The 
1964 World Championship for men in 
team handballHandball  is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each  pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
 was the 5th World Handball Championship. It was held in 
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Final standings
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Preliminary Round
GROUP A
 
| Date | Matches | Res. | 
| ? | West Germany - Yugoslavia | 14-14 |  
| ? | East Germany - USA | 20-9 |  
| ? | Yugoslavia - USA | 22-3 |  
| ? | West Germany - East Germany | 12-10 |  
| ? | East Germany - Yugoslavia | 14-14 |  
| ? | West Germany - USA | 24-13 |  
| Group A | Games | Goals | Points | 
|  | 3 | 50-37 | 5 |  
|  | 3 | 50-31 | 4 |  
|  | 3 | 44-35 | 3 |  
|  | 3 | 25-66 | 0 |  
 | GROUP B
 
| Date | Matches | Res. | 
| 6 Mar | Sweden - Hungary | 15-8 |  
| 6 Mar | Iceland - Egypt | 16-8 |  
| 7 Mar | Hungary - Egypt | 16-9 |  
| 7 Mar | Iceland - Sweden | 12-10 |  
| 9 Mar | Hungary - Iceland | 21-12 |  
| 9 Mar | Sweden - Egypt | 26-11 |  
| Group B | Games | Goals | Points | 
|  | 3 | 51-31 | 4 |  
|  | 3 | 45-36 | 4 |  
|  | 3 | 40-39 | 4 |  
|  | 3 | 28-58 | 0 |  
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GROUP C
 
| Date | Matches | Res. | 
| 7 Mar | Czechoslovakia - France | 23-14 |  
| ? | Denmark - Switzerland | 16-13 |  
| ? | Switzerland - France | 15-14 |  
| ? | Czechoslovakia - Denmark | 14-11 |  
| ? | Denmark - France | 26-13 |  
| ? | Czechoslovakia - Switzerland | 26-10 |  
| Group C | Games | Goals | Points | 
|  | 3 | 63-35 | 6 |  
|  | 3 | 53-40 | 4 |  
|  | 3 | 38-56 | 2 |  
|  | 3 | 41-64 | 0 |  
 | GROUP D
 
| Date | Matches | Res. | 
| ? | Romania - Soviet Union | 16-14 |  
| ? | Japan - Norway | 18-14 |  
| ? | Soviet Union - Japan | 40-10 |  
| ? | Romania- Norway | 18-10 |  
| ? | Norway - Soviet Union | 13-11 |  
| ? | Romania - Japan | 36-12 |  
| Group D | Games | Goals | Points | 
|  | 3 | 70-36 | 6 |  
|  | 3 | 65-39 | 2 |  
|  | 3 | 37-47 | 2 |  
|  | 3 | 40-90 | 2 |  
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Main Round
Results from Preliminary round carried over to Main round.
GROUP 1
 
| Date | Kamp | Res. | 
| 11 Mar | Hungary - West Germany | 19-15 |  
| 11 Mar | Sweden - Yugoslavia | 23-18 |  
| 13 Mar | Yugoslavia - Hungary | 16-15 |  
| 13 Mar | West Germany - Sweden | 16-8 |  
| Group 1 | Games | Goals | Points | 
|  | 3 | 46-42 | 4 |  
|  | 3 | 45-41 | 3 |  
|  | 3 | 48-52 | 3 |  
|  | 3 | 42-46 | 2 |  
 | GROUP 2
 
| Date | Matches | Res. | 
| ? | Czechoslovakia - Soviet Union | 18-15 |  
| ? | Romania - Denmark | 25-15 |  
| ? | Soviet Union- Denmark | 17-14 |  
| ? | Romania - Czechoslovakia | 16-15 |  
| Group 2 | Games | Goals | Points | 
|  | 3 | 57-44 | 6 |  
|  | 3 | 47-42 | 4 |  
|  | 3 | 46-48 | 2 |  
|  | 3 | 40-56 | 0 |  
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Final Round
| Date | Matches | Res. | 
| Match for 7th Place | 
| ? | Denmark - Hungary | 23-14 | 
| Match for 5th place | 
| ? | Soviet Union - Yugoslavia | 27-18 | 
| Bronze Medal Game | 
| ? | Czechoslovakia - West Germany | 22-15 | 
| Final (Prague) | 
| 15 Mar | Romania - Sweden | 25-22 | 
Source: 
International Handball Federation
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