| Final Group | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 5 | 0 | 15: | 1 |   |  | 2. East Germany | 4 | 1 | 12: | 8 |   |  | 3. Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 12: | 7 |   |  | 4. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 8: | 10 |   |  | 5. West Germany | 1 | 4 | 5: | 14 |   |  | 6. Poland | 0 | 5 | 3: | 15 |   |   
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| Team | Sovi | East | Bulg | Czec | West | Pola |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 |  3:1 |  3:0 |  3:0 |  3:0 |  | East Germany |   | --- |  3:2 |  3:1 |  3:2 |  3:0 |  | Bulgaria |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  3:0 |  3:0 |  | Czechoslovakia |   |   |   | --- |  3:0 |  3:1 |  | West Germany |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:2 |  | Poland |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Sofia |  | 21.08 | East Germany | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 56-40 | 15-10 | 15-6 | 11-15 | 15-9 |   |  | 21.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-12 | 15-1 | 15-5 | 15-6 |   |  | 21.08 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Poland | 46-32 | 15-9 | 15-9 | 16-14 |   |  | 22.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Czechoslovakia | 45-18 | 15-6 | 15-5 | 15-7 |   |  | 22.08 | East Germany | 3-0 | Poland | 45-22 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-6 |   |  | 22.08 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-18 | 15-6 | 15-8 | 15-4 |   |  | 23.08 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Poland | 59-42 | 15-5 | 14-16 | 15-12 | 15-9 |   |  | 23.08 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 58-30 | 15-3 | 13-15 | 15-10 | 15-2 |   |  | 23.08 | East Germany | 3-2 | West Germany | 67-53 | 15-7 | 11-15 | 11-15 | 15-7 | 15-9 |  | 24.08 | East Germany | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 67-54 | 13-15 | 9-15 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 15-0 |  | 24.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Poland | 45-20 | 15-7 | 15-6 | 15-7 |   |  | 24.08 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | West Germany |   |   
| Group 7-12 | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 7. Romania | 5 | 0 | 15: | 0 |   |  | 8. Hungary | 3 | 2 | 11: | 8 |   |  | 9. Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 11: | 10 |   |  | 10.Italy | 3 | 2 | 9: | 10 |   |  | 11.Yugoslavia | 1 | 4 | 5: | 12 |   |  | 12.Greece | 0 | 5 | 4: | 15 |   |   
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| Team | Roma | Hung | Neth | Ital | Yugo | Gree |  | Romania | --- | 3:0 |  3:0 |  3:0 |  3:0 |  3:0 |  | Hungary |   | --- |   |  3:0 |  3:1 |  3:1 |  | Netherlands |   |  3:2 | --- |   |  3:0 |  3:2 |  | Italy |   |   | 3:2 | --- |  3:1 |  3:1 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Greece |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Pernik |  | 21.08 | Hungary | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 60-47 | 16-14 | 14-16 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |  | 21.08 | Romania | 3-0 | Netherlands | 45-25 | 15-10 | 15-12 | 15-3 |   |  | 21.08 | Italy | 3-1 | Greece | 58-35 | 15-9 | 13-15 | 15-8 | 15-3 |   |  | 22.08 | Italy | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 56-36 | 11-15 | 15-10 | 15-6 | 15-5 |   |  | 22.08 | Romania | 3-0 | Greece |   |  | 22.08 | Netherlands | 3-2 | Hungary | 62-56 | 15-10 | 8-15 | 15-4 | 9-15 | 15-12 |  | 23.08 | Romania | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-13 | 15-8 | 15-4 | 15-1 |   |  | 23.08 | Netherlands | 3-2 | Greece | 69-57 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 12-15 | 15-7 | 15-9 |  | 23.08 | Hungary | 3-0 | Italy | 45-21 | 15-5 | 15-8 | 15-8 |   |  | 24.08 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-22 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-3 |   |  | 24.08 | Hungary | 3-1 | Greece | 57-45 | 16-14 | 11-15 | 15-9 | 15-7 |   |  | 24.08 | Romania | 3-0 | Italy | 45-28 | 15-10 | 15-13 | 15-5 |   |   
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| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 9: | 0 |   |  | 2. East Germany | 2 | 1 | 6: | 5 |   |  | 3. Romania | 1 | 2 | 4: | 6 |   |  | 4. Hungary | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 |   |   
    | Team | Sovi | East | Roma | Hung |  | Soviet Union | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | East Germany |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 |  | Romania |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Hungary |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 17.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Romania | 45-18 | 15-7 | 15-7 | 15-4 |   |  | 17.08 | East Germany | 3-1 | Hungary | 51-36 | 6-15 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 15-7 |   |  | 18.08 | East Germany | 3-1 | Romania | 62-61 | 10-15 | 18-16 | 17-15 | 17-15 |   |  | 18.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Hungary | 47-20 | 17-15 | 15-0 | 15-5 |   |  | 19.08 | Romania | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-16 | 15-9 | 15-5 | 15-2 |   |  | 19.08 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-26 | 15-3 | 15-12 | 15-11 |   |   
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. West Germany | 3 | 0 | 9: | 3 |   |  | 2. Poland | 2 | 1 | 8: | 6 |   |  | 3. Italy | 1 | 2 | 5: | 8 |   |  | 4. Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 4: | 9 |   |   
    | Team | West | Pola | Ital | Neth |  | West Germany | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Poland |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:2 |  | Italy |   |   | --- | 3:2 |  | Netherlands |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 17.08 | Poland | 3-2 | Netherlands | 62-59 | 15-12 | 15-6 | 9-15 | 8-15 | 15-11 |  | 17.08 | West Germany | 3-1 | Italy | 55-43 | 15-9 | 15-10 | 10-15 | 15-9 |   |  | 18.08 | Poland | 3-1 | Italy | 58-53 | 17-15 | 11-15 | 15-11 | 15-12 |   |  | 18.08 | West Germany | 3-0 | Netherlands | 48-32 | 18-16 | 15-9 | 15-7 |   |  | 19.08 | West Germany | 3-2 | Poland | 67-51 | 15-8 | 8-15 | 15-8 | 14-16 | 15-4 |  | 19.08 | Italy | 3-2 | Netherlands | 65-56 | 15-8 | 9-15 | 15-9 | 11-15 | 15-9 |   
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| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 9: | 1 |   |  | 2. Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 7: | 6 |   |  | 3. Yugoslavia | 1 | 2 | 5: | 6 |   |  | 4. Greece | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 |   |   
    | Team | Bulg | Czec | Yugo | Gree |  | Bulgaria | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Czechoslovakia |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Greece |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 17.08 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Yugoslavia | 61-65 | 16-14 | 8-15 | 7-15 | 15-11 | 15-10 |  | 17.08 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Greece | 45-9 | 15-3 | 15-1 | 15-5 |   |  | 18.08 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-13 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 15-6 |   |  | 18.08 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Greece | 56-38 | 15-5 | 11-15 | 15-5 | 15-13 |   |  | 19.08 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Greece | 45-26 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 15-10 |   |  | 19.08 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | 55-50 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 10-15 | 15-11 |   |   
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