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1970 World Men's Handball Championship
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | France |
| dates | 26 February-8 March |
| num_teams | 16 |
| champion_other | |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| matches | 42 |
| goals | 1262 |
| previous | 1967 World Men's Handball Championship |
| next | 1974 World Men's Handball Championship |
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
| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nations | 1 | ||
| [1967 World Championship](1967-world-men-s-handball-championship) | 12–21 January 1967 | 3 | |
| Asia | 1 | ||
| [Europe and Africa Qualification](1970-world-men-s-handball-championship-qualification-europe-and-africa) | 15 November – 7 December 1969 | 10 | |
| [North America Qualification](1970-world-men-s-handball-championship-qualification-north-america) | 15–30 November 1969 | 1 | [1](1) |
:1First 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) |
| 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 A | Games | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 30-27 | 4 | |
| 3 | 32-30 | 4 | |
| 3 | 33-33 | 4 | |
| 3 | 23-28 | 0 |
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 B | Games | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 58-33 | 6 | |
| 3 | 66-41 | 3 | |
| 3 | 47-51 | 3 | |
| 3 | 32-78 | 0 |
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 C | Games | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 41-36 | 6 | |
| 3 | 48-31 | 4 | |
| 3 | 36-39 | 2 | |
| 3 | 29-48 | 0 |
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) |
| Group D | Games | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 58-37 | 6 | |
| 3 | 61-53 | 4 | |
| 3 | 43-56 | 2 | |
| 3 | 43-59 | 0 |
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) |
| Placement Round | Games | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | 3 | 72-41 | |
| 10. | 3 | 54-60 | |
| 11. | 3 | 53-56 | |
| 12. | 3 | 44-66 |
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) |
Final standings
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.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 | |
| 13 | |
| 14 | |
| 15 | |
| 16 |
References
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