| Finals |  | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | Final |   | Soviet Union | 24-15 | Denmark |   |  | 3-4 |   | East Germany | 27-23 | South Korea |   |  | 5-6 |   | Yugoslavia | 19-15 | Czechoslovakia |   |  | 7-8 |   | China | 20-16 | Norway |   |  | 9-10 |   | France | 22-17 | Sweden |   |  | 11-12 |   | Spain | 16-15 | West Germany |   |   
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 184: | 95 |  | 2. Denmark | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 112: | 106 |  | 3. East Germany | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 159: | 127 |  | 4. South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 141: | 119 |  | 5. Yugoslavia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 138: | 135 |  | 6. Czechoslovakia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 125: | 129 |  | 7. China | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 145: | 146 |  | 8. Norway | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 115: | 120 |  | 9. France | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 124: | 122 |  | 10.Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 135: | 141 |  | 11.Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 116: | 142 |  | 12.West Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77: | 111 |  |  Group 13-15 |  | 13.Poland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111: | 97 |  | 14.Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 88: | 132 |  | 15.Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 98: | 146 |  | -. Argentina |  DNS |   
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|  Qualification |  | Denmark | Host |  | Europe - URS, GDR, YUG, CZE, NOR, FRA, SWE, ESP, FRG, POL | 10 |  | Asia - KOR, CHN, JPN | 3 |  | _ Africa Women Junior 1986 - NGR | 1 |  | America - |   |   
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| Group I | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Denmark | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97: | 82 |  | 2. South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118: | 92 |  | 3. Czechoslovakia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 93: | 91 |  | 4. Norway | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 81: | 86 |  | 5. France | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 82: | 87 |  | 6. West Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62: | 95 |   
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| Team | Denm | SoKo | Czec | Norw | Fran | West |  | Denmark | ---- | 21:20 | 23:19 | 22:15 |   | 14:10 |  | South Korea |   | ---- | 25:18 |   | 25:18 | 28:14 |  | Czechoslovakia |   |   | ---- | 16:14 | 17:16 | 23:13 |  | Norway |   | 21:20 |   | ---- | 16:15 | 15:13 |  | France | 18:17 |   |   |   | ---- | 15:12 |  | West Germany |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | South Korea | 25-18 | Czechoslovakia |   |  | 02. | Norway | 15-13 | West Germany |   |  | 03. | France | 18-17 | Denmark |   |  | 04. | Denmark | 23-19 | Czechoslovakia |   |  | 05. | France | 15-12 | West Germany |   |  | 06. | Norway | 21-20 | South Korea |   |  | 07. | Denmark | 22-15 | Norway |   |  | 08. | Czechoslovakia | 23-13 | West Germany |   |  | 09. | South Korea | 25-18 | France |   |   
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| Group II | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 125: | 67 |  | 2. East Germany | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 99: | 89 |  | 3. Yugoslavia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92: | 104 |  | 4. China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 93: | 114 |  | 5. Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 93: | 98 |  | 6. Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 83: | 113 |   
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| Team | Sovi | East | Yugo | Chin | Swed | Spai |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 17:11 | 28:16 | 34:14 | 23:16 | 23:10 |  | East Germany |   | ---- | 22:18 | 20:19 | 25:18 | 21:17 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   | ---- | 20:20 | 17:16 | 21:18 |  | China |   |   |   | ---- | 19:16 |   |  | Sweden |   |   |   |   | ---- | 27:14 |  | Spain |   |   |   | 24:21 |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Yugoslavia | 20-20 | China |   |  | 02. | Soviet Union | 23-16 | Sweden |   |  | 03. | East Germany | 21-17 | Spain |   |  | 04. | East Germany | 22-18 | Yugoslavia |   |  | 05. | Sweden | 27-14 | Spain |   |  | 06. | Soviet Union | 34-14 | China |   |  | 07. | Soviet Union | 17-11 | East Germany |   |  | 08. | Yugoslavia | 17-16 | Sweden |   |  | 09. | Spain | 24-21 | Yugoslavia |   |   
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 13.Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60: | 42 |  | 14.Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45: | 53 |  | 15.Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46: | 56 |   
    | Team | Pola | Nige | Japa |  | Poland | ---- | 30:19 | 30:23 |  | Nigeria |   | ---- | 26:23 |  | Japan |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Nigeria | 26-23 | Japan |   |  | 02. | Poland | 30-19 | Nigeria |   |  | 03. | Poland | 30-23 | Japan |   |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35: | 30 |  | 2. South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48: | 35 |  | 3. West Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24: | 42 |  | -. Argentina | DNS |   
    | Team | Denm | SoKo | WeGe | Arge |  | Denmark | ---- | 21:20 | 14:10 |   |  | South Korea |   | ---- | 28:14 |   |  | West Germany |   |   | ---- |   |  | Argentina |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Denmark | 21-20 | South Korea |   |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 02. | Denmark | 14-10 | West Germany |   |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 03. | South Korea | 28-14 | West Germany |   |  |  transferred to Group I |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48: | 45 |  | 2. Czechoslovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50: | 49 |  | 3. France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51: | 51 |  | 4. Poland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51: | 55 |   
    | Team | Norw | Czec | Fran | Pola |  | Norway | ---- |   | 16:15 | 18:14 |  | Czechoslovakia | 16:14 | ---- | 17:16 |   |  | France |   |   | ---- | 20:18 |  | Poland |   | 19:17 |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Czechoslovakia | 16-14 | Norway |   |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 02. | France | 20-18 | Poland |   |  | 03. | Poland | 19-17 | Czechoslovakia |   |  | 04. | Norway | 16-15 | France |   |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 05. | Czechoslovakia | 17-16 | France |   |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 06. | Norway | 18-14 | Poland |   |   
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. East Germany | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78: | 52 |  | 2. China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70: | 52 |  | 3. Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59: | 65 |  | 4. Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52: | 90 |   
    | Team | East | Chin | Swed | Japa |  | East Germany | ---- | 20:19 | 25:18 | 33:15 |  | China |   | ---- | 19:16 | 32:16 |  | Sweden |   |   | ---- | 25:21 |  | Japan |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | China | 32-16 | Japan |   |  | 02. | East Germany | 25-18 | Sweden |   |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 03. | East Germany | 33-15 | Japan |   |  | 04. | China | 19-16 | Sweden |   |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 05. | Sweden | 25-21 | Japan |   |  | 06. | East Germany | 20-19 | China |   |  |  transferred to Group II |   
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86: | 39 |  | 2. Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 64: | 62 |  | 3. Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45: | 58 |  | 4. Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43: | 79 |   
    | Team | Sovi | Yugo | Spai | Nige |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 28:16 | 23:10 | 35:13 |  | Yugoslavia |   | ---- | 21:18 | 27:16 |  | Spain |   |   | ---- | 17:14 |  | Nigeria |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Yugoslavia | 27-16 | Nigeria |   |  | 02. | Soviet Union | 23-10 | Spain |   |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 03. | Soviet Union | 35-13 | Nigeria |   |  | 04. | Yugoslavia | 21-18 | Spain |   |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 05. | Spain | 17-14 | Nigeria |   |  | 06. | Soviet Union | 28-16 | Yugoslavia |   |  |  transferred to Group II |   
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