| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Denmark | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 106: | 44 | | 2. Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 59: | 79 | | 3. Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48: | 90 |
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| Team | Denm | Luxe | Belg | | Denmark | ---- | 26:11 | 24:8 | | Luxembourg | 14:24 | ---- | 15-13 | | Belgium | 11:32 | 16:19 | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 11.11 | Aulum | Denmark | 24-8 | Belgium | 10-5 | | 25.11 | | Luxembourg | 15-13 | Belgium | | | 29.11 | Dudellange | Luxembourg | 14-24 | Denmark | 5-9 | | 01.12 | Brussels | Belgium | 11-32 | Denmark | 5-14 | | 15.12 | Esbjerg | Denmark | 26-11 | Luxembourg | 11-5 | | 06. | | Belgium | 16-19 | Luxembourg | |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 81: | 51 | | 2. Norway | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 69: | 50 | | 3. Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43: | 92 |
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| Team | Bulg | Norw | Finl | | Bulgaria | ---- | 16:12 | 30:8 | | Norway | 17:13 | ---- | 20:11 | | Finland | 14:22 | 10:20 | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 14.10 | Oslo | Norway | 20-11 | Finland | | | 04.11 | Kouvola | Finland | 14-22 | Bulgaria | 8-12 | | 18.11 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 16-12 | Norway | | | 25.11 | | Finland | 10-20 | Norway | | | 02.12 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 30-8 | Finland | | | 16.12 | Oslo | Norway | 17-13 | Bulgaria | |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Iceland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 92: | 56 | | 2. France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56: | 46 | | 3. Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30: | 76 |
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| Team | Icel | Fran | Ital | | Iceland | ---- | 28:15 | 26:9 | | France | 16:13 | ---- | | | Italy | 16:25 | 5:25 | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 14.10 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 26-9 | Italy | | | 17.10 | Roma | Italy | 5-25 | France | | | 21.10 | Metz | France | 16-13 | Iceland | | | 24.10 | Roma | Italy | 16-25 | Iceland | 6-15 | | 04.11 | Reykjavik | Iceland | 28-15 | France | | | | | France | | Italy | |
According to contemporary Icelandic newspaper reports Italy-Iceland in Rome was
played as an unofficial friendly only. Only one referee turned up.
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Poland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 83: | 62 | | 2. Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 61: | 65 | | 3. Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 57: | 74 |
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| Team | Pola | Neth | Swit | | Poland | ---- | 20:13 | 25:16 | | Netherlands | 16:21 | ---- | 16:11 | | Switzerland | 17:17 | 13:16 | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 02.11 | Katowice | Poland | 20-13 | Netherlands | | | 07.11 | Utrecht | Netherlands | 16-11 | Switzerland | | | 10.11 | Aarau | Switzerland | 17-17 | Poland | | | 12.12 | Sittard | Netherlands | 16-21 | Poland | 7-6 | | 15.12 | Winterthur | Switzerland | 13-16 | Netherlands | 7-9 | | 19.12 | Gdansk | Poland | 25-16 | Switzerland | |
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| Group E | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 66: | 41 | | 2. Austria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 54: | 60 | | 3. Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43: | 62 |
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| Team | Spai | Aust | Port | | Spain | ---- | 19:4 | 16:10 | | Austria | 18:17 | ---- | 17:13 | | Portugal | 9:14 | 11:15 | ---- |
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | 10.11 | Cadiz | Spain | 16-10 | Portugal | 9-5 | | 18.11 | Porto | Portugal | 11-15 | Austria | 4-8 | | 25.11 | Wien | Austria | 18-17 | Spain | 7-11 | | 01.12 | Porto | Portugal | 9-14 | Spain | 7-9 | | 09.12 | Wien | Austria | 17-13 | Portugal | 7-6 | | 15.12 | Madrid | Spain | 19-4 | Austria | 8-2 |
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