| Finals 1-4 Helsinki, 5-8 Oulu, 9-12 Turku | | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | | Final | 02.10.77 |  Soviet Union | 3-1 |  Poland | 53-46 | 8-15 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 15-9 | | 3-4 | 02.10.77 |  Romania | 3-0 |  Hungary | 45-31 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 15-9 | | | 5-6 | 02.10.77 |  Bulgaria | 3-0 |  Czechoslovakia | 46-32 | 15-13 | 15- 5 | 16-14 | | | 7-8 | 02.10.77 |  Yugoslavia | 3-0 |  Italy | 45-34 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 15-10 | | | 9-10 | 02.10.77 |  East Germany | 3-1 |  France | 54-36 | 15-7 | 9-15 | 15-9 | 15-5 | | 11-12 | 02.10.77 |  Finland | 3-1 |  Netherlands | 54-34 | 15–1 | 15–4, | 8–15, | 16–14 | | 1/2 | 01.10.77 | Poland | 3-1 | Romania | 61-39 | 15-8 | 16-18 | 15-8 | 15-5 | | 1/2 | 01.10.77 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-18 | 15-0 | 15-12 | 15-6 | | | 5-8 | 01.10.77 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Italy | 45-24 | 15-7 | 15-11 | 15-6 | | | 5-8 | 01.10.77 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 47-33 | 15-5 | 16-14 | 16-14 | | | 9-12 | 01.10.77 | France | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-22 | 15-4 | 15-10 | 15-8 | | | 9-12 | 01.10.77 | East Germany | 3-0 | Finland | 45-23 | 15-9 | 15-8 | 15-6 | |
| Group A | w | l) | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Romania | 4 | 1 | 14: | 5 | 1.371 | | 2.Hungary | 3 | 2 | 11: | 8 | 1.050 | | 3.Italy | 3 | 2 | 12: | 10 | 1.031 | | 4.Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | 7: | 10 | 0.877 | | 5.France | 2 | 3 | 7: | 12 | 0.834 | | 6.Finland | 1 | 4 | 7: | 13 | 0.922 |
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| team | Ro | Hu | It | Yu | Fr | Fi | | Romania | --- | 3:1 | | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Hungary | | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | | Italy | 3:2 | | --- | 3:0 | | 3:2 | | Yugoslavia | | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | | France | | | 3:1 | | --- | 3:2 | | Finland | | 3:1 | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in Helsinki | | 25.09.77 | Finland | 3-1 | Hungary | 56-43 | 15-13 | 11-15 | 15- 4 | 15-11 | | | 25.09.77 | Italy | 3-2 | Romania | 67-62 | 14-16 | 15-12 | 8 -15 | 15- 8 | 15-11 | | 25.09.77 | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | France | 59-37 | 14-16 | 15-10 | 15- 4 | 15- 7 | | | 26.09.77 | Romania | 3-0 | France | 45-18 | 15- 8 | 15- 7 | 15- 3 | | | 26.09.77 | Hungary | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 46-27 | 15- 7 | 16-14 | 15- 6 | | | 26.09.77 | Italy | 3-2 | Finland | 64-64 | 15-13 | 10-15 | 15-13 | 9 -15 | 15- 8 | | 27.09.77 | Romania | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 59-43 | 15-13 | 14-16 | 15-10 | 15- 4 | | | 27.09.77 | France | 3-2 | Finland | 73-67 | 15- 7 | 10-15 | 21-19 | 12-15 | 15-11 | | 27.09.77 | Hungary | 3-2 | Italy | 60-49 | 5 -15 | 15- 8 | 10-15 | 15- 1 | 15-10 | | 28.09.77 | France | 3-1 | Italy | 56-43 | 11-15 | 15- 9 | 15-12 | 15- 7 | | | 28.09.77 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Finland | 45-32 | 15-13 | 15- 6 | 15-13 | | | 28.09.77 | Romania | 3-1 | Hungary | 55-36 | 15- 5 | 15- 9 | 10-15 | 15- 7 | | | 29.09.77 | Italy | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-18 | 15- 8 | 15- 4 | 15- 6 | | | 29.09.77 | Hungary | 3-0 | France | 45-32 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 15- 8 | | | 29.09.77 | Finland | 0-3 | Romania | 45-30 | 15- 9 | 15- 8 | 15-13 | |
| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 13: | 4 | 1.583 | | 2.Poland | 4 | 1 | 14: | 5 | 1.335 | | 3.Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 11: | 10 | 0.919 | | 4.Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 8: | 9 | 0.922 | | 5.East Germany | 2 | 3 | 7: | 12 | 0.966 | | 6.Netherlands | 0 | 5 | 2: | 15 | 0.570 |
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| team | So | Po | Ch | Bu | Ea | Ne | | Soviet Union | --- | | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Poland | 3:1 | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | | 3:0 | | Czechoslovakia | | | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:1 | | Bulgaria | | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | East Germany | | 3:2 | | | --- | 3:1 | | Netherlands | | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in Tampere | | 25.09.77 | Poland | 3-1 | Soviet Union | 52-53 | 16-14 | 15-11 | 6 -15 | 15-13 | | | 25.09.77 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | East Germany | 50-45 | 15-10 | 4 -15 | 16-14 | 15- 6 | | | 25.09.77 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-31 | 15-12 | 15-11 | 15- 8 | | | 26.09.77 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Netherlands | 59-39 | 15-13 | 15- 3 | 14-16 | 15- 7 | | | 26.09.77 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Bulgaria | 45-28 | 15-10 | 15- 7 | 15-11 | | | 26.09.77 | East Germany | 3-2 | Poland | 72-56 | 15-11 | 15- 3 | 13-15 | 14-16 | 15-11 | | 27.09.77 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 72-73 | 16-14 | 12-15 | 11-15 | 18-16 | 15-13 | | 27.09.77 | Poland | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-20 | 15-10 | 15- 0 | 15-10 | | | 27.09.77 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-16 | 15- 2 | 15- 3 | 15-11 | | | 28.09.77 | East Germany | 3-1 | Netherlands | 55-32 | 10-15 | 15-10 | 15- 5 | 15- 2 | | | 28.09.77 | Poland | 3-0 | Bulgaria | 45-16 | 15- 2 | 15- 5 | 15- 9 | | | 28.09.77 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 59-40 | 13-15 | 15- 6 | 16-14 | 15- 5 | | | 29.09.77 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | East Germany | 51-38 | 21-19 | 15-11 | 15- 8 | | | 29.09.77 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-20 | 15-10 | 15- 5 | 15- 5 | | | 29.09.77 | Poland | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 57-30 | 12-15 | 15- 7 | 15- 5 | 15- 3 | |
| 3. Soviet Union | | Vladimir Chernyshyov | | Vladimir Dorokhov | | Aleksandr Ermilov | | Vladimir Kondra | | Valeriy Krivov | | Fyodor Lashchyonov | | Viljar Loor | | Oleg Moliboga | | Anatoliy Polishchuk | | Aleksandr Savin | | Pāvels Seļivanovs | | Vyacheslav Zaytsev | | Coach: Vyacheslav Platonov |
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| 2. Poland | | Bronisław Bebel | | Ryszard Bosek | | Marek Ciaszkiewicz | | Wiesław Czaja | | Wiesław Gawłowski | | Maciej Jarosz | | Marek Karbarz | | Władysław Kustra | | Leszek Molenda | | Włodzimierz Sadalski | | Włodzimierz Stefański | | Tomasz Wójtowicz | | Coach: Jerzy Welcz |
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| 3. Romania | | Adrian Arbuzov | | Valter Chifu | | Teofil Chiş | | Laurenţiu Dumănoiu | | Dan Gîrleanu | | Petre Ionescu | | Sorin Macavei | | Vasile Măşcăşan | | Nicolae Pop | | Ion Ţerbea | | Mircea Tutovan-Codoi | | Gabriel Udişteanu | | Coach: George Eremia |
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| 5. Bulgaria | | Dimitar Zlatanov | | Dimitar Karov | | Y. Angelov | | Emil Valchev | | M. Todorov | | Ivan Nikolov | | Kaspar Simeonov | | Y. Krumov | | G. Vasilev | | St. Dimitrov | | V. Arshinkov | | Vl. Mladenov | | Coach: Sava Robev |
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