| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15: | 3 |   |  | 2. Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 12: | 7 |   |  | 3. Italy | 3 | 2 | 11: | 7 |   |  | 4. France | 2 | 3 | 9: | 11 |   |  | 5. Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 6: | 11 |   |  | 6. East Germany | 0 | 5 | 1: | 15 |   |   
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| Team | Sovi | Bulg | Ital | Fran | Neth | East |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:1 |  3:1 |  3:1 |  3:0 |  3:0 |  | Bulgaria |   | --- |  3:1 |   |  3:0 |  3:0 |  | Italy |   |   | --- |  3:1 | 3:0 |  3:0 |  | France |   |  3:2 |   | --- |   | 3:0 |  | Netherlands |   |   |   |  3:1 | --- |  3:1 |  | East Germany |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Clermont-Ferrand |  | 30.08 | France | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 59-57 | 15-10 | 10-15 | 4-15 | 15-8 | 15-9 |  | 30.08 | Netherlands | 3-1 | East Germany | 56-34 | 15-4 | 11-15 | 15-8 | 15-7 |   |  | 30.08 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Italy | 58-37 | 15-8 | 15-1 | 13-15 | 15-13 |   |  | 31.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-9 | 15-2 | 15-5 | 15-2 |   |  | 31.08 | Italy | 3-1 | France | 58-48 | 13-15 | 15-10 | 15-12 | 15-11 |   |  | 31.08 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-22 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-6 |   |  | 01.09 | Netherlands | 3-1 | France | 54-50 | 15-13 | 8-15 | 15-8 | 16-14 |   |  | 01.09 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Italy | 57-44 | 15-13 | 15-5 | 12-15 | 15-11 |   |  | 01.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-13 | 15-1 | 15-3 | 15-9 |   |  | 02.09 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-23 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |  | 02.09 | Italy | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-25 | 15-4 | 15-11 | 15-10 |   |  | 02.09 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | France | 57-32 | 15-8 | 15-4 | 12-15 | 15-5 |   |   
| Group 7-12 | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 7. Poland | 5 | 0 | 15: | 0 |   |  | 8. West Germany | 4 | 1 | 12: | 5 |   |  | 9. Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | 9: | 11 |   |  | 10.Greece | 2 | 3 | 7: | 11 |   |  | 11.Turkey | 2 | 3 | 8: | 13 |   |  | 12.Austria | 0 | 5 | 4: | 15 |   |   
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| Team | Pola | West | Yugo | Gree | Turk | Aust |  | Poland | --- |  3:0 |  3:0 | 3:0 |  3:0 |  3:0 |  | West Germany |   | --- | 3:1 |  3:0 |  3:1 |  3:0 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   | --- |  3:1 |   |  3:1 |  | Greece |   |   |   | --- |  3:1 |  3:1 |  | Turkey |   |   |  3:2 |   | --- | 3:2 |  | Austria |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Romagne |  | 30.08 | Poland | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-25 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 15-5 |   |  | 30.08 | Greece | 3-1 | Turkey | 49-46 | 17-15 | 2-15 | 15-6 | 15-10 |   |  | 30.08 | West Germany | 3-0 | Austria | 45-10 | 15-1 | 15-9 | 15-0 |   |  | 31.08 | Turkey | 3-2 | Yugoslavia | 65-62 | 15-9 | 15-9 | 8-15 | 11-15 | 16-14 |  | 31.08 | Greece | 3-1 | Austria | 56-43 | 15-11 | 11-15 | 15-6 | 15-11 |   |  | 31.08 | Poland | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-23 | 15-6 | 15-11 | 15-6 |   |  | 01.09 | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | Greece | 57-45 | 12-15 | 15-9 | 15-10 | 15-11 |   |  | 01.09 | Poland | 3-0 | Austria | 45-13 | 15-2 | 15-4 | 15-7 |   |  | 01.09 | West Germany | 3-1 | Turkey | 55-39 | 15-8 | 10-15 | 15-4 | 15-12 |   |  | 02.09 | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | Austria | 59-35 | 14-16 | 15-10 | 15-5 | 15-4 |   |  | 02.09 | West Germany | 3-0 | Greece | 45-15 | 15-5 | 15-6 | 15-4 |   |  | 02.09 | Poland | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-20 | 15-8 | 15-3 | 15-9 |   |   
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 |   |  | 2. Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 7: | 3 |   |  | 3. Poland | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 |   |  | 4. Greece | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 |   |   
    | Team | Sovi | Bulg | Pola | Gree |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Bulgaria |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Poland |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Greece |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 26.08 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 56-51 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 11-15 | 15-12 |   |  | 26.08 | Poland | 3-0 | Greece | 45-19 | 15-9 | 15-1 | 15-9 |   |  | 27.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Poland | 45-20 | 15-6 | 15-7 | 15-7 |   |  | 27.08 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Greece | 46-34 | 15-12 | 15-8 | 16-14 |   |  | 28.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Greece | 45-17 | 15-7 | 15-4 | 15-6 |   |  | 28.08 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Poland | 46-23 | 16-14 | 15-3 | 15-6 |   |   
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Italy | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 |   |  | 2. Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 6: | 5 |   |  | 3. West Germany | 1 | 2 | 5: | 7 |   |  | 4. Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 |   |   
    | Team | Ital | Neth | West | Yugo |  | Italy | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Netherlands |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 |  | West Germany |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 26.08 | West Germany | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 58-52 | 15-11 | 16-14 | 12-15 | 15-12 |   |  | 26.08 | Italy | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-21 | 15-4 | 15-6 | 15-11 |   |  | 27.08 | Netherlands | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 58-32 | 13-15 | 15-4 | 15-4 | 15-9 |   |  | 27.08 | Italy | 3-1 | West Germany | 56-29 | 11-15 | 15-6 | 15-3 | 15-5 |   |  | 28.08 | Italy | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-19 | 15-8 | 15-5 | 15-6 |   |  | 28.08 | Netherlands | 3-1 | West Germany | 56-46 | 15-12 | 15-6 | 11-15 | 15-13 |   |   
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| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. France | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 |   |  | 2. East Germany | 2 | 1 | 6: | 6 |   |  | 3. Turkey | 1 | 2 | 5: | 8 |   |  | 4. Austria | 0 | 3 | 5: | 9 |   |   
    | Team | Fran | East | Turk | Aust |  | France | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 |  | East Germany |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 |  | Turkey |   |   | --- | 3:2 |  | Austria |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 26.08 | France | 3-1 | Austria | 55-25 | 15-8 | 15-1 | 10-15 | 15-1 |   |  | 26.08 | East Germany | 3-1 | Turkey | 50-41 | 15-10 | 15-6 | 5-15 | 15-10 |   |  | 27.08 | East Germany | 3-2 | Austria | 76-54 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 15-7 | 18-20 | 15-5 |  | 27.08 | France | 3-1 | Turkey | 56-33 | 15-6 | 15-7 | 11-15 | 15-5 |   |  | 28.08 | France | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-31 | 15-9 | 15-12 | 15-10 |   |  | 28.08 | Turkey | 3-2 | Austria | 72-65 | 10-15 | 15-17 | 15-13 | 17-15 | 15-5 |   
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