| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1. Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15: | 3 | 1.274 | | 2. Poland | 4 | 1 | 12: | 6 | 1.337 | | 3. Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 11: | 9 | 1.042 | | 4. France | 2 | 3 | 9: | 12 | 0.867 | | 5. Italy | 1 | 4 | 7: | 12 | 0.892 | | 6. Czechoslovakia | 0 | 5 | 3: | 15 | 0.734 |
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| Team | So | Po | Yu | Fr | It | Cz | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Poland | | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | | Yugoslavia | | | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:1 | | France | | | | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 | | Italy | | | | | --- | 3:0 | | Czechoslovakia | | | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 10.10.79 |  Soviet Union | 3-0 |  Poland | 46-35 | 16-14 | 15- 9 | 15-12 | | | 10.10.79 |  France | 3-1 |  Italy | 52-45 | 7 -15 | 15-10 | 15-12 | 15- 8 | | | 10.10.79 |  Yugoslavia | 3-1 |  Czechoslovakia | 52-45 | 15-10 | 7 -15 | 15- 7 | 15-13 | | | 11.10.79 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | France | 45-25 | 15- 4 | 15-11 | 15-10 | | | 11.10.79 | Poland | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 45-21 | 15-11 | 15- 5 | 15- 5 | | | 11.10.79 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Italy | 45-34 | 15- 9 | 15-13 | 15-12 | | | 12.10.79 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 45-25 | 15-13 | 15- 7 | 15- 5 | | | 12.10.79 | Yugoslavia | 3-2 | Italy | 66-56 | 15-13 | 7 -15 | 14-16 | 15- 9 | 15- 3 | | 12.10.79 | Poland | 3-2 | France | 58-46 | 9 -15 | 15- 7 | 4 -15 | 15- 4 | 15- 5 | | 13.10.79 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | France | 53-44 | 15-10 | 15-11 | 8 -15 | 15- 8 | | | 13.10.79 | Poland | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-22 | 15- 8 | 15- 6 | 15- 8 | | | 13.10.79 | Italy | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 45-29 | 15- 6 | 15-12 | 15-11 | |
| Group 7-12 | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 7. Romania | 5 | 0 | 15: | 2 | 1.601 | | 8. Hungary | 4 | 1 | 13: | 7 | 1.083 | | 9. East Germany | 2 | 3 | 8: | 9 | 0.990 | | 10. Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 9: | 13 | 0.968 | | 11. Belgium | 1 | 4 | 6: | 12 | 0.811 | | 12. Greece | 1 | 4 | 5: | 13 | 0.773 |
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| Team | Ro | Hu | Ea | Bu | Be | Gr | | Romania | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | | Hungary | | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:1 | | East Germany | | | --- | | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Bulgaria | | | 3:2 | --- | 3:2 | | | Belgium | | | | | --- | 3:0 | | Greece | | | | 3:1 | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | | 10.10.79 |  Romania | 3-1 |  Greece | 59-35 | 13-15 | 16-14 | 15- 1 | 15- 5 | | | 10.10.79 |  Bulgaria | 3-2 |  East Germany | 67-55 | 10-15 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 15- 7 | 15- 6 | | 10.10.79 |  Hungary | 3-1 |  Belgium | 52-44 | 15-11 | 15- 9 | 7 -15 | 15- 9 | | | 11.10.79 | East Germany | 3-0 | Greece | 45-30 | 15-10 | 15-12 | 15- 8 | | | 11.10.79 | Romania | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-31 | 15- 8 | 15-10 | 15-13 | | | 11.10.79 | Hungary | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 66-67 | 4 -15 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 16-18 | 16-14 | | 12.10.79 | Greece | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 58-48 | 15- 8 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 16-14 | | | 12.10.79 | East Germany | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-17 | 15- 7 | 15- 6 | 15- 4 | | | 12.10.79 | Romania | 3-1 | Hungary | 58-40 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15- 5 | 15-10 | | | 13.10.79 | Hungary | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-32 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 15-10 | | | 13.10.79 | Belgium | 3-0 | Greece | 45-34 | 15-12 | 15- 9 | 15-13 | | | 13.10.79 | Romania | 3-0 | Bulgaria | 46-27 | 15- 2 | 16-14 | 15-11 | |
| Group A Nantes | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 1.524 | | 2.Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 8: | 4 | 1.207 | | 3.Hungary | 1 | 2 | 3: | 7 | 0.809 | | 4.Greece | 0 | 3 | 2: | 9 | 0.648 |
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| team | So | Yu | Hu | Gr | | Soviet Union | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | | Yugoslavia | | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | | Hungary | | | --- | 3:1 | | Greece | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | transferred | | 05.10.79 | Soviet Union | 3-2 | Yugoslavia | 67-63 | 15- 6 | 11-15 | 16-14 | 10-15 | 15-13 | Final Group | | 05.10.79 | Hungary | 3-1 | Greece | 59-41 | 11-15 | 15-4 | 15- 6 | 18-16 | | Group 7-12 | | 06.10.79 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-23 | 15- 6 | 15-10 | 15- 7 | | | 06.10.79 | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | Greece | 61-49 | 15- 9 | 16-18 | 15-10 | 15-12 | | | 07.10.79 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Greece | 45-17 | 15-11 | 15- 4 | 15- 2 | | | 07.10.79 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-24 | 15-12 | 15- 9 | 15- 3 | |
| Group B St.Quentin | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Poland | 3 | 0 | 9: | 3 | 1.379 | | 2.Italy | 2 | 1 | 7: | 5 | 1.054 | | 3.Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 5: | 8 | 0.971 | | 4.Belgium | 0 | 3 | 4: | 9 | 0.725 |
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| team | Po | It | Bu | Be | | Poland | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | | Italy | | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | | Bulgaria | | | --- | 3:2 | | Belgium | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | transferred | | 05.10.79 | Italy | 3-1 | Belgium | 58-41 | 15- 9 | 15- 8 | 13-15 | 15- 9 | | | 05.10.79 | Poland | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 57-51 | 15-12 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 15-12 | | | 06.10.79 | Bulgaria | 3-2 | Belgium | 67-60 | 15-11 | 11-15 | 11-15 | 15- 6 | 15-13 | Group 7-12 | | 06.10.79 | Poland | 3-1 | Italy | 57-42 | 12-15 | 15-11 | 15- 9 | 15- 7 | | Final Group | | 07.10.79 | Poland | 3-1 | Belgium | 57-31 | 12-15 | 15- 4 | 15- 3 | 15- 9 | | | 07.10.79 | Italy | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 55-49 | 15-10 | 15-12 | 10-15 | 15-12 | |
| Group C Toulouse | w | l | gf | ga | ratio | | 1.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 8: | 5 | 1.290 | | 2.France | 2 | 1 | 8: | 5 | 1.101 | | 3.Romania | 2 | 1 | 7: | 5 | 1.072 | | 4.East Germany | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 0.570 |
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| team | Cz | Fr | Ro | Ea | | Czechoslovakia | --- | | 3:1 | 3:1 | | France | 3:2 | --- | | 3:0 | | Romania | | 3:2 | --- | 3:0 | | East Germany | | | | --- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | transferred | | 05.10.79 | Romania | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-25 | 15- 3 | 15-12 | 15-10 | | Group 7-12 | | 05.10.79 | France | 3-2 | Czechoslovakia | 61-62 | 10-15 | 16-14 | 5 -15 | 15-5 | 15-13 | Final Group | | 06.10.79 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Romania | 57-44 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 15-5 | | | 06.10.79 | France | 3-0 | East Germany | 47-28 | 15- 2 | 17-15 | 15-11 | | | 07.10.79 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | East Germany | 59-33 | 14-16 | 15- 7 | 15- 6 | 15-4 | | | 07.10.79 | Romania | 3-2 | France | 59-56 | 9 -15 | 15- 5 | 15-13 | 5-15 | |
| 1. Soviet Union | | Vladimir Chernyshyov | | Vladimir Dorokhov | | Aleksandr Ermilov | | Vladimir Kondra | | Valeriy Krivov | | Fyodor Lashchyonov | | Viljar Loor | | Oleg Moliboga | | Anatoliy Polishchuk | | Aleksandr Savin | | Pāvels Seļivanovs | | Vyacheslav Zaytsev | | Coach: Vyacheslav Platonov |
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| 2. Poland | | Bronisław Bebel | | Ryszard Bosek | | Marek Ciaszkiewicz | | Wiesław Czaja | | Wiesław Gawłowski | | Maciej Jarosz | | Marek Karbarz | | Władysław Kustra | | Leszek Molenda | | Włodzimierz Sadalski | | Włodzimierz Stefański | | Tomasz Wójtowicz | | Cooach: Jerzy Welcz |
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| 2. Romania | | Adrian Arbuzov | | Valter Chifu | | Teofil Chiş | | Laurenţiu Dumănoiu | | Dan Gîrleanu | | Petre Ionescu | | Sorin Macavei | | Vasile Măşcăşan | | Nicolae Pop | | Ion Ţerbea | | Mircea Tutovan-Codoi | | Gabriel Udişteanu | | Coach: George Eremia |
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| 10.Bulgaria | | Dimitar Zlatanov | | Tsano Tsanov | | Emil Valchev | | Y. Krumov | | P. Petkov | | Y. Angelov | | Hristo Iliev | | St. Dimitrov | | D. Antonov | | G. Draganov | | Iliyan Kaziyski | | Asen Galabonov | | Coach: Todor Piperkov |
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