| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15: | 2 | 1.692 |  | 2.East Germany | 4 | 1 | 12: | 5 | 1.405 |  | 3.Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 11: | 7 | 0.965 |  | 4.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 7: | 12 | 0.857 |  | 5.Italy | 1 | 4 | 4: | 13 | 0.721 |  | 6.West Germany | 0 | 5 | 5: | 15 | 0.787 |   
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| Team | So | Ea | Ne | Cz | It | We |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | East Germany |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Netherlands |   |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Czechoslovakia |   |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 |  | Italy |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | West Germany |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 03.10 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Italy | 46-28 | 16-14 | 15-11 | 15- 3 |   |  | 03.10 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-2 |   West Germany | 59-64 | 11-15 | 16-14 | 15-10 | 2 -15 | 15-10 |  | 03.10 |   Soviet Union | 3-2 |   Netherlands | 67-51 | 13-15 | 9 -15 | 15- 6 | 15- 9 | 15- 6 |  | 04.10 |   East Germany | 3-1 |   West Germany | 58-31 | 15- 4 | 13-15 | 15- 3 | 15- 9 |   |  | 04.10 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-24 | 15- 9 | 15- 9 | 15- 6 |   |  | 04.10 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Czechoslovakia | 45-31 | 15-11 | 15- 9 | 15-11 |   |  | 05.10 |   Italy | 3-1 |   West Germany | 51-48 | 15-12 | 6 -15 | 15-11 | 15-10 |   |  | 05.10 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   Czechoslovakia | 45-24 | 15- 9 | 15- 7 | 15- 8 |   |  | 05.10 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-19 | 15- 7 | 15- 4 | 15- 8 |   |  | 06.10 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Italy | 56-39 | 15- 7 | 15- 9 | 11-15 | 15- 8 |   |  | 06.10 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   West Germany | 59-53 | 15-11 | 13-15 | 16-14 | 15-13 |   |  | 06.10 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   East Germany | 45-29 | 15-11 | 15-10 | 15- 8 |   |   
| Group 7-12 Sittard | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 7. Poland | 4 | 1 | 12: | 3 | 1.409 |  | 8. France | 4 | 1 | 12: | 6 | 1.402 |  | 9. Hungary | 4 | 1 | 12: | 6 | 1.129 |  | 10.Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 9: | 10 | 1.170 |  | 11.Romania | 1 | 4 | 7: | 12 | 0.789 |  | 12.Greece | 0 | 5 | 0: | 15 | 0.360 |   
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| Team | Po | Fr | Hu | Bu | Ro | Gr |  | Poland | --- | 3:0 |   | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | France |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Hungary | 3:0 |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Bulgaria |   |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Romania |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Greece |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 03.10 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Greece | 45-19 | 15- 5 | 15- 7 | 15- 7 |   |  | 03.10 |   Hungary | 3-2 |   Bulgaria | 67-64 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 10-15 | 15-13 |  | 03.10 |   France | 3-2 |   Romania | 68-50 | 15-11 | 10-15 | 15- 2 | 13-15 | 15- 7 |  | 04.10 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   Greece | 45-20 | 15- 8 | 15- 9 | 15- 3 |   |  | 04.10 |   France | 3-1 |   Bulgaria | 50-45 | 17-15 | 3 -15 | 15- 8 | 15- 7 |   |  | 04.10 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Romania | 45-13 | 15- 4 | 15- 6 | 15- 3 |   |  | 05.10 |   France | 3-0 |   Hungary | 45-19 | 15- 7 | 15- 6 | 15- 6 |   |  | 05.10 |   Romania | 3-0 |   Greece | 45- 9 | 15- 1 | 15- 6 | 15- 2 |   |  | 05.10 |   Poland | 3-0 |   Bulgaria | 46-36 | 15-10 | 15-12 | 16-14 |   |  | 06.10 |   France | 3-0 |   Greece | 45-15 | 15- 8 | 15- 7 | 15- 0 |   |  | 06.10 |   Bulgaria | 3-1 |   Romania | 58-31 | 15- 8 | 13-15 | 15- 5 | 15- 3 |   |  | 06.10 |   Hungary | 3-0 |   Poland | 45-29 | 15-13 | 15- 8 | 15- 8 |   |   
| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.East Germany | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 | 1.763 |  | 2.Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 7: | 4 | 1.243 |  | 3.Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 5: | 6 | 0.985 |  | 4.Greece | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 | 0.281 |   
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| Team | Ea | Cz | Bu | Gr |  | East Germany | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Czechoslovakia |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Bulgaria |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Greece |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | transferred |  |  played at Beverwajk |  | 29.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |   Bulgaria | 53-47 | 15-13 | 15-12 | 8 -15 | 15- 7 |   |  | 29.09 |   East Germany | 3-0 |   Greece | 45-10 | 15- 4 | 15- 3 | 15- 3 |   |  | 30.09 |   Czechoslovakia | 3-0 |   Greece | 45-10 | 15- 4 | 15- 4 | 15- 2 |   |  | 30.09 |   East Germany | 3-1 |   Bulgaria | 61-38 | 15- 3 | 15-17 | 15- 4 | 16-14 |   |  | 01.10 |   Bulgaria | 3-0 |   Greece | 45-18 | 15- 6 | 15-10 | 15- 2 |   | Group 7-12 |  | 01.10 |   East Germany | 3-1 |   Czechoslovakia | 58-45 | 15-11 | 15- 8 | 13-15 | 15-11 | Final Group |   
| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 | 1.986 |  | 2.West Germany | 2 | 1 | 6: | 5 | 0.926 |  | 3.Poland | 1 | 2 | 5: | 6 | 0.874 |  | 4.France | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 | 0.711 |   
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| Team | So | We | Po | Fr |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | West Germany |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 |  | Poland |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | France |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | transferred |  |  played at Enschede |  | 29.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-1 |   Poland | 51-31 | 15- 1 | 15- 6 | 6 -15 | 15- 9 |   |  | 29.09 |   West Germany | 3-1 |   France | 59-48 | 16-14 | 15- 8 | 13-15 | 15-11 |   |  | 30.09 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   West Germany | 45-18 | 15- 1 | 15- 6 | 15-11 |   | Final Group |  | 30.09 |   Poland | 3-0 |   France | 45-36 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 15-11 |   | Group 7-12 |  | 01.10 |   West Germany | 3-1 |   Poland | 48-42 | 15- 9 | 15- 9 | 3 -15 | 15- 9 |   |  | 01.10 |   Soviet Union | 3-0 |   France | 45-22 | 15- 6 | 15-10 | 15- 6 | 7 |   |   
| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1.Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 6: | 3 | 1.194 |  | 2.Italy | 2 | 1 | 6: | 7 | 0.928 |  | 3.Romania | 1 | 2 | 6: | 6 | 0.994 |  | 4.Hungary | 1 | 2 | 5: | 7 | 0.961 |   
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| Team | Ne | It | Ro | Hu |  | Netherlands | --- | 3:0 |   | 3:0 |  | Italy |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:2 |  | Romania | 3:0 |   | --- |   |  | Hungary |   |   | 3:1 | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 | transferred |  |  played at Leeuwarden |  | 29.09 | 17:00 |   Romania | 3-0 |   Netherlands | 45-33 | 15-12 | 15-10 | 15-11 |   |  | 29.09 | 19:00 |   Italy | 3-2 |   Hungary | 66-70 | 6 -15 | 15-12 | 13-15 | 16-14 | 16-14 |   |  | 29.09 | 19:00 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-31 | 15-11 | 15-12 | 15- 8 |   | Final Group |  | 29.09 | 21:00 |   Hungary | 3-1 |   Romania | 52-44 | 15-13 | 7 -15 | 15- 8 | 15- 8 |   | Group 7-12 |  | 01.10 | 19:00 |   Italy | 3-2 |   Romania | 70-65 | 15-11 | 14-16 | 11-15 | 15-12 | 15-11 |   |  | 01.10 | 21:00 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Hungary | 45-27 | 15-12 | 15- 9 | 15- 6 |   |   
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