| | | Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15: | 0 | 2.446 |  | 2.Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 12: | 6 | 1.160 |  | 3.Poland | 3 | 2 | 9: | 8 | 1.034 |  | 4.Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 8: | 13 | 0.775 |  | 5.Hungary | 1 | 4 | 6: | 12 | 0.829 |  | 6.East Germany | 0 | 5 | 4: | 15 | 0.733 | 
 | | Team | So | Ch | Po | Bu | Hu | Ea |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Czechoslovakia |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:2 |  | Poland |  |  | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Bulgaria |  |  |  | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 |  | Hungary |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:0 |  | East Germany |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 27.09 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  East Germany | 45-17 | 15- 4 | 15- 6 | 15- 7 |  |  | 27.09 |  Bulgaria | 3-2 |  Hungary | 64-58 | 15- 9 | 15- 9 | 9 -15 | 10-15 | 15-10 |  | 27.09 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |  Poland | 45-25 | 15-13 | 15- 4 | 15- 8 |  | 28.09 |  Poland | 3-0 |  Hungary | 45-35 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 15-12 |  |  | 28.09 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Czechoslovakia | 45-25 | 15-11 | 15- 6 | 15- 8 |  |  | 28.09 |  Bulgaria | 3-2 |  East Germany | 63-58 | 15- 5 | 11-15 | 15-12 | 7 -15 | 15-11 |  | 29.09 |  Poland | 3-0 |  East Germany | 45-33 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 15-10 |  |  | 29.09 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Bulgaria | 45-12 | 15- 1 | 15- 3 | 15- 8 |  |  | 29.09 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |  Hungary | 54-44 | 9 -15 | 15- 5 | 15-13 | 15-11 |  |  | 30.09 |  Hungary | 3-0 |  East Germany | 46-26 | 15-10 | 16-14 | 15- 2 |  |  | 30.09 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Poland | 45-27 | 15- 8 | 15- 6 | 15-13 |  |  | 30.09 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |  Bulgaria | 45-28 | 15- 9 | 15-12 | 15- 7 |  |  | 01.10 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |  East Germany | 63-58 | 15-10 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 6 -15 | 15- 6 |  | 01.10 |  Poland | 3-2 |  Bulgaria | 69-46 | 15- 2 | 15- 6 | 10-15 | 14-16 | 15- 7 |  | 01.10 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Hungary | 45-11 | 15- 2 | 15- 5 | 15- 4 |  | 
 | | Group 7-12 Bologna | w | l | gf | ga |  | 7. Romania | 5 | 0 | 15: | 0 |  | 8. Italy | 4 | 1 | 12: | 5 |  | 9. Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 9: | 8 |  | 10.West Germany | 2 | 3 | 9: | 11 |  | 11.Israel | 1 | 4 | 6: | 12 |  | 12.Switzerland | 0 | 5 | 0: | 15 | 
 | | Team | Ro | It | Ne | We | Is | Sw |  | Romania | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Italy |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Netherlands |  |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | West Germany |  |  |  | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Israel |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:0 |  | Switzerland |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 27.09 |  West Germany | 3-2 |  Israel | 68-51 | 12-15 | 11-15 | 15- 5 | 15- 3 | 15-13 |  | 27.09 |  Romania | 3-0 |  Netherlands | 45- 9 | 15- 6 | 15- 3 | 15- 0 |  |  | 27.09 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Switzerland | 45-34 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 15-10 |  |  | 28.09 |  Romania | 3-0 |  West Germany | 45-18 | 15- 6 | 15- 7 | 15- 5 |  |  | 28.09 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Israel | 45-17 | 15- 2 | 15-10 | 15- 5 |  |  | 28.09 |  Netherlands | 3-0 |  Switzerland | 45-27 | 15-13 | 15- 3 | 15-11 |  |  | 29.09 |  West Germany | 3-0 |  Switzerland | 45-25 | 15-11 | 15- 6 | 15- 8 |  |  | 29.09 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Netherlands | 45-35 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 15-11 |  |  | 29.09 |  Romania | 3-0 |  Israel | 45-13 | 15- 5 | 15- 6 | 15- 2 |  |  | 30.09 |  Romania | 3-0 |  Switzerland | 45-13 | 15- 7 | 15- 2 | 15- 4 |  |  | 30.09 |  Netherlands | 3-1 |  Israel | 53-44 | 15-10 | 15- 8 | 8 -15 | 15-11 |  |  | 30.09 |  Italy | 3-2 |  West Germany | 60-60 | 15-10 | 2 -15 | 11-15 | 17-15 | 15- 5 |  | 01.10 |  Israel | 3-0 |  Switzerland | 45-20 | 15- 7 | 15- 3 | 15-10 |  |  | 01.10 |  Netherlands | 3-1 |  West Germany | 59-40 | 14-16 | 15- 9 | 15-11 | 15- 4 |  |  | 01.10 |  Romania | 3-0 |  Italy | 45-17 | 15- 3 | 15- 4 | 15-10 |  | 
 | | Group 13-18 Reggio | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 13.France | 5 | 0 | 15: | 2 | 2.077 |  | 14.Yugoslavia | 4 | 1 | 14: | 3 | 1.928 |  | 15.Sweden | 3 | 2 | 9: | 8 | 0.933 |  | 16.Denmark | 2 | 3 | 7: | 9 | 0.825 |  | 17.Austria | 1 | 4 | 4: | 12 | 0.673 |  | 18.England | 0 | 5 | 0: | 15 | 0.436 | 
 | | Team | Fr | Yu | Sw | De | Au | En |  | France | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Yugoslavia |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Sweden |  |  | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Denmark |  |  |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Austria |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:0 |  | England |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 27.09 |  Yugoslavia | 3-0 |  Austria | 45-14 | 15- 6 | 15- 0 | 15- 8 |  |  | 27.09 |  Denmark | 3-0 |  England | 45-35 | 15-12 | 15-10 | 15-13 |  |  | 27.09 |  France | 3-0 |  Sweden | 45-14 | 15- 2 | 15- 5 | 15- 7 |  |  | 28.09 |  France | 3-2 |  Yugoslavia | 63-61 | 15- 6 | 11-15 | 15-13 | 7 -15 | 15-12 |  | 28.09 |  Sweden | 3-0 |  England | 45-28 | 15- 8 | 15- 7 | 15-13 |  |  | 28.09 |  Denmark | 3-0 |  Austria | 46-24 | 15- 4 | 16-14 | 15- 6 |  |  | 29.09 |  Yugoslavia | 3-0 |  England | 45- 7 | 15- 1 | 15- 5 | 15- 1 |  |  | 29.09 |  Sweden | 3-1 |  Denmark | 57-36 | 15- 6 | 12-15 | 15- 2 | 15-13 |  |  | 29.09 |  France | 3-0 |  Austria | 45-14 | 15- 4 | 15- 2 | 15- 8 |  |  | 30.09 |  France | 3-0 |  Denmark | 45-18 | 15- 6 | 15- 9 | 15- 3 |  |  | 30.09 |  Yugoslavia | 3-0 |  Sweden | 45-16 | 15- 9 | 15- 4 | 15- 3 |  |  | 30.09 |  Austria | 3-0 |  England | 45-18 | 15- 6 | 15- 4 | 15- 8 |  |  | 01.10 |  France | 3-0 |  England | 45-10 | 15- 6 | 15- 1 | 15- 3 |  |  | 01.10 |  Yugoslavia | 3-0 |  Denmark | 45-25 | 15-12 | 15- 2 | 15-11 |  |  | 01.10 |  Sweden | 3-1 |  Austria | 48-39 | 3 -15 | 15- 8 | 15- 7 | 15- 9 |  | 
 | | Group A Gorizia | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 6.429 |  | 2.Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 3: | 4 | 0.674 |  | 3.Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1: | 6 | 0.540 | 
 |  | | Team | So | Sw | Sw |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Switzerland |  | --- | 3:1 |  | Sweden |  |  | --- | 
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 | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 |  | 23.09 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Sweden | 45- 7 | 15- 1 | 15- 5 | 15- 1 |  |  | 24.09 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Switzerland | 45- 7 | 15- 3 | 15- 4 | 15- 0 |  |  | 25.09 |  Switzerland | 3-1 |  Sweden | 55-47 | 15-10 | 10-15 | 15-10 | 15-12 | 
 | | Group B Gorizia | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Poland | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 3.913 |  | 2.Italy | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 1.222 |  | 3.Austria | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 0.122 | 
 |  | | Team | Po | It | Au |  | Poland | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Italy |  | --- | 3:0 |  | Austria |  |  | --- | 
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 | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 |  | 23.09 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Austria | 45- 9 | 15- 2 | 15- 2 | 15- 5 |  | 24.09 |  Poland | 3-0 |  Italy | 45-21 | 15- 4 | 15- 7 | 15-10 |  | 25.09 |  Poland | 3-0 |  Austria | 45- 2 | 15- 0 | 15- 1 | 15- 1 | 
 | | Group C Reggio | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 4.500 |  | 2.West Germany | 1 | 1 | 3: | 5 | 0.885 |  | 3.France | 0 | 2 | 2: | 6 | 0.474 | 
 |  | | Team | Ch | We | Fr |  | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | West Germany |  | --- | 3:2 |  | France |  |  | --- | 
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 | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 23.09 |  West Germany | 3-2 |  France | 69-42 | 10-15 | 15- 3 | 14-16 | 15- 8 | 15- 0 |  | 24.09 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |  France | 45-12 | 15- 4 | 15- 2 | 15- 6 |  |  | 25.09 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |  West Germany | 45- 8 | 15- 0 | 15- 7 | 15- 1 |  | 
 | | Group D Reggio | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.East Germany | 2 | 0 | 6: | 2 | 1.455 |  | 2.Romania | 1 | 1 | 5: | 3 | 1.403 |  | 3.Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 0.267 | 
 |  | | Team | Ea | Ro | Yu |  | East Germany | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Romania |  | --- | 3:0 |  | Yugoslavia |  |  | --- | 
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 | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 23.09 |  East Germany | 3-0 |  Yugoslavia | 45-14 | 15- 6 | 15- 7 | 15- 1 |  |  | 24.09 |  East Germany | 3-2 |  Romania | 67-63 | 15- 7 | 8 -15 | 16-14 | 13-15 | 15-12 |  | 25.09 |  Romania | 3-0 |  Yugoslavia | 45-10 | 15- 2 | 15- 7 | 15- 1 |  | 
 | | Group E Imola | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Hungary | 2 | 0 | 6: | 0 | 3.913 |  | 2.Israel | 1 | 1 | 3: | 3 | 1.140 |  | 3.England | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 0.167 | 
 |  | | Team | Hu | Is | En |  | Hungary | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Israel |  | --- | 3:0 |  | England |  |  | --- | 
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 | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 |  | 23.09 |  Hungary | 3-0 |  Israel | 45-20 | 15- 7 | 15- 7 | 15- 6 |  | 24.09 |  Hungary | 3-0 |  England | 45- 3 | 15- 1 | 15- 1 | 15- 1 |  | 25.09 |  Israel | 3-0 |  England | 45-12 | 15- 2 | 15- 2 | 15- 8 | 
 | | Group F Modena | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 6: | 1 | 2.676 |  | 2.Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 4: | 3 | 1.042 |  | 3.Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 | 0.278 | 
 |  | | Team | Bu | Ne | De |  | Bulgaria | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Netherlands |  | --- | 3:0 |  | Denmark |  |  | --- | 
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 | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 |  | 23.09 |  Netherlands | 3-0 |  Denmark | 45-17 | 15- 8 | 15- 4 | 15- 5 |  |  | 24.09 |  Bulgaria | 3-0 |  Denmark | 45- 8 | 15- 2 | 15- 3 | 15- 3 |  |  | 25.09 |  Bulgaria | 3-1 |  Netherlands | 54-29 | 9 -15 | 15- 5 | 15- 6 | 15- 3 | 
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