| Finals | | Game | date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | 14.12 | | Soviet Union | 30-22 | Czechoslovakia | 15-12 | | 3-4 | 14.12 | | Norway | 23-19 | East Germany | 14-8 | | 5-6 | 13.12 | Utrecht | Romania | 28-26 | Yugoslavia | 10-13 | | aot , FT 22-22 | | 7-8 | | | West Germany | 18-17 | Hungary | 9-8 | | 9-10 | | | China | 22-17 | Netherlands | 10-11 | | 11-12 | 13.12 | Utrecht | South Korea | 31-30 | Austria | 13-12 | | a2ot , FT 23-23, 1OT 25-25 |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 168: | 118 | | 2. Czechoslovakia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 157: | 148 | | 3. Norway | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 173: | 127 | | 4. East Germany | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 159: | 123 | | 5. Romania | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 179: | 155 | | 6. Yugoslavia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 150: | 132 | | 7. West Germany | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 132: | 130 | | 8. Hungary | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 140: | 123 | | 9. China | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 142: | 155 | | 10.Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 127: | 163 | | 11.South Korea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 154: | 164 | | 12.Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 133: | 169 | | Group 13-16 | | 13.Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 104: | 114 | | 14.Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 112: | 130 | | 15.France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 98: | 122 | | 16.United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 84: | 139 |
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| Group E | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 114: | 81 | | 2. East Germany | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 117: | 93 | | 3. Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 99: | 89 | | 4. Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 93: | 90 | | 5. Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 92: | 124 | | 6. Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 85: | 123 |
| Team | So | Ea | Yu | Hu | Ne | Au | | Soviet Union | ---- | 24:17 | 14:14 | 19:18 | 27:17 | 30:15 | | East Germany | | ---- | 27:17 | 14:14 | 34:18 | 25:20 | | Yugoslavia | | | ---- | 19:18 | 25:16 | 24:14 | | Hungary | | | | ---- | 21:19 | 22:19 | | Netherlands | | | | | ---- | 22:17 | | Austria | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 09.12 | Hoorn | Yugoslavia | 19-18 | Hungary | 9-8 | | 09.12 | Almere | East Germany | 25-20 | Austria | 14-9 | | 09.12 | Den Haag | Soviet Union | 27-17 | Netherlands | 17-6 | | 10.12 | Apeldoorn | Soviet Union | 19-18 | Hungary | 8-7 | | 10.12 | | East Germany | 27-17 | Yugoslavia | 14-7 | | 10.12 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 22-17 | Austria | 9-9 | | 12.12 | Den Haag | Soviet Union | 24-17 | East Germany | 14-5 | | 12.12 | Arnheim | Yugoslavia | 25-16 | Netherlands | 13-8 | | 12.12 | Hoorn | Hungary | 22-19 | Austria | 10-9 |
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| Group F | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Czechoslovakia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 111: | 101 | | 2. Romania | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 123: | 112 | | 3. Norway | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 117: | 90 | | 4. West Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93: | 96 | | 5. China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100: | 118 | | 6. South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 96: | 123 |
| Team | Cz | No | Ro | We | Ch | So | | Czechoslovakia | ---- | | 22:21 | 19:13 | 27:17 | 26:23 | | Norway | 27:17 | ---- | 23:23 | 19:14 | | 29:16 | | Romania | | | ---- | | 32:24 | | | West Germany | | | | ---- | 21:20 | | | China | | 20:19 | | | ---- | 19:19 | | South Korea | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 09.12 | Hoorn | Romania | 32-24 | China | 16-10 | | 09.12 | Amsterdam | Czechoslovakia | 19-13 | West Germany | 8-5 | | 09.12 | Den Haag | Norway | 29-16 | South Korea | 10-7 | | 10.12 | | China | 19-19 | South Korea | 8-12 | | 10.12 | | Norway | 19-14 | West Germany | 9-8 | | 10.12 | Amsterdam | Czechoslovakia | 22-21 | Romania | 12-11 | | 12.12 | | West Germany | 21-20 | China | 21-20 | | 12.12 | Arnheim | Norway | 23-23 | Romania | 10-11 | | 12.12 | | Czechoslovakia | 26-23 | South Korea | 14-13 |
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| Group 13-16 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 13.Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59: | 47 | | 14.Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57: | 53 | | 15.France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53: | 46 | | 16.United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45: | 68 |
| Team | Po | Ja | Fr | Un | | Poland | ---- | 18:16 | 19:17 | 22:14 | | Japan | | ---- | 16:15 | 25:20 | | France | | | ---- | 21:11 | | United States | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 10.12 | Schiedam | Poland | 19-17 | France | 10-7 | | 10.12 | | Japan | 25-20 | United States | 14-8 | | 11.12 | Breda | Poland | 22-14 | United States | 11-8 | | 11.12 | Breda | Japan | 16-15 | France | 9-7 | | 12.12 | | Poland | 18-16 | Japan | 13-5 | | 12.12 | | France | 21-11 | United States | 21-11 |
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68: | 44 | | 2.Yugoslavia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63: | 43 | | 3.Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47: | 69 | | 4.Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45: | 67 |
| Team | So | Yu | Au | Po | | Soviet Union | ---- | 14:14 | 30:15 | 24:15 | | Yugoslavia | | ---- | 24:14 | 25:15 | | Austria | | | ---- | 18:15 | | Poland | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 04.12 | Heerlen | Soviet Union | 30-15 | Austria | 11-9 | | transferred to Group E | | 04.12 | | Yugoslavia | 25-15 | Poland | 11-5 | | 06.12 | Weert | Yugoslavia | 24-14 | Austria | 14-7 | | transferred to Group E | | 06.12 | | Soviet Union | 24-15 | Poland | 13-8 | | 07.12 | Sittard | Austria | 18-15 | Poland | 9-10 | | 07.12 | | Soviet Union | 14-14 | Yugoslavia | 9-7 | | transferred to Group E |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.East Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71: | 39 | | 2.Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 65: | 48 | | 3.Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55: | 72 | | 4.United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39: | 71 |
| Team | Ea | Hu | Ne | Un | | East Germany | ---- | 14:14 | 34:18 | 23: 7 | | Hungary | | ---- | 21:19 | 30:15 | | Netherlands | | | ---- | 18:17 | | United States | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 04.12 | | | Hungary | 30-15 | United States | 13-4 | | 04.12 | | Groningen | Netherlands | 18-34 | East Germany | 9-14 | | transferred to Group E | | 06.12 | | | East Germany | 23-7 | United States | 9-4 | | 06.12 | | | Netherlands | 19-21 | Hungary | 6-11 | | transferred to Group E | | 07.12 | 14:00 | Leeuwarden | East Germany | 14-14 | Hungary | 9-5 | | transferred to Group E | | 07.12 | 16:00 | Leeuwarden | Netherlands | 18-17 | United States | 12-8 |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79: | 55 | | 2.Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68: | 61 | | 3.China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57: | 66 | | 4.Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 55: | 77 |
| Team | No | Cz | Ch | Ja | | Norway | ---- | 27:17 | | 33:18 | | Czechoslovakia | | ---- | 27:17 | 24:17 | | China | 20:19 | | ---- | 20:20 | | Japan | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 04.12 | China | 20-19 | Norway | 12-14 | | transferred to Group F | | 04.12 | Czechoslovakia | 24-17 | Japan | 13-11 | | 06.12 | Norway | 27-17 | Czechoslovakia | 11-10 | | transferred to Group F | | 06.12 | China | 20-20 | Japan | 13-10 | | 07.12 | Norway | 33-18 | Japan | 20-8 | | 07.12 | Czechoslovakia | 27-17 | China | 14-8 | | transferred to Group F |
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Romania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75: | 60 | | 2.West Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66: | 55 | | 3.South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65: | 60 | | 4.France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45: | 76 |
| Team | Ro | We | So | Fr | | Romania | ---- | 22:21 | 25:22 | 28:17 | | West Germany | | ---- | 24:16 | 21:17 | | South Korea | | | ---- | 27:11 | | France | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 04.12 | 18:30 | Leeuwarden | Romania | 25-22 | South Korea | 10-12 | | transferred to Group F | | 04.12 | 20:30 | Leauwarden | West Germany | 21-17 | France | 11-10 | | 06.12 | | Groningen | Romania | 22-21 | West Germany | 10-9 | | transferred to Group F | | 06.12 | | Groningen | South Korea | 27-11 | France | 13-6 | | 07.12 | | Emmen | West Germany | 24-16 | South Korea | 15-10 | | transferred to Group F | | 07.12 | | Emmen | Romania | 28-17 | France | 16-5 |
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| 1. Soviet Union | | Shalimova | | Natalia Mitryuk | | Larissa Karlova | | Sinaida Turchina | | Olga Semyonova | | Kirtschik | | Marina Basanova | | Yelena Nemaschkalo | | Yevgenia Tovstogan | | Olekjuk | | Svetlana Mankova | | Yelena Gusseva |
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| 3. Norway | | Kristin Midthun | | Heidi Sundal | | Trine Haltvik | | Ingrid Steen | | Aase Birkrem | | Cathrine Svendsen | | Hanne Hegh-C | | Hanne Hogness | | Anne Migliosi | | Kristin Eide | | Karin Pettersen | | Karin Singstad | | Unni Birkrem | | Linn-Siri Jensen | | Kjerstin Andersen | | Coach: Sven-Tore Jacobsen |
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| 5. Romania | | Viorica Ionica | | Doina Rodeanu | | Angela Bloj | | Valentina Cosma | | Mariana Târca | | Filofteia Danilov | | Laura Lunca | | Maria TÖrÖk duca | | Eva Mozsi | | Cristina Tache | | Lidia Budnaras | | Edit TÖrÖk Matei | | Rodica Marian | | Elena Ni&355;oiu | | Rodica Covaliuc | | Elena Ciobotaru | | Estera Laszlo | | Coach: Eugen Bartha | | Coach: Pompiliu Simion |
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| 8. Hungary | | Maria Acsbog | | Ildiko Barna | | Erzsebet Csajbokne Nemeth | | Erika Csapo | | Czilla Elekes | | Mariann Godorne Nagy | | Anna Gyorgy | | Eva Kiss | | Eva Kovács | | Eva Lőrinczyne Erdas | | Katalin Major | | Zsuzsa Nyari | | Csilla Orban | | Mariann Racz | | Katalin Szilagyi |
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