1978 World Men's Handball Championship Explained

Country:	Denmark
Dates:	26 January-5 February
Num Teams:	16
Matches:	42
Goals:	1647
Top Scorer:	(47 goals each)
Previous:	1974 World Men's Handball Championship
Next:	1982 World Men's Handball Championship

The 1978 World Men's Handball Championship was the ninth team handball World Championship. It was held in Denmark between 26 January-5 February 1978. West Germany won the championship.

Preliminary round

Group A

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Odense	Yugoslavia - Canada	24-11	(13-4)
26.Jan	Odense	West Germany - Czechoslovakia	16-13	(8-5)
28.Jan	Vejle	Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia	17-16	(9-7)
28.Jan	Ringe	West Germany - Canada	20-10	(7-3)
29.Jan	Odense	West Germany - Yugoslavia	18-13	(9-5)
29.Jan	Fredericia	Czechoslovakia - Canada	29-10	(15-5)

Group B

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Herning	Hungary - France	33-22	(17-9)
26.Jan	Herning	East Germany - Romania	18-16	(8-7)
28.Jan	Esbjerg	Hungary - East Germany	12-10	(7-6)
28.Jan	Aabenraa	Romania - France	36-17	(18-9)
29.Jan	Herning	Romania - Hungary	22-21	(9-10)
29.Jan	Ribe	East Germany - France	28-15	(14-6)

Group C

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Århus	Denmark - Spain	19-15	(11-9)
26.Jan	Århus	Soviet Union - Iceland	22-18	(14-9)
28.Jan	Aalborg	Soviet Union - Spain	24-12	(10-5)
28.Jan	Randers	Denmark - Iceland	21-14	(10-8)
29.Jan	Århus	Soviet Union - Denmark	16-16	(9-8)
29.Jan	Thisted	Spain - Iceland	25-22	(15-10)

Group D

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
26.Jan	Brøndby	Poland - Japan	26-21	(13-13)
26.Jan	Brøndby	Sweden - Bulgaria	31-16	(14-10)
28.Jan	Køge	Sweden - Japan	24-20	(10-10)
28.Jan	Kalundborg	Poland - Bulgaria	28-22	(20-7)
29.Jan	Helsingør	Poland - Sweden	22-17	(14-9)
29.Jan	Næstved	Japan - Bulgaria	23-20	(11-11)

Second round

Group 1

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
31.Jan	Odense	Yugoslavia - Romania	17-16	(9-10)
31.Jan	Brøndby	East Germany - West Germany	14-14	(9-7)
2.Feb	Kalundborg	Yugoslavia - East Germany	16-16	(11-9)
2.Feb	Helsingør	Romania - West Germany	17-17	(6-8)

Group 2

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
31.Jan	Vejle	Soviet Union - Sweden	24-18	(10-5)
31.Jan	Randers	Denmark - Poland	25-23	(14-12)
2.Feb	Århus	Soviet Union - Poland	18-16	(7-9)
2.Feb	Herning	Denmark - Sweden	18-14	(10-9)

Placement matches -- 9th to 12th

Date	Venue	Game	Res.	Half
31.Jan	Rønnede	Spain - Japan	26-15	(14-10)
31.Jan	Frederikssund	Czechoslovakia - Hungary	18-18	(11-12)
2 Feb	Roskilde	Spain - Czechoslovakia	24-21	(12-12)
2 Feb	Nykøbing Falster	Hungary - Japan	30-26	(15-16)
4 Feb	Taastrup	Hungary - Spain	23-19	(11-8)
4 Feb	Aakirkeby	Japan - Czechoslovakia	25-25	(14-12)

7th / 8th place

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05.02.1978				25-17	(13-7)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

5th / 6th place

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05.02.1978				21-19	align=centet	(8-10)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

3rd / 4th place

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05.02.1978				19-15	(9-7)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

Final

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05.02.1978				20-19	(11-11)

(¹) - In Copenhagen

Final standings

Rank	Team



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16

Source: IHF

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