1974 World Men's Handball Championship

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.

1974 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country East Germany
Dates28 February-10 March 1974
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Romania
Runner-up East Germany
Third place Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored1,556 (37.05 per match)

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 D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia 3 3 0 0 58 38 +20 6
 Denmark 3 2 0 1 43 44 −1 4
 West Germany 3 1 0 2 44 45 −1 2
 Iceland 3 0 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 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
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 D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yugoslavia 3 3 0 0 81 47 +34 6
 Hungary 3 2 0 1 67 46 +21 4
 Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 55 60 −5 2
 Algeria 3 0 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 Germany372-556
10.  Sweden367-604
11.  Bulgaria355-652
12.  Japan367-810

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 D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 3 3 0 0 58 38 +20 6
 Poland 3 2 0 1 47 43 +4 4
 Czechoslovakia 3 1 0 2 45 51 −6 2
 Denmark 3 0 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 Match1 Score Half
09.03.1974 Hungary 
-
 Denmark 22-15 (13-6)
  • (1) - In East Berlin

5th / 6th place
Date Match1 Score Half
10.03.1974 Soviet Union 
-
 Czechoslovakia 26-24 (14-11)
  • (1) - In East Berlin

3rd / 4th place
Date Match1 Score Half
09.03.1974 Yugoslavia 
-
 Poland 18-16 (10-9)
  • (1) - In East Berlin

Final
Date Match1 Score Half
10.03.1974 Romania 
-
 East Germany 14-12 (7-8)
  • (1) - 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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