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International handball competition
1974 World Men's Handball Championship Host country East Germany Dates 28 February-10 March Teams 16 Champions Romania Runner-up East Germany Third place Yugoslavia Matches played 42 Goals scored 1,556 (37.05 per match)
The 1974 World Men's Handball Championship was the eighth team handball World Championship. It was held in East Germany between 28 February-10 March 1974. Romania won the championship.
Teams
Preliminary round
Group A
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
28 Feb
Karl-Marx-Stadt
Czechoslovakia - Iceland
25-15
(11-6)0
28 Feb
Karl-Marx-Stadt
Denmark - West Germany
12-11
(7-5)
1 Mar
Gera
Czechoslovakia - Denmark
16-12
(7-4)
1 Mar
Erfurt
West Germany - Iceland
22-16
(10-7)
3 Mar
Karl-Marx-Stadt
Czechoslovakia - West Germany
17-11
(6-7)
3 Mar
Erfurt
Denmark - Iceland
19-17
(10-10)
Group B
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
28 Feb
Schwerin
Romania - Poland
18-14
(10-6)0
28 Feb
Schwerin
Spain - Sweden
15-14
(7-9)
1 Mar
Wismar
Poland - Sweden
20-10
(6-5)
1 Mar
Rostock
Romania - Spain
21-11
(12-8)
3 Mar
Schwerin
Sweden - Romania
20-18
(9-8)
3 Mar
Rostock
Poland - Spain
21-15
(11-6)
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Romania
3
2
0
1
57
45
+12
4
Poland
3
2
0
1
55
43
+12
4
Sweden
3
1
0
2
44
53
−9
2
Spain
3
1
0
2
41
56
−15
2
Group C
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
28 Feb
East Berlin
East Germany - Japan
31-16
(13-9)0
28 Feb
East Berlin
Soviet Union - United States
40-11
(16-6)
1 Mar
Brandenburg an der Havel
East Germany - United States
35-14
(16-6)
1 Mar
Brandenburg an der Havel
Soviet Union - Japan
25-18
(13-7)
3 Mar
East Berlin
East Germany - Soviet Union
15-15
(7-4)
3 Mar
Brandenburg an der Havel
Japan - United States
29-18
(13-9)
Group D
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
28 Feb
Halle an der Saale
Yugoslavia - Bulgaria
25-17
(11-7)0
28 Feb
Halle an der Saale
Hungary - Algeria
30-10
(12-5)
1 Mar
Magdeburg
Yugoslavia - Algeria
35-12
(17-7)
1 Mar
Dessau
Hungary - Bulgaria
19-15
(9-7)
3 Mar
Halle an der Saale
Yugoslavia - Hungary
21-18
(9-10)
3 Mar
Dessau
Bulgaria - Algeria
23-16
(10-9)
Placement Round (9-12 pos.)
The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12.
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
5 Mar
Erfurt
West Germany - Sweden
20-18
(8-3)
5 Mar
Wismar
Bulgaria - Japan
23-22
(13-12)
7 Mar
Magdeburg
West Germany - Japan
30-24
(15-12)
7 Mar
Gera
Sweden - Bulgaria
21-19
(12-8)
9 Mar
Halle an der Saale
West Germany - Bulgaria
22-13
(11-8)
9 Mar
Dessau
Sweden - Japan
28-21
(14-11)
Second round
Group 1
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
5 Mar
Karl Marx Stadt
Poland - Czechoslovakia
19-16
(11-6)
5 Mar
Halle an der Saale
Romania - Denmark
20-11
(9-1)
7 Mar
Schwerin
Romania - Czechoslovakia
20-13
(11-6)
7 Mar
Karl Marx Stadt
Poland - Denmark
14-9
(6-5)
Group 2
Date
Venue
Game
Res.
Half
5 Mar
Schwerin
East Germany - Hungary
17-10
(10-4)
5 Mar
Magdeburg
Yugoslavia - Soviet Union
18-15
(11-8)
7 Mar
East Berlin
East Germany - Yugoslavia
19-17
(10-8)
7 Mar
Dessau
Soviet Union - Hungary
17-15
(8-7)
7th / 8th place
5th / 6th place
3rd / 4th place
Final
Final standings
Source: International Handball Federation
External links
World Handball Championships
Men's
Tournaments Qualification Squads
Women's
Tournaments Qualification Squads