| Final Group | w | l | pf | pa | | 1.Soviet Union | 6 | 0 | 498: | 266 | | 2.Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 337: | 318 | | 3.Poland | 4 | 2 | 323: | 325 | | 4.East Germany | 3 | 3 | 354: | 337 | | 5.Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 296: | 350 | | 6.Italy | 2 | 4 | 270: | 281 | | 7.Belgium | 0 | 6 | 235: | 436 |
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| Team | So | Yu | Po | Ea | Bu | It | Be | | Soviet Union | ---- | 84:51 | 92:55 | 96:58 | 81:37 | 61:31 | 84:34 | | Yugoslavia | | ---- | 59:47 | 51:45 | 54:44 | | 82:44 | | Poland | | | ---- | 58:50 | 64:57 | 38:37 | 61:30 | | East Germany | | | | ---- | 64:41 | 54:43 | 83:48 | | Bulgaria | | | | | ---- | 52:44 | 65:43 | | Italy | | 54:40 | | | | ---- | 61:36 | | Belgium | | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | + played at Messina | | 09.07 | | Yugoslavia | 59-47 | Poland | 32-25 | | 09.07 | | Italy | 61-36 | Belgium | 26-21 | | 09.07 | | Soviet Union | 81-37 | Bulgaria | 40-17 | | 10.07 | | Poland | 61-30 | Belgium | 31-16 | | 10.07 | | Yugoslavia | 54-44 | Bulgaria | 21-20 | | 10.07 | | East Germany | 54-43 | Italy | 21-16 | | 11.07 | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 65-43 | Belgium | 38-15 | | 11.07 | | Soviet Union | 84-51 | Yugoslavia | 46-21 | | 11.07 | | Poland | 58-50 | East Germany | 27-28 | | 12.07 | | Soviet Union | 84-34 | Belgium | 33-15 | | 12.07 | 19:45 | East Germany | 64-41 | Bulgaria | 27-23 | | 12.07 | | Poland | 38-37 | Italy | 15-19 | | 13.07 | | Yugoslavia | 82-44 | Belgium | 41-21 | | 13.07 | | Soviet Union | 96-58 | East Germany | 59-31 | | 13.07 | 22:00 | Bulgaria | 52-44 | Italy | 21-21 | | 14.07 | | Soviet Union | 61-31 | Italy | 27-16 | | 14.07 | | Yugoslavia | 51-45 | East Germany | 24-23 | | 14.07 | 22:00 | Poland | 64-57 | Bulgaria | 39-25 | | 15.07 | 18:30 | East Germany | 83-48 | Belgium | 49-18 | | 15.07 | 20:00 | Soviet Union | 92-55 | Poland | 43-30 | | 15.07 | 21:30 | Italy | 54-40 | Yugoslavia | 25-23 |
| Group 8-13 | w | l | pf | pa | | 8. Romania | 5 | 0 | 298: | 246 | | 9. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 322: | 234 | | 10.Hungary | 3 | 2 | 248: | 210 | | 11.France | 2 | 3 | 284: | 257 | | 12.Netherlands | 1 | 4 | 248: | 282 | | 13.West Germany | 0 | 5 | 193: | 364 |
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| Team | Ro | Cz | Hu | Fr | Ne | Ge | | Romania | ---- | 73:65 | 59:44 | 59:48 | 52:46 | 55:43 | | Czechoslovakia | | ---- | 43:39 | 54:49 | 81:41 | 79:32 | | Hungary | | | ---- | 42:36 | 48:42 | 75:30 | | France | | | | ---- | 60:55 | 91:47 | | Netherlands | | | | | ---- | 64:41 | | West Germany | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Ragusa | | 09.07 | Czechoslovakia | 54-49 | France | 20-19 | | 09.07 | Hungary | 48-42 | Netherlands | 22-19 | | 09.07 | Romania | 55-43 | West Germany | 28-26 | | 10.07 | Czechoslovakia | 79-32 | West Germany | 44-16 | | 10.07 | Hungary | 42-36 | France | 15-17 | | 10.07 | Romania | 52-46 | Netherlands | 26-23 | | 11.07 | Netherlands | 64-41 | West Germany | 34-17 | | 11.07 | Romania | 59-48 | France | 27-21 | | 11.07 | Czechoslovakia | 43-39 | Hungary | 19-23 | | 13.07 | Czechoslovakia | 81-41 | Netherlands | 40-18 | | 13.07 | Romania | 59-44 | Hungary | 20-25 | | 13.07 | France | 91-47 | West Germany | 47-16 | | 14.07 | Hungary | 75-30 | West Germany | 37-16 | | 14.07 | France | 60-55 | Netherlands | 28-28 | | 14.07 | Romania | 73-65 | Czechoslovakia | 30-35 |
| Group A Catania | w | l | pf | pa | | 1.Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 279: | 83 | | 2.Belgium | 2 | 1 | 139: | 179 | | 3.Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 126: | 181 | | 4.West Germany | 0 | 3 | 110: | 211 |
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| Team | So | Be | Ne | We | | Soviet Union | ----- | 83:27 | 91:29 | 105:27 | | Belgium | | ----- | 54:49 | 58:47 | | Netherlands | | | ----- | 48:36 | | West Germany | | | | ----- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 05.07 | Netherlands | 48 -36 | West Germany | 16-19 | | 05.07 | Soviet Union | 83 -27 | Belgium | 35-14 | | 06.07 | Belgium | 54 -49 | Netherlands | 26-23 | | 06.07 | Soviet Union | 105-27 | West Germany | 52-17 | | 07.07 | Belgium | 58 -47 | West Germany | 18-19 | | 07.07 | Soviet Union | 91 -29 | Netherlands | 49-21 |
| Group B | w | l | pf | pa | | 1.Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 193: | 149 | | 2.East Germany | 2 | 1 | 172: | 161 | | 3.Hungary | 1 | 2 | 140: | 170 | | 4.France | 0 | 3 | 149: | 174 |
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| Team | Yu | Ea | Hu | Fr | | Yugoslavia | ---- | 66:50 | 62:43 | 65:56 | | East Germany | | ---- | 61:49 | 61:46 | | Hungary | | | ---- | 48:47 | | France | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | plated at Ragusa | | 05.07 | East Germany | 61-46 | France | 29-17 | | 05.07 | Yugoslavia | 62-43 | Hungary | 28-25 | | 06.07 | Yugoslavia | 65-56 | France | 36-22 | | 06.07 | East Germany | 61-49 | Hungary | 30-15 | | 07.07 | Hungary | 48-47 | France | 21-16 | | 07.07 | Yugoslavia | 66-50 | East Germany | 26-33 |
| Group C | w | l | pf | pa | | 1.Poland | 2 | 1 | 174: | 158 | | 2.Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 146: | 143 | | 3.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 161: | 140 | | 4.Romania | 0 | 3 | 123: | 163 |
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| Team | Po | Bu | Cz | Ro | | Poland | ---- | | 72:58 | 55:44 | | Bulgaria | 56:47 | ---- | | 52:49 | | Czechoslovakia | | 47:38 | ---- | 56:30 | | Romania | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Palermo | | 05.07 | | Bulgaria | 52-49 | Romania | 25-23 | | 05.07 | 21:30 | Poland | 72-58 | Czechoslovakia | 32-21 | | 06.07 | 20:00 | Poland | 55-44 | Romania | 22-24 | | 06.07 | 21:30 | Czechoslovakia | 47-38 | Bulgaria | 27- 9 | | 07.07 | | Czechoslovakia | 56-30 | Romania | 27-13 | | 07.07 | | Bulgaria | 56-47 | Poland | 24-25 |
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