| MEN HANDBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1979 Group B |
| Finals | | Game | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Gold | Spain | 24-18 | Switzerland | | Bronze | Hungary | 32-18 | Iceland | | 5-6 | Chechoslovakia | 32-26 | Sweden | | 7-8 | Netherlands | 24-22 | Bulgaria |
| Group 9-12 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 9.Austria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58: | 53 | | 10.Israel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67: | 68 | | 11.Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55: | 56 | | 12.France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59: | 62 |
| Team | Au | Is | No | Fr | | Austria | ---- | 22:18 | 16:14 | 20:21 | | Israel | - | ---- | 24:24 | 25:22 | | Norway | - | - | ---- | 17:16 | | France | - | - | - | ---- |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Austria | 22-18 | Israel | | 01. | Norway | 17-16 | France | | 02. | Austria | 16-14 | Norway | | 02. | Israel | 25-22 | France | | 03. | Austria | 20-21 | France | | 03. | Israel | 24-24 | Norway |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Spain | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 108: | 78 | | 2. Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 90: | 95 | | 3. Hungary | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137: | 97 | | 4. Iceland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 94: | 98 | | 5. Chechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 110: | 90 | | 6. Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104: | 113 | | 7. Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 84: | 110 | | 8. Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 97: | 99 | | 9. Austria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 87: | 94 | | 10.Israel | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 103: | 112 | | 11.Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 87: | 94 | | 12.France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 89: | 110 |
| This chapmpionship was a qualification for OG 1980 Moscow. | | Spain and Switzerland qualify for OG 1980 Moscow. | | Hungary replaced West Germany in the OG 1980 Moscow. | | Last 4 relegated in World Group C 1980. |
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55: | 55 | | 2.Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74: | 65 | | 3.Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58: | 64 | | 4.Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57: | 60 |
| Team | Hu | Sw | Bu | Sw | | Hungary | ---- | - | 29:23 | 28:23 | | Switzerland | - | ---- | - | 21:19 | | Bulgaria | - | 19:15 | ---- | - | | Sweden | - | - | - | ---- |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Hungary | 28-23 | Sweden | | 01. | Bulgaria | 19-15 | Switzerland | | 02. | Hungary | 29-23 | Bulgaria | | 02. | Switzerland | 21-19 | Sweden |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61: | 49 | | 2.Iceland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55: | 45 | | 3.Chechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55: | 49 | | 4.Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42: | 70 |
| Team | Sp | Ic | Ch | Ne | | Spain | ---- | 19:15 | 23:20 | - | | Iceland | - | ---- | - | 28:14 | | Chechoslovakia | - | - | ---- | 23:14 | | Netherlands | - | - | - | ---- |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Spain | 19-15 | Iceland | | 01. | Chechoslovakia | 23-14 | Netherlands | | 02. | Spain | 23-20 | Chechoslovakia | | 02. | Iceland | 28-14 | Netherlands |
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36: | 32 | | 2.Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33: | 31 | | 3.Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32: | 38 |
| Team | Sw | Bu | No | | Sweden | ---- | 16:15 | 20:17 | | Bulgaria | - | ---- | 18:15 | | Norway | - | - | ---- |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Sweden | 20-17 | Norway | | 02. | Bulgaria | 18-15 | Norway | | 03. | Sweden | 16-15 | Bulgaria |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36: | 33 | | 2.Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48: | 33 | | 3.France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30: | 48 |
| Team | Sw | Hu | Fr | | Switzerland | ---- | 19:17 | 17:16 | | Hungary | - | ---- | 31:14 | | France | - | - | ---- |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Switzerland | 19-17 | Hungary | | 02. | Switzerland | 17-16 | France | | 03. | Hungary | 31-14 | France |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42: | 25 | | 2.Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32: | 37 | | 3.Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29: | 41 |
| Team | Sp | Ne | Au | | Spain | ---- | 19:14 | 23:11 | | Netherlands | - | ---- | 18:18 | | Austria | - | - | ---- |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Spain | 23-11 | Austria | | 02. | Netherlands | 18-18 | Austria | | 03. | Spain | 19-14 | Netherlands |
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Chechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35: | 27 | | 2.Iceland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33: | 33 | | 3.Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36: | 44 |
| Team | Ch | Ic | Is | | Chechoslovakia | ---- | 12:12 | 23:15 | | Iceland | - | ---- | 21:21 | | Israel | - | - | ---- |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Chechoslovakia | 23-15 | Israel | | 02. | Iceland | 21-21 | Israel | | 03. | Chechoslovakia | 12-12 | Iceland |
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Last updated: 3 Dec 2005
