|  Finals |  | Game | date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | Final | 01.10 | Soviet Union | 26-23 | South Korea |   |  | 3-4 | 01.10 | Bulgaria | 27-18 | Yugoslavia |   |  | 5-6 | 01.10 | Sweden | 27-26 | China |   |  | 7-8 | 01.10 | Denmark | 30-19 | Spain |   |  | 9-10 | 01.10 | Nigeria | 34-22 | Japan |   |  | 11-12 | 01.10 | West Germany | 24-10 | Algeria |   |   
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| Final ranking | P | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 184: | 118 |  | 2. South Korea | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 234: | 164 |  | 3. Bulgaria | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 173: | 142 |  | 4. Yugoslavia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 167: | 155 |  | 5. Sweden | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 167: | 154 |  | 6. China | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 186: | 143 |  | 7. Denmark | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 168: | 142 |  | 8. Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 143: | 169 |  | 9. Nigeria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 180: | 161 |  | 10.Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 122: | 153 |  | 11.West Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 117: | 148 |  | 12.Algeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 106: | 184 |  | 13.Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102: | 131 |  | 14.Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 105: | 131 |  | 15.Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 87: | 146 |   
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|  Qualification |  | Nigeria | Host |  | Europe - URS, BUL, YUG, SWE, DEN, ESP, FRG, SUI, AUT, TUR | 10 |  | Asia - KOR, CHN, JPN | 3 |  | America - ?? | 1 |  | _ Africa Women Junior 1988 - ALG | 1 |   
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| Group I | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158: | 95 |  | 2. Bulgaria | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 113: | 105 |  | 3. Sweden | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113: | 110 |  | 4. Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 103: | 113 |  | 5. Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100: | 119 |  | 6. West Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 93: | 138 |   
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| Team | Sovi | Bulg | Swed | Denm | Japa | WeGe |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 27:16 | 29:19 | 34:19 | 31:21 | 37:20 |  | Bulgaria |   | ---- | 24:21 | 22:18 | 23:16 | 28:23 |  | Sweden |   |   | ---- | 21:20 | 26:20 | 26:17 |  | Denmark |   |   |   | ---- | 22:20 | 24:16 |  | Japan |   |   |   |   | ---- | 23:17 |  | West Germany |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Sweden | 26-20 | Japan |   |  | 02. | Soviet Union | 34-19 | Denmark |   |  | 03. | Bulgaria | 28-23 | West Germany |   |  | 04. | Soviet Union | 29-19 | Sweden |   |  | 05. | Denmark | 24-16 | West Germany |   |  | 06. | Bulgaria | 23-16 | Japan |   |  | 07. | Soviet Union | 27-16 | Bulgaria |   |  | 08. | Sweden | 26-17 | West Germany |   |  | 09. | Denmark | 22-20 | Japan |   |   
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| Group II | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. South Korea | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174: | 113 |  | 2. Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 118: | 106 |  | 3. China | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 132: | 104 |  | 4. Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98: | 122 |  | 5. Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 114: | 123 |  | 6. Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77: | 145 |   
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| Team | SoKo | Yugo | Chin | Spai | Nige | Alge |  | South Korea | ---- | 35:26 | 32:26 | 35:20 | 35:25 | 37:16 |  | Yugoslavia |   | ---- | 22:19 | 25:17 | 23:18 | 22:17 |  | China |   |   | ---- | 27:13 | 30:24 | 30:13 |  | Spain |   |   |   | ---- | 20:19 | 28:16 |  | Nigeria |   |   |   |   | ---- | 28:15 |  | Algeria |   |   |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | China | 27-13 | Spain |   |  | 02. | South Korea | 35-25 | Nigeria |   |  | 03. | Yugoslavia | 22-17 | Algeria |   |  | 04. | South Korea | 35-20 | Spain |   |  | 05. | Nigeria | 28-15 | Algeria |   |  | 06. | Yugoslavia | 22-19 | China |   |  | 07. | South Korea | 35-26 | Yugoslavia |   |  | 08. | Spain | 28-16 | Algeria |   |  | 09. | China | 30-24 | Nigeria |   |   
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| Group 13-15 | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 13.Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47: | 42 |  | 14.Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53: | 47 |  | 15.Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40: | 51 |   
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| Team | Swit | Aust | Turk |  | Switzerland | ---- | 26:23 | 21:19 |  | Austria |   | ---- | 30:21 |  | Turkey |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 26.09 | Switzerland | 21-19 | Turkey |   |  | 02. | Austria | 30-21 | Turkey |   |  | 29.09 | Switzerland | 26-23 | Austria |   |   
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| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68: | 41 |  | 2. Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44: | 48 |  | 3. West Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37: | 60 |   
    | Team | Sovi | Japa | WeGe |  | Soviet Union | ---- | 31:21 | 37:20 |  | Japan |   | ---- | 23:17 |  | West Germany |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Japan | 23-17 | West Germany |   |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 02. | Soviet Union | 31-21 | Japan |   |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 03. | Soviet Union | 37-20 | West Germany |   |  |  transferred to Group I |   
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79: | 58 |  | 2. Sweden | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69: | 62 |  | 3. Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73: | 53 |  | 4. Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47: | 95 |   
    | Team | Bulg | Swed | Denm | Turk |  | Bulgaria | ---- | 24:21 | 22:18 | 33:19 |  | Sweden |   | ---- | 21:20 | 27:18 |  | Denmark |   |   | ---- | 35:10 |  | Turkey |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | Sweden | 27-18 | Turkey |   |  | 02. | Bulgaria | 22-18 | Denmark |   |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 03. | Denmark | 35-10 | Turkey |   |  | 04. | Bulgaria | 24-21 | Sweden |   |  |  transferred to Group I |  | 24.09 | Bulgaria | 33-19 | Turkey |   |  | 24.09 | Sweden | 21-20 | Denmark |   |  |  transferred to Group I |   
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. South Korea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106: | 67 |  | 2. China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84: | 57 |  | 3. Algeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48: | 82 |  | 4. Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52: | 84 |   
    | Team | SoKo | Chin | Alge | Aust |  | South Korea | ---- | 32:26 | 37:16 | 37:25 |  | China |   | ---- | 30:13 | 28:12 |  | Algeria |   |   | ---- | 19:15 |  | Austria |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | 01. | China | 30-13 | Algeria |   |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 02. | South Korea | 37-25 | Austria |   |  | 03. | South Korea | 37-16 | Algeria |   |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 04. | China | 28-12 | Austria |   |  | 24.09 | Algeria | 19-15 | Austria |   |  | 24.09 | South Korea | 32-26 | China |   |  |  transferred to Group II |   
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| Group D | p | w | d | l | gf | ga |  | 1. Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79: | 57 |  | 2. Spain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63: | 61 |  | 3. Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69: | 59 |  | 4. Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55: | 89 |   
    | Team | Yugo | Spai | Nige | Swit |  | Yugoslavia | ---- | 25:17 | 23:18 | 31:22 |  | Spain |   | ---- | 20:19 | 26:17 |  | Nigeria |   |   | ---- | 32:16 |  | Switzerland |   |   |   | ---- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  |  played at Bauchi |  | 22.09 | Spain | 26-17 | Switzerland |   |  | 22.09 | Yugoslavia | 23-18 | Nigeria |   |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 23.09 | Spain | 20-19 | Nigeria |   |  |  transferred to Group II |  | 23.09 | Yugoslavia | 31-22 | Switzerland |   |  | 24.09 | Nigeria | 32-16 | Switzerland |   |  | 24.09 | Yugoslavia | 25-17 | Spain |   |  |  transferred to Group II |   
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