| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | | | 2. Israel | 2 | 1 | 6: | 5 | | | 3. Portugal | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | | | 4. Spain | 0 | 3 | 3: | 9 | |
| Team | Sovi | Isra | Port | Spai | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | | Israel | | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | | Portugal | | | --- | 3:0 | | Spain | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in (POR) | | 06.05 | Israel | 3-0 | Portugal | 47-32 | 17-15 | 15-8 | 15-9 | | | 06.05 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Spain | 52-42 | 7-15 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-8 | | | 07.05 | Israel | 3-2 | Spain | 66-52 | 12-15 | 15-8 | 9-15 | 15-4 | 15-10 | | 07.05 | Soviat Union | 3-0 | Portugal | 45-13 | 15-5 | 15-3 | 15-5 | | | 08.05 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Israel | 45-17 | 15-2 | 15-9 | 15-6 | | | 08.05 | Portugal | 3-0 | Spain | 45-33 | 15-8 | 15-13 | 15-12 | |
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Poland | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | | | 2. Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | | | 3. Finland | 1 | 2 | 4: | 7 | | | 4. Hungary | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 | |
| Team | Pola | Yugo | Finl | Hung | | Poland | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 | | Yugoslavia | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Finland | | | --- | 3:1 | | Hungary | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in (POL) | | 06.05 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Finland | 47-38 | 17-15 | 15-13 | 15-10 | | | 06.05 | Poland | 3-1 | Hungary | 52-44 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 7-15 | 15-10 | | | 07.05 | Finland | 3-1 | Hungary | 57-47 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 12-15 | 15-12 | | | 07.05 | Poland | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 46-29 | 15-10 | 16-14 | 15-5 | | | 08.05 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-18 | 15-6 | 15-12 | 15-0 | | | 08.05 | Poland | 3-1 | Finland | 56-38 | 11-15 | 15-8 | 15-7 | 15-8 | |
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| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Greece | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | | | 2. East Germany | 2 | 1 | 8: | 3 | | | 3. Sweden | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | | | 4. Cyprus | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | |
| Team | Gree | East | Swed | Cypr | | Greece | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | East Germany | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Sweden | | | --- | 3:0 | | Cyprus | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in (GRE) | | 19.05 | Greece | 3-0 | Cyprus | 45-13 | 15-7 | 15-5 | 15-1 | | | 19.05 | East Germany | 3-0 | Sweden | 45-12 | 15-0 | 15-5 | 15-7 | | | 20.05 | Greece | 3-0 | Sweden | 45-29 | 15-8 | 15-13 | 15-8 | | | 20.05 | East Germany | 3-0 | Cyprus | 45-4 | 15-3 | 15-0 | 15-1 | | | 21.05 | Sweden | 3-0 | Cyprus | 45-20 | 15-5 | 15-7 | 15-8 | | | 21.05 | Greece | 3-2 | East Germany | 69-66 | 15-11 | 19-21 | 5-15 | 15-13 | 15-6 |
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| Group D | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. France | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | | | 2. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 6: | 5 | | | 3. Turkey | 1 | 2 | 5: | 7 | | | 4. Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | |
| Team | Fran | Czec | Turk | Swit | | France | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Czechoslovakia | | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | | Turkey | | | --- | 3:1 | | Switzerland | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in (FRA) | | 24.05 | France | 3-0 | Switzerland | 45-26 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 15-7 | | | 24.05 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Turkey | 71-37 | 15-1 | 15-4 | 13-15 | 13-15 | 15-2 | | 25.05 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Switzerland | 45-21 | 15-8 | 15-10 | 15-3 | | | 25.05 | France | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-20 | 15-7 | 15-4 | 15-9 | | | 26.05 | Turkey | 3-1 | Switzerland | 57-45 | 12-15 | 15-8 | 15-13 | 15-9 | | | 26.05 | France | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 15-5 | |
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