| Final Group | won | lst | sets | ratio |  | 1. |   Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15:2 7.50 | 253/160 1.581 |  | 2. |   Czechoslovakia | 4 | 1 | 12:6 2.00 | 259/220 1.177 |  | 3. |   France | 3 | 2 | 10:8 1.25 | 238/209 1.139 |  | 4. |   Poland | 2 | 3 | 8:11 0.73 | 225/247 0.911 |  | 5. |   Bulgaria | 1 | 4 | 6:14 0.43 | 198/272 0.728 |  | 6. |   Italy | 0 | 5 | 5:15 0.33 | 227/292 0.774 |   
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| Team | SoUn | Czec | Fran | Pola | Bulg | Ital |    Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:1 |    Czechoslovakia |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 |    France |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 |    Poland |   |   |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 |    Bulgaria |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:2 |    Italy |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  | Wed 03.10.85 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Czechoslovakia | 46-32 | 15-8 | 15-10 | 16-14 |   |  | Wed 03.10.85 |   France | 3-1 |   Poland | 53-45 | 15-10 | 16-14 | 7-15 | 15-6 |   |  | Wed 03.10.85 |   Bulgaria | 3-2 |   Italy | 71-57 | 15-8 | 13-15 | 15-11 | 13-15 | 15-8 |  | Thu 04.10.85 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   France | 65-61 | 16-14 | 18-16 | 15-17 | 16-14 |   |  | Thu 04.10.85 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   Bulgaria | 58-31 | 15-9 | 15-6 | 13-15 | 15-1 |   |  | Thu 04.10.85 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-32 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 15-8 |   |  | Fri 05.10.85 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Bulgaria | 45-16 | 15-7 | 15-6 | 15-3 |   |  | Fri 05.10.85 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Poland | 45-21 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-7 |   |  | Fri 05.10.85 |   France | 3-1 |   Italy | 57-34 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 12-15 | 15-10 |   |  | Sun 06.10.85 |   Poland | 3-2 |   Bulgaria | 67-60 | 15-9 | 15-12 | 14-16 | 8-15 | 15-8 |  | Sun 06.10.85 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Italy | 60-50 | 15-11 | 15-17 | 15-11 | 15-11 |   |  | Sun 06.10.85 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   France | 45-22 | 15-4 | 15-6 | 15-12 |   |   
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| Final Ranking | won | lost | sets | points | m |  | 1. |   Soviet Union | 7 | 0 | 21:2 10.50 | 343/196 1.750 | 7 |  | 2. |   Czechoslovakia | 6 | 1 | 18:7 2.57 | 359/280 1.282 | 7 |  | 3. |   France | 5 | 2 | 16:9 1.78 | 338/271 1.247 | 7 |  | 4. |   Poland | 4(1) | 3 | 14:11 1.27 | 315/305 1.033 | 7 |  | 5. |   Bulgaria | 3(2) | 4(1) | 12:16 0.75 | 300/358 0.838 | 7 |  | 6. |   Italy | 1 | 6(2) | 10:18 0.56 | 330/328 1.006 | 7 |  |  Group 7-12  |  | 7. |   Greece | 4(1) | 3 | 12:12 1.00 | 238/303 0.785 | 7 |  | 8. |   Romania | 4(1) | 3 | 14:13 1.08 | 321/307 1.046 | 7 |  | 9. |   Sweden | 4(1) | 3(2) | 16:12 1.33 | 346/328 1.055 | 7 |  | 10. |   Netherlands | 3(1) | 4(1) | 12:15 0.80 | 309/324 0.954 | 7 |  | 11. |   Yugoslavia | 1 | 6 | 5:19 0.26 | 240/347 0.692 | 7 |  | 12. |   Spain | 0 | 7(1) | 5:21 0.24 | 267/359 0.744 | 7 |   
| Czechoslovakia to qualified World Cup Men 1985. Soviet Union pre-qualified as World Champion. |   
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| Group 7-12 Groningen | won | lst | sets | ratio |  | 7. |   Greece | 4 | 1 | 12:6 2.00 | 244/214 1.146 |  | 8. |   Romania | 4 | 1 | 13:7 1.86 | 255/207 1.232 |  | 9. |   Sweden | 3 | 2 | 13:7 1.86 | 268/225 1.191 |  | 10. |   Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 10:9 1.11 | 232/222 1.045 |  | 11. |   Yugoslavia | 1 | 4 | 4:13 0.31 | 169/247 0.684 |  | 12. |   Spain | 0 | 5 | 5:15 0.33 | 215/269 0.799 |   
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| Team | Gree | Roma | Swed | Neth | Yugo | Spai |  | Greece | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 |   | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Romania |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Sweden |   |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Netherlands | 3:0 |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Spain |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played in Groningen |  | Thu 03.10.85 |   Sweden | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-22 | 15-8 | 15-7 | 15- 7 |   |  | Thu 03.10.85 |   Greece | 3-1 |   Romania | 60-53 | 15-7 | 10-15 | 16-14 | 19-17 |   |  | Thu 03.10.85 |   Netherlands | 3-2 |   Spain | 59-52 | 5-15 | 15-9 | 15-9 | 9-15 | 15-4 |  | Fri 04.10.85 |   Greece | 3-0 |   Spain | 45-28 | 15-11 | 15-4 | 15-13 |   |  | Fri 04.10.85 |   Romania | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-12 | 15-4 | 15-7 | 15-1 |   |  | Fri 04.10.85 |   Sweden | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-30 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-10 |   |  | Sat 05.10.85 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Greece | 45-24 | 15-11 | 15-7 | 15-6 |   |  | Sat 05.10.85 |   Romania | 3-2 |   Sweden | 58-59 | 3-15 | 10-15 | 15-9 | 15-10 | 15-10 |  | Sat 05.10.85 |   Yugoslavia | 3-1 |   Spain | 60-53 | 17-15 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 15-10 |   |  | Sun 06.10.85 |   Greece | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-24 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 15-5 |   |  | Sun 06.10.85 |   Sweden | 3-1 |   Spain | 56-45 | 15-13 | 15-6 | 11-15 | 15-11 |   |  | Sun 06.10.85 |   Romania | 3-1 |   Netherlands | 50-39 | 15-5 | 5-15 | 15-13 | 15- 6 |   |   
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| Group A | won | lst | sets | ratio |  | 1. |   Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9:1 9.00 | 149/90 1.656 |  | 2. |   Italy | 1 | 2 | 6:6 1.00 | 157/151 1.040 |  | 3. |   Sweden | 1 | 2 | 5:8 0.62 | 141/173 0.815 |  | 4. |   Greece | 1 | 2 | 3:8 0.37 | 120/153 0.784 |   
| team | SoUn | Ital | Swed | Gree |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Italy |   | --- |   | 3:0 |  | Sweden |   | 3:2 | --- |   |  | Greece |   |   | 3:2 | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  | played in Voorburg |  | Sun 29.09.85 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Greece | 45 28 | 15-7 | 15-9 | 15-12 |   |  | Sun 29.09.85 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Sweden | 45-14 | 15-6 | 15-7 | 15-1 |   |  | Mon 30.09.85 |   Greece | 3-2 |   Sweden | 70-63 | 15-6 | 20-18 | 9-15 | 11-15 | 15-9 |  |  transferred to Group 7-12 Groningen |  | Mon 30.09.85 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   Italy | 59-54 | 16-14 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 15-12 |   |  |  transferred to Final Group |  | Tue 01.10.85 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Greece | 45-22 | 15-10 | 15-5 | 15-7 |   |  | Tue 01.10.85 |   Sweden | 3-2 |   Italy | 64-58 | 14-16 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 5-15 | 15-13 |   
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| Group B | won | lst | sets | ratio |  | 1. |   Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 9:2 4.50 | 157/107 1.467 |  | 2. |   Poland | 2 | 1 | 7:3 2.33 | 137/115 1.191 |  | 3. |   Romania | 1 | 2 | 4:7 0.57 | 115/137 0.839 |  | 4. |   Spain | 0 | 3 | 1:9 0.11 | 89/139 0.640 |   
| team | Czec | Pola | Roma | Spai |  | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Poland |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Romania |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Spain |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played at Zwole |  | Sun 29.09.85 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Romania | 45-29 | 15-12 | 15-11 | 15-6 |   |  | Sun 29.09.85 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Spain | 45-23 | 15-9 | 15-7 | 15-7 |   |  | Mon 30.09.85 |   Romania | 3-1 |   Spain | 49-37 | 15-5 | 4-15 | 15-9 | 15-8 |    |  |  transferred to Group 7-12 Groningen |  | Mon 30.09.85 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Poland | 57-47 | 12-15 | 15-13 | 15-9 | 15-10 |    |  |  transferred to Final Group |  | Tue 01.10.85 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Spain | 45-29 | 15-9 | 15-10 | 15-10 |   |  | Tue 01.10.85 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Romania | 55-37 | 15-8 | 10-15 | 15-12 | 15-2 |   |   
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| Group C | won | lst | sets | ratio |  | 1. |   France | 3 | 0 | 9:1 9.00 | 145/82 1.768 |  | 2. |   Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 6:5 1.20 | 122/131 0.931 |  | 3. |   Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 5:7 0.71 | 136/153 0.889 |  | 4. |   Yugoslavia | 0 | 3 | 2:9 0.22 | 122/159 0.767 |   
| team | Fran | Bulg | Neth | Yugo |  | France | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Bulgaria |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Netherlands |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 |  |  played in Den Bosch |  | Sun 29.09.85 |   France | 3-0 |   Bulgaria | 45-20 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-1 |   |  |  transferred to Final Group |  | Sun 29.09.85 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   Yugoslavia | 59-51 | 16-14 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15-12 |   |  |  transferred to Group 7-12 Groningen |  | Mon 30.09.85 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Yugoslavia | 45-20 | 15-9 | 15-7 | 15-4 |   |  | Mon 30.09.85 |   France | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-11 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 15-2 |   |  | Tue 01.10.85 |   France | 3-1 |   Yugoslavia | 55-51 | 15-9 | 16-14 | 9-15 | 15-13 |   |  | Tue 01.10.85 |   Bulgaria | 3-2 |   Netherlands | 57-66 | 15-13 | 6-15 | 6-15 | 15-10 | 15-13 |   
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|  1. Soviet Union |  | Yuri Panchenko |  | Viacheslav Zaitsev |  | Aleksandr Savin |  | Vladimir Shkurikhin |  | Raimundas Vilde |  | Valeri Losev |  | Aleksandr Sorokolet |  | Yaroslav Antonov |  | Sergei Gribov |  | Oleg Smugilev |  | Volodymyr ivanov |  | Coach: Vyacheslav Platonov  |   
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|  3. France |  | 1. Philippe Blain |  | 2. Jean Hornain |  | 3. Hervel Mazzon |  | 5. Eric Bouvier |  | 6. Lionel Devos |  | 7. Jean-Marc Jurkovitz |  | 8. Stephane Faure |  | 9. Laurent Tillie |  | 11.Bertrand Faitg |  | 12.Alain Fabiani - C |  | 13.Pierre Bezault |  | 14.Jean-Baptiste Martzluff |  | Coach: Jean-Marc Buchel |   
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|  5. Bulgaria |  | P. Petkov |  | Petyo Dragiev |  | Borislav Kyosev |  | M. Todorov |  | Lyubomir Ganev |  | Dimo Tonev |  | G. Vasilev |  | Plamen Hristov |  | M. Natov |  | St. Sokolov  |  | D. Bojilov |  | N. Dimitrov |  | Coach: Dimitar Zlatanov |   
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|  6. Italy |  | Babini |  | Bertoli |  | Dametto |  | De Luigi |  | Errichiello |  | Lanfranco |  | A. Lucchetta |  | P. Luchetta |  | Milocco |  | Rebaudengo |  | Vecchi |  | Vullo |  | Coach: Prandi |   
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