovakia | 81-41 |   Netherlands | 40-18 |  | 13.07 |   Romania | 59-44 |   Hungary | 20-25 |  | 13.07 |   France | 91-47 |   West Germany | 47-16 |  | 14.07 |   Hungary | 75-30 |   West Germany | 37-16 |  | 14.07 |   France | 60-55 |   Netherlands | 28-28 |  | 14.07 |   Romania | 73-65 |   Czechoslovakia | 30-35 |   
| Group A Catania | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1.Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 279: | 83 |  | 2.Belgium | 2 | 1 | 139: | 179 |  | 3.Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 126: | 181 |  | 4.West Germany | 0 | 3 | 110: | 211 |   
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| Team | So | Be | Ne | We |  | Soviet Union | ----- | 83:27 | 91:29 | 105:27 |  | Belgium |   | ----- | 54:49 | 58:47 |  | Netherlands |   |   | ----- | 48:36 |  | West Germany |   |   |   | ----- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 05.07 |   Netherlands | 48 -36 |   West Germany | 16-19 |  | 05.07 |   Soviet Union | 83 -27 |   Belgium | 35-14 |  | 06.07 |   Belgium | 54 -49 |   Netherlands | 26-23 |  | 06.07 |   Soviet Union | 105-27 |   West Germany | 52-17 |  | 07.07 |   Belgium | 58 -47 |   West Germany | 18-19 |  | 07.07 |   Soviet Union | 91 -29 |   Netherlands | 49-21 |   
| Group B | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1.Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 193: | 149 |  | 2.East Germany | 2 | 1 | 172: | 161 |  | 3.Hungary | 1 | 2 | 140: | 170 |  | 4.France | 0 | 3 | 149: | 174 |   
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| Team | Yu | Ea | Hu | Fr |  | Yugoslavia | ---- | 66:50 | 62:43 | 65:56 |  | East Germany |   | ---- | 61:49 | 61:46 |  | Hungary |   |   | ---- | 48:47 |  | France |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  plated at Ragusa |  | 05.07 |   East Germany | 61-46 |   France | 29-17 |  | 05.07 |   Yugoslavia | 62-43 |   Hungary | 28-25 |  | 06.07 |   Yugoslavia | 65-56 |   France | 36-22 |  | 06.07 |   East Germany | 61-49 |   Hungary | 30-15 |  | 07.07 |   Hungary | 48-47 |   France | 21-16 |  | 07.07 |   Yugoslavia | 66-50 |   East Germany | 26-33 |   
| Group C | w | l | pf | pa |  | 1.Poland | 2 | 1 | 174: | 158 |  | 2.Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 146: | 143 |  | 3.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 161: | 140 |  | 4.Romania | 0 | 3 | 123: | 163 |   
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| Team | Po | Bu | Cz | Ro |  | Poland | ---- |   | 72:58 | 55:44 |  | Bulgaria | 56:47 | ---- |   | 52:49 |  | Czechoslovakia |   | 47:38 | ---- | 56:30 |  | Romania |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Palermo |  | 05.07 |   |   Bulgaria | 52-49 |   Romania | 25-23 |  | 05.07 | 21:30 |   Poland | 72-58 |   Czechoslovakia | 32-21 |  | 06.07 | 20:00 |   Poland | 55-44 |   Romania | 22-24 |  | 06.07 | 21:30 |   Czechoslovakia | 47-38 |   Bulgaria | 27- 9 |  | 07.07 |   |   Czechoslovakia | 56-30 |   Romania | 27-13 |  | 07.07 |   |   Bulgaria | 56-47 |   Poland | 24-25 |   
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