| Men Handball World Championship 1978 Denmark 26.01-05.02 |
| Finals Copenhagen | | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | 05.02 | West Germany | 20-19 | Soviet Union | 11-11 | | 3-4 | 04.02 | East Germany | 19-15 | Denmark | | | 5-6 | 04.02 | Yugoslavia | 21-19 | Poland | | | 7-8 | 05.02 | Romania | 25-17 | Sweden | 13- 7 |
France replaced African team.
| Venues | | K | Kopenhagen | O | Odense | Hl | Helsingor | | Ri | Ringe | Ra | Randers | Hn | Herning | | Aa | Aarhus | Ab | Abenra | T | Thisted | | Ta | Tastrup |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. West Germany | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 105: | 86 | | 2. Soviet Union | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 123: | 100 | | 3. East Germany | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 105: | 88 | | 4. Denmark | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 114: | 101 | | 5. Yugoslavia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 108: | 96 | | 6. Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 134: | 124 | | 7. Romania | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 132: | 107 | | 8. Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 121: | 125 | | 9. Hungary | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 137: | 117 | | 10.Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 121: | 124 | | 11.Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 122: | 110 | | 12.Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 130: | 151 | | 13.Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54: | 68 | | 14.Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58: | 82 | | 15.Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31: | 73 | | 16.France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54: | 97 |
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| Group E | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.West Germany | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49: | 44 | | 2.East Germany | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 48: | 46 | | 3.Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46: | 50 | | 4.Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 49: | 52 |
| Team | Ge | Ea | Ju | Ro | | West Germany | ---- | 14:14 | 18:13 | 17:17 | | East Germany | | ---- | 16:16 | 18:16 | | Yugoslavia | | | ---- | 17:16 | | Romania | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 31.01 | Kopenhagen | West Germany | 14-14 | East Germany | 7 - 9 | | 31.01 | Odense | Yugoslavia | 17-16 | Romania | 9 -10 | | 02.02 | Helsingor | West Germany | 17-17 | Romania | 8 - 6 | | 02.02 | | East Germany | 16-16 | Yugoslavia | |
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| Group F | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58: | 50 | | 2.Denmark | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59: | 53 | | 3.Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61: | 60 | | 4.Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49: | 64 |
| Team | So | De | Po | Sw | | Soviet Union | ---- | 16:16 | 18:16 | 24:18 | | Denmark | | ---- | 25:23 | 18:14 | | Poland | | | ---- | 22:17 | | Sweden | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 31.01 | | Soviet Union | 24-18 | Sweden | 10- 5 | | 31.01 | Randers | Denmark | 25-23 | Poland | 14-12 | | 02.02 | | Soviet Union | 18-16 | Poland | | | 02.02 | | Denmark | 18-14 | Sweden | |
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| Group 9-12 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 9. Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71: | 63 | | 10.Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69: | 59 | | 11.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 64: | 67 | | 12.Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66: | 81 |
| Team | Hu | Sp | Cz | Ja | | Hungary | ---- | 23:19 | 18:18 | 30:26 | | Spain | | ---- | 24:21 | 26:15 | | Czechoslovakia | | | ---- | 25:25 | | Japan | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 31.01 | | Hungary | 18-18 | Czechoslovakia | | | 31.01 | Ronnede | Spain | 26-15 | Japan | 14-10 | | 02.02 | | Hungary | 30-26 | Japan | 15-16 | | 02.02 | | Spain | 24-21 | Czechoslovakia | 12-12 | | 04.02 | Tarup | Hungary | 23-19 | Spain | | | 04.02 | | Czechoslovakia | 25-25 | Japan | 12-14 |
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.West Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54: | 36 | | 2.Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54: | 45 | | 3.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58: | 43 | | 4.Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31: | 73 |
| Team | We | Yu | Cz | Ca | | West Germany | ---- | 18:13 | 16:13 | 20:10 | | Yugoslavia | | ---- | 17:16 | 24:11 | | Czechoslovakia | | | ---- | 29:10 | | Canada | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 26.01 | Odense | West Germany | 16-13 | Czechoslovakia | 8 - 5 | | 26.01 | Odense | Yugoslavia | 24-11 | Canada | 13- 4 | | 28.01 | Ringe | West Germany | 20-10 | Canada | 7 - 3 | | 28.01 | Vejle | Yugoslavia | 17-16 | Czechoslovakia | 9 - 7 | | 29.01 | Odense | West Germany | 18-13 | Yugoslavia | 9 - 5 | | 29.01 | | Czechoslovakia | 29-10 | Canada | |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74: | 56 | | 2.East Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56: | 43 | | 3.Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66: | 54 | | 4.France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54: | 97 |
| Team | Ro | Ea | Hu | Fr | | Romania | ---- | | 22:21 | 36:17 | | East Germany | 18:16 | ---- | | 28:15 | | Hungary | | 12:10 | ---- | 33:22 | | France | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 26.01 | Herning | Hungary | 33-22 | France | 17- 9 | | 26.01 | Herning | East Germany | 18-16 | Romania | 6 - 7 | | 28.01 | Abenra | Romania | 36-17 | France | 18- 9 | | 28.01 | Esberg | Hungary | 12-10 | East Germany | 7 - 6 | | 29.01 | Herning | Romania | 22-21 | Hungary | 9 -10 | | 29.01 | Herning | East Germany | 28-15 | France | |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Denmark | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56: | 45 | | 2.Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62: | 46 | | 3.Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52: | 65 | | 4.Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54: | 68 |
| Team | So | De | Sp | Ic | | Soviet Union | ---- | 16:16 | 24:12 | 22:18 | | Denmark | | ---- | 19:15 | 21:14 | | Spain | | | ---- | 25:22 | | Iceland | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 26.01 | Aalborg | Soviet Union | 22-18 | Iceland | 14- 9 | | 26.01 | Aarhus | Denmark | 19-15 | Spain | 11- 9 | | 28.01 | Aalborg | Soviet Union | 24-12 | Spain | 10- 5 | | 28.01 | Randers | Denmark | 21-14 | Iceland | | | 29.01 | | Soviet Union | 16-16 | Denmark | | | 29.01 | Thisted | Spain | 25-22 | Iceland | |
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76: | 60 | | 2.Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72: | 58 | | 3.Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64: | 70 | | 4.Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58: | 82 |
| Team | Po | Sw | Ja | Bu | | Poland | ---- | 22:17 | 26:21 | 28:22 | | Sweden | | ---- | 24:20 | 31:16 | | Japan | | | ---- | 23:20 | | Bulgaria | | | | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 26.01 | Brondby | Sweden | 31-16 | Bulgaria | | | 26.01 | | Poland | 26-21 | Japan | 13-13 | | 28.01 | | Poland | 28-22 | Bulgaria | | | 28.01 | Koge | Sweden | 24-20 | Japan | 10-10 | | 29.01 | | Poland | 22-17 | Sweden | | | 29.01 | | Japan | 23-20 | Bulgaria | 11-11 | | . |
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Last updated: 12 Nov 2008 |