| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 |   |  | 2. Romania | 2 | 1 | 8: | 4 |   |  | 3. Finland | 1 | 2 | 3: | 7 |   |  | 4. Norway | 0 | 3 | 1: | 9 |   |  | -. England | DNS |   
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| Team | Cze | Rom | Fin | Nor |  | Czechoslovakia | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Romania |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Finland |   |   | --- | 3:1 |  | Norway |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Kristiansand (NOR) |  | 08.05 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Norway | 45-23 | 15-10 | 15-9 | 15-4 |   |  | 08.05 | Romania | 3-1 | Finland | 54-31 | 15-2 | 15-7 | 9-15 | 15-7 |   |  | 09.05 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Romania | 66-58 | 6-15 | 15-17 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 15-6 |  | 09.05 | Finland | 3-1 | Norway | 57-41 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 15-4 | 15-10 |   |  | 10.05 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Finland | 45-18 | 15-10 | 15-4 | 15-4 |   |  | 10.05 | Romania | 3-0 | Norway |   |   
| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 6: | 2 |   |  | 2. Italy | 1 | 1 | 5: | 3 |   |  | 3. Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0: | 6 |   |  | -. Spain | DNS |   
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| Team | Bulg | Ital | Swit |  | Bulgaria | --- | 3:2 | 3:1 |  | Italy |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Switzerland |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | played in Pazardjik (BUL) |  | 29.05 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Switzerland | 58-28 | 15-3 | 15-4 | 13-15 | 15-6 |   |  | 30.05 | Italy | 3-0 | Switzerland | 45-26 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-6 |   |  | 31.05 | Bulgaria | 3-2 | Italy |   |   
| Group C | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. West Germany | 3 | 0 | 9: | 2 |   |  | 2. Hungary | 3 | 1 | 10: | 4 |   |  | 3. Sweden | 2 | 2 | 8: | 8 |   |  | 4. Greece | 1 | 2 | 5: | 9 |   |  | 5. Israel | 0 | 3 | 0: | 9 |   |   
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| Team | Wes | Hun | Swe | Gre | Isr |  | West Germany | --- | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:0 |   |  | Hungary |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Sweden |   |   | --- | 3:2 | 3:0 |  | Greece |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Israel |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Schwerte (FRG) |  | 06.05 | Hungary | 3-0 | Israel | 45-9 | 15-2 | 15-0 | 15-7 |    |  | 06.05 | Sweden | 3-2 | Greece | 70-65 | 12-15 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15-12 | 15-13 |  | 07.05 | Hungary | 3-1 | Sweden | 59-41 | 14-16 | 15-5 | 15-8 | 15-12 |   |  | 07.05 | West Germany | --- | Israel |   |  | 08.05 | West Germany | 3-1 | Sweden |   |  | 08.05 | Hungary | 3-0 | Greece |   |  | 09.05 | West Germany | 3-0 | Greece |   |  | 09.05 | Sweden | 3-0 | Israel |   |  | 10.05 | West Germany | 3-1 | Hungary |   |  | 10.05 | Greece | 3-0 | Israel |   |   
| Group D | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. France | 4 | 0 | 12: | 1 |   |  | 2. Poland | 2 | 1 | 7: | 3 |   |  | 3. Turkey | 1 | 3 | 5: | 9 |   |  | 4. Yugoslavia | 1 | 2 | 4: | 8 |   |  | 5. Austria | 1 | 3 | 3: | 10 |   |   
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| Team | Fran | Pola | Turk | Yugo | Aust |  | France | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Poland |   | --- | 3:0 | - | 3:0 |  | Turkey |   |   | --- |   | 3:0 |  | Yugoslavia |   |   | 3:2 | --- |   |  | Austria |   |   |   | 3:1 | --- |   
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Izmit (TUR) |  | 20.05 | --:-- | France | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-25 | 15-10 | 15-11 | 15-4 |    |  | 20.05 | --:-- | Turkey | 3-0 | Austria | 45-27 | 15-9 | 15-10 | 15-8 |   |  | 21.05 | --:-- | Poland | 3-0 | Austria |   |  | 21.05 | --:-- | Yugoslavia | 3-2 | Turkey | 67-59 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 11-15 | 12-15 | 15-10 |  | 22.05 | --:-- | Poland | --- | Yugoslavia |   |  | 22.05 | --:-- | France | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-24 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-8 |    |  | 23.05 | 14:00 | Austria | 3-1 | Yugoslavia |   |  | 23.05 | 16:00 | France | 3-1 | Poland | 53-44 | 8-15 | 15-10 | 15-6 | 15-13 |   |  | 24.05 | --:-- | France | 3-0 | Austria |   |  | 24.05 | --:-- | Poland | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-26 | 15-9 | 15-7 | 15-10 |    |   
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