The
1970 World Championship for men in
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was the 7th World Handball Championship. It was held in
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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 |
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3 |
32-30 |
4 |
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3 |
33-33 |
4 |
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3 |
23-28 |
0 |
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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 |
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3 |
58-33 |
6 |
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3 |
66-41 |
3 |
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3 |
47-51 |
3 |
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3 |
32-78 |
0 |
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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 |
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3 |
41-36 |
6 |
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3 |
48-31 |
4 |
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3 |
36-39 |
2 |
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3 |
29-48 |
0 |
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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 |
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3 |
61-53 |
4 |
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3 |
43-56 |
2 |
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3 |
43-59 |
0 |
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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 |
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| Placement Round |
Games |
Goals |
Points |
| 9. |
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3 |
72-41 |
6 |
| 10. |
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3 |
54-60 |
4 |
| 11. |
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3 |
53-56 |
2 |
| 12. |
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3 |
44-66 |
0 |
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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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