1974 World Men's Handball Championship

International handball competition

1974 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	East Germany
Dates	28 February-10 March
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Romania
Runner-up	East Germany
Third place	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	1,556 (37.05 per match)
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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

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

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)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czechoslovakia	3	3	0	58	38	+20	6
Denmark	3	2	1	43	44	−1	4
West Germany	3	1	2	44	45	−1	2
Iceland	3	0	3	48	66	−18	0

Source:

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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	3	2	1	57	45	+12	4
Poland	3	2	1	55	43	+12	4
Sweden	3	1	2	44	53	−9	2
Spain	3	1	2	41	56	−15	2

Source:

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)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Germany	3	2	1	0	81	45	+36	5
Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	80	44	+36	5
Japan	3	1	0	2	63	74	−11	2
United States	3	0	0	3	43	104	−61	0

Source:

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)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Yugoslavia	3	3	0	81	47	+34	6
Hungary	3	2	1	67	46	+21	4
Bulgaria	3	1	2	55	60	−5	2
Algeria	3	0	3	38	88	−50	0

Source:

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)

Placement Round		Games	Goals	Points
9.	West Germany	3	72-55	6
10.	Sweden	3	67-60	4
11.	Bulgaria	3	55-65	2
12.	Japan	3	67-81	0

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)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Romania	3	3	0	58	38	+20	6
Poland	3	2	1	47	43	+4	4
Czechoslovakia	3	1	2	45	51	−6	2
Denmark	3	0	3	32	50	−18	0

Source:

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)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
East Germany	3	2	1	0	51	42	+9	5
Yugoslavia	3	2	0	1	56	52	+4	4
Soviet Union	3	1	1	1	47	48	−1	3
Hungary	3	0	0	3	43	55	−12	0

Source:

7th / 8th place

Date	Match			Score	Half
09.03.1974	Hungary	-	Denmark	22-15	(13-6)

() - In East Berlin

5th / 6th place

Date	Match			Score	Half
10.03.1974	Soviet Union	-	Czechoslovakia	26-24	(14-11)

() - In East Berlin

3rd / 4th place

Date	Match			Score	Half
09.03.1974	Yugoslavia	-	Poland	18-16	(10-9)

() - In East Berlin

Final

Date	Match			Score	Half
10.03.1974	Romania	-	East Germany	14-12	(7-8)

() - In East Berlin

Final standings

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

Source: International Handball Federation

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Men's

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