1970 World Men's Handball Championship Tournament details Host country Dates 26 February-8 March 1970 Teams 16 Final positions Champions Romania Runner-up East Germany Third place Yugoslavia Tournament statistics Matches played 42 Goals scored 1,262 (30.05 per match)
The 1970 World Men's Handball Championship was the seventh team handball World Championship. It was held in France between 26 February-8 March 1970. Romania won the championship.
Qualification 1 First Canada was qualified but was disqualified because they used a Danish player.Results Preliminary round GROUP A
Date Venue Game Res. Half 26 Feb Saint-Nazaire East Germany - Soviet Union 13-11 (8-6)0 26 Feb Quimper Sweden - Norway 8-6 (5-2) 28 Feb Rennes Soviet Union - Norway 10-9 (5-4) 28 Feb Rennes Sweden - East Germany 11-9 (5-4) 1 Mar Nantes East Germany - Norway 10-8 (5-3) 1 Mar Nantes Soviet Union - Sweden 12-11 (6-5)
GROUP B
Date Venue Game Res. Half 26 Feb Bayonne Czechoslovakia - Japan 19-9 (8-2) 26 Feb Angoulême Yugoslavia- USA 34-8 (22-3) 28 Feb Agen Czechoslovakia - USA 23-9 (13-5) 28 Feb Agen Yugoslavia - Japan 17-17 (10-8) 1 Mar Toulouse Japan - USA 21-15 (10-7) 1 Mar Toulouse Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia 16-15 (8-11)
GROUP C
Date Venue Game Res. Half 26 Feb Paris Romania - France 12-9 (7-2) 26 Feb Rouen West Germany - Switzerland 11-10 (7-3) 28 Feb Amiens Romania - Switzerland 22-7 (9-6) 28 Feb Évreux West Germany - France 15-12 (10-6) 1 Mar Caen France - Switzerland 15-12 (7-3) 1 Mar Caen West Germany - Romania 15-14 (5-9)
GROUP D
Date Venue Game Res. Half 26 Feb Longwy Denmark - Poland 23-16 (10-6) 26 Feb Mulhouse Hungary - Iceland 19-9 (9-3) 28 Feb Hagondange Denmark - Iceland 19-13 (9-6) 28 Feb Strasbourg Hungary- Poland 15-9 (4-4) 1 Mar Metz Iceland - Poland 21-18 (14-9) 1 Mar Metz Hungary - Denmark 24-19 (13-6)
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 3 Mar Paris Soviet Union - France 25-14 (13-7) 3 Mar Creil Japan - Iceland 20-19 (12-9) 4 Mar Paris Soviet Union - Iceland 19-15 (8-5) 5 Mar Paris Japan - France 22-13 (13-7) 6 Mar Paris Soviet Union - Japan 28-12 (11-6) 6 Mar Paris Iceland - France 19-17 (12-10)
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.
Quarter-finals
Date Venue Game Res. Half 3 Mar Paris Romania - Sweden 15-13 (10-6) 3 Mar Orléans East Germany - West Germany 18-17• ET 16-16 (11-8) 3 Mar Besançon Denmark - Czechoslovakia 18-16 (10-7) 3 Mar Grenoble Yugoslavia - Hungary 11-10 (5-6)
Semi-finals
Date Venue Game Res. Half 5 Mar Lyon Romania - Denmark 18-12 (9-6) 5 Mar Bordeaux East Germany - Yugoslavia 17-13 (8-6)
Bronze medal game
Date Venue Game Res. Half 7 Mar Paris Yugoslavia - Denmark 29-12 (13-6)
Final
Date Venue Game Res. Half 8 Mar Paris Romania - East Germany 13-12 (after extra time) (4-5) 10-10 (11-11 during extra time)
Positions 5-8 Semi-Final Round
Date Venue Game Res. Half 5 Mar Évreux Sweden - Czechoslovakia 12-11 (5-7) 5 Mar Troyes West Germany - Hungary 15-13 (8-7)
7-8 pos.
Date Venue Game Res. Half 7 Mar Paris Czechoslovakia- Hungary 21-14 (12-4)
5-6 pos.
Date Venue Game Res. Half 7 Mar Paris West Germany - Sweden 15-14 (8-8)
Source: International Handball Federation
Final standings The national team of Romania, world champions in 1970 Places 1–8 were decided by play–off or knock–out. Places 9–12 were decide by a placement round. Teams finishing fourth in the preliminary round are ranked 13 to 16. In case of a tie in points gained, the goal difference of the preliminary round were taken into account.
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