| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 12: | 4 | 1.371 | | 2. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 12: | 5 | 1.324 | | 3. Romania | 4 | 1 | 12: | 6 | 1.258 | | 4. East Germany | 2 | 3 | 6: | 9 | 1.039 | | 5. Hungary | 1 | 4 | 4: | 12 | 0.610 | | 6. Poland | 0 | 5 | 5: | 15 | 0.697 |
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| Team | So | Cz | Ro | Ea | Hu | Po | | Soviet Union | --- | | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | | Czechoslovakia | 3:0 | --- | | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:2 | | Romania | | 3:0 | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:2 | | East Germany | | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Hungary | | | | | --- | 3:0 | | Poland | | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 27.09 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Hungary | 45-19 | 15- 8 | 15- 8 | 15- 3 | | | 27.09 |  Romania | 3-2 |  Poland | 63-48 | 9 -15 | 15- 3 | 9 -15 | 15- 8 | 15- 7 | | 27.09 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |  East Germany | 45-29 | 15-11 | 15- 9 | 15- 9 | | | 28.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-22 | 15- 8 | 15- 6 | 15- 8 | | | 28.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Romania | 45-31 | 15-11 | 15- 9 | 15-11 | | | 28.09 | East Germany | 3-0 | Poland | 45-19 | 15- 9 | 15- 6 | 15- 4 | | | 29.09 | East Germany | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-23 | 15- 5 | 15-12 | 15- 6 | | | 29.09 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Poland | 58-37 | 15- 8 | 15-11 | 13-15 | 15- 3 | | | 29.09 | Romania | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 46-32 | 15-13 | 16-14 | 15- 5 | | | 30.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Poland | 66-54 | 7 -15 | 15- 6 | 14-16 | 15- 9 | 15- 8 | | 30.09 | Romania | 3-1 | Hungary | 58-30 | 15- 7 | 13-15 | 15- 7 | 15- 1 | | | 30.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-27 | 15-10 | 15- 6 | 15-11 | | | 01.10 | Romania | 3-0 | East Germany | 46-39 | 16-14 | 15-13 | 15-12 | | | 01.10 | Hungary | 3-0 | Poland | 45-35 | 15- 9 | 15-13 | 15-13 | | | 01.10 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Soviet Union | 45-25 | 15-10 | 15-11 | 15- 4 | |
| Group 7-12 Bologna | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 7. Bulgaria | 5 | 0 | 15: | 2 | 1.509 | | 8. Italy | 4 | 1 | 13: | 7 | 1.246 | | 9. Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 8: | 10 | 0.938 | | 10. Belgium | 2 | 3 | 7: | 11 | 0.868 | | 11. Yugoslavia | 1 | 4 | 7: | 12 | 0.960 | | 12. Israel | 1 | 4 | 5: | 13 | 0.673 |
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| Team | Bu | It | Ne | Be | Yu | Is | | Bulgaria | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Italy | | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | | Netherlands | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | | | Belgium | | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | | Yugoslavia | | | | | --- | 3:0 | | Israel | | | 3:1 | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | | 27.09 |  Bulgaria | 3-0 |  Belgium | 45-30 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 15- 8 | | | 27.09 |  Italy | 3-1 | Israel | 58-35 | 13-15 | 15- 2 | 15-11 | 15- 7 | | 27.09 |  Netherlands | 3-1 |  Yugoslavia | 52-45 | 7 -15 | 15- 9 | 15-10 | 15-11 | | 28.09 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Israel | 45-10 | 15- 1 | 15- 3 | 15- 6 | | | 28.09 | Belgium | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 39-57 | 12-15 | 15 -8 | 15- 8 | 15- 8 | | 28.09 | Italy | 3-1 | Netherlands | 56-44 | 15- 7 | 15- 9 | 11-15 | 15-13 | | 29.09 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-23 | 15- 5 | 15- 6 | 15-12 | | | 29.09 | Belgium | 3-1 | Israel | 50-51 | 5 -15 | 15-12 | 15-11 | 15-13 | | 29.09 | Italy | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 48-38 | 15- 8 | 15- 9 | 3 -15 | 15- 6 | | 30.09 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 56-51 | 15- 9 | 16-14 | 10-15 | 15-13 | | 30.09 | Israel | 3-1 | Netherlands | 55-47 | 10-15 | 15- 8 | 15-12 | 15-12 | | 30.09 | Italy | 3-1 | Belgium | 54-42 | 16-14 | 15- 7 | 8 -15 | 15- 6 | | 01.10 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-26 | 15-11 | 15- 6 | 15- 9 | | | 01.10 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Israel | 45-14 | 15- 2 | 15- 6 | 15- 6 | | | 01.10 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Italy | 52-47 | 7 -15 | 15-12 | 15- 9 | 15-11 |
| Group 13-17 Imola | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 13.Finland | 4 | 0 | 12: | 4 | 1.309 | | 14.France | 3 | 1 | 10: | 5 | 1.216 | | 15.Turkey | 2 | 2 | 7: | 10 | 0.966 | | 16.West Germany | 1 | 3 | 8: | 10 | 0.963 | | 17.Sweden | 0 | 4 | 4: | 12 | 0.684 |
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| Team | Fi | Fr | Tu | We | Sw | | Finland | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:1 | | France | | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Turkey | | | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 | | West Germany | | | | --- | 3:1 | | Sweden | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 27.09 |  Finland | 3-1 |  Sweden | 59-47 | 14-16 | 15- 8 | 15-10 | 15-13 | | | 27.09 |  France | 3-1 |  West Germany | 69-62 | 15- 8 | 12-15 | 12-15 | 15-11 | 15-13 | | 28.09 | France | 3-1 |  Turkey | 55-34 | 10-15 | 15- 7 | 15- 3 | 15- 9 | | | 28.09 | Finland | 3-2 | West Germany | 58-51 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 15-11 | | | 29.09 | West Germany | 3-1 | Sweden | 58-42 | 15-11 | 13-15 | 15- 7 | 15- 9 | | | 29.09 | Finland | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-28 | 15-10 | 15- 6 | 15-12 | | | 30.09 | Turkey | 3-2 | Sweden | 66-46 | 15- 1 | 9 -15 | 12-15 | 15- 8 | 15- 7 | | 30.09 | Finland | 3-1 | France | 54-39 | 15- 9 | 9 -15 | 15- 9 | 15- 6 | | | 01.10 | France | 3-0 | Sweden | 45-21 | 15- 2 | 15-11 | 15- 8 | | | 01.10 | Turkey | 3-2 | West Germany | 71-60 | 13-15 | 13-15 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 15- 5 |
| Group 18-22 Milano | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 18. Greece | 4 | 0 | 12: | 0 | 1.946 | | 19. Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 9: | 4 | 1.148 | | 20. Denmark | 2 | 2 | 7: | 8 | 1.051 | | 21. Austria | 1 | 3 | 5: | 10 | 0.914 | | 22. Scotland | 0 | 4 | 1: | 12 | 0.464 |
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| Team | Gr | Sw | De | Au | Sc | | Greece | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Switzerland | | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Denmark | | | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | | Austria | | | | --- | 3:1 | | Scotland | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 27.09 |  Greece | 3-0 |  Scotland | 46-19 | 15- 2 | 16-14 | 15- 3 | | | 27.09 |  Switzerland | 3-1 |  Denmark | 61-54 | 10-15 | 19-17 | 15- 7 | 17-15 | | | 28.09 | Greece | 3-0 | Switzerland | 45-26 | 15-11 | 15- 8 | 15- 7 | | | 28.09 |  Austria | 3-1 | Scotland | 58-35 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15- 3 | 15- 7 | | | 29.09 | Switzerland | 3-0 | Austria | 46-31 | 15- 6 | 16-14 | 15-11 | | | 29.09 | Greece | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 15- 5 | | | 30.09 | Denmark | 3-0 | Scotland | 45-11 | 15- 0 | 15- 5 | 15- 6 | | | 30.09 | Greece | 3-0 | Austria | 45-20 | 15- 3 | 15- 5 | 15-12 | | | 01.10 | Denmark | 3-2 | Austria | 59-60 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 2 -15 | 15- 8 | | 01.10 | Switzerland | 3-0 | Scotland | 45-25 | 15- 7 | 15- 5 | 15-13 | |
| Group A Imola | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 3: | 0 | 1.875 | | 2.Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0: | 3 | 0.533 | | -. England | did not arrive | | -. Albania | withdrew |
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| team | So | Be | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | | Belgium | | --- |
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Albania withdrew after been put in a Group with Soviet Union.
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | | 24.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-24 | 15- 1 | 15-11 | 15-12 |
| Group B Bergamo | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 | 2.872 | | 2.Israel | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | 1.244 | | 3.Turkey | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 0.800 | | 4.Scotland | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.363 |
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| team | Ch | Is | Tu | Sc | | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Israel | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Turkey | | | --- | 3:0 | | Scotland | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | | 23.09 | Israel | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-25 | 15-10 | 15-13 | 15- 2 | | 23.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Scotland | 45- 8 | 15- 0 | 15- 6 | 15- 2 | | 24.09 | Turkey | 3-0 | Scotland | 45-25 | 15- 5 | 15-12 | 15- 9 | | 24.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Israel | 45-17 | 15- 5 | 15-12 | 15- 0 | | 25.09 | Israel | 3-0 | Scotland | 45-16 | 15- 8 | 15- 5 | 15- 3 | | 25.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-22 | 15- 6 | 15- 9 | 15- 7 |
| Group C Ancona | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Poland | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 1.863 | | 2.Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 6: | 5 | 1.109 | | 3.France | 1 | 2 | 6: | 6 | 0.915 | | 4.Denmark | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.504 |
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| team | Po | Ne | Fr | De | | Poland | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Netherlands | | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | | France | | | --- | 3:0 | | Denmark | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 23.09 | Poland | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-10 | 15- 2 | 15- 3 | 15- 5 | | | 23.09 | Netherlands | 3-2 | France | 69-59 | 10-15 | 15- 8 | 13-15 | 15- 7 | 16-14 | | 24.09 | France | 3-0 | Denmark | 48-36 | 15- 8 | 15-12 | 18-16 | | | 24.09 | Poland | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-27 | 15- 4 | 15-11 | 15-12 | | | 25.09 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Denmark | 46-24 | 16-14 | 15- 5 | 15- 5 | | | 25.09 | Poland | 3-1 | France | 59-43 | 15- 4 | 14-16 | 15-11 | 15-12 | |
| Group D Milano | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.East Germany | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 2.476 | | 2.Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 8: | 3 | 1.473 | | 3.Sweden | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 0.541 | | 4.Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.404 |
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| team | Ea | Bu | Sw | Sw | | East Germany | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Bulgaria | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Sweden | | | --- | 3:0 | | Switzerland | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 23.09 | East Germany | 3-0 | Sweden | 45- 5 | 15- 0 | 15- 1 | 15- 4 | | | 23.09 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Switzerland | 45-12 | 15- 5 | 15- 6 | 15- 1 | | | 24.09 | East Germany | 3-0 | Switzerland | 45-11 | 15- 3 | 15- 3 | 15- 5 | | | 24.09 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Sweden | 45-15 | 15- 1 | 15- 8 | 15- 6 | | | 25.09 | Sweden | 3-0 | Switzerland | 46-32 | 16-14 | 15- 8 | 15-10 | | | 25.09 | East Germany | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 66-47 | 15- 5 | 10-15 | 15- 5 | 11-15 | 15- 7 |
| Group E Torino | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Romania | 3 | 0 | 9: | 3 | 1.328 | | 2.Italy | 2 | 1 | 8: | 3 | 1.276 | | 3.Finland | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 | 0.895 | | 4.Greece | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.548 |
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| team | Ro | It | Fi | Gr | | Romania | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Italy | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Finland | | | --- | 3:0 | | Greece | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 23.09 | Romania | 3-2 | Italy | 62-58 | 15- 7 | 8 -15 | 15-13 | 9 -15 | 15- 8 | | 23.09 | Finland | 3-0 | Greece | 45-21 | 15- 5 | 15-10 | 15- 6 | | | 24.09 | Italy | 3-0 | Finland | 45-27 | 15- 6 | 15- 8 | 15-13 | | | 24.09 | Romania | 3-0 | Greece | 45-26 | 15- 3 | 15-10 | 15-13 | | | 25.09 | Italy | 3-0 | Greece | 45-27 | 15-11 | 15- 4 | 15-12 | | | 25.09 | Romania | 3-1 | Finland | 67-47 | 22-24 | 15-12 | 15-10 | 15- 1 | |
| Group F Modena | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Hungary | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 2.083 | | 2.Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 7: | 3 | 1.316 | | 3.West Germany | 1 | 2 | 3: | 6 | 0.861 | | 4.Austria | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.311 |
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| team | Hu | Yu | Ge | Au | | Hungary | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Yugoslavia | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | West Germany | | | --- | 3:0 | | Austria | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | | 23.09 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-24 | 15-13 | 15- 3 | 15- 8 | | | 23.09 | Hungary | 3-0 | Austria | 45-13 | 15- 3 | 15- 4 | 15- 6 | | | 24.09 | Hungary | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 58-35 | 15- 5 | 15- 6 | 13-15 | 15- 9 | | 24.09 | West Germany | 3-0 | Austria | 45-16 | 15- 5 | 15- 5 | 15- 6 | | | 25.09 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Austria | 45-13 | 15- 9 | 15- 1 | 15- 3 | | | 25.09 | Hungary | 3-0 | West Germany | 47-24 | 15- 2 | 17-15 | 15- 7 | |
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