|  Finals, played in Frankfurt-on-Main |  | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | Final | 19.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Italy | 45-27 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-7 |   |  | 3-4 | 19.08 | West Germany | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 45-18 | 15-3 | 15-13 | 15-2 |   |  | 5-6 | 19.08 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | East Germany | 47-35 | 17-15 | 15-8 | 15-12 |   |  | 7-8 | 19.08 | Yugoslavia | 3-2 | Netherlands | 62-58 | 9-15 | 15-7 | 8-15 | 15-11 | 15-10 |  | 9-10 | 19.08 | Finland | 3-1 | Poland | 49-46 | 15-8 | 4-15 | 15-10 | 15-13 |   |  | 11-12 | 19.08 | Turkey | 3-1 | Portugal | 54-40 | 15-11 | 15-4 | 9-15 | 15-10 |   |  | 1/2 | 18.08 | Italy | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 54-36 | 9-15 | 15-7 | 15-7 | 15-7 |   |  | 1/2 | 18.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-18 | 15-8 | 15-1 | 15-9 |   |  | 5-8 | 18.08 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 55-53 | 11-15 | 16-14 | 15-13 | 15-11 |   |  | 5-8 | 18.08 | East Germany | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-29 | 15-13 | 15-9 | 15-7 |   |  | 9-12 | 18.08 | Poland | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-26 | 15-12 | 15-3 | 15-11 |   |  | 9-12 | 18.08 | Finland | 3-0 | Portugal | 45-26 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-12 |   |   
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| Final ranking | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 7 | 0 | 21: | 4 |   |  | 2. Italy | 5 | 2 | 18: | 8 |   |  | 3. Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 17: | 11 |   |  | 4. Poland | 4 | 3 | 13: | 13 |   |  | 5. East Germany | 5 | 2 | 16: | 9 |   |  | 6. Yugoslavia | 3 | 4 | 11: | 15 |   |  | 7. Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 13: | 13 |   |  | 8. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 5 | 11: | 15 |   |  | 9. Greece | 4 | 3 | 14: | 16 |   |  | 10.France | 2 | 5 | 10: | 17 |   |  | 11.West Germany | 1 | 6 | 6: | 18 |   |  | 12.Israel | 1 | 6 | 7: | 18 |   |   
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Italy | 4 | 1 | 12: | 5 |   |  | 2. West Germany | 3 | 2 | 13: | 9 |   |  | 3. Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 11: | 10 |   |  | 4. Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 10: | 11 |   |  | 5. Poland | 2 | 3 | 10: | 11 |   |  | 6. Finland | 1 | 4 | 4: | 14 |   |   
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| Team | Ital | West | Yugo | Neth | Pola | Finl |  | Italy | --- |   | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | West Germany | 3:0 | --- |   | 3:2 |   | 3:1 |  | Yugoslavia |   | 3:2 | --- |   | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Netherlands |   |   | 3:2 | --- |   | 3:0 |  | Poland |   | 3:2 |   | 3:0 | --- |   |  | Finland |   |   |   |   | 3:2 | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Minden |  | 11.08 | Italy | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 48-27 | 15-8 | 18-16 | 15-3 |   |  | 11.08 | Poland | 3-0 | Netherlands | 46-33 | 16-14 | 15-10 | 15-9 |   |  | 11.08 | West Germany | 3-1 | Finland | 57-42 | 15-9 | 15-7 | 12-15 | 15-11 |   |  | 12.08 | West Germany | 3-2 | Netherlands | 74-64 | 16-18 | 15-12 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 15-12 |  | 12.08 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Finland | 45-25 | 15-10 | 15-7 | 15-8 |   |  | 12.08 | Italy | 3-0 | Poland | 45-24 | 15-4 | 15-13 | 15-7 |   |  | 13.08 | Netherlands | 3-2 | Yugoslavia | 65-66 | 8-15 | 15-13 | 15-9 | 11-15 | 16-14 |  | 13.08 | Poland | 3-2 | West Germany | 63-61 | 10-15 | 15-11 | 7-15 | 15-6 | 16-14 |  | 13.08 | Italy | 3-0 | Finland | 46-38 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 16-14 |   |  | 15.08 | Yugoslavia | 3-2 | West Germany | 54-66 | 15-13 | 15-10 | 7-15 | 2-15 | 15-13 |  | 15.08 | Finland | 3-2 | Poland | 66-69 | 5-15 | 18-16 | 15-12 | 13-15 | 15-11 |  | 15.08 | Italy | 3-2 | Netherlands | 68-68 | 15-13 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 11-15 | 15-13 |  | 16.08 | Yugoslavia | 3-2 | Poland | 63-63 | 15-12 | 15-8 | 9-15 | 9-15 | 15-13 |  | 16.08 | West Germany | 3-0 | Italy | 45-25 | 15-8 | 15-10 | 15-7 |   |  | 16.08 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Finland | 45-21 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 15-4 |   |   
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15: | 2 |   |  | 2. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 12: | 5 |   |  | 3. East Germany | 3 | 2 | 10: | 9 |   |  | 4. Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 10: | 9 |   |  | 5. Portugal | 1 | 4 | 4: | 14 |   |  | 6. Turkey | 0 | 5 | 3: | 15 |   |   
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| Team | Sovi | Czec | East | Bulg | Port | Turk |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Czechoslovakia |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | East Germany |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 |  | Bulgaria |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Portugal |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:2 |  | Turkey |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Berlin |  | 11.08 | East Germany | 3-1 | Portugal | 55-41 | 15-12 | 15-8 | 10-15 | 15-6 |   |  | 11.08 | Soviet Union | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 65-53 | 15-10 | 8-15 | 12-15 | 15-1 | 15-12 |  | 11.08 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-26 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 15-3 |   |  | 12.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Portugal | 45-25 | 15-7 | 15-9 | 15-9 |   |  | 12.08 | East Germany | 3-1 | Turkey | 59-45 | 15-6 | 14-16 | 15-13 | 15-10 |   |  | 12.08 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 57-37 | 15-10 | 15-8 | 12-15 | 15-4 |   |  | 13.08 | Portugal | 3-2 | Turkey | 69-59 | 15-12 | 10-15 | 14-16 | 15-9 | 15-7 |  | 13.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 45-26 | 15-10 | 15-13 | 15-3 |   |  | 13.08 | East Germany | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 58-41 | 13-15 | 15-5 | 15-10 | 15-11 |   |  | 15.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-22 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-8 |   |  | 15.08 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Portugal | 45-17 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-12 |   |  | 15.08 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | East Germany | 55-48 | 10-15 | 15-13 | 15-7 | 15-13 |   |  | 16.08 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-29 | 15-10 | 15-8 | 15-11 |   |  | 16.08 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Portugal | 45-29 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 15-12 |   |  | 16.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-19 | 15-2 | 15-7 | 15-10 |   |   
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