| Group A | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 295: | 93 | | 2. Italy | 2 | 1 | 180: | 133 | | 3. England | 1 | 2 | 101: | 253 | | 4. Denmark | 0 | 3 | 122: | 219 |
| Team | Czec | Ital | Engl | Denm | | Czechoslovakia | ---- | 71:36 | 115:26 | 109:31 | | Italy | | ---- | 87:22 | 57:40 | | England | | | ---- | 53:51 | | Denmark | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Ancona (ITA) | | 11.04 |  Czechoslovakia | 115-26 |  England | 61-14 | | 11.04 |  Italy | 57-40 | Denamrk | 31-19 | | 12.04 | Czechoslovakia | 109-31 | Denamrk | 31-19 | | 12.04 | Italy | 87-22 | England | 41-15 | | 13.04 | England | 53-51 | Denamrk | 25-30 | | 13.04 | Czechoslovakia | 71-36 | Italy | 33-18 |
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| Group B | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. Romania | 2 | 0 | 161: | 69 | | 2. Austria | 1 | 1 | 104: | 100 | | 3. Sweden | 0 | 2 | 58: | 154 | | -. West Germany | DNS |
| Team | Roma | Aust | Swed | West | | Romania | ---- | 74:37 | 87:32 | | | Austria | | ---- | 67:26 | | | Sweden | | | ---- | | | West Germany | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Oradea (ROU) | | 15.05 |  Austria | 67-26 |  Sweden | 32-16 | | 16.05 |  Romania | 87-32 | Sweden | 37-14 | | 17.05 | Romania | 74-37 | Austria | 40-19 |
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| Group C | w | l | pf | pa | | 1. France | 3 | 0 | 249: | 125 | | 2. Hungary | 2 | 1 | 184: | 166 | | 3. Spain | 1 | 2 | 143: | 166 | | 4. Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 140: | 259 |
| Team | Fran | Hung | Spai | Swit | | France | ---- | 76:37 | 69:45 | 104:43 | | Hungary | | ---- | 53:37 | 94:53 | | Spain | | | ---- | 61:44 | | Switzerland | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Gerona (ESP) | | 28.03 | 18:30 |  France | 76-37 |  Hungary | 40-24 | | 28.03 | 20:00 |  Spain | 61-44 |  Switzerland | 24-27 | | 29.03 | 18:00 | France | 104-43 | Switzerland | 51-22 | | 29.03 | 19:30 | Hungary | 53-37 | Spain | 28-22 | | 30.03 | 18:00 | Hungary | 94-53 | Switzerland | 41-19 | | 30.03 | 19:30 | France | 69-45 | Spain | 33-30 |
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