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Men's World Championship 1974 - Home
East Germany - 28 February 1974 - 10 March 1974
Winner
: Romania
Final standings
| 1 | Romania |
| 2 |  East Germany |
| 3 |  Yougoslavia |
| 4 |  Poland |
| 5 |  U.S.S.R. |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia |
| 7 |  Hungary |
| 8 |  Denmark |
| 9 |  West Germany |
| 10 |  Bulgaria |
| 11 |  Sweden |
| 12 |  Japan |
| 13 |  Spain |
| 14 |  Iceland |
| 15 |  Algeria |
| 16 |  United States |
Preliminary Round - Group A (East Germany - 28/02/1974 - 03/03/1974)
Classification
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 38 | +20 |
| 2 | Denmark | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 44 | -1 |
| 3 | West Germany | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 45 | -1 |
| 4 | Iceland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 66 | -18 |
Last matches
28 February 1974 | |||
| IN Karl-Marx-Stadt | Denmark | 12 - 11 |  West Germany |
| IN Karl-Marx-Stadt | Czechoslovakia | 25 - 15 |  Iceland |
1 March 1974 | |||
| IN Gera | Czechoslovakia | 16 - 12 | Denmark |
| IN Erfurt | West Germany | 22 - 16 | Iceland |
3 March 1974 | |||
| IN Karl-Marx-Stadt | Czechoslovakia | 17 - 11 | West Germany |
| IN Erfurt | Denmark | 19 - 17 | Iceland |
Preliminary Round - Group B (East Germany - 28/02/1974 - 03/03/1974)
Standing
Last matches
28 February 1974 | |||
| IN Schwerin | Spain | 15 - 14 |  Sweden |
| IN Schwerin | Romania | 18 - 14 |  Poland |
1 March 1974 | |||
| IN Wismar | Poland | 20 - 10 | Sweden |
| IN Rostock | Romania | 21 - 11 | Spain |
3 March 1974 | |||
| IN Schwerin | Sweden | 20 - 18 | Romania |
| IN Rostock | Poland | 21 - 15 | Spain |
Preliminary Round - Group C (East Germany - 28/02/1974 - 03/03/1974)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 45 | +36 |
| 2 | U.S.S.R. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 44 | +36 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 74 | -11 |
| 4 | United States | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 104 | -61 |
Last matches
28 February 1974 | |||
| IN Berlin | East Germany | 31 - 16 |  Japan |
| IN Berlin | U.S.S.R. | 40 - 11 |  United States |
1 March 1974 | |||
| IN Brandenburg | U.S.S.R. | 25 - 18 | Japan |
| IN Brandenburg | East Germany | 35 - 14 | United States |
3 March 1974 | |||
| IN Berlin | East Germany | 15 - 15 | U.S.S.R. |
| IN Brandenburg | Japan | 29 - 18 | United States |
Preliminary Round - Group D (East Germany - 28/02/1974 - 03/03/1974)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yougoslavia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 47 | +34 |
| 2 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 46 | +21 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 60 | -5 |
| 4 | Algeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 88 | -50 |
Last matches
28 February 1974 | |||
| IN Halle | Yougoslavia | 25 - 17 |  Bulgaria |
| IN Halle | Hungary | 30 - 10 |  Algeria |
1 March 1974 | |||
| IN Dessau-Rosslau | Hungary | 19 - 15 | Bulgaria |
| IN Magdebourg | Yougoslavia | 35 - 12 | Algeria |
3 March 1974 | |||
| IN Halle | Yougoslavia | 21 - 18 | Hungary |
| IN Dessau-Rosslau | Bulgaria | 23 - 16 | Algeria |
Main Round - Group 1 (East Germany - 05/03/1974 - 07/03/1974)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 38 | +20 |
| 2 | Poland | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 43 | +4 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 51 | -6 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 50 | -18 |
Last matches
5 March 1974 | |||
| IN Karl-Marx-Stadt | Poland | 19 - 16 | Czechoslovakia |
| IN Halle | Romania | 20 - 11 | Denmark |
7 March 1974 | |||
| IN Karl-Marx-Stadt | Poland | 14 - 9 | Denmark |
| IN Schwerin | Romania | 20 - 13 | Czechoslovakia |
Main Round - Group 2 (East Germany - 05/03/1974 - 07/03/1974)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 42 | +9 |
| 2 | Yougoslavia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 52 | +4 |
| 3 | U.S.S.R. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 48 | -1 |
| 4 | Hungary | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 55 | -12 |
Last matches
5 March 1974 | |||
| IN Schwerin | East Germany | 17 - 10 | Hungary |
| IN Magdebourg | Yougoslavia | 18 - 15 | U.S.S.R. |
7 March 1974 | |||
| IN Dessau-Rosslau | U.S.S.R. | 17 - 15 | Hungary |
| IN Berlin | East Germany | 19 - 17 | Yougoslavia |
Ranking Round (East Germany - 05/03/1974 - 09/03/1974)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 55 | +17 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 60 | +7 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 65 | -10 |
| 4 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 81 | -14 |
Last matches
5 March 1974 | |||
| IN Erfurt | West Germany | 20 - 18 | Sweden |
| IN Wismar | Bulgaria | 23 - 22 | Japan |
7 March 1974 | |||
| IN Gera | Sweden | 21 - 19 | Bulgaria |
| IN Magdebourg | West Germany | 30 - 24 | Japan |
9 March 1974 | |||
| IN Halle | West Germany | 22 - 13 | Bulgaria |
| IN Dessau-Rosslau | Sweden | 28 - 21 | Japan |
Final Round (East Germany - Berlin - 09/03/1974 - 10/03/1974)
Classification Round
9 March 1974 | |||
| Hungary | 22 - 15 | Denmark | |
10 March 1974 | |||
| U.S.S.R. | 26 - 24 | Czechoslovakia | |
Third Place Match
9 March 1974 | |||
| Yougoslavia | 18 - 16 | Poland | |
Final
10 March 1974 | |||
| Romania | 14 - 12 | East Germany | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 Romania 5 2 Yougoslavia 5 3 East Germany 4 4 Poland 4 5 U.S.S.R. 4 6 West Germany 4 Drawn matches 1 East Germany 1 2 U.S.S.R. 1 3 Algeria 0 4 Bulgaria 0 5 Czechoslovakia 0 6 Denmark 0 Losses 1 Japan 5 2 Bulgaria 4 3 Denmark 4 4 Algeria 3 5 Czechoslovakia 3 6 Hungary 3
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