1967 World Men's Handball Championship

The 1967 World Championship for men in team handball

Team handball

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was the 6th World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden

Sweden

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Final standings

Preliminary Round

GROUP A

Date	Game	Res.
12 Jan	Sweden - Poland	26-16
?	Yugoslavia - Switzerland	26-11
13 Jan	Sweden - Switzerland	19-16
?	Yugoslavia - Poland	22-17
15 Jan	Yugoslavia - Sweden	21-17
?	Poland - Switzerland	20-18

Games	Goals	Points
3	69-45	6
3	62-53	4
3	53-66	2
3	45-65	0

GROUP B

Date	Game	Res.
?	West Germany - Norway	22-16
?	Hungary - Japan	30-25
?	West Germany - Japan	38-27
?	Hungary - Norway	15-11
?	West Germany - Hungary	29-23
?	Japan - Norway	21-17

Games	Goals	Points
3	89-66	6
3	68-65	4
3	73-85	2
3	44-58	0

GROUP C

Date	Game	Res.
?	Romania - East Germany	14-14
?	USSR - Canada	28-9
?	USSR - East Germany	22-17
?	Romania - Canada	27-3
?	Romania - USSR	15-13
?	East Germany - Canada	37-6

Games	Goals	Points
3	56-30	5
3	63-41	4
3	68-42	3
3	18-92	0

GROUP D

Date	Game	Res.
?	Czechoslovakia - France	25-10
?	Denmark - Tunisia	27-6
?	Czechoslovakia - Tunisia	23-10
?	Denmark - France	9-8
?	Czechoslovakia - Denmark	24-14
?	France - Tunisia	16-7

Games	Goals	Points
3	70-36	6
3	65-39	4
3	37-47	2
3	40-90	0

Main Round

The top two teams from each group progressed to the quarter finals. The four quarter final winners progressed to the Semi-Finals, while losers played for positions 5-8.

Date	Game	Res.
Quarter-Finals
?	Denmark - Yugoslavia	14-13
?	USSR - West Germany	19-16
17 Jan	Czechoslovakia - Sweden	18-11
?	Romania - Hungary	20-19
Semi-Finals
?	Czechoslovakia - Romania	19-17
?	Denmark - USSR	17-12
Bronze medal game
?	Romania - USSR	21-19•
Final
?	Czechoslovakia - Denmark	14-11
• After extra time.

5.-8.place

Dat	Game	Res.
Semi-Final Round
?	West Germany- Yugoslavia	31-30•
18 Jan	Sweden - Hungary	21-19
7-8 place
?	Yugoslavia - Hungary	24-20
5-6 place
20 Jan	Sweden - West Germany	24-22
• After extra time.

Source: International Handball Federation

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