| Group A | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Sweden | 5 | 0 | 15: | 3 | 1.829 |  | 2. Italy | 4 | 1 | 12: | 3 | 1.594-1 |  | 3. Canada | 3 | 2 | 11: | 7 | 1.198 |  | 4. Kuwait | 2 | 3 | 7: | 10 | 0.657-1 |  | 5. Algeria | 1 | 4 | 3: | 14 | 0.453-2 |  | 6. Taiwan | 0 | 5 | 3: | 15 | 0.537-2 |   
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| Team | Swed | Ital | Cana | Kuwe | Alge | Taiw |  | Sweden | --- | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Italy |   | --- | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Canada |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Kuwait |   |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Algeria |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:2 |  | Taiwan |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 |  |  played at Firenze (ITA) |  | Fri 20.05.88 |   Kuwait | 3-0 |   Taiwan |   |  | Fri 20.05.88 |   Sweden | 3-2 |   Canada | 65-54 | 12-15 | 8-15 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 15-5 |  | Fri 20.05.88 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Algeria |   |  | Sat 21.05.88 |   Kuwait | 3-1 |   Algeria | 58-37 | 15-5 | 15-10 | 13-15 | 15-7 |   |  | Sat 21.05.88 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Canada | 45-16 | 15-4 | 15-5 | 15-7 |   |  | Sat 21.05.88 |   Sweden | 3-1 |   Taiwan | 56-30 | 15-5 | 15-6 | 11-15 | 15-4 |   |  | Sun 22.05.88 |   Canada | 3-0 |   Algeria | 45-12 | 15-0 | 15-7 | 15-5 |   |  | Sun 22.05.88 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Taiwan | 47-21 | 15-2 | 15-4 | 17-15 |   |  | Sun 22.05.88 |   Sweden | 3-0 |   Kuwait | 45-14 | 15-4 | 15-8 | 15-2 |   |  | Tue 24.05.88 |   Canada | 3-0 |   Taiwan | 46-29 | 15-5 | 15-10 | 16-14 |   |  | Tue 24.05.88 |   Italy | 3-0 |   Kuwait | 45-19 | 15-6 | 15-6 | 15-7 |   |  | Tue 24.05.88 |   Sweden | 3-0 |   Algeria | 45-18 | 15-6 | 15-5 | 15-7 |   |  | Wed 25.05.88 |   Algeria | 3-2 |   Taiwan |   |  | Wed 25.05.88 |   Canada | 3-1 |   Kuwait | 51-26 | 15-7 | 15-10 | 6-15 | 15-4 |   |  | Wed 25.05.88 |   Sweden | 3-0 |   Italy | 45-24 | 15-9 | 15-12 | 15-3 |   |   
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| Group B | w | l | gf | ga | ratio |  | 1. Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 16: | 4 | 1.635 |  | 2. China | 5 | 1 | 15: | 5 | 1.354 |  | 3. Greece | 3 | 2 | 11: | 8 | 1.156 |  | 4. Belgium | 2 | 3 | 7: | 10 | 1.000 |  | 5. Cameroon | 1 | 4 | 4: | 12 | 0.580 |  | 6. Venezuela | 0 | 5 | 1: | 15 | 0.498 |   
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| Team | Neth | Chin | Gree | Belg | Came | Vene |  | Netherlands | --- | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | China | 3:1 | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |  | Greece |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:1 |  | Belgium |   |   |   | --- | 3:1 | 3:0 |  | Cameroon |   |   |   |   | --- | 3:0 |  | Venezuela |   |   |   |   |   | --- |   
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  |  played in Amsterdam (NED) |  | 31.01 |   China | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-27 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-7 |   |  | 31.01 |   Cameroon | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-25 | 15-9 | 15-11 | 15-5 |   |  | 31.01 |   Netherlands | 3-1 |   Greece | 53-46 | 15-12 | 8-15 | 15-11 | 15-8 |  | 01.02 |   China | 3-1 |   Greece | 56-41 | 11-15 | 15-8 | 15-7 | 15-11 |   |  | 01.02 |   Belgium | 3-1 |   Cameroon | 59-34 | 15-6 | 14-16 | 15-6 | 15-6 |   |  | 01.02 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-10 | 15-2 | 15-6 | 15-2 |   |  | 02.02 |   China | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-22 | 15-4 | 15-7 | 15-11 |   |  | 02.02 |   Greece | 3-1 |   Belgium | 56-41 | 11-15 | 15-8 | 15-5 | 15-13 |   |  | 02.02 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Cameroon | 45-10 | 15-7 | 15-2 | 15-1 |   |  | 04.02 |   Greece | 3-1 |   Venezuela | 57-42 | 16-14 | 15-2 | 11-15 | 15-11 |   |  | 04.02 |   China | 3-0 |   Cameroon | 45-18 | 15-9 | 15-6 | 15-3 |   |  | 04.02 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   Belgium | 45-27 | 15-4 | 15-4 | 15-9 |   |  | 05.02 |   Greece | 3-0 |   Cameroon | 45-20 | 15-6 | 15-3 | 15-11 |   |  | 05.02 |   Belgium | 3-0 |   Venezuela | 45-19 | 15-10 | 15-5 | 15-4 |   |  | 05.02 |   China | 3-1 |   Netherlands | 51-45 | 5-15 | 15-10 | 16-14 | 15-6 |   |  |  Final |  | 07.02 |   Netherlands | 3-0 |   China | 45-26 | 15-9 | 15-8 | 15-9 |   |   
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|  Play-Off for Cuba's place |  | date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | pts | g1 | g2 | g3 | g4 | g5 |  | 07.06 |   | Shenyang |   China | 3-2 |   Italy | 57-55 | 10-15 | 15-8 | 2-15 | 15-6 | 15-11 |  | 13.06 |   | Firenze |   Italy | 3-0 |   China | 45-10 | 15-1 | 15-6 | 15-3 |   |  | 17.06 | 20:30 | Villeneuve(SUI) |   Italy | 3-1 |   China | 58-33 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 15-8 | 15-3 |   |   
 Cuba was already qualified but rejected the invitation to play in the Games.         
 
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