International handball competition
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.
Date
|
Venue
|
Game
|
Res.
|
Half
|
26.Jan
|
Odense
|
Yugoslavia - Canada
|
24-11
|
(13-4)0
|
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)
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Game
|
Res.
|
Half
|
26.Jan
|
Herning
|
Hungary - France
|
33-22
|
(17-9)0
|
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)
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Game
|
Res.
|
Half
|
26.Jan
|
Århus
|
Denmark - Spain
|
19-15
|
(11-9)0
|
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)
|
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)
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Poland
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
76
|
60
|
+16
|
6
|
Sweden
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
72
|
58
|
+14
|
4
|
Japan
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
64
|
70
|
−6
|
2
|
Bulgaria
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
58
|
82
|
−24
|
0
|
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)
|
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
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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)
|
Date
|
Match1
|
Score
|
Half
|
05.02.1978
|
Romania ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png) |
- |
|
25-17
|
(13-7)
|
Date
|
Match1
|
Score
|
Half
|
05.02.1978
|
Yugoslavia ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_%281946-1992%29.svg.png) |
- |
|
21-19
|
(8-10)
|
Date
|
Match1
|
Score
|
Half
|
05.02.1978
|
East Germany ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Flag_of_East_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_East_Germany.svg.png) |
- |
|
19-15
|
(9-7)
|
Date
|
Match1
|
Score
|
Half
|
05.02.1978
|
West Germany ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png) |
- |
|
20-19
|
(11-11)
|
Source: IHF
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