| Ranking | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Cuba | 7 | 0 | 21: | 3 | 1.566 | | 2. Italy | 6 | 1 | 20: | 5 | 1.496 | | 3. Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 16: | 11 | 1.122 | | 4. United States | 3 | 4 | 13: | 13 | 1.104 | | 5. Brazil | 3 | 4 | 13: | 14 | 1.000 | | 6. Japan | 2 | 5 | 10: | 16 | 0.994 | | 7. South Korea | 2 | 5 | 7: | 17 | 0.740 | | 8. Cameroon | 0 | 7 | 0: | 21 | 0.302 |
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| Team | Cu | It | So | Un | Br | Ja | So | Ca | | Cuba | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Italy | | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Soviet Union | | | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | United States | | | | --- | | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Brazil | | | | 3:2 | --- | | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Japan | | | | | 3:1 | --- | | 3:0 | | South Korea | | | | | | 3:2 | --- | 3:0 | | Cameroon | | | | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | played in Osaka | | 17.11 |  Cuba | 3-0 |  Brazil | 46-28 | 16-14 | 15-5 | 15-9 | | | 17.11 |  Soviet Union | 3-2 |  United States | 55-68 | 16-14 | 5-15 | 15-11 | 4-15 | 15-13 | | 17.11 |  Italy | 3-0 |  Cameroon | 45-7 | 15-2 | 15-1 | 15-4 | | | 17.11 |  South Korea | 3-2 |  Japan | 66-71 | 11-15 | 7-15 | 15-12 | 16-14 | 17-15 | | 18.11 | Italy | 3-0 | Soviet Union | 45-27 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-7 | | | 18.11 | Cuba | 3-0 | United States | 45-31 | 15-8 | 15-11 | 15-12 | | | 18.11 | Brazil | 3-0 | South Korea | 45-16 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 15-8 | | | 18.11 | Japan | 3-0 | Cameroon | 45-7 | 15-4 | 15-2 | 15-1 | | | 19.11 | Cuba | 3-2 | Italy | 61-60 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 3-15 | 15-4 | 15-13 | | 19.11 | United States | 3-0 | South Korea | 58-37 | 15-6 | 15-12 | 13-15 | 15-4 | | | 19.11 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Cameroon | 45-13 | 15-6 | 15-5 | 15-2 | | | 19.11 | Japan | 3-1 | Brazil | 55-34 | 15-4 | 10-15 | 15-3 | 15-12 | | | played in Hiroshima | | 22.11 | Italy | 3-0 | South Korea | 45-23 | 15-11 | 15-5 | 15-7 | | | 22.11 | Cuba | 3-1 | Soviet Union | 55-39 | 15-12 | 15-8 | 10-15 | 15-4 | | | 22.11 | Brazil | 3-0 | Cameroon | 45-21 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-7 | | | 22.11 | United States | 3-1 | Japan | 53-46 | 8-15 | 15-13 | 15-7 | 15-11 | | | 23.11 | Cuba | 3-0 | Cameroon | 45-17 | 15-9 | 15-4 | 15-4 | | | 23.11 | Brazil | 3-2 | United States | 64-60 | 15-11 | 13-15 | 15-6 | 6-15 | 15-13 | | 23.11 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | South Korea | 55-40 | 16-14 | 9-15 | 15-1 | 15-10 | | | 23.11 | Italy | 3-0 | Japan | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 15-8 | | | played in Tokyo | | 25.11 | Italy | 3-2 | Brazil | 68-66 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 11-15 | 10-15 | 17-16 | | 25.11 | United States | 3-0 | Cameroon | 45-15 | 15-4 | 15-3 | 15-8 | | | 25.11 | Cuba | 3-0 | South Korea | 45-20 | 15-10 | 15-1 | 15-9 | | | 25.11 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Japan | 57-37 | 15-6 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 15-6 | | | 26.11 | South Korea | 3-0 | Cameroon | 45-15 | 15-2 | 15-5 | 15-8 | | | 26.11 | Italy | 3-0 | United States | 45-24 | 15-7 | 15-11 | 15-6 | | | 26.11 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Brazil | 53-37 | 8-15 | 15- 9 | 15-10 | 15-3 | | | 26.11 | Cuba | 3-0 | Japan | 46-24 | 15-7 | 16-14 | 15-3 | |
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| 2. Italy | | Andrea Anastasi | Sisley Treviso | | Lorenzo Bernardi | Philips Modena | | Marco Bracci | Maxicono Parma | | Luca Cantagalli | Philips Modena | | Ferdinando De Giorgi | Eurostyle Montichiari | | Andrea Gardini | Sisley Treviso | | Andrea Lucchetta | Philips Modena | | Stefano Margutti | Conad Ravenna | | Roberto Masciarelli | El Charro Falconara | | Gilberto Passani | Maxicono Parma | | Paolo Tofoli | Petrarca Padova | | Andrea Zorzi | Maxicono Parma | | Coach: Julio Velasco |
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