| MEN HANDBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1981 Group B |
| Finals | | Game | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | Poland | 23-16 | Chechoslovakia | | Bronze | Sweden | 23-21 | Denmark | | 5-6 | Switzerland | 21-18 | France | | 7-8 | Israel | 25-19 | Iceland | | 9-10 | Bulgaria | 25-20 | Netherlands | | 11-12 | Austria | 22-17 | Norway |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Poland | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 153: | 101 | | 2. Chechoslovakia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 118: | 97 | | 3. Sweden | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 117: | 113 | | 4. Denmark | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 129: | 113 | | 5. Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 110: | 110 | | 6. France | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 118: | 113 | | 7. Israel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 121: | 135 | | 8. Iceland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 115: | 119 | | 9. Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 120: | 120 | | 10.Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 105: | 124 | | 11.Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 85: | 123 | | 12.Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100: | 123 |
| First 5 qualify for World Championship 1982. | | Last 3 relegated to World Group C 1982. | | Netherlands as host of World Group B 1983 escaped relegation. |
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Poland | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 130: | 85 | | 2.Sweden | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 94: | 92 | | 3.France | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100: | 92 | | 4.Iceland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 96: | 94 | | 5.Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 85: | 99 | | 6.Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 63: | 106 |
| Team | Po | Sw | Fr | Ic | Ne | Au | | Poland | ---- | 24:17 | 27:23 | 25:16 | 29:20 | 25: 9 | | Sweden | - | ---- | 22:18 | 16:15 | 18:18 | 21:17 | | France | - | - | ---- | 23:15 | 17:16 | 19:12 | | Iceland | - | - | - | ---- | 23:17 | 27:13 | | Netherlands | - | - | - | - | ---- | 14:12 | | Austria | - | - | - | - | - | ---- |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Poland | 29-20 | Netherlands | | 01. | Sweden | 22-18 | France | | 01. | Iceland | 27-13 | Austria | | 02. | Poland | 27-23 | France | | 02. | Sweden | 21-17 | Austria | | 02. | Iceland | 23-17 | Netherlands | | 03. | Poland | 25- 9 | Austria | | 03. | Sweden | 16-15 | Iceland | | 03. | France | 17-16 | Netherlands | | 04. | Poland | 24-17 | Sweden | | 04. | France | 23-15 | Iceland | | 04. | Netherlands | 14-12 | Austria | | 05. | Poland | 25-16 | Iceland | | 05. | Sweden | 18-18 | Netherlands | | 05. | France | 19-12 | Austria |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1.Chechoslovakia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 102: | 74 | | 2.Denmark | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 108: | 90 | | 3.Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 89: | 92 | | 4.Israel | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 96: | 116 | | 5.Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 95: | 100 | | 6.Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 83: | 101 |
| Team | Ch | De | Sw | Bu | Is | No | | Chechoslovakia | ---- | 17:15 | 14:12 | 22:17 | 28:15 | 21:15 | | Denmark | - | ---- | 25:20 | - | 22:15 | 26:17 | | Switzerland | - | - | ---- | 18:17 | 21:19 | 18:17 | | Bulgaria | - | 21:20 | - | ---- | - | 15:14 | | Israel | - | - | - | 26:25 | ---- | 21:20 | | Norway | - | - | - | - | - | ---- |
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Chechoslovakia | 21-15 | Norway | | 01. | Denmark | 22-15 | Israel | | 01. | Switzerland | 18-17 | Bulgaria | | 02. | Chechoslovakia | 28-15 | Israel | | 02. | Switzerland | 18-17 | Norway | | 02. | Bulgaria | 21-20 | Denmark | | 03. | Chechoslovakia | 17-15 | Denmark | | 03. | Switzerland | 21-19 | Israel | | 03. | Bulgaria | 15-14 | Norway | | 04. | Chechoslovakia | 14-12 | Switzerland | | 04. | Denmark | 26-17 | Norway | | 04. | Israel | 26-25 | Bulgaria | | 05. | Chechoslovakia | 22-17 | Bulgaria | | 05. | Denmark | 25-20 | Switzerland | | 05. | Israel | 21-20 | Norway |
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Last updated: 3 Dec 2005
