|  Finals in Paris |  | Game | date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | Final | 04.02 |   | Paris |   France | 28-25 |   Sweden | 11-10 |  | aet ; FT 22-22 |  | 3-4 | 04.02 |   | Paris |   Yugoslavia | 27-17 |   Egypt | 11-8 |  |  5-6 | 04.02 |   | Paris |   Spain | 40-38 |   Russia | 18-15 |  | aet ; FT 35-35 |  | 7-8 | 04.02 |   | Paris |   Ukraine | 30-24 |   Germany | 17-8 |  | 1/2 | 03.02 |   | Paris |   Sweden | 25-24 |   Yugoslavia | 14-9 |  | 1/2 | 03.02 |   | Paris |   France | 24-21 |   Egypt | 8-10 |  | 5-8 | 03.02 | 09:30 | Paris |   Spain | 24-23 |   Ukraine | 14-7 |  | 5-8 | 03.02 | 12:00 | Paris |   Russia | 33-29 |   Germany | 17-16 |  |  1/4 | 01.02 | 20:30 | Albertville |   France | 26-23 |   Germany | 11-8 |  | aet ; FT 22-22 |  | 1/4 | 01.02 | 20:30 | Amneville-l-T. |   Egypt | 21-19 |   Russia | 9-7 |  | 1/4 | 01.02 | 20:30 | Marseille |   Sweden | 34-20 |   Ukraine | 14-9 |  | 1/4 | 01.02 | 20:30 | Toulouse |   Yugoslavia | 26-24 |   Spain | 13-10 |  | 1/8 | 31.01 | 17:00 | Albertville |   France | 23-18 |   Portugal | 10-10 |  | 1/8 | 31.01 | 17:30 | Amneville-l-T. |   Egypt | 24-21 |   Algeria | 12-9 |  |  1/8 | 31.01 | 18:00 | Marseille |   Ukraine | 37-34 |   Croatia | 11-11 |  | a2et ; FT 29-29 , 1ET 33-33 |  | 1/8 | 31.01 | 18:00 | Toulouse |   Yugoslavia | 31-27 |   Iceland | 15-10 |  | 1/8 | 31.01 | 19:30 | Albertville |   Germany | 26-24 |   Tunisia | 15-11 |  | 1/8 | 31.01 | 20:30 | Amneville-l-T. |   Russia | 28-26 |   South Korea | 11-12 |  | 1/8 | 31.01 | 20:30 | Marseille |   Sweden | 32-23 |   Argentina | 18-10 |  | 1/8 | 31.01 | 20:30 | Toulouse |   Spain | 28-23 |   Norway | 16-11 |   
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. France | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 233: | 172 |  | 2. Sweden | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 263: | 207 |  | 3. Yugoslavia | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 254: | 182 |  | 4. Egypt | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 207: | 206 |  | 5. Spain | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 276: | 215 |  | 6. Russia | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 258: | 236 |  | 7. Ukraine | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 244: | 231 |  | 8. Germany | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 259: | 213 |  | 9. Croatia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188: | 153 |  | 10.Tunisia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 140: | 136 |  | 11.Iceland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152: | 150 |  | 12.South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 171: | 160 |  | 13.Algeria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 128: | 126 |  | 14.Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 139: | 155 |  | 15.Argentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 117: | 150 |  | 16.Portugal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 140: | 145 |  | 17.Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145: | 137 |  | 18.Czechia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 136: | 136 |  |  eliminated in Groups Round  |  | 19.Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 108: | 124 |  | 20.Groenland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86: | 140 |  | 21.Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92: | 134 |  | 22.Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 112: | 162 |  | 23.Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76: | 145 |  | 24.United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80: | 189 |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Sweden | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 147: | 112 |  | 2.Egypt | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124: | 115 |  | 3.Iceland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 125: | 119 |  | 4.Portugal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122: | 122 |  | 5.Czechia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 136: | 136 |  | 6.Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 112: | 162 |   
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| Team | Swed | Egyp | Icel | Port | Czec | Moro |  | Sweden | ---- | 29:23 | 24:21 | 32:25 | 29:22 | 33:21 |  | Egypt |   | ---- | 24:22 | 23:19 | 26:26 | 28:19 |  | Iceland |   |   | ---- | 22:19 | 29:29 | 31:23 |  | Portugal |   |   |   | ---- | 29:19 | 30:26 |  | Czechia |   |   |   |   | ---- | 40:23 |  | Morocco |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Montpellier |  | 23.01 | 14:30 |   Egypt | 28-19 |   Morocco | 14-6 |  | 23.01 | 18:30 |   Portugal | 29-19 |   Czechia | 14-10 |  | 23.01 | 20:30 |   Sweden | 24-21 |   Iceland | 13-9 |  | 24.01 | 16:30 |   Egypt | 26-26 |   Czechia | 14-16 |  | 24.01 | 18:30 |   Iceland | 22-19 |   Portugal | 10-11 |  | 24.01 | 20:30 |   Sweden | 33-21 |   Morocco | 21-11 |  | 25.01 | 18:30 |   Iceland | 31-23 |   Morocco | 16-13 |  | 25.01 | 20:30 |   Egypt | 23-19 |   Portugal | 9-10 |  | 25.01 | 20:30 |   Sweden | 29-22 |   Czechia | 15-10 |  | 27.01 | 14:00 |   Czechia | 40-23 |   Morocco | 22-9 |  | 27.01 | 16:00 |   Sweden | 32-25 |   Portugal | 16-12 |  | 27.01 | 18:00 |   Egypt | 24-22 |   Iceland | 12-7 |  | 28.01 | 14:00 |   Portugal | 30-26 |   Morocco | 11-13 |  | 28.01 | 16:00 |   Iceland | 29-29 |   Czechia | 15-12 |  | 28.01 | 18:00 |   Sweden | 29-23 |   Egypt | 14-7 |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.France | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 132: | 85 |  | 2.Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146: | 89 |  | 3.Algeria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 107: | 102 |  | 4.Argentina | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 94: | 118 |  | 5.Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 108: | 124 |  | 6.Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76: | 145 |   
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| Team | Fran | Yugo | Alge | Arge | Braz | Kuwa |  | France | ---- | 22:20 | 23:13 | 28:19 | 29:19 | 30:14 |  | Yugoslavia |   | ---- | 23:20 | 32:10 | 31:23 | 40:14 |  | Algeria |   |   | ---- | 23:23 | 25:20 | 26:13 |  | Argentina |   |   |   | ---- | 20:19 | 22:16 |  | Brazil |   |   |   |   | ---- | 27:19 |  | Kuwait |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Nantes |  | 23.01 | 14:00 |   Argentina | 22-16 |   Kuwait | 14-9 |  | 23.01 | 18:00 |   France | 23-13 |   Algeria | 10-4 |  | 23.01 | 20:00 |   Yugoslavia | 31-23 |   Brazil | 15-12 |  | 24.01 | 16:00 |   Argentina | 20-19 |   Brazil | 8-10 |  | 24.01 | 18:00 |   France | 30-14 |   Kuwait | 14-8 |  | 24.01 | 20:00 |   Yugoslavia | 23-20 |   Algeria | 14-7 |  | 25.01 | 16:00 |   Algeria | 26-13 |   Kuwait | 13-3 |  | 25.01 | 18:00 |   France | 29-19 |   Brazil | 14-10 |  | 25.01 | 20:00 |   Yugoslavia | 32-10 |   Argentina | 15-2 |  | 27.01 | 14:00 |   Algeria | 23-23 |   Argentina | 11-8 |  | 27.01 | 16:00 |   Brazil | 27-19 |   Kuwait | 15-7 |  | 27.01 | 18:00 |   France | 22-20 |   Yugoslavia | 13-8 |  | 28.01 | 14:00 |   Algeria | 25-20 |   Brazil | 11-8 |  | 28.01 | 16:00 |   Yugoslavia | 40-14 |   Kuwait | 21-6 |  | 28.01 | 18:00 |   France | 28-19 |   Argentina | 14-11 |   
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Spain | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 160: | 105 |  | 2.Germany | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 157: | 100 |  | 3.Croatia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 154: | 115 |  | 4.South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 145: | 132 |  | 5.Groenland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 85: | 140 |  | 6.United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80: | 189 |   
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| Team | Spai | Germ | Croa | Kore | Groe | Unit |  | Spain | ---- | 31:22 |   | 26:17 | 31:16 | 45:18 |  | Germany |   | ---- | 23:23 | 33:26 | 39:8 | 40:12 |  | Croatia | 32:27 |   | ---- |   | 25:15 | 41:12 |  | South Korea |   |   | 38:33 | ---- | 27:20 | 37:20 |  | Groenland |   |   |   |   | ---- | 26:18 |  | United States |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Becanson |  | 23.01 | 14:30 |   Croatia | 25-16 |   Groenland | 12-6 |  | 23.01 | 18:30 |   Germany | 40-12 |   United States | 19-6 |  | 23.01 | 20:30 |   Spain | 26-17 |   South Korea | 13-9 |  | 24.01 | 16:30 |   Spain | 31-16 |   Groenland | 17-10 |  | 24.01 | 18:30 |   Croatia | 41-12 |   United States | 21-5 |  | 24.01 | 20:30 |   Germany | 33-26 |   South Korea | 16-14 |  | 25.01 | 16:30 |   Spain | 45-18 |   United States | 19-10 |  | 25.01 | 18:30 |   South Korea | 27-20 |   Groenland | 11-10 |  | 25.01 | 20:30 |   Germany | 23-23 |   Croatia | 13-12 |  | 27.01 | 14:00 |   Groenland | 26-18 |   United States | 11-8 |  | 27.01 | 16:00 |   Spain | 31-22 |   Germany | 15-11 |  | 27.01 | 18:00 |   South Korea | 38-33 |   Croatia | 16-18 |  | 28.01 | 14:00 |   Germany | 39- 8 |   Groenland | 21-5 |  | 28.01 | 16:00 |   South Korea | 37-20 |   United States | 17-9 |  | 28.01 | 18:00 |   Croatia | 32-27 |   Spain | 16-9 |   
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Russia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 140: | 120 |  | 2.Ukraine | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 134: | 115 |  | 3.Tunisia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 116: | 110 |  | 4.Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 116: | 127 |  | 5.Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145: | 137 |  | 6.Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92: | 134 |   
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| Team | Russ | Ukra | Tuni | Norw | Slov | Saud |  | Russia | ---- | 30:27 | 23:20 | 25:25 | 33:30 | 29:18 |  | Ukraine |   | ---- | 24:18 | 31:22 |   | 28:17 |  | Tunisia |   |   | ---- | 28:19 | 28:23 | 22:21 |  | Norway |   |   |   | ---- | 30:29 | 20:14 |  | Slovenia |   | 28:24 |   |   | ---- | 35:22 |  | Saudi Arabia |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Dunquerque |  | 23.01 | 13:30 |   Slovenia | 28-24 |   Ukraine | 16-8 |  | 23.01 | 17:30 |   Russia | 23-20 |   Tunisia | 13-13 |  | 23.01 | 19:30 |   Norway | 20-14 |   Saudia Arabia | 9-8 |  | 24.01 | 15:30 |   Slovenia | 35-22 |   Saudia Arabia | 17-13 |  | 24.01 | 17:30 |   Russia | 30-27 |   Ukraine | 16-12 |  | 24.01 | 19:30 |   Tunisia | 28-19 |   Norway | 17-6 |  | 25.01 | 15:30 |   Ukraine | 24-18 |   Tunisia | 10-11 |  | 25.01 | 17:30 |   Russia | 29-18 |   Saudia Arabia | 17-10 |  | 25.01 | 19:30 |   Norway | 30-29 |   Slovenia | 18-12 |  | 27.01 | 14:00 |   Ukraine | 28-17 |   Saudia Arabia | 14-9 |  | 27.01 | 16:00 |   Russia | 25-25 |   Norway | 12-9 |  | 27.01 | 18:00 |   Tunisia | 28-23 |   Slovenia | 13-10 |  | 28.01 | 14:00 |   Tunisia | 22-21 |   Saudia Arabia | 11-10 |  | 28.01 | 16:00 |   Ukraine | 31-22 |   Norway | 14-9 |  | 28.01 | 18:00 |   Russia | 33-30 |   Slovenia | 15-15 |   
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|  1. France |  | C. Gaudin |  | Bruno Martini |  | Thierry Omeyer |  | Jerome Fernandez |  | Didier Dinart |  | Guillaume Gille |  | Bertrand Gille |  | Daniel Narcisse |  | Gregory Anquetil |  | Andrej Golic |  | Olivier Girault |  | Laurent Puisegur |  | Jackson Richardson |  | Joel Abati |  | Patrick Cazal |  | Stéphane Plantin |  | Coach: Daniel Constantini |   
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|  2. Sweden |  | Magnus Andersson |  | Martin Boquist |  | Christian Ericsson |  | Jonas Ernelind |  | Martin Frandesjö |  | Mathias Franzen |  | Peter Gentzel |  | Ola Lindgren |  | Stefan Lövgren |  | Mikael Pettersson |  | Johan Pettersson |  | Thomas Sivertsson |  | Tomas Svensson |  | Staffan Olsson |  | Ljubomir Vranjes |  | Magnus Wislander |   
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|  3. Yugoslavia |  | Mladen Bojinovic |  | Blazo Djordjic |  | G. Djukanovic |  | Ratko Durkovic |  | Nebojsa Golic |  | Nedeljko Jovanovic |  | Petar Kapisoda |  | Brankir Kokir |  | Ivan Lapcevic |  | Blazo Lisicic |  | Nenad Maksic |  | Vladan Matic |  | Zikica Milosavljevic |  | Nenad Puljezevic |  | Dragan Skrbic |  | Arpad Sterbik |   
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|  Goalscorers |  | 1. Eduard Kokszarov (RUS) | 61 (26) |  | 2. Yuriy Kostetski (UKR) | 60 (26) |  | 3. Kyung-Shin Yoon (KOR) | 55 (10) |  | 4. Stefan Lövgren (SWE) | 47 (8) |  | 5. Magnus Wislander (SWE) | 46 |  | 6. Markus Baur (GER) | 43 (27) |  | 7. Valeri Lochman (UKR) | 42 (2) |  | 8. Salim Nedjel Hammou (ALG) | 41 (12) |  | 9. Mohammed Berrajja (MOR) | 40 (6) |  | 10.Christian Berge (NOR) | 40 (25) |   
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|  8. Germany  |  | Christian Ramota |  | Henning Fritz |  | Chrischa Hannawald  |  | Stefan Kretzschmar |  | Torsten Jansen |  | Florian Kehrmann |  | Mirko Bernau  |  | Jörg Kunze |  | Christian Rose |  | Steffen Stiebler |  | Markus Baur |  | Steffen Weber |  | Frank von Behren |  | Jan-Olaf Immel |  | Christian Schwarzer |  | Mark Dragunski  |  | Coach: Heiner Brand  |   
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