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 1 First 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)0
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 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 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 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)
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)
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)
Source: International Handball Federation
Final standings The national team of Romania, world champions in 1970 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.
References
External links
World Handball Championships
Men's
Tournaments Qualification Squads
Women's
Tournaments Qualification 2025
Squads
France
Romania
East Germany
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Japan
Hungary
Iceland
Norway
Poland
Soviet Union
Sweden
Switzerland
West Germany
United States1
Poland
