| Finals | | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | Final | | Yugoslavia | 28-21 | Soviet Union | | | 3-4 | | Czechoslovakia | 32-26 | Sweden | | | 5-6 | | East Germany | 23-18 | Iceland | | | 7-8 | | Denmark | 21-20 | France | | | 9-10 | | West Germany | 20-15 | Spain | | | 11-12 | | Switzerland | 29-22 | Italy | | | 13-14 | | Netherlands | 32-24 | Nigeria | | | 15-16 | | Portugal | 37-34 | Japan | | | aOT |
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Yugoslavia | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 141: | 106 | | 2. Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 167: | 109 | | 3. Czechoslovakia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 150: | 124 | | 4. Sweden | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 121: | 124 | | 5. East Germany | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 149: | 131 | | 6. Iceland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 130: | 133 | | 7. Denmark | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 123: | 114 | | 8. France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 107: | 136 | | 9. West Germany | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 107: | 97 | | 10.Spain | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 128: | 125 | | 11.Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155: | 142 | | 12.Italy | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 122: | 124 | | 13.Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 127: | 119 | | 14.Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 136: | 183 | | 15.Portugal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 133: | 182 | | 16.Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 131: | 178 |
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| Group E | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Yugoslavia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 60: | 53 | | 2. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54: | 56 | | 3. East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64: | 66 | | 4. Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54: | 57 |
| Team | Yugo | Czec | East | Denm | | Yugoslavia | ---- | 16:16 | | 19:18 | | Czechoslovakia | | ---- | 23:22 | | | East Germany | | | ---- | 23:18 | | Denmark | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | | Yugoslavia | 25-19 | East Germany | | | | Denmark | 18-15 | Czechoslovakia | | | 01. | Yugoslavia | 19-18 | Denmark | | | 02. | Czechoslovakia | 23-22 | East Germany | | | 03. | Yugoslavia | 16-16 | Czechoslovakia | | | 04. | East Germany | 23-18 | Denmark | |
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| Group F | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84: | 49 | | 2. Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60: | 64 | | 3. Iceland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63: | 68 | | 4. France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53: | 79 |
| Team | Sovi | Swed | Icel | Fran | | Soviet Union | ---- | 26:21 | | 35:16 | | Sweden | | ---- | 24:22 | | | Iceland | | | ---- | 29:21 | | France | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | | Soviet Union | 23-12 | Iceland | | | | France | 16-15 | Sweden | | | 01. | Soviet Union | 35-16 | France | | | 02. | Sweden | 24-22 | Iceland | | | 03. | Soviet Union | 26-21 | Sweden | | | 04. | Iceland | 29-21 | France | |
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| Group G | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Spain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76: | 57 | | 2. Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87: | 73 | | 3. Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70: | 87 | | 4. Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 57: | 73 |
| Team | Spai | Swit | Nige | Japa | | Spain | ---- | 26:22 | | 17:17 | | Switzerland | | ---- | 32:29 | | | Nigeria | | | ---- | 23:22 | | Japan | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | | Spain | 33-18 | Nigeria | | | | Switzerland | 33-18 | Japan | | | 01. | Switzerland | 32-29 | Nigeria | | | 02. | Spain | 17-17 | Japan | | | 03. | Spain | 26-22 | Switzerland | | | 04. | Nigeria | 23-22 | Japan | |
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| Group H | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. West Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62: | 52 | | 2. Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61: | 56 | | 3. Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57: | 55 | | 4. Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60: | 77 |
| Team | West | Ital | Neth | Port | | West Germany | ---- | | 19:18 | 29:22 | | Italy | | ---- | 21:19 | 28:23 | | Netherlands | | | ---- | | | Portugal | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | | West Germany | 14-12 | Italy | | | | Netherlands | 20-15 | Portugal | | | 01. | Italy | 21-19 | Netherlands | | | 02. | West Germany | 29-22 | Portugal | | | 03. | West Germany | 19-18 | Netherlands | | | 04. | Italy | 28-23 | Portugal | |
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78: | 51 | | 2. East Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81: | 72 | | 3. Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72: | 65 | | 4. Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58: | 101 |
| Team | Yugo | East | Swit | Japa | | Yugoslavia | ---- | 25:19 | 23:16 | 30:16 | | East Germany | | ---- | 24:23 | 38:24 | | Switzerland | | | ---- | 33:18 | | Japan | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Yugoslavia | 23-16 | Switzerland | | | 02. | East Germany | 38-24 | Japan | | | 03. | Yugoslavia | 30-16 | Japan | | | 04. | East Germany | 24-23 | Switzerland | | | 05. | Yugoslavia | 25-19 | East Germany | | | 06. | Switzerland | 33-18 | Japan | |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79: | 60 | | 2. Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66: | 52 | | 3. Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70: | 66 | | 4. Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60: | 97 |
| Team | Czec | Denm | Spai | Nige | | Czechoslovakia | ---- | | 29:17 | 35:25 | | Denmark | 18:15 | ---- | | 29:17 | | Spain | | 20:19 | ---- | 33:18 | | Nigeria | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Czechoslovakia | 35-25 | Nigeria | | | 02. | Spain | 20-19 | Denmark | | | 03. | Denmark | 29-17 | Nigeria | | | 04. | Czechoslovakia | 29-17 | Spain | | | 05. | Denmark | 18-15 | Czechoslovakia | | | 06. | Spain | 33-18 | Nigeria | |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85: | 44 | | 2. Iceland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61: | 65 | | 3. Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58: | 55 | | 4. Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51: | 91 |
| Team | Sovi | Icel | Neth | Port | | Soviet Union | ---- | 23:12 | 22:21 | 40:11 | | Iceland | | ---- | 18:17 | 31:25 | | Netherlands | | | ---- | 20:15 | | Portugal | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Netherlands | 20-15 | Portugal | | | 02. | Soviet Union | 23-12 | Iceland | | | 03. | Soviet Union | 22-21 | Netherlands | | | 04. | Iceland | 31-25 | Portugal | | | 05. | Soviet Union | 40-11 | Portugal | | | 06. | Iceland | 18-17 | Netherlands | |
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50: | 44 | | 2. France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50: | 51 | | 3. West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39: | 42 | | 4. Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51: | 53 |
| Team | Swed | Fran | West | Ital | | Sweden | ---- | | 15:10 | 20:18 | | France | 16:15 | ---- | 15:15 | | | West Germany | | | ---- | 14:12 | | Italy | | 21:19 | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 01. | Sweden | 15-10 | West Germany | | | 02. | Italy | 21-19 | France | | | 03. | Sweden | 20-18 | Italy | | | 04. | France | 15-15 | West Germany | | | 05. | West Germany | 14-12 | Italy | | | 06. | France | 16-15 | Sweden | |
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