| Played along with VI Volleyball World Championship Women 1970. First 3: East Germany, Bulgaria, Japan qualified to Munchen XX Olympics Men 1972. |   
|   | Final Group | pts | won | lost | sets | points | m |  | 1. |   East Germany | 13 | 6(1) | 1(1) | 20:6 3.33 | 358/270 1.326 | 7 |  | 2. |   Bulgaria | 13 | 6(1) | 1(1) | 20:7 2.86 | 367/300 1.223 | 7 |  | 3. |   Japan | 12 | 5(1) | 2(1) | 18:8 2.25 | 352/279 1.262 | 7 |  | 4. |   Czechoslovakia | 11 | 4(2) | 3 | 13:13 1.00 | 322/313 1.029 | 7 |  | 5. |   Poland | 10 | 3(1) | 4(1) | 12:16 0.75 | 325/364 0.893 | 7 |  | 6. |   Soviet Union | 9 | 2 | 5(1) | 10:16 0.62 | 320/326 0.982 | 7 |  | 7. |   Romania | 9 | 2(1) | 5(2) | 10:18 0.56 | 328/368 0.891 | 7 |  | 8. |   Belgium | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2:21 0.10 | 183/335 0.546 | 7 |   
 East Germany won the Gold due one less lost set than Bulgaria!
 
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| Table |   EaGer |   Bulga |   Japan |   Czech |   Polan |   SovUn |   Roman |   Belg |    East Germany | ---- | 3:262-61 |   | 3:046-25 | 3:045-29 | 3:157-40 | 3:045-29 | 3:045-22 |    Bulgaria |   | ---- | 3:261-56 | 3:154-52 | 3:154-34 | 3:047-41 | 3:045-31 | 3:045-24 |    Japan | 3:264-58 |   | ---- | 3:045-19 | 3:045-26 |   | 3:046-32 | 3:047-28 |    Czechoslovakia |   |   |   | ---- | 3:274-65 | 3:045-29 | 3:262-59 | 3:045-15 |    Poland |   |   |   |   | ---- | 3:149-49 | 3:265-63 | 3:157-34 |    Soviet Union |   |   | 3:155-49 |   |   | ---- |   | 3:045-16 |    Romania |   |   |   |   |   | 3:263-61 | ---- | 3:151-44 |    Belgium |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  4 transfered matches from First Groups Round. |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-24 | 15-10 | 15-8 | 15-6 |   |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 20:00 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Romania | 46-32 | 15-7 | 15-11 | 16-14 |   |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 16:00 |   East Germany | 3-1 |   Soviet Union | 57-40 | 15-7 | 12-15 | 15-8 | 15-10 |   |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 20:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |   Poland | 74-65 | 15-13 | 16-18 | 13-15 | 15-6 | 15-13 |  |  played at Festivalna Hall, Sofia |  |  Round 1 |  | Sat 26.09.70 | 10:00 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-16 | 15-9 | 15-4 | 15-3 |   |  | Sat 26.09.70 | 16:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |   Romania | 62-59 | 7-15 | 10-15 | 15-13 | 15-10 | 15-6 |  | Sat 26.09.70 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-2 |   Japan | 61-56 | 10-15 | 6-15 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 15-2 |  | Sat 26.09.70 | 20:00 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Poland | 45-29 | 15-9 | 15-8 | 15-12 |   |  |  Round 2 |  | Sun 27.09.70 | 10:00 |   Romania | 3-1 |   Belgium | 51-44 | 15-8 | 15-13 | 6-15 | 15-6 |   |  | Sun 27.09.70 | 16:00 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   Japan | 55-49 | 16-14 | 15-12 | 9-15 | 15-8 |   |  | Sun 27.09.70 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-1 |   Poland | 54-34 | 15-11 | 9-15 | 15-8 | 15-0 |   |  | Sun 27.09.70 | 20:00 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Czechoslovakia | 46-25 | 16-14 | 15-4 | 15-7 |   |  |  Round 3 |  | Mon 28.09.70 | 10:00 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Poland | 45-26 | 15-4 | 15-12 | 15-10 |   |  | Mon 28.09.70 | 16:00 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-22 | 15-11 | 15-3 | 15-8 |   |  | Mon 28.09.70 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-1 |   Czechoslovakia | 54-52 | 15-12 | 16-14 | 8-15 | 15-11 |   |  | Mon 28.09.70 | 20:00 |   Romania | 3-2 |   Soviet Union | 63-61 | 15-8 | 18-16 | 11-15 | 4-15 | 15-7 |   
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|  Rest Day Tuesday 29.09.70 - Ranking 1. East Germany 8 12:1, 2. Bulgaria 8 12:4, 3. Japan 6 9:6, 4. Soviet Union 6 9:7, 5. Romania 6 8:9, 6. Czechoslovakia 6 7:9, 7. Poland 4 3:12, 8. Belgium 4 1:12 |   
| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  Round 4 |  | Wed 30.09.70 | 10:00 |   Poland | 3-1 |   Belgium | 57-34 | 12-15 | 15-2 | 15-6 | 15-11 |   |  | Wed 30.09.70 | 16:00 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Czechoslovakia | 45-19 | 15-9 | 15-5 | 15-5 |   |  | Wed 30.09.70 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Soviet Union | 47-41 | 16-14 | 15-13 | 16-14 |   |  | Wed 30.09.70 | 20:00 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Romania | 45-29 | 15-12 | 15-10 | 15-7 |   |  |  Round 5 |  | Thu 01.10.70 | 10:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-15 | 15-6 | 15-2 | 15-7 |   |  | Thu 01.10.70 | 16:00 |   Japan | 3-2 |   East Germany | 64-58 | 15-13 | 15-9 | 13-15 | 6-15 | 15-6 |  | Thu 01.10.70 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Romania | 45-31 | 15-10 | 15-13 | 15-8 |   |  | Thu 01.10.70 | 20:00 |   Poland | 3-1 |   Soviet Union | 49-49 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 4-15 | 15-10 |   |  |  Round 6 |  | Fri 02.10.70 | 10:00 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Belgium | 47-28 | 15-11 | 17-15 | 15-2 |   |  | Fri 02.10.70 | 16:00 |   Poland | 3-2 |   Romania | 65-63 | 15-12 | 15-9 | 10-15 | 10-15 | 15-12 |  | Fri 02.10.70 | 18:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Soviet Union | 45-29 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-13 |   |  | Fri 02.10.70 | 20:00 |   East Germany | 3-2 |   Bulgaria | 62-61 | 15-11 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 4-15 | 15-13 |  |  This was the virtual final  Detailes |   
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|   | Final Ranking | pt | won | lost | sets | points | m |  | 1. |   East Germany | 21 | 10(1) | 1(1) | 32:6 5.33 | 538/338 1.592 | 11 |  | 2. |   Bulgaria | 21 | 10(1) | 1(1) | 32:7 4.57 | 547/384 1.424 | 11 |  | 3. |   Japan | 20 | 9(1) | 2(1) | 30:8 3.75 | 532/356 1.494 | 11 |  | 4. |   Czechoslovakia | 19 | 8(2) | 3 | 25:15 1.67 | 528/440 1.200 | 11 |  | 5. |   Poland | 18 | 7(2) | 4(1) | 24:21 1.14 | 570/549 1.038 | 11 |  | 6. |   Soviet Union | 17 | 6 | 5(1) | 22:16 1.38 | 500/366 1.366 | 11 |  | 7. |   Romania | 17 | 6(1) | 5(2) | 22:20 1.10 | 529/503 1.052 | 11 |  | 8. |   Belgium | 15 | 4 | 7 | 14:22 0.64 | 369/446 0.827 | 11 |  |  Group 9-16 |  | 9. |   North Korea | 19 | 8(1) | 3 | 26:13 2.00 | 515/408 1.262 | 11 |  | 10. |   Yugoslavia | 18 | 7(3) | 4 | 22:19 1.16 | 494/488 1.012 | 11 |  | 11. |   Hungary | 18 | 7(3) | 4(2) | 27:20 1.35 | 641/566 1.133 | 11 |  | 12. |   Brazil | 17 | 6(1) | 5 | 23:20 1.15 | 546/497 1.099 | 11 |  | 13. |   Cuba | 17 | 6(1) | 5(1) | 21:19 1.11 | 504/475 1.061 | 11 |  | 14. |   Netherlands | 15 | 4(1) | 7(3) | 19:24 0.79 | 508/519 0.979 | 11 |  | 15. |   Italy | 14 | 3 | 8(5) | 21:25 0.84 | 517/551 0.938 | 11 |  | 16. |   Mongolia | 12 | 1 | 10(1) | 6:31 0.19 | 291/529 0.550 | 11 |  |  Group 17-24 |  | 17. |   France | 18 | 7(1) | 4 | 22:17 1.29 | 467/415 1.125 | 11 |  | 18. |   United States | 17 | 6(2) | 5 | 20:21 0.95 | 510/512 0.996 | 11 |  | 19. |   Israel | 15 | 4 | 7(1) | 15:22 0.68 | 373/425 0.878 | 11 |  | 20. |   Finland | 15 | 4(1) | 7(1) | 18:23 0.78 | 476/500 0.952 | 11 |  | 21. |   Iran | 15 | 4(1) | 7(2) | 16:24 0.67 | 402/519 0.775 | 11 |  | 22. |   Tunisia | 13-1 | 3(1) | 8(1) | 12:28 0.43 | 389/501 0.776 | 11 |  | 23. |   Venezuela | 12 | 1 | 10 | 7:30 0.23 | 336/529 0.635 | 11 |  | 24. |   Guinea | 12 | 1(1) | 10(1) | 7:32 0.22 | 312/578 0.540 | 11 |   
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|  Best Six: |  | Zlatanov (BUL), Karov (BUL) |  | Nekoda (JPN), Schultz (GDR) |  | Schumann (GDR), Morita (JPN) |   
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|   | Group 9-16 | pt | won | lost | sets | points | m |  | 9. |   North Korea | 13 | 6(1) | 1 | 19:7 2.71 | 359/272 1.320 | 7 |  | 10. |   Yugoslavia | 12 | 5(2) | 2 | 16:11 1.45 | 325/320 1.016 | 7 |  | 11. |   Hungary | 12 | 5(3) | 2(1) | 18:13 1.38 | 435/365 1.192 | 7 |  | 12. |   Cuba | 11 | 4(1) | 3(1) | 15:13 1.15 | 366/337 1.086 | 7 |  | 13. |   Brazil | 11 | 4(1) | 3 | 15:13 1.15 | 362/306 1.183 | 7 |  | 14. |   Netherlands | 10 | 3(1) | 4(2) | 14:15 0.93 | 343/342 1.003 | 7 |  | 15. |   Italy | 8 | 1 | 6(5) | 14:19 0.74 | 366/418 0.876 | 7 |  | 16. |   Mongolia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1:21 0.05 | 129/325 0.397 | 7 |   
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| Table |   NoKor |   Yugos |   Hunga |   Cuba |   Brazi |   Nethe |   Italy |   Mongo |    North Korea | ---- | 3:045-17 | 3:158-50 | 3:046-30 | 3:150-52 |   | 3:272-57 | 3:045-15 |    Yugoslavia |   | ---- | 3:273-74 | 3:151-51 |   | 3:045-24 | 3:261-55 | 3:045-16 |    Hungary |   |   | ---- | 3:270-56 | 3:159-42 | 3:267-64 | 3:270-54 | 3:045-18 |    Cuba |   |   |   | ---- | 3:160-45 | 3:157-42 | 3:267-59 | 3:045-24 |    Brazil |   | 3:155-33 |   |   | ---- | 3:266-54 | 3:157-32 | 3:045-18 |    Netherlands | 3:151-43 |   |   |   |   | ---- | 3:263-54 | 3:045-10 |    Italy |   |   |   |   |   |   | ---- | 3:155-28 |    Mongolia |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur |  |  4 transfered matches from First Groups Round. |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 16:00 |   Yugoslavia | 3-2 |   Italy | 61-55 | 8-15 | 8-15 | 15-7 | 15-13 | 15-5 |   |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 18:00 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   North Korea | 51-43 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 6-15 | 15- 5 |   |   |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 20:00 |   Hungary | 3-1 |   Brazil | 59-42 | 15-7 | 15-13 | 14-16 | 15-6 |   |   |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 18:00 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Mongolia | 45-24 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 15-7 |   |   |  |  played in Yambol |  |  Round 1 |  | Sat 26.09.70 |   |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Mongolia | 45-18 | 15-8 | 15-7 | 15-3 |   |   |  | Sat 26.09.70 |   |   Cuba | 3-1 |   Netherlands | 57-42 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |   |  | Sat 26.09.70 |   |   Hungary | 3-2 |   Italy | 70-54 | 15-8 | 15-4 | 12-15 | 13-15 | 15-12 |   |  | Sat 26.09.70 |   |   North Korea | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-17 | 15-8 | 15-4 | 15-5 |   |   |  |  Round 2 |  | Sun 27.09.70 |   |   Hungary | 3-2 |   Netherlands | 67-64 | 7-15 | 15-13 | 15-9 | 15-17 | 15-10 |   |  | Sun 27.09.70 |   |   North Korea | 3-0 |   Mongolia | 45-15 | 15-8 | 15-2 | 15-5 |   |   |  | Sun 27.09.70 |   |   Yugoslavia | 3-1 |   Cuba | 51-51 | 15-12 | 4-15 | 15-9 | 17-15 |   |   |  | Sun 27.09.70 |   |   Brazil | 3-1 |   Italy | 57-32 | 12-15 | 15-2 | 15-5 | 15-10 |   |   |  |  Round 3 |  | Mon 28.09.70 |   |   Yugoslavia | 3-0 |   Mongolia | 45-16 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 15-2 |   |   |  | Mon 28.09.70 |   |   Hungary | 3-2 |   Cuba | 70-56 | 15-13 | 11-15 | 15-5 | 14-16 | 15-7 |   |  | Mon 28.09.70 |   |   North Korea | 3-2 |   Italy | 72-57 | 15-5 | 15-7 | 12-15 | 15-17 | 15-13 |   |  | Mon 28.09.70 |   |   Brazil | 3-2 |   Netherlands | 66-54 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 9-15 | 15-7 | 15-7 |   |  |  Rest Day Tue 29.09.70 |  |  Round 4 |  | Wed 30.09.70 |   |   Italy | 3-1 |   Mongolia | 55-28 | 10-15 | 15-4 | 15-3 | 15-6 |   |   |  | Wed 30.09.70 |   |   Cuba | 3-1 |   Brazil | 60-45 | 13-15 | 17-15 | 15-6 | 15-9 |   |   |  | Wed 30.09.70 |   |   Yugoslavia | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-24 | 15-9 | 15-5 | 15-10 |   |   |  | Wed 30.09.70 |   |   North Korea | 3-1 |   Hungary | 58-50 | 15-12 | 15-11 | 13-15 | 15-12 |   |   |  |  Round 5 |  | Thu 01.10.70 |   |   Cuba | 3-2 |   Italy | 67-59 | 13-15 | 15-6 | 17-15 | 7-15 | 15-8 |   |  | Thu 01.10.70 |   |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Mongolia | 45-10 | 15-2 | 15-5 | 15-3 |   |   |  | Thu 01.10.70 |   |   Yugoslavia | 3-2 |   Hungary | 73-74 | 9-15 | 15-13 | 15-17 | 15-12 | 19-17 | 2:10 |  | Thu 01.10.70 |   |   North Korea | 3-1 |   Brazil | 50-52 | 4-15 | 16-14 | 15-13 | 15-10 |   |   |  |  Round 6 |  | Fri 02.10.70 |   |   Netherlands | 3-2 |   Italy | 63-54 | 15-7 | 11-15 | 7-15 | 15-11 | 15-6 |   |  | Fri 02.10.70 |   |   Hungary | 3-0 |   Mongolia | 45-18 | 15-13 | 15-3 | 15-2 |   |   |  | Fri 02.10.70 |   |   North Korea | 3-0 |   Cuba | 46-30 | 16-14 | 15-11 | 15-5 |   |   |  | Fri 02.10.70 |   |   Brazil | 3-1 |   Yugoslavia | 55-33 | 10-15 | 15-9 | 15-8 | 15-1 |   |   |   
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|   | Group 17-24 | pt | won | lost | sets | points | m |  | 17. |   France | 13 | 6 | 1 | 19:6 3.17 | 328/210 1.562 | 7 |  | 18. |   United States | 13 | 6(2) | 1 | 19:9 2.11 | 379/315 1.203 | 7 |  | 19. |   Israel | 11 | 4 | 3(1) | 15:10 1.50 | 276/245 1.127 | 7 |  | 20. |   Finland | 11 | 4(1) | 3(1) | 15:11 1.36 | 329/282 1.167 | 7 |  | 21. |   Iran | 11 | 4(1) | 3(1) | 14:12 1.17 | 304/314 0.968 | 7 |  | 22. |   Tunisia | 8-1 | 2 | 5(1) | 9:17 0.53 | 264/294 0.898 | 7 |  | 23. |   Venezuela | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6:18 0.33 | 258/340 0.759 | 7 |  | 24. |   Guinea | 8 | 1(1) | 6(1) | 6:20 0.30 | 241/379 0.636 | 7 |   
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| Table |   Franc |   UnSta |   Israe |   Finla |   Iran |   Tunis |   Venez |   Guine |    France | ---- |   | 3:145-33 | 3:045-19 | 3:045-24 | 3:145-17 | 3:158-39 | 3:045-24 |    United States | 3:154-45 | ---- | 3:045-31 | 3:267-63 | 3:264-54 |   | 3:158-46 | 3:045-19 |    Israel |   |   | ---- |   | 3:045-19 | 3:0wo | 3:045-32 | 3:162-41 |    Finland |   |   | 3:263-60 | ---- |   | 3:045-26 | 3:045-20 | 3:045-13 |    Iran |   |   |   | 3:151-49 | ---- | 3:045-33 | 3:045-27 | 3:266-51 |    Tunisia |   | 3:157-46 |   |   |   | ---- | 3:160-49 |   |    Venezuela |   |   |   |   |   |   | ---- | 3:045-29 |    Guinea |   |   |   |   |   | 3:264-71 |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  4 transfered matches from First Groups Round. |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 20:00 |   Israel | 3-0 |   Iran | 45-19 | 15-6 | 15-4 | 15-9 |   |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 16:00 |   United States | 3-2 |   Finland | 67-63 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 8-15 | 14-16 | 15-13 |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 16:00 |   France | 3-1 |   Venezuela | 58-39 | 15-6 | 15-7 | 13-15 | 15-11 |   |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 18:00 |   Guinea | 3-2 |   Tunisia | 64-71 | 5-15 | 12-15 | 16-14 | 16-14 | 15-13 |  |  played in Haskovo |  |  Round 1 |  | Sat 26.09.70 |   |   Venezuela | 3-0 |   Guinea | 45-29 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 15-5 |   |  | Sat 26.09.70 |   |   Iran | 3-0 |   Tunisia | 45-33 | 15-7 | 15-13 | 15-13 |   |  | Sat 26.09.70 |   |   Finland | 3-2 |   Israel | 63-60 | 15-12 | 4-15 | 15-9 | 14-16 | 15-8 |  | Sat 26.09.70 |   |   United States | 3-1 |   France | 54-45 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 9-15 | 15-8 |   |  |  Round 2 |  | Sun 27.09.70 |   |   Finland | 3-0 |   Tunisia | 45-26 | 15-7 | 15-10 | 15-9 |   |  | Sun 27.09.70 |   |   Israel | 3-1 |   Guinea | 62-41 | 17-15 | 15-8 | 15-17 | 15-1 |   |  | Sun 27.09.70 |   |   United States | 3-1 |   Venezuela | 58-46 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 15-12 | 15-6 |   |  | Sun 27.09.70 |   |   France | 3-0 |   Iran | 45-24 | 15-4 | 15-9 | 15-11 |   |  |  Round 3 |  | Mon 28.09.70 |   |   Finland | 3-0 |   Guinea | 45-13 | 15-7 | 15-6 | 15-0 |   |  | Mon 28.09.70 |   |   France | 3-1 |   Tunisia | 45-17 | 15-8 | 15-4 | 15-5 |   |  | Mon 28.09.70 |   |   Iran | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-27 | 15-6 | 15-9 | 15-12 |   |  | Mon 28.09.70 |   |   United States | 3-0 |   Israel | 45-31 | 15-12 | 15-10 | 15-9 |   |  |  Rest Day Tue 29.09.70 |  |  Round 4 |  | Wed 30.09.70 |   |   Tunisia | 3-1 |   Venezuela | 60-49 | 13-15 | 16-14 | 15-6 | 16-14 |   |  | Wed 30.09.70 |   |   Iran | 3-1 |   Finland | 51-49 | 6-15 | 15-12 | 15-10 | 15-12 |   |  | Wed 30.09.70 |   |   France | 3-1 |   Israel | 45-33 | 15-12 | 15-2 | 0-15 | 15-4 |   |  | Wed 30.09.70 |   |   United States | 3-0 |   Guinea | 45-19 | 15-5 | 15-12 | 15-4 |   |  |  Round 5 |  | Thu 01.10.70 |   |   Tunisia | 3-1 |   United States | 57-46 | 6-15 | 15-12 | 15-10 | 15-12 |   |  | Thu 01.10.70 |   |   Israel | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-32 | 15-12 | 15-8 | 15-12 |   |  | Thu 01.10.70 |   |   Iran | 3-2 |   Guinea | 66-51 | 15-7 | 12-15 | 15-3 | 9-15 | 15-11 |  | Thu 01.10.70 |   |   France | 3-0 |   Finland | 45-19 | 15-1 | 15-12 | 15-6 |   |  |  Round 6 |  | Fri 02.10.70 |   |   United States | 3-2 |   Iran | 64-54 | 15-8 | 7-15 | 12-15 | 15-9 | 15-7 |  | Fri 02.10.70 |   |   France | 3-0 |   Guinea | 45-24 | 15-12 | 15-3 | 15-9 |   |  | Fri 02.10.70 |   |   Finland | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-20 | 15-7 | 15-3 | 15-10 |   |  | Fri 02.10.70 |   |   Israel | 3-0 |   Tunisia | 0-0 |  Tunisia DNS for political reasons lost 1 point! |   
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| Table A |   Bulg |   Belgi |   Yogos |   Italy |   Israe |   Iran |    Bulgaria | ---- | 3:045-24 | 3:045-30 | 3:045-21 | 3:045-21 | 3:045-12 |    Belgium |   | ---- | 3:045-24 | 3:151-40 | 3:045-18 | 3:045-29 |    Yugoslavia |   |   | ---- | 3:261-55 | 3:045-32 | 3:270-46 |    Italy |   |   |   | ---- | 3:045-26 | 3:045-11 |    Israel |   |   |   |   | ---- | 3:045-19 |    Iran |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played at Festivalna Hall, Sofia - Oppening at 15:30 on Sundy, 20th September |  |  Round 1 |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 16:00 |   Yugoslavia | 3-2 |   Iran | 70-46 | 13-15 | 15-3 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 15-2 |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-21 | 15-6 | 15-7 | 15-8 |   |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 20:00 |   Belgium | 3-0 |   Israel | 45-18 | 15-5 | 15-4 | 15-9 |   |  |  Round 2 |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 16:00 |   Yugoslavia | 3-2 |   Italy | 61-55 | 8-15 | 8-15 | 15-7 | 15-13 | 15-5 |  | transferred to Group 9-16 Yambol |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-24 | 15-10 | 15-8 | 15-6 |   |  | transferred to Final Group |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 20:00 |   Israel | 3-0 |   Iran | 45-19 | 15-6 | 15-4 | 15-9 |   |  | transferred to Group 17-24 Haskovo |  |  Round 3 |  | Tue 22.09.70 |   |   Yugoslavia | 3-0 |   Israel | 45-32 | 15-12 | 15-10 | 15-10 |   |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Iran | 45-12 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 15-3 |   |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 20:00 |   Belgium | 3-1 |   Italy | 51-40 | 6-15 | 15-7 | 15-6 | 15-12 |   |  |  Round 4 |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 10:00 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Israel | 45-26 | 15-10 | 15-4 | 15-12 |   |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 12:00 |   Belgium | 3-0 |   Iran | 45-29 | 15-11 | 15-5 | 15-13 |   |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 20:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-30 | 15-11 | 15-7 | 15-12 |   |  |  Round 5 |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 10:00 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Iran | 45-11 | 15-2 | 15-6 | 15-3 |   |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 18:00 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Israel | 45-21 | 15-5 | 15-4 | 15-8 |   |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 20:00 |   Belgium | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-24 | 15-11 | 15-6 | 15-7 |   |   
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|   | Group B | pt | won | lost | sets | points | m | to |  | 1. |   Czechoslovakia | 10 | 5(1) | 0 | 15:4 3.75 | 280/192 1.458 | 5 | 4. Final Group |  | 2. |   Poland | 9 | 4(1) | 1(1) | 14:8 1.75 | 310/259 1.197 | 5 | 5. Final Group |  | 3. |   Hungary | 8 | 3 | 2(1) | 12:8 1.50 | 265/243 1.091 | 5 | 11.Group 9-16  |  | 4. |   Brazil | 7 | 2 | 3 | 9:10 0.90 | 226/250 0.904 | 5 | 12.Group 9-16  |  | 5. |   United States | 6 | 1(1) | 4 | 4:14 0.29 | 198/260 0.762 | 5 | 18.Group 17-24  |  | 6. |   Finland | 5 | 0 | 5(1) | 5:15 0.33 | 210/285 0.737 | 5 | 20.Group 17-24 |   
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| Table B |   Czech |   Polan |   Hunga |   Brazi |   UnSta |   Finla |    Czechoslovakia | ---- | 3:274-65 | 3:155-44 | 3:160-39 | 3:046-21 | 3:045-23 |    Poland |   | ---- | 3:269-57 | 3:158-44 | 3:160-47 | 3:158-37 |    Hungary |   |   | ---- | 3:159-42 | 3:046-32 | 3:159-45 |    Brazil |   |   |   | ---- | 3:045-31 | 3:156-42 |    United States |   |   |   |   | ---- | 3:267-63 |    Finland |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played at Diana Hall, Yambol |  |  Round 1 |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 16:00 |   Poland | 3-1 |   Finland | 58-37 | 13-15 | 15-9 | 15-6 | 15-7 |   |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 18:00 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   United States | 46-32 | 15-12 | 16-14 | 15-6 |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 20:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Brazil | 60-39 | 15-13 | 15-5 | 15-17 | 15-4 |   |  |  Round 2 |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 16:00 |   United States | 3-2 |   Finland | 67-63 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 8-15 | 14-16 | 15-13 |  | transferred to Group 17-24 Haskovo |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 18:00 |   Poland | 3-1 |   Brazil | 58-44 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 13-15 | 15-6 |   |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 20:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Hungary | 55-44 | 10-15 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 15-7 |   |  |  Round 3 |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 16:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Finland | 45-23 | 15-10 | 15-3 | 15-10 |   |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 18:00 |   Poland | 3-1 |   United States | 60-47 | 15-11 | 17-15 | 13-15 | 15-6 |   |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 20:00 |   Hungary | 3-1 |   Brazil | 59-42 | 15-7 | 15-13 | 14-16 | 15-6 |   |  | transferred to Group 9-16 Yambol |  |  Round 4 |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 16:00 |   Brazil | 3-1 |   Finland | 56-42 | 15-11 | 15-5 | 11-15 | 15-11 |   |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 18:00 |   Poland | 3-2 |   Hungary | 69-57 | 15-11 | 11-15 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15- 6 |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 20:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   United States | 46-21 | 15-5 | 16-14 | 15-2 |   |  |  Round 5 |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 16:00 |   Hungary | 3-1 |   Finland | 59-45 | 14-16 | 15-10 | 15-6 | 15-13 |   |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 18:00 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   United States | 45-31 | 15-12 | 15-6 | 15-13 |   |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 20:00 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |   Poland | 74-65 | 15-13 | 16-18 | 13-15 | 15-6 | 15-13 |  | transferred to Final Group |   
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| Table |   Japan |   Roman |   Nethr |   NoKor |   Franc |   Venez |    Japan | ---- | 3:046-32 | 3:045-25 | 3:045-25 | 3:045-21 | 3:045-6 |    Romania |   | ---- | 3:045-25 | 3:157-41 | 3:045-27 | 3:154-42 |    Netherlands |   |   | ---- | 3:151-43 |   | 3:045-19 |    North Korea |   |   |   | ---- | 3:045-23 | 3:045-11 |    France |   |   | 3:268-70 |   | ---- | 3:158-39 |    Venezuela |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played at Stroitel Hall, Haskovo |  |  Round 1 |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 16:00 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-19 | 15-8 | 15-3 | 15-8 |   |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 18:00 |   Romania | 3-0 |   France | 45-27 | 15-10 | 15-12 | 15-5 |   |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 20:00 |   Japan | 3-0 |   North Korea | 45-25 | 15-6 | 15-12 | 15-7 |   |  |  Round 2 |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 16:00 |   France | 3-1 |   Venezuela | 58-39 | 15-6 | 15-7 | 13-15 | 15-11 |   |  | transferred to Group 17-24 Haskovo |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 18:00 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   North Korea | 51-43 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 6-15 | 15- 5 |   |  | transferred to Group 9-16 Yambol |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 20:00 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Romania | 46-32 | 15-7 | 15-11 | 16-14 |   |  | transferred to Final Group |  |  Round 3 |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 16:00 |   France | 3-2 |   Netherlands | 68-70 | 10-15 | 11-15 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 17-15 |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 18:00 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-6 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-1 |   |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 20:00 |   Romania | 3-1 |   North Korea | 57-41 | 15-9 | 12-15 | 15-6 | 15-11 |   |  |  Round 4 |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 16:00 |   Japan | 3-0 |   France | 45-21 | 15-7 | 15-5 | 15-9 |   |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 18:00 |   North Korea | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-11 | 15-1 | 15-4 | 15-6 |   |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 20:00 |   Romania | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-25 | 15-9 | 15-6 | 15-10 |   |  |  Round 5 |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 16:00 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-25 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-9 |   |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 18:00 |   Romania | 3-1 |   Venezuela | 54-42 | 15-13 | 9-15 | 15-5 | 15-9 |   |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 20:00 |   North Korea | 3-0 |   France | 45-23 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 15-13 |   |   
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| Table |   EaGer |   SovUn |   Cuba |   Mongo |   Tunis |   Guine |    East Germany | ---- | 3:157-40 | 3:045-32 | 3:045-12 | 3:045-15 | 3:045-9 |    Soviet Union |   | ---- | 3:045-13 | 3:045-17 | 3:045-4 | 3:045-6 |    Cuba |   |   | ---- | 3:045-24 | 3:048-34 | 3:045-14 |    Mongolia |   |   |   | ---- |   | 3:164-42 |    Tunisia |   |   |   | 3:272-69 | ---- |   |    Guinea |   |   |   |   | 3:264-71 | ---- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played at Arpezos Hall, Kurdjazhali |  |  Round 1 |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 16:00 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Tunisia | 45-4 | 15-3 | 15-1 | 15-0 |   |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 18:00 |   Mongolia | 3-1 |   Guinea | 64-42 | 15-6 | 15-2 | 14-16 | 20-18 |   |  | Sun 20.09.70 | 20:00 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Cuba | 45-32 | 15-13 | 15-12 | 15-7 |   |  |  Round 2 |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 16:00 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Guinea | 45-9 | 15-3 | 15-2 | 15-4 |   |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 18:00 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Mongolia | 45-17 | 15-4 | 15-8 | 15-5 |   |  | Mon 21.09.70 | 20:00 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Tunisia | 48-34 | 18-16 | 15-6 | 15-12 |   |  |  Round 3 |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 16:00 |   East Germany | 3-1 |   Soviet Union | 57-40 | 15-7 | 12-15 | 15-8 | 15-10 |   |  | transferred to Final Group |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 18:00 |   Tunisia | 3-2 |   Mongolia | 72-69 | 15-17 | 15-13 | 10-15 | 15-9 | 17-15 |  | Tue 22.09.70 | 20:00 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Guinea | 45-14 | 15-8 | 15-4 | 15-2 |   |  |  Round 4 |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 16:00 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Mongolia | 45-12 | 15-6 | 15-5 | 15-1 |   |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 18:00 |   Guinea | 3-2 |   Tunisia | 64-71 | 5-15 | 12-15 | 16-14 | 16-14 | 15-13 |  | transferred to Group 17-24 Haskovo |  | Wed 23.09.70 | 20:00 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Cuba | 45-13 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 15-3 |   |  |  Round 5 |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 16:00 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Guinea | 45-6 | 15-1 | 15-2 | 15-3 |   |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 18:00 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Mongolia | 45-24 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 15-7 |   |  | transferred to Group 9-16 Yambol |  | Thu 24.09.70 | 20:00 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Tunisia | 45-15 | 15-5 | 15-8 | 15-2 |   |   
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 South Korea did not play due to political problems with Bulgaria. Mongolia replaced South Korea. Possible replacement of Mexico by United States. Otherwise United States would play in additional qualification.
 
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|   | Final Ranking | pt | won | lost | sets | points | m | to |  | 1. |   Netherlands | 10 | 5(1) | 0 | 15:4 3.75 | 266/202 1.317 | 5 | 14.Group C |  | 2. |   Finland | 9 | 4(2) | 1 | 13:7 1.86 | 256/216 1.185 | 5 | 20.Group B  |  | 3. |   Albania | 8 | 3 | 2(2) | 13:6 2.17 | 254/198 1.283 | 5 |  | 4. |   West Germany | 7 | 2 | 3(1) | 8:9 0.89 | 202/191 1.058 | 5 |  | 5. |   Greece | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4:12 0.33 | 149/213 0.700 | 5 |  | 6. |   Turkey | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0:15 0.00 | 119/226 0.527 | 5 |   
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| Table |   Nethe |   Finla |   Alban |   WeGer |   Greec |   Turke |    Netherlands | ---- | 3:156-39 | 3:265-63 | 3:045-32 | 3:155-38 | 3:045-30 |    Finland |   | ---- | 3:263-56 | 3:262-53 | 3:046-25 | 3:046-26 |    Albania |   |   | ---- | 3:045-27 | 3:045-23 | 3:045-20 |    West Germany |   |   |   | ---- | 3:045-18 | 3:045-21 |    Greece |   |   |   |   | ---- | 3:045-22 |    Turkey |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played at Cherveno Zname Hall, Sofia. |  |  Round 1 |  | Sun 13.09.70 |   Finland | 3-2 |   West Germany | 62-53 | 15-6 | 11-15 | 6-15 | 15-13 | 15-4 |  | Sun 13.09.70 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   Greece | 55-38 | 15-9 | 15-8 | 10-15 | 15-6 |   |  | Sun 13.09.70 |   Albania | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-20 | 15-7 | 15-5 | 15-8 |   |  |  Round 2 |  | Mon 14.09.70 |   Albania | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-27 | 15-7 | 15-10 | 15-10 |   |  | Mon 14.09.70 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   Finland | 56-39 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 11-15 | 15-8 |   |  | Mon 14.09.70 |   Greece | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-22 | 15-4 | 15-6 | 15-12 |   |  |  Round 3 |  | Tue 15.09.70 |   Netherlands | 3-2 |   Albania | 65-63 | 16-14 | 15-6 | 9-15 | 10-15 | 15-13 |  | Tue 15.09.70 |   West Germany | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-21 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-7 |   |  | Tue 15.09.70 |   Finland | 3-0 |   Greece | 46-25 | 15-0 | 15-11 | 16-14 |   |  |  Round 4 |  | Wed 16.09.70 |   Finland | 3-0 |   Turkey | 46-26 | 16-14 | 15-6 | 15-6 |   |  | Wed 16.09.70 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-32 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 15-7 |   |  | Wed 16.09.70 |   Albania | 3-0 |   Greece | 45-23 | 15-6 | 15-11 | 15-6 |   |  |  Round 5 |  | Thu 17.09.70 |   Finland | 3-2 |   Albania | 63-56 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 15-11 | 5-15 | 15-8 |  | Thu 17.09.70 |   West Germany | 3-0 |   Greece | 45-18 | 15-8 | 15-4 | 15-6 |   |  | Thu 17.09.70 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Turkey | 45-30 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 15-6 |   |   
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|  1. East Germany |  | Siegfried Schneider | SC Leipzig |  | Wolfgang Webner | Dynamo Berlin |  | Arnold Schulz | SC Leipzig |  | Juergen Freiwald | SC Leipzig |  | Wolfgang Weise | SC Leipzig |  | Horst Peter | SC Leipzig |  | Rainer Tscharke | TSC Berlin |  | Rudi Schumann | SC Leipzig |  | Jürgen Maune | SC Leipzig |  | Jürgen Kessel | Dynamo Berlin |  | Horst Hagen | SC Leipzig |  | Eckehard Pietzsch | SC Leipzig |  | Coach: Herbert Enter |   
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|  2. Bulgaria |  | Brunko Iliev |  | Dimitar Karov |  | Stoyko Kraychev |  | Kiril Metodiev |  | Tzvetan Pavlov |  | Zdravko Simeonov |  | Vasil Simov |  | Kiril Slavov |  | Stoyan Stoev |  | Lachezar Stoyanov |  | Aleksandar Trenev |  | Dimitar Zlatanov |  | Coach: Dimitur Guigov |  | Coach: M. Karaivanov |  | Coach: Sava Robev |   
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| 3. Japan |  | Yoshihide Fukao |  | Kenji Kimura |  | Isao Koizumi |  | Masayuki Minami |  | Yasuaki Mitsumori |  | Jungo Morita |  | Yuzu Nakamura |  | Katsutoshi Nekota |  | Seiji Ohko |  | Tetsuo Sato |  | Kenji Shimaoka |  | Tadayoshi Yokota |   
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| Team | Heigt | Av.age |  | East Germany | 187.3 | 27.0 |  | Bulgaria | 187.2 | 25.5 |  | Japan | 188.2 | 23.5 |  | Czechoslovakia | 192.8 | 25.0 |  | Poland | 188.0 | 24.7 |  | Soviet Union | 189.2 | 26.2 |  | Romania | 186.0 | 27.0 |  | Belgium | 189.0 | 23.8 |   
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|  4. Czechoslovakia |  | Vladimír Petlák |  | Milan Vápenka |  | Lubomír Zajícek |  | Jaroslav Stančo |  | Petr Pavlík |  | Ludvík Nemec |  | J. Penc |  | M. Řeznícek |  | Jaroslav Tomáš |  | Pavel Schenk |  | Zdenek Groessl |  | Drahomír Koudelka |  | Coach: Karel Láznicka |  | Coach: Zdenek Malý |   
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|  6. Soviet Union |  | Yury Starunski |  | Sibiryakov |  | Ostanin |  | Vyacheslav Domani |  | Vladimir Patkin |  | Leonid Zayko |  | Vladimir Putyatov |  | Valery Kravchenko |  | Antropov |  | Yevgeny Lapinsky |  | Ivanov |  | Tereshchuk |   
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|  11.Yugoslavia |  | Adolf Uranut |  | Vladimir Bosnjak |  | Milos Ggrbic |  | Svetislav Petrovic |  | Sinisa Bakarec |  | Nikola Donev |  | Mate Pilic |  | Dusan Radeljevic |  | Vladimir Jankovic |  | Zvonimir Brozic |  | Miodrag Gvozdenovic |  | Mladen Kos |  | Selektor: Dragoslav Sirotanovic |  | Coach: Drago Tomic  |   
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|  12.Brazil |  | Adercal Luiz Arvani (oh) |  | Alexandre Abeid (mb) |  | Antonio Carlo Moreno (oh) |  | Carlos Eduardo Albano Feitosa (s) |  | Decio Cataruzzi (s) |  | Delano Caouto Jorge Franco (mb) |  | Joao Ernesto Jens (oh) |  | Luiz Eymard Zech Coelho (oh) |  | Mario Marcos Jubert Procopio (s) |  | Paulo Roberto de Freitas (s) |  | Paulo Roberto Petterie (mb) |  | Segio Danillas (mb) |  | Coach: Paulo Matta |   
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|  15.Italy |  | Giorgio Barbieri | Renana Bologna |  | Aldo Bendandi | Casadio Ravenna |  | De Angelis | Bumor Parma |  | Carlo Devoti | Bumor Parma |  | Fabio Innocenti | Cus Pisa |  | Mario Mattioli | Ruini Firenze |  | R. Morandi | Panini Modena |  | Andrea Nannini | Ruini Firenze |  | Andrea Nencini | Ruini Firenze |  | Luigi Roncoroni | Bumor Parma |  | Erasmo Salemme | Ruini Firenze |  | Stefano Sibani | Panini Modena |   
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