| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. East Germany | 6 | 0 | 18: | 5 | 1.505 |  | 2. Czechoslovakia | 5 | 1 | 16: | 6 | 1.408 |  | 3. Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 14: | 9 | 1.242 |  | 4. Brazil | 3 | 3 | 11: | 12 | 1.037  |  | 5. Japan | 2 | 4 | 12: | 11 | 0.886 |  | 6. United States | 1 | 5 | 6: | 15 | 0.741 |  | 7. Uruguay | 0 | 6 | 0: | 18 | 0.467 |   
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| Team | East | Czec | Sovi | Braz | Japa | Unit | Urug |  | East Germany | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Czechoslovakia |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Soviet Union |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Brazil |   |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Japan |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | United States |   |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Uruguay |   |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played at Estadio Cerrado del Penarol (12,000) |  | 19.04 |   Japan | 3-0 |   United States | 45-29 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 15-9 |   |  | 19.04 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Brazil | 45-30 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 15-6 |   |  | 20.04 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Uruguay | 45-9 | 15-2 | 15-4 | 15-3 |   |  | 20.04 |   Brazil | 3-2 |   United States | 71-53 | 15-7 | 13-15 | 13-15 | 15-11 | 15-5 |  | 20.04 |   East Germany | 3-1 |   Czechoslovakia | 52-42 | 15-6 | 7-15 | 15-7 | 16-14 |   |  | 21.04 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Uruguay | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 15-6 |   |  | 21.04 |   Soviet Union | 3-2 |   Japan | 62-50 | 13-15 | 4-15 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 15-12 |  | 22.04 |   Brazil | 3-1 |   Japan | 57-41 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 15-11 | 15-5 |   |  | 22.04 |   East Germany | 3-1 |   Soviet Union | 55-28 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 10-15 | 15-11 |   |  | 23.04 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Uruguay | 45-11 | 15-6 | 15-2 | 15-3 |   |  | 23.04 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Japan | 45-13 | 15-13 | 6-15 | 15-12 | 15-12 |   |  | 24.04 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Uruguay | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |  | 24.04 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   United States | 45-23 | 15-12 | 15-10 | 15-1 |    |  | 25.04 |   East Germany | 3-2 |   Japan | 59-54 | 15-10 | 4-15 | 10-15 | 15-9 | 15-5 |  | 25.04 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   United States | 45-24 | 15-9 | 15-8 | 15-7 |    |  | 25.04 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   Brazil | 58-37 | 15-7 | 13-15 | 15-5 | 15-10 |   |  | 26.04 |   United States | 3-0 |   Uruguay | 45-30 | 15-6 | 15-11 | 15-13 |   |  | 26.04 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Brazil | 53-40 | 15-12 | 8-15 | 15-8 | 15-5 |   |  | 27.04 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Uruguay | 45-20 | 15-7 | 15-5 | 15-8 |    |  | 27.04 |   East Germany | 3-1 |   United States | 57-43 | 15-10 | 12-15 | 15-8 | 15-10 |   |  | 27.04 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Soviet Union | 53-44 | 8-15 | 15-6 | 15-12 | 15-11 |   |   
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| Final Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. East Germany | 8 | 0 | 24: | 5 | 1.627-1 |  | 2. Czechoslovakia | 8 | 1 | 25: | 6 | 1.569 |  | 3. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 20: | 12 | 1.262-1 |  | 4. Brazil | 5 | 4 | 17: | 15 | 1.209 |  | 5. Japan | 3 | 5 | 15: | 16 | 0.990-1 |  | 6. United States | 4 | 5 | 15: | 15 | 1.093-1 |  | 7. Uruguay | 0 | 6 | 1: | 18 | 0.493 |  |  Group 8-12 |  | 8. Cuba | 5 | 2 | 15: | 6 | 0.939-3 |  | 9. Mexico | 3 | 3 | 9: | 11 | 0.832-2 |  | 10.Chile | 2 | 5 | 6: | 18 | 0.587-2 |  | 11.Tunisia | 1 | 6 | 6: | 18 | 0.595-2 |  | 12.Venezuela | 1 | 6 | 6: | 19 | 0.604-3 |   
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| Group 8-12 | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 8. Cuba | 4 | 0 | 12: | 0 | 1.731-3 |  | 9. Mexico | 3 | 1 | 9: | 6 | 1.455-2 |  | 10.Chile | 2 | 2 | 8: | 6 | 0.863-2 |  | 11.Tunisia | 1 | 3 | 4: | 9 | 0.757-2 |  | 12.Venezuela | 0 | 4 | 0: | 12 | 0.755-3 |   
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| Team | Cub | Mex | Chi | Tun | Ven |  | Cuba | --- | 3:- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:- |  | Mexico |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:1 |  | Chile |   |   | --- | 3:- | 3:2 |  | Tunisia |   |   |   | --- | 3:- |  | Venezuela |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | played at Santiago (CHI) |  | 19.04 |   Chile | 3-1 |   Tunisia | 56-50 | 15-13 | 15-10 | 11-15 | 15-12 |   |  | 19.04 |   Mexico | 3-1 |   Venezuela | 53-42 | 8-15 | 15-10 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |  | 20.04 |   Cuba | 3-- |   Mexico |   |  | 20.04 |   Tunisia | 3-- |   Venezuela |   |  | 22.04 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Tunisia |   |  | 22.04 |   Chile | 3-2 |   Venezuela |   |  | 23.04 |   Mexico | 3-2 |   Chile | 69-50 | 11-15 | 15-5 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15-5 |  | 23.04 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-14 | 15-1 | 15-7 | 15-6 |   |  | 25.04 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Chile | 45-26 | 15-11 | 15-7 | 15-8 |   |  | 25.04 |   Mexico | 3-1 |   Tunisia | 59-37 | 14-16 | 15-10 | 15-4 | 15-7 |   |   
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 2.061 |  | 2. Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | 1.533 |  | 3. Cuba | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 0.770 |  | 4. Chile | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.393 |   
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| Team | Czec | Sovi | Cuba | Chil |  | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Soviet Union |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Cuba |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Chile |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | played at Santiago (CHI) |  | 15.04 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Chile | 45-9 | 15-1 | 15-1 | 15-7 |   |  | 15.04 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Cuba | 45-17 | 15-5 | 15-7 | 15-5 |   |  | 16.04 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Soviet Union | 45-25 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-11 |   | 0:67 |  | 16.04 |   Cuba | 3-0 |   Chile | 45-31 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 15-7 |   |  | 17.04 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Cuba | 46-32 | 15-8 | 16-14 | 15-10 |   |  | 17.04 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Chile | 45-13 | 15-3 | 15-6 | 15-4 |   |   
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. East Germany | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 3.750-1 |  | 2. Japan | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 3.000-1 |  | 3. Mexico | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 0.300 |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | played at Montevideo |  | 15.04 |   Japan | 3-0 |   Mexico | 45-15 | 15-4 | 15-2 | 15-9 |   |  | 16.04 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Mexico | 45-15 | 15-5 | 15-6 | 15-4 |   |  | 17.04 |   East Germany | 3-- |   Japan |   |   
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| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. United States | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 2.547 |  | 2. Brazil | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | 1.983 |  | 3. Venezuela | 1 | 2 | 3: | 7 | 0.547 |  | 4. Tunisia | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 0.469 |   
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| Team | Unit | Braz | Vene | Tuni |  | United States | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Brazil |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Venezuela |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Tunisia |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 |  | played at Montevideo |  | 15.04 |   United States | 3-0 |   Tunisia | 45-10 | 15-1 | 15-6 | 15-3 |   |  | 15.04 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-5 | 15-0 | 15-3 | 15-2 |   |  | 16.04 |   United States | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-14 | 15-1 | 15-4 | 15-9 |   |  | 16.04 |   Brazil | 3-0 |   Tunisia | 45-10 | 15-3 | 15-1 | 15-6 |   |  | 17.04 |   United States | 3-0 |   Brazil | 45-29 | 15-4 | 15-13 | 15-12 |   |  | 17.04 |   Venezuela | 3-1 |   Tunisia | 57-49 | 15-10 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 15-12 |   
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