| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 14: | 7 | | | 2. Poland | 4 | 1 | 14: | 8 | | | 3. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 13: | 8 | | | 4. Japan | 2 | 3 | 9: | 12 | | | 5. East Germany | 1 | 4 | 6: | 12 | | | 6. Romania | 1 | 4 | 4: | 13 | |
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| Team | So | Po | Cz | Ja | Ea | Ro | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 | | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Poland | | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Czechoslovakia | | | --- | 3:- | 3:1 | 3:1 | | Japan | 3:2 | | | --- | 3:1 | | | East Germany | | | | | --- | 3:0 | | Romania | | | | 3:1 | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 16.09 | East Germany | 3-0 | Romania | | | 16.09 | Soviet Union | 3-2 | Czechoslovakia | | | 16.09 | Poland | 3-2 | Japan | 59-51 | 15- 8 | 15- 9 | 6 -15 | 8 -15 | 15- 4 | | 17.09 | Poland | 3-1 | East Germany | | | 17.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Romania | | | 17.09 | Japan | 3-2 | Soviet Union | | | 18.09 | Poland | 3-2 | Czechoslovakia | | | 18.09 | Japan | 3-1 | East Germany | | | 18.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Romania | | | 19.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | East Germany | | | 19.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-- | Japan | | | 19.09 | Poland | 3-0 | Romania | |
| Group 7-11 | w | l | gf | ga | | 7. Hungary | 4 | 0 | 12: | 3 | | 8. Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 9: | 6 | | 9. Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 8: | 6 | | 10. Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 5: | 10 | | 11. France | 0 | 4 | 3: | 12 |
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| Team | Hu | Yu | Bu | Ne | Fr | | Hungary | --- | 3:- | 3:2 | 3:- | 3:1 | | Yugoslavia | | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:1 | | Bulgaria | | | --- | 3:- | 3:- | | Netherlands | | | | --- | 3:1 | | France | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 01. | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | France | | | 02. | Hungary | 3-2 | Bulgaria | | | 03. | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Bulgaria | | | 04. | Netherlands | 3-1 | France | | | | Hungary | 3-- | Yugoslavia | | | | Hungary | 3-- | Netherlands | | | | Bulgaria | 3-- | Netherlands | | | | Bulgaria | 3-- | France | |
| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 3 | | 2. Poland | 2 | 1 | 8: | 3 | | 3. Hungary | 1 | 2 | 3: | 7 | | 4. France | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 |
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| Team | So | Po | Hu | Fr | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:1 | | Poland | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Hungary | | | --- | 3:1 | | France | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played at Warsaw | | 13.09 | Hungary | 3-1 | France | 58-52 | 15-13 | 16-14 | 12-15 | 15-10 | | | transfered to Group 7-11 | | 13.09 | Soviet Union | 3-2 | Poland | 58-56 | 8-15 | 15-6 | 15-13 | 5-15 | 15-7 | | transfered to Final Group | | 14.09 | Poland | 3-0 | France | | | 14.09 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Hungary | | | 15.09 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | France | | | 15.09 | Poland | 3-0 | Hungary | |
| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | | 1. East Germany | 2 | 1 | 7: | 4 | | 2. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 7: | 5 | | 3. Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 7: | 6 | | 4. Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 3: | 9 |
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| Team | Ea | Cz | Yu | Ne | | East Germany | --- | | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Czechoslovakia | 3:1 | --- | | 3:1 | | Yugoslavia | | 3:1 | --- | 3:2 | | Netherlands | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played Szczecin | | 13.09 | East Germany | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-22 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-3 | | | 13.09 | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 53-47 | 8-15 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 15-7 | | | 14.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Netherlands | | | 14.09 | East Germany | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | | | 15.09 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | East Germany | | | transfered to Final Group | | 15.09 | Yugoslavia | 3-2 | Netherlands | | | transfered to Group 7-11 |
| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Romania | 2 | 0 | 6: | 2 | | | 2. Japan | 1 | 1 | 4: | 5 | | | 3. Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 3: | 6 | |
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| Team | Ro | Ja | Bu | | Romania | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | | Japan | | --- | 3:2 | | Bulgaria | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played at Mielec | | 13.09 | Romania | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 60-54 | 15-12 | 14-16 | 16-14 | 15-12 | | | 14.09 | Japan | 3-2 | Bulgaria | | | 15.09 | Romania | 3-1 | Japan | 57-30 | 15- 4 | 15- 7 | 12-15 | 15- 4 | | | transfered to Final Group |
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