| | | Finals played at Gent, 5-12 at Genk |  | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | Final | 03.10 |  Soviet Union | 3-1 |  France | 52-37 | 15-7 | 15-6 | 7-15 | 15-9 |  |  | 3-4 | 03.10 |  Greece | 3-2 |  Sweden | 66-64 | 14-16 | 15-9 | 6-15 | 15-10 | 16-14 |  | 5-6 | 03.10 |  Netherlands | 3-0 |  Czechoslovakia | 47-37 | 17-15 | 15-12 | 15-10 |  |  | 7-8 | 03.10 |  Belgium | 3-0 |  Yugoslavia | 45-28 | 15-2 | 15-13 | 15-13 |  |  | 9-10 | 03.10 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Romania | 46-23 | 15-5 | 15-4 | 16-14 |  |  | 11-12 | 03.10 |  Bulgaria | 3-0 |  Spain | 46-33 | 16-14 | 15-10 | 15-9 |  |  | Semi-Finals (1/2) |  | 1/2 | 02.10 |  France | 3-0 |  Sweden | 45-24 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-5 |  |  | 1/2 | 02.10 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Greece | 45-22 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 15-12 |  |  | 5-8 | 02.10 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |  Yugoslavia | 59-58 | 15-11 | 10-15 | 15-4 | 4-15 | 15-13 |  | 5-8 | 02.10 |  Netherlands | 3-2 |  Belgium | 65-58 | 10-15 | 10-15 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-9 |  | 9-12 | 02.10 |  Italy | 3-1 |  Spain | 57-41 | 15-10 | 12-15 | 15-7 | 15-9 |  |  | 9-12 | 02.10 |  Romania | 3-0 |  Bulgaria | 45-22 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-3 |  | 
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 | | Final ranking | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 7 | 0 | 21: | 5 | 1.524 |  | 2. France | 5 | 2 | 17: | 7 | 1.333 |  | 3. Greece | 5 | 2 | 16: | 13 | 1.081 |  | 4. Sweden | 4 | 3 | 14: | 13 | 0.909 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5. Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 15: | 11 | 1.139 |  | 6. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 3 | 16: | 14 | 1.003 |  | 7. Belgium | 3 | 4 | 15: | 12 | 1.135 |  | 8. Yugoslavia | 2 | 5 | 8: | 17 | 0.778 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9. Italy | 3 | 4 | 14: | 14 | 1.051 |  | 10.Romania | 2 | 5 | 7: | 17 | 0.675 |  | 11.Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 12: | 13 | 1.013 |  | 12.Spain | 0 | 7 | 2: | 21 | 0.635 | 
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 | Groups Round. First 2 to 1/2 Finals. Rest to Classification. | 
 | | Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15: | 4 | 1.483 |  | 2.France | 4 | 1 | 13: | 4 | 1.449 |  | 3.Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 9: | 9 | 1.121 |  | 4.Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | 6: | 11 | 0.757 |  | 5.Italy | 1 | 4 | 8: | 13 | 0.918 |  | 6.Romania | 1 | 4 | 4: | 14 | 0.588 | 
 | team | So | Fr | Ne | Yu | It | Ro |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | France |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Netherlands |  |  | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  |  | Yugoslavia |  |  |  | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Italy |  |  |  |  | --- | 3:1 |  | Romania |  |  | 3:2 |  |  | --- | 
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 | | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | played at Auderghem |  | 25.09 |  |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Romania | 45-9 | 15-1 | 15-5 | 15-3 |  |  | 25.09 |  |  France | 3-1 |  Italy | 56-39 | 10-15 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 16-14 |  |  | 25.09 |  |  Netherlands | 3-0 |  Yugoslavia | 45-17 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-1 |  |  | 26.09 |  |  France | 3-0 |  Yugoslavia | 45-25 | 15-3 | 15-11 | 15-11 |  |  | 26.09 |  |  Italy | 3-1 |  Romania | 54-38 | 15-3 | 9-15 | 15-8 | 15-12 |  |  | 26.09 |  |  Soviet Union | 3-1 |  Netherlands | 49-40 | 15-10 | 15-2 | 4-15 | 15-13 |  |  | 27.09 | 14:00 |  France | 3-0 |  Romania | 45-18 | 15-8 | 15-5 | 15-5 |  |  | 27.09 | 16:30 |  Netherlands | 3-0 |  Italy | 45-26 | 15-5 | 15-11 | 15-10 |  |  | 27.09 | 20:00 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Yugoslavia | 45-19 | 15-6 | 15-7 | 15-6 |  |  | 29.09 |  |  Soviet Union | 3-2 |  Italy | 61-56 | 15-13 | 9-15 | 7-15 | 15-10 | 15-3 |  | 29.09 |  |  France | 3-0 |  Netherlands | 46-27 | 15-7 | 16-14 | 15-6 |  |  | 29.09 |  |  Yugoslavia | 3-0 |  Romania | 45-24 | 15-6 | 15-9 | 15-9 |  |  | 30.09 |  |  Soviet Union | 3-1 |  France | 58-50 | 15-9 | 15-12 | 12-15 | 16-14 |  |  | 30.09 |  |  Yugoslavia | 3-2 |  Italy | 68-71 | 7-15 | 15-12 | 17-15 | 14-16 | 15-13 |  | 30.09 |  |  Romania | 3-2 |  Netherlands | 61-66 | 15-13 | 9-15 | 6-15 | 15-9 | 16-14 | 
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 | | Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Sweden | 4 | 1 | 12: | 7 | 0.968 |  | 2.Greece | 4 | 1 | 13: | 8 | 1.215 |  | 3.Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 13: | 9 | 1.040 |  | 4.Belgium | 2 | 3 | 10: | 9 | 1.147 |  | 5.Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 9: | 10 | 1.062 |  | 6.Spain | 0 | 5 | 1: | 15 | 0.599 | 
 | team | Sw | Gr | Ch | Be | Bu | Sp |  | Sweden | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 |  | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Greece |  | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Czechoslovakia |  |  | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Belgium | 3:0 |  |  | --- |  | 3:0 |  | Bulgaria |  |  |  | 3:0 | --- | 3:1 |  | Spain |  |  |  |  |  | --- | 
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 | date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | played at Genk |  | 25.09 | 13:30 |  Greece | 3-2 |  Czechoslovakia | 62-49 | 13-15 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 4-15 | 15-5 |  | 25.09 |  |  Belgium | 3-0 |  Spain | 46-36 | 16-14 | 15-9 | 15-13 |  |  | 25.09 |  |  Sweden | 3-1 |  Bulgaria | 54-46 | 15-8 | 9-15 | 15-13 | 15-10 |  |  | 26.09 | 14:00 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |  Spain | 45-21 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 15-12 |  |  | 26.09 |  |  Sweden | 3-1 |  Belgium | 59-34 | 14-16 | 15-4 | 15-8 | 15-6 |  |  | awarded 3-0 to Belgium due to positive dopping test of Hakan Bjorne. |  | 26.09 |  |  Greece | 3-1 |  Bulgaria | 52-39 | 7-15 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-8 |  |  | 27.09 | 14:00 |  Sweden | 3-2 |  Czechoslovakia | 58-61 | 16-14 | 5-15 | 7-15 | 15-6 | 15-11 |  | 27.09 |  |  Bulgaria | 3-0 |  Belgium | 45-31 | 15-11 | 15-7 | 15-13 |  |  | 27.09 |  |  Greece | 3-0 |  Spain | 45-28 | 15-7 | 15-9 | 15-12 |  |  | 29.09 |  |  Sweden | 3-0 |  Spain | 45-22 | 15-5 | 15-4 | 15-13 |  |  | 29.09 |  |  Greece | 3-2 |  Belgium | 67-52 | 15-7 | 10-15 | 15-7 | 12-15 | 15-8 |  | 29.09 | 20:00 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |  Bulgaria | 52-52 | 5-15 | 15-11 | 17-15 | 15-11 |  |  | 30.09 |  |  Sweden | 3-1 |  Greece | 55-45 | 15-8 | 10-15 | 15-10 | 15-12 |  |  | 30.09 |  |  Bulgaria | 3-1 |  Spain | 56-35 | 11-15 | 15-6 | 15-7 | 15-7 |  |  | 30.09 | 20:00 |  Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |  Belgium | 56-60 | 15-12 | 4-15 | 7-15 | 15-6 | 15-12 | 
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