| Finals played at Beograd |  | Game | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |   |  | Final | 15.12 | 19:40 |   Yugoslavia | 16-11 |   Romania | 7-7 |  Goals |  | 3-4 | 15.12 |   |   Soviet Union | 20-12 |   Hungary | 11-5 |  Goals |  | 5-6 | 15.12 |   |   Poland | 15-13 |   Czechoslovakia | 6-6 |  Goals |  | 7-8 | 15.12 |   |   Denmark | 12-10 |   Norway | 8-5 |  Goals |   
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 62: | 39 |  | 2. Romania | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 67: | 52 |  | 3. Soviet Union | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50: | 39 |  | 4. Hungary | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 67: | 49 |  | 5. Poland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 53: | 52 |  | 6. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 56: | 54 |  | 7. Denmark | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 57: | 47 |  | 8. Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 42: | 57 |  | Group 9-12 |  | 9. East Germany | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 61: | 44 |  | 10.Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 61: | 78 |  | 11.West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 49: | 66 |  | 12.Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33: | 81 |   
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| Group E | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Romania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32: | 24 |  | 2.Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37: | 22 |  | 3.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27: | 30 |  | 4.Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16: | 36 |   
| Team | Ro | Hu | Cz | No |  | Romania | ---- | 12:11 | 10: 8 | 10: 5 |  | Hungary |   | ---- | 12: 7 | 14: 3 |  | Czechoslovakia |   |   | ---- | 12: 8 |  | Norway |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Negotin |  | 12.12 |   Hungary | 14-3 |   Norway | 7-1 |  | 12.12 |   Romania | 10-8 |   Czechoslovakia | 5-4 |  | 13.12 |   Czechoslovakia | 12-8 |   Norway | 5-5 |  | 13.12 |   Romania | 12-11 |   Hungary | 5-7 |   
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| Group F | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26: | 24 |  | 2.Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23: | 23 |  | 3.Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27: | 28 |  | 4.Denmark | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32: | 33 |   
| Team | Yu | So | Po | De |  | Yugoslavia | ---- | 7: 5 |   | 11:10 |  | Soviet Union |   | ---- | 8: 6 | 10:10 |  | Poland | 9: 8 |   | ---- | 12:12 |  | Denmark |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Zagreb |  | 12.12 |   Soviet Union | 10-10 |   Denmark |   |  | 12.12 |   Poland | 9-8 |   Yugoslavia |   |  | 13.12 |   Poland | 12-12 |   Denmark | 7-7 |  | 13.12 |   Yugoslavia | 7-5 |   Soviet Union | 4-3 |   
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| Group 9-12 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 9. East Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46: | 26 |  | 10.Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40: | 38 |  | 11.West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33: | 32 |  | 12.Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25: | 48 |   
| Team | Ea | Ja | We | Ne |  | East Germany | ---- | 17:12 | 14:5 | 15:9 |  | Japan |   | ---- | 13:10 | 15:11 |  | West Germany |   |   | ---- | 18:5 |  | Netherlands |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 12.12 | Novi Sad |   East Germany | 14-5 |   West Germany | 8-2 |  | 12.12 |   |   Japan | 15-11 |   Netherlands | 9-3 |  | 13.12 |   |   East Germany | 17-12 |   Japan | 10-4 |  | 13.12 | Sombor |   West Germany | 18-5 |   Netherlands | 12-3 |  | 15.12 | Novi Sad |   East Germany | 15-9 |   Netherlands | 8-3 |  | 15.12 |   |   Japan | 13-10 |   West Germany | 5-3 |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30: | 14 |  | 2.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23: | 21 |  | 3.West Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16: | 34 |   
| Team | Hu | Cz | We |  | Hungary | --- | 12:7 | 18:7 |  | Czechoslovakia |   | --- | 16:9 |  | West Germany |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Sarajevo |  | 08.12 |   Hungary | 12-7 |   Czechoslovakia | 8-1 |  | 09.12 |   Czechoslovakia | 16-9 |   West Germany | 8-3 |  | 10.12 |   Hungary | 18-7 |   West Germany | 7-3 |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34: | 17 |  | 2.Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21: | 19 |  | 3.Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21: | 40 |   
| Team | Ro | No | Ja |  | Romania | ---- | 10: 5 | 24:12 |  | Norway |   | ---- | 16: 9 |  | Japan |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Zavidovici |  | 08.12 | 18:00 |   Romania | 24-12 |   Japan | 10-4 |  | 09.12 |   |   Norway | 16-9 |   Japan |   |  | 10.12 | 19:00 |   Romania | 10-5 |   Norway | 6-2 |   
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15: | 10 |  | 2.Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17: | 19 |  | 3.East Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15: | 18 |   
| Team | So | Po | Ea |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 8: 6 | 7: 4 |  | Poland |   | ---- | 11:11 |  | East Germany |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Sibenik |  | 08.12 |   Soviet Union | 7-4 |   East Germany | 4-1 |  | 09.12 |   Soviet Union | 8-6 |   Poland |   |  | 10.12 |   Poland | 11-11 |   East Germany | 5-4 |   
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1.Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31: | 14 |  | 2.Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23: | 15 |  | 3.Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8: | 33 |   
| Team | Yu | De | Ne |  | Yugoslavia | ---- | 11:10 | 20: 4 |  | Denmark |   | ---- | 13: 4 |  | Netherlands |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | played at Varazdin |  | 08.12 |   Yugoslavia | 20-4 |   Netherlands | 9-2 |  | 09.12 |   Denmark | 13-4 |   Netherlands | 6-3 |  | 10.12 |   Yugoslavia | 11-10 |   Denmark | 4-7 |   
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|  1. Yugoslavia |  | Zdenka Ištvanović |  | Dunja Kostić |  | Ana Titlić |  | Nadežda Abramović |  | Mirjana Čikoš |  | Jadranka Antić |  | Zdenka Leutar |  | Milenka Lukić |  | Ivanka Suprinović |  | Katica Ileš |  | Dragica Palaversa |  | Radmila Parezanović |  | Biserka Rosić |  | Mara Torti |  | Milka Veinović |  | Božena Vrbanc |  | Biserka Rožič |  |  Leader: Zoran Pantazis. |  |  Coach: Vilim Tičić |  |  Assistant: Jezdimir Stanković |   
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|  2. Romania |  | Elisabeta Ionescu |  | Lidia Stan |  | Doina Furcoi Solomonov |  | Cristina Petrovici |  | Petruta Baicoianu Cojocaru |  | Rozalia Sos-5(2) |  | Maria Popa Manta |  | Maria Bosi Igorov |  | Elena Francu-1 |  | Hilda Hrivnac |  | Constanta Viorica Vieru |  | Magda Miclos Ilies |  | Lucretia Moise |  | Simona Arghir Sand-3 |  | Irene Oancea-1 |  | Coach: Constantin Pilica Popescu |  | Coach: Dan Balasescu |   
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|  3. Soviet Union |  | Nataliya Sherstuk |  | Lyubov Balan |  | Larissa Bobrova |  | Lyudmila Bobrus |  | Anele Goncharova |  | Valentina Gordyevskaya |  | Maria Litoshenko |  | Nadyezda Losbina |  | Tatyana Makarets |  | Tatyana Miroshnik |  | Svetlana Pinchuk |  | Galina Sacharova |  | Rita Sainkaite |  | Lyudmila Shubina |  | Zinaida Turchina |  | Nadyezhda Tyenina |   
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|  4. Hungary |  | Elek |  | Bujdos |  | Pascal |  | Toth-Harsenyi-4 |  | Laki |  | Sterbinszka-3(1) |  | Tavasz |  | Csik |  | Takacs-1 |  | Stiller |  | Vedasz |  | Nvari-4 |  | Leikes |   
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|  6. Czechoslovakia |  | Splikova |  | Machrckova |  | Datinska |  | Fischerova -,-,-,2(2) |  | Matisova -,2,2,1,4 |  | Brunova -,2,1,3 |  | Vassova |  | Michalcikova -,2,-,-,1 |  | Zemanova -,2,1,1,4 |  | Cervenkova-3,1,1,1,1 |  | Ukropcova-1,2,1,1 |  | Mourkova |  | Foltynova-3(2),5,3(2),1(1),2 |  | Mikulova |  | Buchkarova |  | Horalova  |  | Coach: Jaroslav Mraz |  | Coach: Peter Svoboda |   
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|  8. Norway |  | Liv Bjoerk |  | Siri Keul |  | Sissel Buchholdt |  | Bjørg Andersen |  | Karen Fladset |  | Kari Aagaard |  | Astri Knudsen Bech |  | Sigrid Halvorsen |  | Unni Anisdahl |  | Inger-Johanne Tveter |  | Grethe Tønnesen |  | Hjørdis Hoesoeien |  | Wenche Wensberg |  | Svanhild Sponberg |   
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|  9. East Germany |  | Eva Baldeweg |  | Hannelore Burosch |  | Hannelore Zober |  | Jancker |  | Christine Gehlhoff |  | Barb Heinz |  | Silvia Heinrich |  | Kristina Richter |  | Waltraud Kretzschmar |  | Hannelore Junghans |  | Marion Tietz |  | Petra Kahnt |  | Bärbel Braun |  | Bönsch |   
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|  11.West Germany |  | Hoey 4  |  | Placht 2 |  | Weber 1 |  | Kuster 1 |  | Jacob 1 |   
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