| Played along with II Volleyball World Championship Women 1956. |   
| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Czechoslovakia | 9 | 0 | 27: | 7 | 474/314 | 1.510 |  | 2. Romania | 7 | 2 | 24: | 13 | 485/422 | 1.149 |  | 3. Soviet Union | 7 | 2 | 24: | 10 | 471/352 | 1.338 |  | 4. Poland | 6 | 3 | 20: | 11 | 412/375 | 1.099 |  | 5. Bulgaria | 5 | 4 | 21: | 16 | 493/433 | 1.139 |  | 6. United States | 4 | 5 | 15: | 18 | 395/434 | 0.910 |  | 7. France | 3 | 6 | 13: | 21 | 357/457 | 0.781 |  | 8. Hungary | 2 | 7 | 13: | 24 | 351/474 | 0.741 |  | 9. China | 1 | 8 | 6: | 25 | 333/440 | 0.757 |  | 10.Yugoslavia | 1 | 8 | 11: | 26 | 429/499 | 0.860 |   
| Tie-break for 2nd place: Romania - Soviet Union 3-1. |  | Tie-break for 9th place: China - Yugoslavia 3-1. |   
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| Team | Czec | Roma | Sovi | Pola | Bulg | Unit | Fran | Hung | Chin | Yugo |  | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Romania |   | --- | 3:1 |   | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 |  | Soviet Union |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Poland |   | 3:1 |   | --- |   | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Bulgaria |   |   |   | 3:1 | --- |   | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:2 |  | United States |   |   |   |   | 3:1 | --- |   | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | France |   |   |   |   |   | 3:1 | --- |   | 3:1 | 3:1 |  | Hungary |   |   |   |   |   |   | 3:2 | --- | 3:1 |   |  | China |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 3:2 |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 02.09 |   Poland | 3-1 |   Romania | 58-42 | 13-15 | 15-9 | 15-11 | 15-7 |   |  | 02.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Yugoslavia | 52-43 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 7-15 | 15-6 |   |  | 02.09 |   France | 3-1 |   China | 52-51 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 6-15 | 16-14 |   |  | 02.09 |   United States | 3-1 |   Hungary | 59-40 | 15-4 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 16-14 |   |  | 02.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-2 |   Bulgaria | 62-61 | 15-13 | 15-9 | 9-15 | 8-15 | 15-9 |  | 03.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |   Romania | 59-44 | 3-15 | 11-15 | 15-9 | 15-2 | 15-3 |  | 03.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   United States | 45-20 | 15-10 | 15-2 | 15-8 |   |  | 03.09 |   Bulgaria | 3-2 |   Yugoslavia | 71-50 | 15-7 | 13-15 | 13-15 | 15-6 | 15-7 |  | 03.09 |   Hungary | 3-2 |   France | 65-71 | 17-15 | 16-14 | 5-15 | 12-15 | 15-12 |  | 03.09 |   Poland | 3-0 |   China | 49-34 | 15-8 | 19-17 | 15-9 |   |  |  Rest Day Thursday 04.09 |  | 05.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   China | 45-24 | 15-13 | 15-3 | 15-8 |   |  | 05.09 |   Poland | 3-0 |   France | 45-22 | 15-5 | 15-11 | 15-6 |   |  | 05.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Hungary | 45-22 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 15-2 |   |  | 05.09 |   Romania | 3-1 |   Bulgaria | 50-47 | 15-13 | 15-7 | 5-15 | 15-12 |   |  | 05.09 |   United States | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-32 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-12 |   |  | 06.09 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Hungary | 45-33 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 15-10 |   |  | 06.09 |   Romania | 3-2 |   United States | 74-69 | 15-12 | 10-15 | 13-15 | 15- 8 | 21-19 |  | 06.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   France | 45-10 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-5 |   |  | 06.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 47-37 | 15-12 | 17-15 | 15-10 |   |  | 06.09 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   China | 45-29 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 15-9 |   |  |  Rest Day Friday 07.09 |  | 08.09 |   Bulgaria | 3-1 |   France | 53-50 | 8-15 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 15-10 |   |  | 08.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Poland | 45-25 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |  | 08.09 |   Romania | 3-1 |   Soviet Union | 60-49 | 15-9 | 15-17 | 15-12 | 15-11 |   |  | 08.09 |   United States | 3-1 |   China | 57-53 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 12-15 | 15-12 |   |  | 08.09 |   Yugoslavia | 3-2 |   Hungary | 57-56 | 15-10 | 10-15 | 15-7 | 2-15 | 15-9 |  | 09.09 |   Bulgaria | 3-1 |   Poland | 59-38 | 14-16 | 15-10 | 15-6 | 15-6 |   |  | 09.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   China | 45-16 | 15-4 | 15-8 | 15-4 |   |  | 09.09 |   France | 3-1 |   United States | 56-43 | 11-15 | 15-7 | 15-9 | 15-12 |   |  | 09.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Hungary | 45-20 | 15-5 | 15-9 | 15-6 |   |  | 09.09 |   Romania | 3-2 |   Yugoslavia | 67-60 | 15-6 | 10-15 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 15-12 |  | 10.09 |   China | 3-1 |   Yugoslavia | 52-47 | 15-9 | 16-14 | 6-15 | 15-9 |   |  | 10.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |   Bulgaria | 75-68 | 15-11 | 11-15 | 17-19 | 15-8 | 17-15 |  | 10.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   France | 58-24 | 15-5 | 13-15 | 15-0 | 15-4 |   |  | 10.09 |   Poland | 3-0 |   United States | 45-27 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 15-13 |   |  | 10.09 |   Romania | 3-1 |   Hungary | 58-34 | 15-3 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 15-9 |   |  | 11.09 |   France | 3-1 |   Yugoslavia | 51-52 | 15-9 | 4-15 | 15-13 | 17-15 |   |  | 11.09 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Hungary | 45-26 | 15-5 | 15-9 | 15-12 |   |  | 11.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   United States | 45-22 | 15-4 | 15-8 | 15-10 |   |  | 11.09 |   Romania | 3-0 |   China | 45-25 | 15-4 | 15-10 | 15-11 |   |  | 11.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   Poland | 62-49 | 18-16 | 15-11 | 14-16 | 15-6 |   |  | 12.09 |   Hungary | 3-1 |   China | 55-49 | 15-9 | 15-10 | 8-15 | 17-15 |   |  | 12.09 |   United States | 3-1 |   Bulgaria | 53-44 | 8-15 | 15-12 | 15-6 | 15-11 |   |  | 12.09 |   Poland | 3-1 |   Yugoslavia | 58-51 | 15-13 | 15-12 | 13-15 | 15-11 |   |  | 12.09 |   Romania | 3-0 |   France | 45-21 | 15-7 | 15-8 | 15-6 |   |  | 12.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |   Soviet Union | 63-58 | 9-15 | 15-3 | 15-13 | 9-15 | 15-12 |   
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| Final Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 1. Czechoslovakia | 10 | 0 | 30: | 7 | 519/330 | 1.573 |  | 2. Romania | 8 | 2 | 27: | 13 | 530/445 | 1.191 |  | 3. Soviet Union | 9 | 2 | 30: | 10 | 561/375 | 1.496 |  | 4. Poland | 7 | 3 | 23: | 11 | 457/379 | 1.206 |  | 5. Bulgaria | 6 | 4 | 24: | 16 | 538/440 | 1.223 |  | 6. United States | 5 | 5 | 18: | 18 | 440/460 | 0.957 |  | 7. France | 5 | 6 | 19: | 21 | 447/477 | 0.937 |  | 8. Hungary | 3 | 7 | 13: | 24 | 396/497 | 0.797 |  | 9. China | 3 | 8 | 12: | 27 | 439/521 | 0.843 |  | 10.Yugoslavia | 3 | 8 | 17: | 26 | 520/525 | 0.990 |  |  Group 11-20 |  | 11.Brazil | 10 | 1 | 31: | 6 | 525/337 | 1.558 |  | 12.East Germany | 8 | 2 | 24: | 10 | 476/391 | 1.217 |  | 13.Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 21: | 12 | 445/383 | 1.162 |  | 14.Italy | 6 | 4 | 22: | 14 | 443/397 | 1.116 |  | 15.Portugal | 6 | 5 | 19: | 18 | 460/431 | 1.067 |  | 16.Israel | 5 | 6 | 18: | 21 | 466/471 | 0.989 |  | 17.Belgium | 2 | 8 | 10: | 26 | 399/501 | 0.796 |  | 18.South Korea | 3 | 8 | 14: | 28 | 452/543 | 0.832 |  | 19.Cuba | 2 | 8 | 10: | 26 | 367/484 | 0.758 |  | 20.Austria | 0 | 10 | 1: | 30 | 203/460 | 0.441 |  | Group 21-24 |  | 21.India | 3 | 2 | 12: | 6 | 219/147 | 1.490 |  | 22.Turkey | 2 | 3 | 8: | 9 | 167/172 | 0.971 |  | 23.Luxembourg | 1 | 4 | 3: | 12 | 79/201 | 0.393 |  | 24.West Germany | 0 | 5 | 0: | 15 | 44/225 | 0.196 |   
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| No qualifications. |  | East Europe: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 |  | Norceca: 6, 19  |  | West Europe: 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24 |  | Asia: 10, 18, 21 |  | South America: 11  |   
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| Group 11-20 | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | ratio |  | 11.Brazil | 9 | 0 | 27: | 1 | 418/238 | 1.756 |  | 12.East Germany | 8 | 1 | 24: | 7 | 460/346 | 1.329 |  | 13.Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 21: | 9 | 422/338 | 1.249 |  | 14.Italy | 6 | 3 | 22: | 11 | 420/352 | 1.193 |  | 15.Portugal | 5 | 4 | 16: | 15 | 391/380 | 1.029 |  | 16.Israel | 4 | 5 | 15: | 18 | 405/413 | 0.981 |  | 17.Belgium | 2 | 7 | 10: | 23 | 373/456 | 0.818 |  | 18.South Korea | 2 | 7 | 11: | 23 | 377/448 | 0.842 |  | 19.Cuba | 2 | 7 | 10: | 23 | 363/439 | 0.827 |  | 20.Austria | 0 | 9 | 1: | 27 | 196/415 | 0.472 |   
|  Tie-break for 17th place:  |  | 17.Belgium | 1 | 1 | 5: | 4 |  | 18.South Korea | 1 | 1 | 5: | 5 |  | 19.Cuba | 1 | 1 | 4: | 5 |   
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| Team | Braz | East | Neth | Ital | Port | Isra | Belg | Sout | Cuba | Aust |  | Brazil | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | East Germany |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Netherlands |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Italy |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Portugal |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Israel |   |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Belgium |   |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   | 3:1 | 3:1 |  | South Korea |   |   |   |   |   |   | 3:2 | --- |   | 3:0 |  | Cuba |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 3:2 | --- | 3:0 |  | Austria |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 02.09 |   Italy | 3-0 |   South Korea | 45-7 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-5 |   |  | 02.09 |   Brazil | 3-0 | Israel | 45-29 | 15-8 | 15-13 | 15-8 |   |  | 02.09 |   Portugal | 3-0 |   Austria | 45-19 | 15-2 | 15-7 | 15-10 |   |  | 02.09 |   Belgium | 3-1 |   Cuba | 53-38 | 8-15 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 15-1 |   |  | 02.09 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-31 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 15-12 |   |  | 03.09 |   Portugal | 3-0 | Israel | 46-32 | 15-10 | 16-14 | 15-8 |   |  | 03.09 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Cuba | 47-28 | 15-5 | 15-8 | 17-15 |   |  | 03.09 |   Netherlands | 3-2 |   South Korea | 61-56 | 15-11 | 6-15 | 10-15 | 15-9 | 15-6 |  | 03.09 |   East Germany | 3-2 |   Belgium | 70-52 | 15-11 | 14-16 | 11-15 | 15-8 | 15-2 |  | 03.09 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Austria | 45-16 | 15-3 | 15-7 | 15-6 |   |  |  Rest Day Thursday 04.09 |  | 05.09 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   South Korea | 42-34 | 15-11 | 15-5 | 16-14 |   |  | 05.09 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-17 | 15-3 | 15-6 | 15-8 |   |  | 05.09 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Austria | 45-16 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 15-9 |   |  | 05.09 |   Portugal | 3-2 |   Cuba | 64-56 | 12-15 | 15-7 | 7-15 | 15-8 | 15-11 |  | 05.09 |   Italy | 3-1 | Israel | 51-46 | 15-9 | 5-15 | 16-14 | 15-8 |   |  | 06.09 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Cuba | 47-36 | 15-10 | 17-15 | 15-11 |   |  | 06.09 |   South Korea | 3-0 |   Austria | 45-27 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 15-3 |   |  | 06.09 |   Portugal | 3-1 |   Belgium | 52-41 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 7-15 | 15-12 |   |  | 06.09 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   East Germany | 45-30 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-11 |   |  | 06.09 |   Netherlands | 3-1 | Israel | 52-38 | 15-7 | 15-9 | 7-15 | 15-7 |   |  |  Rest Day Friday 07.09 |  | 08.09 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Belgium | 48-32 | 15-3 | 18-16 | 15-3 |   |  | 08.09 | Israel | 3-2 |   South Korea | 68-59 | 15-10 | 12-15 | 11-15 | 15-12 | 15-7 |  | 08.09 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Austria | 45-23 | 15-5 | 15-11 | 15-7 |   |  | 08.09 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   Cuba | 53-38 | 8-15 | 15-10 | 15-5 | 15-8 |   |  | 08.09 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Portugal | 46-31 | 16-14 | 15-4 | 15-13 |   |  | 09.09 |   East Germany | 3-1 |   Portugal | 58-46 | 15-5 | 16-14 | 12-15 | 15-12 |   |  | 09.09 | Israel | 3-0 |   Austria | 45-17 | 15-6 | 15-3 | 15-8 |   |  | 09.09 |   Cuba | 3-2 |   South Korea | 66-49 | 15-5 | 15-7 | 13-15 | 8-15 | 15-7 |  | 09.09 |   Brazil | 3-1 |   Italy | 55-40 | 15-7 | 10-15 | 15-13 | 15-5 |   |  | 09.09 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-29 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-10 |   |  | 10.09 |   South Korea | 3-2 |   Belgium | 68-45 | 13-15 | 10-15 | 15-3 | 15-8 | 15-4 |  | 10.09 |   East Germany | 3-1 | Israel | 57-43 | 11-15 | 15-6 | 16-14 | 15-8 |   |  | 10.09 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-31 | 15-10 | 15-8 | 15-13 |   |  | 10.09 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Austria | 45-36 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 15-10 |   |  | 10.09 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Portugal | 45-33 | 15-9 | 15-12 | 15-12 |   |  | 11.09 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Portugal | 45-25 | 15-11 | 15-7 | 15-7 |   |  | 11.09 |   Belgium | 3-1 |   Austria | 55-31 | 15-12 | 10-15 | 15-0 | 15-4 |   |  | 11.09 | Israel | 3-0 |   Cuba | 45-37 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 15-12 |   |  | 11.09 |   East Germany | 3-2 |   Italy | 68-53 | 14-16 | 15-4 | 9-15 | 15-9 | 15-9 |  | 11.09 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   South Korea | 45-21 | 15-8 | 15-4 | 15-9 |   |  | 12.09 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   Italy | 59-46 | 14-16 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 15-11 |   |  | 12.09 |   Portugal | 3-0 |   South Korea | 49-38 | 15-8 | 17-15 | 17-15 |   |  | 12.09 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Cuba | 45-19 | 15-8 | 15-1 | 15-10 |   |  | 12.09 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Austria | 45-11 | 15-3 | 15-6 | 15-2 |   |  | 12.09 | Israel | 3-1 |   Belgium | 59-49 | 15-11 | 10-15 | 19-17 | 15-6 |   |   
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| Group 21-24 | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio |  | 21.India | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 135/30 | 4.500 |  | 22.Turkey | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 108/66 | 1.636 |  | 23.Luxembourg | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 62/111 | 0.559 |  | 24.West Germany | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 37/135 | 0.274 |   
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| Team | Indi | Turk | Luxe | West |  | India | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Turkey |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Luxembourg |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | West Germany |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 02.09 |   India | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-7 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-5 |   |  | 02.09 |   Turkey | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-12 | 15-1 | 15-5 | 15-6 |   |  | 03.09 |   Turkey | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-9 | 15-2 | 15-5 | 15-2 |   |  | 03.09 |   India | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-5 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-2 |   |  |  Rest Day Thursday 04.09 |  | 05.09 | Luxembourg | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-21 | 15-3 | 15-11 | 15-7 |   |  | 05.09 |   India | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-18 | 15-6 | 15-6 | 15-6 |   |   
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | Sov | Kor | Tur |  | 1. Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 90/23 | 3.913 | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | 2. South Korea | 1 | 1 | 3: | 5 | 75/95 | 0.789 |   | --- | 3:2 |  | 3. Turkey | 0 | 2 | 2: | 6 | 59/106 | 0.557 |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 30.08 |   South Korea | 3-2 |   Turkey | 61-50 | 4-15 | 15-5 | 12-15 | 15-5 | 15-10 |  | 31.08 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-9 | 15-0 | 15-5 | 15-4 |   |  | 01.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   South Korea | 45-14 | 15-2 | 15-8 | 15-4 |   |   
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | Cze | Eas |  | 1. Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 3: | 0 | 45/16 | 2.812 | --- | 3:0 |  | 2. East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0: | 3 | 16/45 | 0.356 |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 31.08 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   East Germany | 45-16 | 15-5 | 15-4 | 15-7 |   |   
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| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | Bul | Aus |  | 1. Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 3: | 0 | 45/7 | 6.429 | --- | 3:0 |  | 2. Austria | 0 | 1 | 0: | 3 | 7/45 | 0.156 |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 31.08 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Austria | 45-7 | 15-1 | 15-3 | 15-3 |   |   
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| Group D | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | Rom | Ita |  | 1. Romania | 1 | 0 | 3: | 0 | 45/23 | 1.957 | --- | 3:0 |  | 2. Italy | 0 | 1 | 0: | 3 | 23/45 | 0.511 |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 31.08 |   Romania | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-23 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 15-3 |   |   
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| Group E | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | Hun | Net |  | 1. Hungary | 1 | 0 | 3: | 0 | 45/23 | 1.957 | --- | 3:0 |  | 2. Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0: | 3 | 23/45 | 0.511 |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 31.08 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-23 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-7 |   |   
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| Group F | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | Fr | Is | Lu |  | 1. France | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 90/20 | 4.500 | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | 2. Israel | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 61/58 | 1.052 |   | --- | 3:0 |  | 3. Luxembourg | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 17/90 | 0.189 |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 30.08 |   France | 3-0 | Israel | 45-16 | 15-4 | 15-6 | 15-6 |   |  | 31.08 | Israel | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-13 | 15-8 | 15-2 | 15-3 |   |  | 01.09 |   France | 3-0 | Luxembourg | 45-4 | 15-1 | 15-1 | 15-2 |   |   
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| Group G | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | Uni | Bel |  | 1. United States | 1 | 0 | 3: | 0 | 45/26 | 1.731 | --- | 3:0 |  | 2. Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0: | 3 | 26/45 | 0.578 |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 31.08 |   United States | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-26 | 15-2 | 15-12 | 15-12 |   |   
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| Group H | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | Chi | Bra | Ind |  | 1. China | 2 | 0 | 6: | 2 | 106/81 | 1.309 | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 |  | 2. Brazil | 1 | 1 | 4: | 5 | 107/99 | 1.081 |   | --- | 3:2 |  | 3. India | 0 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 84/117 | 0.718 |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | dur |  | 30.08 |   Brazil | 3-2 |   India | 62-48 | 6-15 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 11-15 | 15-4 | 2:30 |  | 31.08 |   China | 3-1 |   Brazil | 51-45 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 6-15 | 15-11 |   | 3:12 |  | 01.09 |   China | 3-1 |   India | 55-36 | 15-5 | 15-9 | 10-15 | 15-7 |   |   |   
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| Group I | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | Yug | Por | Wes |  | 1. Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 91/26 | 3.500 | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | 2. Portugal | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 69/51 | 1.353 |   | --- | 3:0 |  | 3. West Germany | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 7/90 | 0.078 |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 30.08 |   Portugal | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-5 | 15-2 | 15-1 | 15-2 |   |  | 31.08 |   Yugoslavia | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-2 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-0 |   |  | 01.09 |   Yugoslavia | 3-0 |   Portugal | 46-24 | 15-4 | 15-6 | 16-14 |   |   
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| Group J | w | l | gf | ga | points | ratio | Pol | Cub |  | 1. Poland | 1 | 0 | 3: | 0 | 45/4 | 11.250 | --- | 3:0 |  | 2. Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0: | 3 | 4/45 | 0.089 |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 31.08 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Cuba | 45-4 | 15-2 | 15-1 | 15-1 |   |   
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|  1. Czechoslovakia |  | Josef Broz |  | Karel Broz |  | Bohumil Golián |  | Karel Láznicka |  | Zdenek Maly |  | Josef Musil |  | Jaromir Paldus |  | Karel Paulus |  | Milan Purnoch |  | Frantisek Schwarzkopf  |  | Ladislav Synovec |  | Josef Tesar |  | Coach: Josef Kozák |   
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|  2. Romania |  | Gabriel Cherebetiu |  | Georghe Corbeanu |  | Eduard Derzei |  | Dumitru Medianu |  | Caius Miculescu |  | Sebastian Mihailescu |  | Constantin Mitroi |  | Alexandru Musat |  | Horatiu Nicolau |  | Jean Ponova |  | Stefan Roman |  | Marcel Rusescu |  | Coach: Emiliu Petrescu |   
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|  3. Soviet Union |  | Nil Fasachov |  | Gennadij Gaykovoy |  | Vladimir Kurinni |  | Anatoliy Makagonov |  | Georgiy Mondsolevski |  | Konstantin Reva |  | Marat Sablyigin |  | Semjon Šcherbakov |  | Gennadiy Smolyaninov |  | Ivan Tišchenko |  | Edmund Ungursch |  | Anatolij Zakrjevski |  | Coach: Anatolij Ejngorn |   
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|  4. Poland |  | S. Czerski |  | K. Faliszewski |  | R. Mazurek |  | W. Pindelski |  | Marian Radomski |  | W. Rutkowski |  | T. Szlagor |  | A. Szołomicki |  | A. Szperling |  | W. Szuppe |  | Tadeusz Wleciał |  | Jan Woluch |  | Coach: Jacek Busz |   
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|  5. Bulgaria |  | Iliya Asenov |  | Botyo Danailov |  | Denyo Denev |  | Boris Gyuderov |  | Lyudmil Gyuderov |  | Nikola Penchev |  | Boyan Moshalov |  | Panayot Pondalov |  | Todor Simov |  | Vasil Simov |  | Petar Topalov |  | Dimitar Zahariev |  | Coach: Gueorgui Krastev |   
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|  6. United States |  | A. Alper |  | R. Engen |  | B. Klein |  | B. Klinger |  | A. Kuhn |  | L. Morgan |  | W. Schiller |  | G. Selznick |  | L. Wentzel |  | M. Wigley |  | D. Williams |  | J. Woods |  | Coach: Harry Wilson |   
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|  7. France |  | F. Arroyo |  | P. Belleval |  | J. Berteau |  | M. Betragnol |  | Jean-C. Bosch |  | Igor Boulatsel |  | P. Coquand |  | M. Desplandes |  | J. Esteve |  | J. Nomico |  | Francois Dujardin |  | Coach: Marcel Mathore |   
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|  8. Hungary |  | L. Benke |  | Z. Berek |  | L. Gállos |  | F. Gulyás |  | B. Horváth |  | F. Jánosi |  | J. Kovács |  | P. Mayer |  | L. Nagy |  | J. Papp |  | O. Prouza |  | Roka |  | M. Tatar |  | J. Varga |  | Coach: Abad Árpád |   
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|  10.Yugoslavia |  | Slobodan Milosavljevic |  | Ivan Popovic |  | Vlado Skerbinjek |  | Branko Stefanovic |  | Bogoljub Stojimirovic |  | Zdenko Michn |  | Zoran Živkovic |  | Petar Bojic |  | Drasko Salopek |  | Nikola Djorjevic |  | Josip Kresic |  | Gordan Jankovic |  | Coach: Dragomir Sirotanovic |  | Coach: Biyan Stranic |   
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|  11.Brazil |  | F. Bartells |  | J. Bastos |  | J. de Melo Bitencourt |  | S. Borges |  | U. Brochado |  | Alvaro Caira |  | M. Campos |  | J. Parahos |  | João J. Quaresima |  | Joel Ramalho |  | R. Silva |  | S. Tavares |  | Coach: Samy Mehinsky |   
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|  12.East Germany |  | Brandenburg |  | Brockow |  | Burger |  | Doring |  | Dosiehn |  | Einer |  | Heintze |  | Kurt |  | Kolodniak |  | Kringer |  | Renthaler |  | Loscher |  | Coach: Eberhard Schulz |   
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|  13.Netherlands |  | De Beer |  | De Kroov |  | De Ruiter |  | De Vries |  | Kaptein |  | Maas |  | Smit |  | Tuinrian |  | van der Ploes |  | Zimmerman |   
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|  14.Italy |  | Olivo Barbieri | Minelli Modena |  | Aldo Bellagambi | Assi Firenze |  | Gianni Bigoni | Avia Pervia Modena |  | Franco Bortolomasi | Crocetta Modena |  | Bruno De Bernardi | Paglieri Alessandria |  | Remo Gasparini | Crocetta Modena |  | Giuliano Giachetti | Atletico Sestese |  | Mauro Giaroni | Minelli Modena |  | Paolo Manetti | Assi Firenze |  | Carlo Alberto Moisè | Cus Parma |  | Alfredo Rasori | Cus Parma |  | Pierluigi Tedeschi | Avia Pervia Modena |  | Coach: Ivan Trinajstic (YUG)  |   
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|  15.Portugal |  | António Augusto |  | Borget |  | Brasil |  | Cohen |  | Costa |  | Duarte |  | Fernández |  | Mapaltrain |  | Moira |  | Pereira |  | Roqueter |   
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|  16.Israel |  | Bouer |  | Dekel |  | Ealinger |  | Graff |  | Hanegbi |  | Jeruchalmi |  | Kafri |  | Maller |  | Mika |  | Porat |  | Rotchild |  | Unsteit |   
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