| Finals |  | Game | date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |   |  | Final | 08.03 | 16:30 | Paris |   Romania | 13-12 |   East Germany | 4-5 |   |  | aet FT 10-10 ; ET 1-1,1-1,1-0,0-0 |  | 3-4 | 07.03 |   | Paris |   Yugoslavia | 29-12 |   Denmark | 13-6 |   |  | 5-6 | 07.03 | 19:30 | Paris |   West Germany | 15-14 |   Sweden | 8-8 |   |  | 7-8 | 08.03 |   | Paris |   Czechoslovakia | 21-14 |   Hungary |   |  Teams |  | 1/2 | 05.03 | 20:30 | Lyon |   Romania | 18-12 |   Denmark | 9-6 |   |  | 1/2 | 05.03 | 20:30 | Bordeaux |   East Germany | 17-13 |   Yugoslavia | 8-6 |   |  | 5-8 | 05.03 | 20:30 | Evreux |   Sweden | 12-11 |   Czechoslovakia | 5-7 |  Teams |  | 5-8 | 05.03 | 20:30 | Troyes |   West Germany | 15-13 |   Hungary | 8-7 |   |  | 1/4 | 03.03 |   | Paris |   Romania | 15-13 |   Sweden | 10-6 |   |  |  1/4 | 03.03 |   | Orleans |   East Germany | 18-17 |   West Germany | 8-11 |   |  |  aet ; FT 16-16 |  | 1/4 | 03.03 |   | Besancon |   Denmark | 18-16 |   Czechoslovakia | 10-7 |  Teams |  | 1/4 | 03.03 |   | Grenoble |   Yugoslavia | 11-10 |   Hungary | 5-6 |   |   
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Romania | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 94: | 68 |  | 2. East Germany | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 79: | 73 |  | 3. Yugoslavia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 119: | 80 |  | 4. Denmark | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 103: | 116 |  | 5. West Germany | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 88: | 81 |  | 6. Sweden | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 69: | 68 |  | 7. Czechoslovakia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 106: | 77 |  | 8. Hungary | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 95: | 84 |  |  Group 9-12 |  | 9. Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 105: | 74 |  | 10.Japan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 101: | 111 |  | 11.Iceland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 96: | 112 |  | 12.France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 80: | 105 |  |  eliminated in Groups Round |  | 13.Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23: | 28 |  | 14.Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43: | 59 |  | 15.Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29: | 48 |  | 16.United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32: | 78 |   
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|  Goalscorers: |  | 1. Vladimir Maksimov (URS) | 31 |   
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| Group 9-12 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 9. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72: | 41 |  | 10.Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54: | 60 |  | 11.Iceland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53: | 56 |  | 12.France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44: | 66 |   
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| Team | Sovi | Japa | Icel | Fran |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 28:12 | 19:15 | 25:14 |  | Japan |   | ---- | 20:19 | 22:13 |  | Iceland |   |   | ---- | 19:17 |  | France |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Paris |  | 03.03 |   Japan | 20-19 |   Iceland | 12-9 |  | 03.03 |   Soviet Union | 25-14 |   France |   |  | 04.03 |   Soviet Union | 19-15 |   Iceland | 12-8 |  | 05.03 |   Japan | 22-13 |   France | 13-7 |  | 06.03 |   Soviet Union | 28-12 |   Japan | 11-6 |  | 06.03 |   Iceland | 19-17 |   France | 12-10 |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | TB |  | 1. Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30: | 27 | +1 |  | 2. East Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32: | 30 | 0 |  | 3. Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33: | 33 | -1 |  | 4. Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23: | 28 |   |   
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| Team | Swed | East | Sovi | No |  | Sweden | ---- | 11:9 |   | 8: 6 |  | East Germany |   | ---- | 13:11 | 10:8 |  | Soviet Union | 12:11 |   | ---- | 10:9 |  | Norway |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 26.02 | St. Nazairre |   East Germany | 13-11 |   Soviet Union | 8-6 |  | 26.02 | Quimper |   Sweden | 8-6 |   Norway | 5-2 |  | 28.02 | Rennes |   Soviet Union | 10-9 |   Norway | 5-4 |  | 28.02 | Rennes |   Sweden | 11-9 |   East Germany |   |  | 01.03 | Nantes |   Soviet Union | 12-11 |   Sweden | 6-5 |  | 01.03 |   |   East Germany | 10-8 |   Norway | 5-3 |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Czechoslovakia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58: | 33 |  | 2. Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 66: | 41 |  | 3. Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47: | 51 |  | 4. United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32: | 78 |   
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| Team | Czec | Yugo | Japa | Un |  | Czechoslovakia | ---- | 16:15 | 19:9 | 23:9 |  | Yugoslavia |   | ---- | 17:17 | 34:8 |  | Japan |   |   | ---- | 21:15 |  | United States |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 26.02 | Bayonne |   Czechoslovakia | 19-9 |   Japan | 8-1 |  | 26.02 | Angouleme |   Yugoslavia | 34-8 |   United States | 22-3 |  | 28.02 | Agen |   Czechoslovakia | 23-9 |   United States | 13-5 |  | 28.02 | Agen |   Yugoslavia | 17-17 |   Japan | 10-8 |  | 01.03 | Toullouse |   Czechoslovakia | 16-15 |   Yugoslavia | 8-11 |  | 01.03 |   |   Japan | 21-15 |   United States | 10-7 |   
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. West Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41: | 36 |  | 2. Romania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48: | 31 |  | 3. France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36: | 39 |  | 4. Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29: | 48 |   
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| Team | West | Roma | Fran | Swed |  | West Germany | ---- | 15:14 | 15:12 | 11:10 |  | Romania |   | ---- | 12:9 | 22:7 |  | France |   |   | ---- | 15:12 |  | Switzerland |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 26.02 | Paris |   Romania | 12-9 |   France | 7-2 |  | 26.02 | Rouen |   West Germany | 11-10 |   Switzerland | 7-3 |  | 28.02 | Amiens |   Romania | 22-7 |   Switzerland | 9-6 |  | 28.02 | Evreux |   West Germany | 15-12 |   France | 10-6 |  | 01.03 | Caen |   West Germany | 15-14 |   Romania | 5-9 |  | 01.03 | Caen |   France | 15-12 |   Switzerland | 7-3 |   
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Hungary | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58: | 37 |  | 2. Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61: | 53 |  | 3. Iceland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43: | 56 |  | 4. Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43: | 59 |   
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| Team | Hung | Denm | Icel | Pola |  | Hungary | ---- | 24:19 | 19:9 | 15:9 |  | Denmark |   | ---- | 19:13 | 23:16 |  | Iceland |   |   | ---- | 21:18 |  | Poland |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 26.02 | Longvy |   Denmark | 23-16 |   Poland | 10-6 |  | 26.02 | Mulhouse |   Hungary | 19-9 |   Iceland | 9-3 |  | 28.02 | Strasbourg |   Hungary | 15-9 |   Poland | 4-4 |  | 28.02 | Hagondange |   Denmark | 19-13 |   Iceland | 11-9 |  | 01.03 | Metz |   Hungary | 24-19 |   Denmark | 13-6 |  | 01.03 | Metz |   Iceland | 21-18 |   Poland | 14-9 |   
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|  Romania 1970 Team |     |   
|  1. Romania |  | Cornel Penu |  | Alexandru Dinca |  | Stefan Orban |  | Stefan Birtalan |  | Gabriel Chicid |  | Cristian Gatu |  | Gheorghe Goran |  | Gheorghe Gruia |  | Roland Gunes |  | Ghite Licu |  | Mihai Marinescu |  | Titus Moldovan |  | Cezar Nica |  | Cornel Otelea |  | Ion Popescu |  | Valentin Samungi |  | Coach: Eugen Trofin |   
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|  2. East Germany |  | Reiner Frieske |  | Jimmy Prusse |  | Franke |  | Senger |  | Klaus Petzold |  | Rainer Zimmermann |  | Rainer Ganschow |  | Gernhofer |  | Klaus Langhoff |  | Peter Rost |  | Peter Randt |  | Josef Rose |  | Neiling |  | Horst Jankhofer |  | Wolfgang Lakenmacher |  | Harry Zornack |  | Coach: Werner Vick  |   
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|  3. Yugoslavia |  | Abaz Arslanagic |  | Boris Kostic |  | Dragutin Mervar |  | Miroslav Pribanic |  | Zlatko Zagmestar |  | Nebojsa Popovic |  | Branislav Pokrajac |  | Hrvoje Horvat |  | Djoko Lavrnic |  | Cedo Bugarski |  | Milorad Karalic |  | Slobodan Miskovic |  | Milan Lazarevic |  | Marjan Jaksekovic |  | Milan Krstic |  | Petar Fajfric |   
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|  4. Denmark |  | Mortensen |  | Jorgensen |  | Arne Andersen |  | G. Andersen |  | Frandsen |  | Graversen |  | Jorgen Heidemann |  | Bent Jorgensen |  | Lund |  | P. Nielsen |  | Peterson |  | M. Nielsen |   
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|  5.West Germany  |  | Coach: Heinz Seiler  |   
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|  6. Sweden |  | Thomasson |  | Michael Koch |  | Dan Eriksson |  | B. Johansson |  | L. Eriksson |  | Jakobsson |  | Carlsson |  | Jonsson |  | Andersson |  | Persson |  | Ilard |   
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|  7. Czechoslovakia |  | Jaroslav Skarvan |  | Arnost Klimcik |  | Kilmcik |  | Mares |  | Jiri Kavan |  | Havlik |  | Horvath |  | Herman |  | Ladislav Benes |  | Dada |  | Frantisek Bruna |  | Kranat |  | Jaroslav Konecny |  | Katusak |  | Ivan Satrapa |   
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|  8. Hungary |  | L. Szabo |  | Horvath |  | Kano |  | Kovacs |  | Varga |  | Fenyo |  | Marosi |  | S. Vass |  | Simos |  | Adorjan |  | Takacs |  | Stiiler |   
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|  11.Iceland |  | Torsteinn Bjornsson |  | Hjalti Einarsson |  | Birgir Finnbogason |  | Ingolfur Óskarsson  |  | Sigurdur Einarsson |  | Vidar Símonarson |  | Sigurbergur Sigsteinsson |  | Einar Magnusson |  | Audunn Iskarsson |  | Bjarni Jonsson |  | Stefan Jonsson |  | Jon H. Magnússon |  | Geir Hallsteinsson |  | Olafur H. Jonsson |  | Agust Svavarsson |  | Bjorgvin Bjorgvinsson |   
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|  Goalscorers |  | 1. Vladimir Maksimov | URS | 31 |  | 2. Gheorghe Gruia | ROU | 30 |  | 3. Karl-Heinz Rost | GDR | 29 |  | 4. Hans Jorn Graversen | DEN | 27 |  | 5. Zlatko Žagmešter | YUG | 22 |  | 5. Branislav Pokrajac | YUG | 22 |  | 7. Nobuyuki Iida | JPN | 21 |  | 8. Björn Andersson | SWE | 20 |  | 8. Jaroslav Konecný | TCH | 20 |  | 8. Minoru Kino | JPN | 20 |  | 8. Michel Richard | FRA | 20 |   
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| Final | 08.03 | 16:30 | Paris | att: | a4ET |   
  Romania | 13-12 |   East Germany | 4-5 |   
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| East Germany - Frieske; Langhoff, Senger-1, Zimmermann-3, Lakenmacher, Gernhofer, Randt-2(2), Petzold-2(1), Rost-3, Rose, Zornack |   
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