1974 World Men's Handball Championship

1974 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  East Germany
Final positions
Champions  Romania
Runner-up  East Germany
Third place  Yugoslavia
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The 1974 World Men's Handball Championship was the eighth team handball World Championship. It was held in East Germany. Romania won the championship.

Teams

Group A Group B Group C Group D
 Czechoslovakia  Poland  East Germany  Algeria
 Denmark  Romania  Japan  Bulgaria
 Iceland  Spain  Soviet Union  Hungary
 West Germany  Sweden  United States  Yugoslavia

Preliminary round

Group A

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 Czechoslovakia 33005838+206
 Denmark 32014344-14
 West Germany 31024445-12
 Iceland 30034866-180

Group B

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 Romania 32015745+124
 Poland 32015543+124
 Sweden 31024453-92
 Spain 31024156-152

Group C

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 East Germany 32108145+365
 Soviet Union 32108044+365
 Japan 31026374-112
 United States 300343104-610

Group D

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 Yugoslavia 33008147+346
 Hungary 32016746+214
 Bulgaria 31025560-52
 Algeria 30033888-500

Second round

Group 1

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 Romania 33005838+206
 Poland 32014743+44
 Czechoslovakia 31024551-62
 Denmark 30033250-180

Group 2

Team P W T L G+ G- GD Pts.
 East Germany 32105142+95
 Yugoslavia 32015652+44
 Soviet Union 31114748-13
 Hungary 30034355-120

3rd / 4th place

Date Match¹ Score
10.03.1974 Yugoslavia 
-
 Poland 18-16

Final

Date Match¹ Score
10.03.1974 Romania 
-
 East Germany 14-12

Final standings

 Romania
 East Germany
 Yugoslavia
4  Poland
5  Soviet Union
6  Czechoslovakia
7  Hungary
8  Denmark
9  West Germany
10  Bulgaria
11  Sweden
12  Japan
13  Spain
14  Iceland
15  Algeria
16  United States

Source: International Handball Federation

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