| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 135/82 | 1.646 | | 2. Italy | 2 | 1 | 6: | 6 | 146/145 | 1.007 | | 3. Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 5: | 8 | 161/158 | 1.019 | | 4. Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 3: | 9 | 108/165 | 0.655 |
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| Team | Czec | Ital | Bulg | Yugo | | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Italy | | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | | Bulgaria | | | --- | 3:2 | | Yugoslavia | | | | --- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played at Pallazzetto delo Sport, Roma | | 21.01 | 17:00 |  Italy | 3-1 |  Yugoslavia | 55-31 | 15-9 | 10-15 | 15-4 | 15-3 | | | 21.01 | 19:00 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |  Bulgaria | 45-27 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 15-8 | | | 22.01 | 17:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-25 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 15-6 | | | 22.01 | 19:00 | Italy | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 61-69 | 15-13 | 6-15 | 8-15 | 15-11 | 17-15 | | 23.01 | 17:00 | Bulgaria | 3-2 | Yugoslavia | 65-52 | 15-7 | 10-15 | 10-15 | 15-4 | 15-11 | | 23.01 | 19:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Italy | 45-30 | 15-12 | 15-8 | 15-10 | |
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| Final ranking | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Czechoslovakia | 5 | 0 | 15: | 0 | 225/99 | 2.273 | | 2. Italy | 4 | 1 | 12: | 6 | 236/168 | 1.405 | | 3. Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 14: | 9 | 309/233 | 1.326 | | 4. Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 12: | 11 | 268/250 | 1.072 | | eliminated in First Groups Round | | 5. Romania | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | 124/75 | 1.653 | | 5. United States | 2 | 1 | 7: | 4 | 83/84 | 0.988-1 | | 5. Greece | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 68/49 | 1.388 | | 5. Belgium | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 57/57 | 1.000 | | 9. Turkey | 1 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 110/119 | 0.924 | | 9. West Germany | 1 | 2 | 4: | 7 | 114/148 | 0.770 | | 9. Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 17/90 | 0.189 | | 9. Iceland | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 4/90 | 0.044 | | 13.Spain | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 60/148 | 0.405 | | 13.Kuwait | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 25/90 | 0.278-1 | | -. Indonesia | DNS | | -. Venezuela | DNS | | -. East Germany | DNS | | -. Israel | DNS | | -. Iran | DNS |
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| Czechoslovakia and Italy qualified for Olympic Men 1976. | | Bulgaria was 1st reserve. | | The Egypt withdrawl was too late to be replaced. |
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| The participation in this tournament was free. |
| East Europe: 1. 3. 4. 5. | | West Europe: 2. 5. 5. 9. 9. 9. 13. | | Norceca: 5. | | Africa: 9. | | Asia 13. |
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Italy | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 90/23 | 3.913 | | 2. Greece | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 68/49 | 1.388 | | 3. Iceland | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 4/90 | 0.044 | | -. Indonesia | DNS | | -. Venezuela | DNS |
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| Team | Ital | Gree | Icel | | Italy | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Greece | | --- | 3:0 | | Iceland | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in Roma | | 16.01 |  Greece | 3-0 |  Iceland | 45-4 | 15-2 | 15-1 | 15-1 | | | 17.01 | Italy | 3-0 | Iceland | 45-0 | 15-0 | 15-0 | 15-0 | | | 18.01 | Italy | 3-0 | Greece | 45-23 | 15-12 | 15-6 | 15-5 | |
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 160/85 | 1.882 | | 2. United States | 2 | 1 | 7: | 4 | 83/84 | 0.988-1 | | 3. Turkey | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 | 110/119 | 0.924 | | 4. Kuwait | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 25/90 | 0.278-1 | | -. East Germany | DNS |
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| Team | Yugo | Unit | Turk | Kuwa | | Yugoslavia | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | United States | | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | | Turkey | | | --- | 3:0 | | Kuwait | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in Roma | | 16.01 |  United States | 3-0 |  Turkey | 45-27 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-11 | | | 16.01 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 |  Kuwait | 45-9 | 15-5 | 15-3 | 15-1 | | | 17.01 | Turkey | 3-0 | Kuwait | 45-16 | 15-3 | 15-8 | 15-5 | | | 17.01 | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | United States | 57-38 | 15-8 | 12-15 | 15-4 | 15-11 | | | 18.01 | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | Turkey | 58-38 | 15-6 | 13-15 | 15-4 | 15-13 | | | 18.01 | United States | 3-1 | Kuwait | |
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| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 90/17 | 5.294 | | 2. Belgium | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 57/57 | 1.000 | | 3. Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 17/90 | 0.189 | | -. Israel | DNS | | -. Iran | DNS |
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| Team | Czec | Belg | Nige | | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Belgium | | --- | 3:0 | | Nigeria | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in Faenza | | 16.01 |  Belgium | 3-0 |  Nigeria | 45-12 | 15-4 | 15-4 | 15-4 | | | 17.01 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-12 | 15-8 | 15-3 | 15-1 | | | 18.01 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Nigeria | 45-5 | 15-4 | 15-0 | 15-1 | |
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| Group D | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | | 1. Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 148/75 | 1.973 | | 2. Romania | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | 124/75 | 1.653 | | 3. West Germany | 1 | 2 | 4: | 7 | 114/148 | 0.770 | | 4. Spain | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 60/148 | 0.405 |
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| Team | Bulg | Roma | WeGe | Spai | | Bulgaria | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Romania | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | West Germany | | | --- | 3:1 | | Spain | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in Perugia | | 16.01 | Bulgaria | 3-0 |  Spain | 45-8 | 15-1 | 15-5 | 15-2 | | | 16.01 |  Romania | 3-0 |  West Germany | 45-23 | 15-5 | 15-9 | 15-9 | | | 17.01 | Romania | 3-0 | Spain | 45-7 | 15-3 | 15-3 | 15-1 | | | 17.01 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | West Germany | 58-33 | 15-2 | 13-15 | 15-11 | 15-5 | | | 18.01 | West Germany | 3-1 | Spain | 58-45 | 13-15 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 15-6 | | | 18.01 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Romania | 45-34 | 15-13 | 15-12 | 15-9 | |
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| Group A | | Italy | | Belgium | | United States | | Israel | | Kuwait |
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| Group B | | Soviet Union | | Brazil | | Venezuela | | West Germany | | Greece |
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| Group C | | East Germany | | Bulgaria | | Iceland | | Spain | | Indonesia |
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| Group D | | Czechoslovakia | | Romania | | Turkey | | Nigeria | | Yugoslavia | | Iran |
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| 3. Bulgaria | | Ilchev | | Vulchev | | Dimitar Zlatanov | | Kaspar Simeonov | | Aleksandar Trenev | | Ivanov | | Ivan Seferinov | | Stoyan Stoev | | Angelov | | Iliev | | Statev | | Tsakov |
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| 9. Iceland | | Gudmundur Palsson | | Valdemar Jonsson | | Pall Olafsson | | Oskar Hallgrimsson | | Gunnar Arnasson | | Leifur Hardarson | | Geir Humberset |
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| Preparation matches | | United States | 3-0 | Iceland | 45-14 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 15-6 | | Turkey | 3-0 | Iceland | 45-22 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 15-3 |
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