1974 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	East Germany
Dates	28 February-10 March 1974
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Romania
Runner-up	East Germany
Third place	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32

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	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 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	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

	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