1970 World Men's Handball Championship
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The 1970 World Championship for men in team handball
Team handball
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 was the 7th World Handball Championship. It was held in France
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Final standings


Preliminary Round





GROUP A
Date Game Res.
? East Germany - Soviet Union 13-11
26 Feb Sweden - Norway 8-6
? Soviet Union - Norway 10-9
28 Feb Sweden - East Germany 11-9
? East Germany - Norway 10-8
1 Mar Soviet Union - Sweden 12-11
Group A Games Goals Points
3 30-27 4
3 32-30 4
3 33-33 4
3 23-28 0


GROUP B
Date Game Res.
? Czechoslovakia - Japan 19-9
? Yugoslavia- USA 34-8
? Czechoslovakia - USA 23-9
? Yugoslavia - Japan 17-17
? Japan - USA 21-15
? Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia 16-15
Group B Games Goals Points
3 58-33 6
3 66-41 3
3 47-51 3
3 32-78 0


GROUP C
Date Game Res.
? Romania - France 12-9
? West Germany - Switzerland 11-10
? Romania - Switzerland 22-7
? West Germany - France 15-12
? France - Switzerland 15-12
? West Germany - Romania 15-14
Group C Games Goals Points
3 41-36 6
3 48-31 4
3 36-39 2
3 29-48 0


GROUP D
Date Game Res.
? Denmark - Poland 23-16
26 Feb Hungary - Iceland 19-9
28 Feb Denmark - Iceland 19-13
? Hungary- Poland 15-9
1 Mar Iceland - Poland 21-18
? Hungary - Denmark 24-19
Group D Games Goals Points
3 58-37 6
3 61-53 4
3 43-56 2
3 43-59 0


Placement Round (9-12 pos.)

The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12.


Date Game Res.
? Soviet Union - France 25-14
3 Mar Japan - Iceland 20-19
4 Mar Soviet Union - Iceland 19-15
? Japan - France 22-13
? Soviet Union - Japan 28-12
6 Mar Iceland - France 19-17

Placement Round Games Goals Points
9. 3 72-41 6
10. 3 54-60 4
11. 3 53-56 2
12. 3 44-66 0


Main Round

The top two finishers from each preliminary round group progressed to the quarter-finals. The winners progressed to the semi-final stage, while losers played for positions 5-8.
Date Game Res.
Quarter-finals
3 Mar Romania - Sweden 15-13
? East Germany - West Germany 18-17•
? Denmark - Czechoslovakia 18-16
? Yugoslavia - Hungary 11-10
Semi-finals
? Romania - Denmark 18-12
? East Germany - Yugoslavia 17-13
Bronze medal game
? Yugoslavia - Denmark 29-12
Final
? Romania - East Germany 13-12••
• after extra-time
••after 2 extra-times

Positions 5-8

Date Game Res.
Semi-Final Round
5 Mar Sweden - Czechoslovakia 12-11
? West Germany - Hungary 15-13
7-8 pos.
? Czechoslovakia- Hungary 21-14
5-6 pos.
7 Mar West Germany - Sweden 15-14

Source: International Handball Federation
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