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Men's World Championship 1986 - Home
Switzerland - 25 February 1986 - 8 March 1986
Winner
: Yougoslavia
Final standings
| 1 | Yougoslavia |
| 2 |  Hungary |
| 3 |  East Germany |
| 4 |  Sweden |
| 5 |  Spain |
| 6 |  Iceland |
| 7 |  West Germany |
| 8 |  Denmark |
| 9 |  Romania |
| 10 |  U.S.S.R. |
| 11 |  Switzerland |
| 12 |  Republic of Korea |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia |
| 14 |  Poland |
| 15 |  Cuba |
| 16 |  Algeria |
Preliminary Round - Group A (Switzerland - 25/02/1986 - 28/02/1986)
Classification
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yougoslavia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 70 | +10 |
| 2 | East Germany | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 64 | +7 |
| 3 | U.S.S.R. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 72 | +1 |
| 4 | Cuba | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 93 | -18 |
Last matches
25 February 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Aarau | East Germany | 28 - 24 |  Cuba |
| 20h45 in Aarau | Yougoslavia | 26 - 22 |  U.S.S.R. |
26 February 1986 | |||
| 18h15 in Davos | Yougoslavia | 32 - 28 | Cuba |
| 20h00 in Davos | East Germany | 23 - 18 | U.S.S.R. |
28 February 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Luzern | Yougoslavia | 22 - 20 | East Germany |
| 20h45 in Luzern | U.S.S.R. | 33 - 23 | Cuba |
Preliminary Round - Group B (Switzerland - 25/02/1986 - 28/02/1986)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 51 | +6 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 0 |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 53 | -4 |
| 4 | Poland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 59 | -2 |
Last matches
25 February 1986 | |||
| 20h00 in St. Gallen | Switzerland | 15 - 15 |  Spain |
| 20h45 in Zürich | West Germany | 21 - 20 |  Poland |
26 February 1986 | |||
| 20h00 in St. Gallen | Switzerland | 18 - 17 | Poland |
| 20h45 in Bern | West Germany | 18 - 14 | Spain |
28 February 1986 | |||
| 20h45 in Basel | West Germany | 18 - 17 | Switzerland |
| 20h45 in Winterthur | Spain | 20 - 20 | Poland |
Preliminary Round - Group C (Switzerland - 25/02/1986 - 28/02/1986)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 65 | +11 |
| 2 | Romania | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 64 | +4 |
| 3 | Iceland | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 71 | -6 |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 67 | -9 |
Last matches
25 February 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Geneva | Republic of Korea | 30 - 21 |  Iceland |
| 20h45 in Geneva | Romania | 23 - 18 |  Czechoslovakia |
26 February 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Bern | Iceland | 19 - 18 | Czechoslovakia |
| 20h45 in La Chaux-de-Fonds | Romania | 22 - 21 | Republic of Korea |
28 February 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Winterthur | Republic of Korea | 25 - 22 | Czechoslovakia |
| 19h00 in Bern | Iceland | 25 - 23 | Romania |
Preliminary Round - Group D (Switzerland - 25/02/1986 - 28/02/1986)
Standing
Last matches
25 February 1986 | |||
| 18h00 in St. Gallen | Sweden | 24 - 16 |  Algeria |
| 19h00 in Zürich | Hungary | 25 - 21 |  Denmark |
26 February 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Zürich | Denmark | 27 - 18 | Algeria |
| 20h45 in Zürich | Hungary | 23 - 22 | Sweden |
28 February 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Basel | Hungary | 23 - 19 | Algeria |
| 20h45 in Bern | Sweden | 24 - 21 | Denmark |
Main Round - Group I (Switzerland - 02/03/1986 - 06/03/1986)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yougoslavia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 95 | +17 |
| 2 | East Germany | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 92 | +17 |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 87 | +5 |
| 4 | U.S.S.R. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 109 | -5 |
| 5 | West Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 97 | -9 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 107 | -25 |
Last matches
2 March 1986 | |||
| 16h30 in Bern | Yougoslavia | 18 - 17 | Spain |
| 16h30 in Basel | East Germany | 23 - 16 | Switzerland |
| 16h30 in Zürich | U.S.S.R. | 23 - 20 | West Germany |
4 March 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Olten | East Germany | 24 - 15 | West Germany |
| 20h45 in Geneva | Spain | 25 - 17 | U.S.S.R. |
| 20h45 in Olten | Yougoslavia | 27 - 19 | Switzerland |
6 March 1986 | |||
| 20h45 in Luzern | Yougoslavia | 19 - 17 | West Germany |
| 20h45 in Bern | Spain | 21 - 19 | East Germany |
| 20h45 in St. Gallen | U.S.S.R. | 24 - 15 | Switzerland |
Main Round - Group II (Switzerland - 02/03/1986 - 06/03/1986)
Standing
Last matches
2 March 1986 | |||
| 14h45 in Zürich | Hungary | 21 - 20 | Iceland |
| 14h45 in Aarau | Sweden | 25 - 20 | Romania |
| 16h30 in Aarau | Denmark | 31 - 27 | Republic of Korea |
4 March 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Luzern | Iceland | 25 - 16 | Denmark |
| 20h45 in Luzern | Hungary | 19 - 17 | Romania |
| 20h45 in Winterthur | Sweden | 29 - 26 | Republic of Korea |
6 March 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Bern | Sweden | 27 - 23 | Iceland |
| 19h00 in St. Gallen | Hungary | 34 - 28 | Republic of Korea |
| 20h45 in Aarau | Denmark | 18 - 16 | Romania |
13e/16e places (Switzerland - 02/03/1986 - 06/03/1986)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 66 | +8 |
| 2 | Poland | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 69 | +8 |
| 3 | Cuba | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 78 | -7 |
| 4 | Algeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 77 | -9 |
Last matches
2 March 1986 | |||
| 17h00 in Solothurn | Czechoslovakia | 27 - 23 | Cuba |
| 17h00 in La Chaux-de-Fonds | Poland | 28 - 23 | Algeria |
4 March 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Winterthur | Czechoslovakia | 23 - 22 | Poland |
| 19h00 in Geneva | Cuba | 25 - 24 | Algeria |
6 March 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Aarau | Czechoslovakia | 24 - 21 | Algeria |
| 19h00 in Luzern | Poland | 27 - 23 | Cuba |
Final Round (Switzerland - 07/03/1986 - 08/03/1986)
Classification Round
7 March 1986 | |||
| 19h00 in Olten | Romania | 25 - 21 | U.S.S.R. |
| 19h00 in Basel | West Germany | 25 - 18 | Denmark |
| 20h45 in Olten | Spain | 24 - 22 | Iceland |
8 March 1986 | |||
| 14h30 in Zürich | Switzerland | 27 - 22 | Republic of Korea |
Third Place Match
7 March 1986 | |||
| 20h45 in Basel | East Germany | 24 - 23 | Sweden |
Final
8 March 1986 | |||
| 16h30 in Zürich | Yougoslavia | 24 - 22 | Hungary |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 Yougoslavia 7 2 Hungary 6 3 East Germany 5 4 Sweden 5 5 West Germany 4 6 Czechoslovakia 3 Drawn matches 1 Spain 2 2 Poland 1 3 Switzerland 1 4 Algeria 0 5 Cuba 0 6 Czechoslovakia 0 Losses 1 Algeria 6 2 Cuba 5 3 Republic of Korea 5 4 Denmark 4 5 Iceland 4 6 Romania 4
Germany
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