| Finals |  | Game | date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT, FT |  | Final | 07.03 | 18:00 | Dortmund |   Soviet Union | 30-27aet |   Yugoslavia | 12-13, 23-23 |  |  URS: Yuriy Shevsov 5, Alexander Anpilogov 5(1p), Michvail Vailiev 4, Yuriy Kidoev 4, Oleg Gogin 3(1p), Vladimir Belov 3, Alexander KArschakevich 2, Alexander Rymanov 2, Valdemar Novitsky 1 --- YUG: Pavel Jurina 5(1p), Petrit Feizula 5, Jovica Elezovic 4, Zdravko Zovko 3, Caslav Grubic 2, Veselin Vujovic 2, Vlado Bojovic 2, Radivoj Krivokapic 2, Mile Isakovic 2. 2m: 2-6. Referees: Terje Anthansen and Oyvind Bolstad, Norway. att: 12,500. |  | 3-4 | 06.03 |   | Dortmund |   Poland | 23-22 |   Denmark | 13-12 |  | 5-6 | 06.03 |   | Dortmund |   Romania | 24-21 |   East Germany | 12-10 |  | 7-8 | 07.03 |   | Dortmund |   West Germany | 19-15 |   Spain | 8-9 |  | 9-10 | 07.30 |   |   |   Hungary | 24-18 |   Czechoslovakia | 16-7 |  | 11-12 | 07.03 | 10:00 | Minden |   Sweden | 25-17 |   Switzerland | 10-5 |  |  SWE: Bjoern Jilsen 7 (5p), Sten Sjoegren 6, Joergen Abrahamsson 4, Goran Bengtson 3, Basti Rasmussen 3. --- SUI: Robert Jehle 3, Ueli Nacht 2, Mx Schar 2, Hans Huber 2, Peter Jehle 2, Uwe Mall 2, Norwin Plazer. 2m: 5-5. Referees: Peter Rauchfuss and Rufolf Buchda, East Germany. att: 1,700. |   
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 204: | 131 |  | 2. Yugoslavia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 183: | 155 |  | 3. Poland | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 148: | 143 |  | 4. Denmark | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 150: | 143 |  | 5. Romania | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 174: | 152 |  | 6. East Germany | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 141: | 140 |  | 7. West Germany | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 130: | 119 |  | 8. Spain | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 146: | 145 |  | 9. Hungary | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 152: | 141 |  | 10.Czechoslovakia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 150: | 148 |  | 11.Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 159: | 157 |  | 12.Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 111: | 128 |  | Group 13-16 |  | 13.Cuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 148: | 171 |  | 14.Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 125: | 140 |  | 15.Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 113: | 188 |  | 16.Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 112: | 145 |   
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| Group I | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 130: | 85 |  | 2. Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 97: | 102 |  | 3. East Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92: | 98 |  | 4. West Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 85: | 94 |  | 5. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 99: | 112 |  | 6. Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 76: | 88 |   
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| Team | Sovi | Pola | GDR | FRG | Czec | Swit |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 27:21 | 25:17 | 24:16 | 31:17 | 23:14 |  | Poland |   | ---- | 19:19 |   | 24:23 | 16:15 |  | East Germany |   |   | ---- | 19:16 |   | 16:14 |  | West Germany |   | 18:17 |   | ---- | 19:18 | 16:16 |  | Czechoslovakia |   |   | 24:21 |   | ---- | 17:17 |  | Switzerland |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 28.02 | 15:30 | Hannover |   Soviet Union | 23-14 |   Switzerland | 10-7 |  | 28.02 | 16:00 | Bremerhaven |   Czechoslovakia | 24-21 |   East Germany | 11-13 |  | 28.02 | 17:15 | Hannover |   West Germany | 18-17 |   Poland | 9-9 |  | 02.03 | 19:00 | Dortmund |   Soviet Union | 27-21 |   Poland | 13-13 |  | 02.03 | 19:30 | Lubeck |   Czechoslovakia | 17-17 |   Switzerland | 8-10 |  | 02.03 | 20:45 | Dortmund |   East Germany | 19-16 |   West Germany | 9-8 |  | 04.03 | 19:00 | Dortmund |   Soviet Union | 25-17 |   East Germany | 14-11 |  | 04.03 | 19:30 | Dusseldorf |   Poland | 24-23 |   Czechoslovakia | 15-9 |  | 04.03 | 20:45 | Dortmund |   West Germany | 16-16 |   Switzerland | 8-9 |   
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| Group II | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 118: | 104 |  | 2. Denmark | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100: | 99 |  | 3. Romania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 116: | 105 |  | 4. Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 112: | 111 |  | 5. Hungary | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 98: | 103 |  | 6. Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 103: | 125 |   
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| Team | Yugo | Denm | Roma | Spai | Hung | Swed |  | Yugoslavia | ---- |   | 22:21 | 28:25 | 20:20 | 30:19 |  | Denmark | 19:18 | ---- |   | 23:22 | 19:19 | 21:20 |  | Romania |   | 20:18 | ---- |   | 24:19 | 31:24 |  | Spain |   |   | 22:20 | ---- | 20:20 | 23:20 |  | Hungary |   |   |   |   | ---- | 20:20 |  | Sweden |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 28.02 | 15:30 | Munchen |   Denmark | 23-22 |   Spain | 14-14 |  | 28.02 | 16:00 | Offenburg |   Yugoslavia | 20-20 |   Hungary | 13-12 |  | 28.02 | 17:15 | Munchen |   Romania | 31-24 |   Sweden | 13-11 |  | 02.03 | 19:00 | Boblingen |   Yugoslavia | 28-25 |   Spain | 11-12 |  | 02.03 | 19:30 | Gunzburg |   Denmark | 21-20 |   Sweden | 11-9 |  | 02.03 | 20:45 | Boblingen |   Romania | 24-19 |   Hungary | 12-11 |  | 04.03 | 19:00 | Frankfurt |   Spain | 22-20 |   Romania | 10-7 |  | 04.03 | 19:30 | Elsenfeld |   Yugoslavia | 30-19 |   Sweden | 15-9 |  | 04.03 | 20:45 | Frankfurt |   Denmark | 19-19 |   Hungary | 8-9 |   
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| Group 13-16 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 13.Cuba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80: | 71 |  | 14.Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73: | 66 |  | 15.Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72: | 85 |  | 16.Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62: | 65 |   
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| Team | Cuba | Japa | Kuwa | Alge |  | Cuba | ---- | 25:20 | 34:30 | 21:21 |  | Japan |   | ---- | 31:20 | 22:21 |  | Kuwait |   |   | ---- | 22:20 |  | Algeria |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 28.02 | 16:00 | Osnabruck |   Cuba | 25-20 |   Japan | 12-10 |  | 28.02 | 16:00 | Gutersloh |   Kuwait | 22-20 |   Algeria | 8-9 |  | 02.03 | 19:30 | Brake |   Cuba | 21-21 |   Algeria | 13-12 |  | 02.03 | 19:30 | Haltern |   Japan | 31-20 |   Kuwait | 13-10 |  | 03.03 |   |   |   Cuba | 34-30 |   Kuwait | 16-12 |  | 03.03 |   |   |   Japan | 22-21 |   Algeria | 11-12 |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99: | 52 |  | 2. West Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61: | 52 |  | 3. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68: | 62 |  | 4. Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41: | 103 |   
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| Team | Sovi | FRG | Czec | Kuwa |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 24:16 | 31:17 | 44:19 |  | West Germany |   | ---- | 19:18 | 26:10 |  | Czechoslovakia |   |   | ---- | 33:12 |  | Kuwait |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 23.02 | 19:00 | Essen |   Soviet Union | 31-17 |   Czechoslovakia | 16-7 |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 23.02 | 20:45 | Essen |   West Germany | 26-10 |   Kuwait | 7-4 |  | 24.02 | 19:30 | Dortmund |   West Germany | 19-18 |   Czechoslovakia | 7-7 |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 24.02 | 19:30 | Duisburg |   Soviet Union | 44-19 |   Kuwait | 22-7 |  | 26.02 | 19:00 | Dortmund |   Czechoslovakia | 33-12 |   Kuwait | 17-4 |  | 26.02 | 20:45 | Dortmund |   Soviet Union | 24-16 |   West Germany | 10-7 |  |  transferred to Group I |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62: | 55 |  | 2. Hungary | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70: | 60 |  | 3. Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71: | 58 |  | 4. Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50: | 80 |   
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| Team | Spai | Hung | Swed | Alge |  | Spain | ---- | 20:20 | 23:20 | 19:15 |  | Hungary |   | ---- | 20:20 | 30:20 |  | Sweden |   |   | ---- | 31:15 |  | Algeria |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 23.02 | 19:00 | Homburg |   Spain | 19-15 | Algeria | 11-6 |  | 23.02 | 20:45 | Homburg |   Hungary | 20-20 | Sweden | 10-5 |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 24.02 | 19:00 | West Berlin |   Spain | 23-20 | Sweden | 14-7 |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 24.02 | 19:00 | Eppelheim |   Hungary | 30-20 | Algeria | 15-10 |  | 26.02 | 19:00 | Ludwigshafen |   Spain | 20-20 | Hungary | 11-10 |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 26.02 | 20:45 | Ludwigshafen |   Sweden | 31-15 | Algeria | 11-5 |   
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63: | 53 |  | 2. East Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63: | 51 |  | 3. Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47: | 47 |  | 4. Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52: | 74 |   
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| Team | GDR | Pola | Swit | Japa |  | East Germany | ---- | 19:19 | 16:14 | 28:18 |  | Poland |   | ---- | 16:15 | 28:19 |  | Switzerland |   |   | ---- | 18:15 |  | Japan |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 23.02 | 19:00 | Hamburg |   Poland | 16-15 |   Switzerland | 7-7 |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 23.02 | 20:45 | Hamburg |   East Germany | 28-18 |   Japan | 15-11 |  | 24.02 | 19:00 | Bremen |   Poland | 28-19 |   Japan | 16-9 |  | 24.02 | 20:45 | Bremen |   East Germany | 16-14 |   Switzerland | 8-7 |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 26.02 | 19:00 | Kiel |   Switzerland | 18-15 |   Japan | 9-7 |  | 26.02 | 20:45 | Kiel |   East Germany | 19-19 |   Poland | 10-9 |  |  transferred to Group I |   
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75: | 66 |  | 2. Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78: | 61 |  | 3. Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65: | 59 |  | 4. Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68: | 100 |   
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| Team | Yugo | Roma | Denm | Cu |  | Yugoslavia | ---- | 22:21 |   | 38:21 |  | Romania |   | ---- | 20:18 | 34:26 |  | Denmark | 19:18 |   | ---- | 28:21 |  | Cuba |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 23.02 | 19:00 | Goppingen |   Yugoslavia | 38-21 |   Cuba | 23-12 |  | 23.02 | 20:45 | Goppingen |   Romania | 20-18 |   Denmark | 11-8 |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 24.02 | 20:45 | Eppelheim |   Romania | 34-26 |   Cuba | 20-8 |  | 24.02 | 20:45 | West Berlin |   Denmark | 19-18 |   Yugoslavia | 11-8 |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 26.02 | 19:00 | Sindelfingen |   Denmark | 28-21 |   Cuba | 10-9 |  | 26.02 | 20:45 | Sindelfingen |   Yugoslavia | 22-21 |   Romania | 12-12 |  |  transferred to Group II |   
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|  1. Soviet Union |  | Alekszandr Shipenko |  | Michail Ischetzhenko |  | Sergey Kocsergin |  | Oleg Gagyin |  | Alekszandr Rimanov |  | Sergey Kusnyiryuk |  | Alekszandr Karsakevics |  | Vlagyimir Kravzov |  | Vladimir Belov |  | Anatoliy Fedyukin |  | Alekszandr Anpilogov |  | Michail Vaszilyev |  | Yuriy Sevcov |  | Yuriy Kigyayev |  | Valdemar Novickiy |  | Raimondas Valuzkas |  | Coach: Anatoliy Yevtushenko |   
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|  5. Romania |  | Nicolae Munteanu |  | Alexandru Buligan  |  | Marian Dumitru |  | Vasile StÂnga |  | Cezar Draganita |  | Nicolae Vasilca |  | Stefan Birtalan |  | Cornel Durau |  | Maricel Voinea |  | Radu Voina |  | Alexandru Fulker |  | Mihai Redl jun. |  | Gheorghe Dumitru |  | Mircea Bedivan |  | Coach: Lascar Pana |  | Coach: Nicolae Nedef |   
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| Soviet Union | G | Ex |  | Schipenko | - | 2' |  | Ischetchenko | - |  | Gagin | 3(1) |  | Kuschniruck | - |  | Belov | 3 |  | Vasilyev | 4 |  | Schevzov | 5 |  | Kidyaev | 5 |  | Rymanov | 2 |  | Karschakevic | 2 |  | Antiloyov | 5(1) |  | Novitzky | 1 | 2' |   
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|  Running Score |  | Final | 30-27 |  | 65' | 24-23 |  | 60' | 23-23 |  | 55' | 21-22 |  | 50' | 20-21 |  | 45' | 19-19 |  | 40' | 16-17 |  | 35' | 12-14 |  | 30' | 12-13 |  | 25' | 10-8 |  | 20' | 8-6 |  | 15' | 6-4 |  | 10' | 3-2 |  | 5' | 1-1 |   
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| Yugoslavia | G | Ex |  | Basic | - |  | Velic | - |  | Elezovic | 4 | 2' |  | Jurina | 5(1) | 2' |  | Bojovic | 1 |  | Fejzula | 6 | 4' |  | Radjenovic | - |  | Isakovic | 2 |  | Grubic | 2 | 2' |  | Zovko | 3 |  | Vijovic | 2 |  | Krivokapic | 2 |   
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| Best Goalscorers | G.(pen.) |  | 1. Vasile Stingă | ROU | 65 (21) |  | 2. Peter Kovacs | HUN | 56 (17) |  | 3. Erhard Wunderlich | FRG | 40 (18) |  | 4. Vladimir Belov | URS | 39 (19) |  | 5. Juan Jose Uria | ESP | 35 (13) |  | 6. Shinji Yamamoto | JPN | 34 (10) |  | 7. Roberto Casuso | CUB | 34 (13) |  | 8. Frantisek Sulc | TCH | 34 (23) |  | 9. Jerzy Klempel | POL | 33 (11) |   
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