| | Final Group | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 1. |  Czechoslovakia | 13 | 6(1) | 1(1) | 20:9 2.22 | 400/331 1.208 | 7 | | 2. |  Romania | 12 | 5(1) | 2(1) | 18:12 1.50 | 385/362 1.064 | 7 | | 3. |  Soviet Union | 11 | 4 | 3(3) | 18:11 1.64 | 380/330 1.152 | 7 | | 4. |  East Germany | 11 | 4(1) | 3 | 14:12 1.17 | 306/293 1.044 | 7 | | 5. |  Japan | 11 | 4(4) | 3(2) | 17:17 1.00 | 385/421 0.914 | 7 | | 6. |  Poland | 10 | 3(2) | 4 | 12:17 0.71 | 353/374 0.944 | 7 | | 7. |  Bulgaria | 9 | 2 | 5(1) | 10:16 0.62 | 323/335 0.964 | 7 | | 8. |  Yugoslavia | 7 | 0 | 7(1) | 6:21 0.29 | 287/373 0.769 | 7 |
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| Table | Czec | Roma | Sovi | East | Japa | Pola | Bulg | Yugo | | Czechoslovakia | ---- | 3:157-40 | 3:267-56 | 3:149-47 | | 3:159-44 | 3:048-40 | 3:159-52 | | Romania | | ---- | 3:271-64 | 3:157-39 | 3:153-47 | | 3:152-39 | 3:150-52 | | Soviet Union | | | ---- | 3:045-19 | | 3:155-47 | 3:045-29 | 3:158-36 | | East Germany | | | | ---- | 3:263-52 | 3:045-19 | 3:148-47 | 3:045-24 | | Japan | 3:252-61 | | 3:261-57 | | ---- | | 3:264-63 | 3:259-60 | | Poland | | 3:264-62 | | | 3:264-50 | ---- | | 3:157-43 | | Bulgaria | | | | | | 3:160-58 | ---- | 3:045-20 | | Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | | Group A | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 59-52 | 15-8 | 11-15 | 18-16 | 15-13 | | | Group B | Soviet Union | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-19 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 15-2 | 0:58 | | Group C | Poland | 3-2 | Romania | 64-62 | 6-15 | 12-15 | 15-13 | 16-14 | 15-5 | | Group D | Japan | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 64-63 | 10-15 | 9-15 | 15-12 | 15-9 | 15-12 | | played in Praha | | Mon 05.09.6613:30 | Romania | 3-1 | East Germany | 57-39 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 15-12 | 15-1 | | | Mon 05.09.66 | Japan | 3-2 | Yugoslavia | 59-60 | 15-12 | 8-15 | 15-5 | 6-15 | 15-13 | | Mon 05.09.6619:30 | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | Soviet Union | 67-56 | 14-16 | 15-12 | 15-9 | 8-15 | 15-4 | | Mon 05.09.66 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Poland | 60-58 | 5-15 | 10-15 | 15-6 | 15-11 | 15-11 | | Tue 06.09.6613:30 | Poland | 3-2 | Japan | 64-50 | 12-15 | 15-9 | 7-15 | 15-8 | 15-3 | | Tue 06.09.66 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 58-36 | 15-11 | 15-6 | 13-15 | 15-4 | | | Tue 06.09.6619:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Romania | 57-40 | 15-11 | 15-6 | 12-15 | 15-8 | | | Tue 06.09.66 | East Germany | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 48-47 | 3-15 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 15-8 | | | Wed 07.09.6613:30 | Romania | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 50-52 | 15-11 | 16-14 | 4-15 | 15-12 | | | Wed 07.09.66 | East Germany | 3-0 | Poland | 45-19 | 15-9 | 15-6 | 15-4 | | | Wed 07.09.6619:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Bulgaria | 48-40 | 15-11 | 15-13 | 18-16 | | | Wed 07.09.66 | Japan | 3-2 | Soviet Union | 61-57 | 15-12 | 12-15 | 4-15 | 15-7 | 15-8 | | Rest Day Thursday 08.09.1966 | | Fri 09.09.6613:30 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-20 | 15-4 | 15-8 | 15-8 | 0:55 | | Fri 09.09.66 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Poland | 59-44 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 14-16 | 15-8 | | | Fri 09.09.6619:00 | Romania | 3-2 | Soviet Union | 71-64 | 15-12 | 13-15 | 13-15 | 15-12 | 15-10 | | Fri 09.09.66 | East Germany | 3-2 | Japan | 63-52 | 6-15 | 15-13 | 12-15 | 15-5 | 15-4 | | Sat 10.09.6613:30 | Romania | 3-1 | Japan | 53-47 | 15-10 | 15-11 | 8-15 | 15-11 | | | Sat 10.09.66 | Poland | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 57-43 | 12-15 | 15-8 | 15-12 | 15-8 | | | Sat 10.09.6619:00 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Bulgaria | 45-29 | 15-3 | 15-13 | 15-13 | | | Sat 10.09.66 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | East Germany | 49-47 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 4-15 | 15-8 | | | Sun 11.09.6613:30 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | Poland | 55-47 | 15-13 | 15-11 | 10-15 | 15-8 | | | Sun 11.09.66 | Romania | 3-1 | Bulgaria | 52-39 | 15-8 | 15-10 | 7-15 | 15-6 | | | Sun 11.09.66 | East Germany | 3-0 | Yugoslavia | 45-24 | 15-7 | 15-12 | 15-5 | | | Sun 11.09.66 | Japan | 3-2 | Czechoslovakia | 52-61 | 6-15 | 15-9 | 1-15 | 15-12 | 15-10 |
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| | Final Ranking | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 1. | Czechoslovakia | 21 | 10(2) | 1(1) | 32:11 2.91 | 601/422 1.424 | 11 | | 2. | Romania | 18 | 8(1) | 2(1) | 27:13 2.08 | 533/418 1.275 | 10 | | 3. | Soviet Union | 18 | 7 | 4(4) | 29:15 1.93 | 595/481 1.237 | 11 | | 4. | East Germany | 19 | 8(1) | 3 | 26:12 2.17 | 486/362 1.343 | 11 | | 5. | Japan | 17 | 7(4) | 3(2) | 26:17 1.53 | 522/482 1.083 | 10 | | 6. | Poland | 16 | 6(2) | 4 | 21:18 1.17 | 500/433 1.155 | 10 | | 7. | Bulgaria | 15 | 5 | 5(1) | 19:17 1.12 | 470/407 1.155 | 10 | | 8. | Yugoslavia | 15 | 4 | 7(1) | 18:22 0.82 | 480/476 1.008 | 11 | | Group 9-16 | | 9. |  China | 20 | 9(2) | 2(1) | 30:11 2.73 | 580/364 1.593 | 11 | | 10. |  Hungary | 20 | 9(1) | 2(1) | 29:13 2.23 | 564/461 1.223 | 11 | | 11. |  United States | 17 | 6 | 5(1) | 23:20 1.15 | 534/507 1.053 | 11 | | 12. |  Netherlands | 15 | 5(1) | 5 | 19:18 1.06 | 413/473 0.873 | 10 | | 13. |  Brazil | 14 | 4 | 6(1) | 16:18 0.89 | 417/399 1.045 | 10 | | 14. |  Belgium | 14 | 4(1) | 6 | 15:23 0.65 | 424/491 0.864 | 10 | | 15. |  Turkey | 12 | 2 | 8 | 7:26 0.27 | 288/452 0.637 | 10 | | 16. |  Italy | 13 | 2 | 9 | 9:28 0.32 | 330/519 0.636 | 11 | | Group 17-22 | | 17. |  Cuba | 14 | 5(1) | 4 | 17:14 1.21 | 397/378 1.050 | 9 | | 18. |  France | 13 | 4(1) | 5(1) | 16:18 0.89 | 397/409 0.971 | 9 | | 19. |  Finland | 12 | 3(1) | 6(2) | 13:20 0.65 | 337/416 0.810 | 9 | | 20. |  West Germany | 11 | 2 | 7(1) | 9:22 0.41 | 264/391 0.675 | 9 | | 21. |  Mongolia | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5:25 0.20 | 280/430 0.651 | 9 | | 22. |  Denmark | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2:27 0.07 | 180/421 0.428 | 9 | | -. |  Argentina | DNS | | -. |  North Korea | DNS |
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| Draw | | Places | | Eastern Europe: 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 10. | | Asia: 5. 9. 21. | | America: 11. 13. 17. | | Western Europe: 12. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. 20. 22. | Africa: 3 teams were invited |
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| | Group 9-16 | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 9. | China | 14 | 7(2) | 0 | 21:5 4.20 | 370/233 1.588 | 7 | | 10. | Hungary | 13 | 6 | 1(1) | 20:6 3.33 | 364/275 1.324 | 7 | | 11. | United States | 11 | 4 | 3(1) | 16:12 1.33 | 366/314 1.166 | 7 | | 12. | Netherlands | 11 | 4(1) | 3 | 14:12 1.17 | 312/329 0.948 | 7 | | 13. | Brazil | 10 | 3 | 4(1) | 13:12 1.08 | 318/294 1.082 | 7 | | 14. | Belgium | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11:15 0.73 | 315/331 0.952 | 7 | | 15. | Turkey | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4:19 0.21 | 208/319 0.652 | 7 | | 16. | Italy | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3:21 0.14 | 203/361 0.562 | 7 |
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| Draw Numbers: Italy 1., Brazil 2., Turkey 3., United States 4., Netherlands 5., Belgium 6., China 7., Hungary 8. |
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| Table | Chin | Hung | Unit | Neth | Braz | Belg | Turk | Ital | | China | ---- | 3:264-55 | 3:267-62 | 3:046-24 | 3:156-44 | 3:045-17 | 3:045-16 | 3:047-15 | | Hungary | | ---- | 3:158-46 | 3:159-47 | 3:046-28 | 3:156-48 | 3:045-17 | 3:045-25 | | United States | | | ---- | 3:150-39 | 3:155-49 | | 3:045-17 | 3:159-28 | | Netherlands | | | | ---- | 3:259-61 | 3:153-51 | 3:045-33 | 3:045-29 | | Brazil | | | | | ---- | 3:045-25 | 3:045-28 | 3:046-25 | | Belgium | | | 3:156-49 | | | ---- | 3:158-38 | 3:160-45 | | Turkey | | | | | | | ---- | 3:159-36 | | Italy | | | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | | Wed 31.08.6618:00 | Brazil | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-25 | 15-7 | 15-11 | 15-7 | | | Tue 30.08.66 | | China | 3-0 | Italy | 47-15 | 15-3 | 15-3 | 15-0 | | | Thu 01.09.66 | | Hungary | 3-1 | United States | 58-46 | 17-15 | 11-15 | 15-3 | 15-13 | | | Tue 30.08.66 | 18:00 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-33 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 15-11 | | | played in Pardubice | | Mon 05.09.66 | Belgium | 3-1 | Turkey | 58-38 | 13-15 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 15-13 | | | Mon 05.09.66 | United States | 3-1 | Netherlands | 50-39 | 5-15 | 15-3 | 15-13 | 15-8 | | | Mon 05.09.66 | China | 3-1 | Brazil | 56-44 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 11-15 | 15-4 | | | Mon 05.09.66 | Hungary | 3-0 | Italy | 45-25 | 15-7 | 15-6 | 15-12 | | | Tue 06.09.6613:30 | China | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-16 | 15-3 | 15-5 | 15-8 | | | Tue 06.09.66 | Brazil | 3-0 | Italy | 46-25 | 15-6 | 15-5 | 16-14 | | | Tue 06.09.6619:00 | Hungary | 3-1 | Netherlands | 59-47 | 15-8 | 15-10 | 14-16 | 15-13 | | | Tue 06.09.66 | Belgium | 3-1 | United States | 56-49 | 11-15 | 15-10 | 15-12 | 15-12 | | | Wed 07.09.6613:30 | Netherlands | 3-1 | Belgium | 53-51 | 16-14 | 15-10 | 7-15 | 15-12 | | | Wed 07.09.66 | Hungary | 3-0 | Brazil | 46-28 | 15-9 | 15-5 | 16-14 | | | Wed 07.09.6619:00 | China | 3-2 | United States | 67-62 | 12-15 | 16-14 | 9-15 | 15-7 | 15-11 | | Wed 07.09.66 | Turkey | 3-1 | Italy | 59-36 | 15-5 | 14-16 | 15-13 | 15-2 | | | Rest Day Thursday 08.09.1966 | | Fri 09.09.6613:30 | Hungary | 3-1 | Belgium | 56-48 | 15-13 | 11-15 | 15-9 | 15-11 | | | Fri 09.09.66 | United States | 3-1 | Italy | 59-28 | 15-5 | 15-3 | 14-16 | 15-4 | | | Fri 09.09.6619:00 | China | 3-0 | Netherlands | 46-24 | 15-4 | 15-6 | 16-14 | | | Fri 09.09.66 | Brazil | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-28 | 15-6 | 15-10 | 15-12 | | | Sat 10.09.6613:30 | Hungary | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-17 | 15-4 | 15-6 | 15-7 | | | Sat 10.09.66 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Italy | 45-29 | 15-11 | 15-11 | 15-7 | | | Sat 10.09.6619:00 | China | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-17 | 15-11 | 15-2 | 15-4 | | | Sat 10.09.66 | United States | 3-1 | Brazil | 55-49 | 15-12 | 15-12 | 10-15 | 15-10 | | | Sun 11.09.6609:00 | Belgium | 3-1 | Italy | 60-45 | 15-6 | 15-9 | 14-16 | 16-14 | | | Sun 11.09.66 | United States | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-17 | 15-5 | 15-8 | 15-4 | | | Sun 11.09.6613:00 | China | 3-2 | Hungary | 64-55 | 15-9 | 15-5 | 11-15 | 8-15 | 15-11 | | Sun 11.09.66 | Netherlands | 3-2 | Brazil | 59-61 | 15-9 | 9-15 | 5-15 | 15-10 | 15-12 |
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| | Group 17-22 | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 17. | Cuba | 10 | 5(1) | 0 | 15:2 7.50 | 262/171 1.532 | 5 | | 18. | France | 9 | 4(1) | 1(1) | 14:6 2.33 | 289/209 1.383 | 5 | | 19. | Finland | 8 | 3(1) | 2(1) | 11:8 1.38 | 236/221 1.068 | 5 | | 20. | West Germany | 7 | 2 | 3(1) | 8:10 0.80 | 187/201 0.930 | 5 | | 21. | Mongolia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4:13 0.31 | 177/243 0.728 | 5 | | 22. | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2:15 0.13 | 135/241 0.560 | 5 |
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| Draw Numbers: France 1., Finland 2., Denmark 3., Mongolia 4., Cuba 5., West Germany 6. |
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| Table | Cuba | Fran | Finl | West | Mong | Denm | | Cuba | ---- | 3:281-78 | 3:045-28 | 3:045-13 | 3:045-20 | 3:046-32 | | France | | ---- | 3:261-55 | 3:045-20 | 3:160-35 | 3:045-18 | | Finland | | | ---- | 3:263-64 | 3:045-26 | 3:045-25 | | West Germany | | | | ---- | 3:045-36 | 3:145-12 | | Mongolia | | | | | ---- | 3:160-48 | | Denmark | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | | Group A | West Germany | 3-1 | Denmark | 45-12 | 15-3 | 15-2 | 15-7 | | | Group B | Cuba | 3-2 | France | 81-78 | 15-13 | 6-15 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 15-6 | | played in Praha | | Mon 05.09.66 | 09:30 | France | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-20 | 15-6 | 15-9 | 15-5 | | | Mon 05.09.66 | | Cuba | 3-0 | Finland | 45-28 | 15-8 | 15-10 | 15-10 | | | Tue 06.09.66 | 09:30 | Mongolia | 3-1 | Denmark | 60-48 | 15-17 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 15-9 | | | Tue 06.09.66 | | France | 3-2 | Finland | 61-55 | 10-15 | 6-15 | 15-13 | 15-9 | 15-3 | | Wed 07.09.66 | 09:30 | Cuba | 3-0 | Denmark | 46-32 | 15-9 | 15-9 | 16-14 | | | Wed 07.09.66 | | West Germany | 3-0 | Mongolia | 45-36 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 15-10 | | | Rest Day Thursday 08.09.1966 | | Fri 09.09.66 | 08:30 | Finland | 3-2 | West Germany | 63-64 | 6-15 | 15-12 | 15-11 | 12-15 | 15-11 | | Fri 09.09.66 | 10:30 | France | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-18 | 15-8 | 15-7 | 15-3 | | | Fri 09.09.66 | | Cuba | 3-0 | Mongolia | 45-20 | 15-6 | 15-9 | 15-5 | | | Sat 10.09.66 | 08:30 | France | 3-1 | Mongolia | 60-35 | 15-6 | 15-9 | 15-5 | | | Sat 10.09.66 | | Finland | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-25 | 15-13 | 15-8 | 15-4 | | | Sun 11.09.66 | 08:30 | Cuba | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-13 | 15-3 | 15-7 | 15-3 | | | Sun 11.09.66 | | Finland | 3-0 | Mongolia | 45-26 | 15-5 | 15-13 | 15-8 | |
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| | Group A | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 1. | Czechoslovakia | 10 | 5(1) | 0 | 15:3 5.00 | 260/143 1.818 | 5 | | 2. | Yugoslavia | 9 | 4 | 1 | 13:4 3.25 | 245/162 1.512 | 5 | | 3. | China | 8 | 3 | 2(1) | 12:6 2.00 | 257/146 1.760 | 5 | | 4. | Italy | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6:10 0.60 | 142/205 0.693 | 5 | | 5. | West Germany | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4:13 0.31 | 122/202 0.604 | 5 | | 6. | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1:15 0.07 | 57/225 0.253 | 5 |
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| Czechoslovakia (1.) and Yugoslavia (8.) advanced to Final Group. | | China (9.) and Italy (16.) advanced to Group 9-16. | | West Germany (20.) and Denmark (22.) advanced to Group 17-22. | | West Germany and Denmark replaced best African team and 5th Asian team. |
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| Table | Czec | Yugo | Chin | Ital | West | Denm | | Czechoslovakia | ---- | 3:159-52 | 3:266-66 | 3:045-10 | 3:045-9 | 3:045-6 | | Yugoslavia | | ---- | 3:158-54 | 3:045-17 | 3:045-18 | 3:045-14 | | China | | | ---- | 3:047-15 | 3:045-4 | 3:045-3 | | Italy | | | | ---- | 3:155-46 | 3:045-22 | | West Germany | | | | | ---- | 3:145-12 | | Denmark | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | dur | | played in Praha | | Tue 30.08.66 | 15:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Yugoslavia | 59-52 | 15-8 | 11-15 | 18-16 | 15-13 | | | | transferred to Final Group | | Tue 30.08.66 | | China | 3-0 | Italy | 47-15 | 15-3 | 15-3 | 15-0 | | | | transferred to Group 9-16 | | Tue 30.08.66 | | West Germany | 3-1 | Denmark | 45-12 | 15-3 | 15-2 | 15-7 | | | | transferred to Group 17-22 | | Wed 31.08.66 | 15:00 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-18 | 15-4 | 15-3 | 15-11 | | | | Wed 31.08.66 | | Czechoslovakia | 3-2 | China | 66-66 | 12-15 | 8-15 | 15-11 | 16-14 | 15-11 | | | Wed 31.08.66 | | Italy | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-22 | 15-10 | 15-3 | 15-9 | | | | Thu 01.09.66 | 15:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-9 | 15-3 | 15-1 | 15-5 | | 0:48 | | Thu 01.09.66 | | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Italy | 45-17 | 15-8 | 15-5 | 15-4 | | | | Thu 01.09.66 | | China | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-3 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-1 | | | | Fri 02.09.66 | 15:00 | Yugoslavia | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-14 | 15-4 | 15-2 | 15-8 | | | | Fri 02.09.66 | | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Italy | 45-10 | 15-7 | 15-2 | 15-1 | | 0:43 | | Fri 02.09.66 | | China | 3-0 | West Germany | 45-4 | 15-0 | 15-2 | 15-2 | | | | Sat 03.09.66 | 15:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3-0 | Denmark | 45-6 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-1 | | 0:29 | | Sat 03.09.66 | | Yugoslavia | 3-1 | China | 58-54 | 15-12 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 16-14 | | | | Sat 03.09.66 | | Italy | 3-1 | West Germany | 55-46 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 10-15 | 15-12 | | |
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| | Group B | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 1. | Soviet Union | 9 | 4 | 1(1) | 14:4 3.50 | 260/170 1.529 | 5 | | 2. | East Germany | 9 | 4 | 1 | 12:3 4.00 | 199/114 1.746 | 5 | | 3. | Hungary | 9 | 4(1) | 1 | 12:8 1.50 | 258/232 1.112 | 5 | | 4. | United States | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8:11 0.73 | 214/251 0.853 | 5 | | 5. | Cuba | 6 | 1(1) | 4 | 5:14 0.36 | 216/285 0.758 | 5 | | 6. | France | 5 | 0 | 5(1) | 4:15 0.27 | 186/281 0.662 | 5 |
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| Soviet Union (3.) and East Germany (4.) advanced to Final Group. | | Hungary (4.) and United States (11.) advanced to Group 9-16. | | Cuba (17.) and France (18.) advanced to Group 17-22. | | Cuba replaced Mexico. |
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| Table | Sovi | East | Hung | Unit | Cuba | Fran | | Soviet Union | ---- | 3:045-19 | | 3:158-38 | 3:045-26 | 3:045-23 | | East Germany | | ---- | 3:045-24 | 3:045-15 | 3:045-22 | 3:045-8 | | Hungary | 3:264-67 | | ---- | 3:158-46 | 3:158-36 | 3:154-38 | | United States | | | | ---- | 3:159-51 | 3:156-39 | | Cuba | | | | | ---- | 3:281-78 | | France | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | | played in Nitra | | Tue 30.08.66 | 15:00 | Soviet Union | 3-1 | United States | 58-38 | 13-15 | 15-8 | 15-6 | 15-9 | | | Tue 30.08.66 | 18:00 | Cuba | 3-2 | France | 81-78 | 15-13 | 6-15 | 13-15 | 15-7 | 15-6 | | transferred to Group 17-22 | | Tue 30.08.66 | | East Germany | 3-0 | Hungary | 45-24 | 15-5 | 15-13 | 15-6 | | | Wed 31.08.66 | 15:00 | Hungary | 3-1 | Cuba | 58-36 | 13-15 | 15-10 | 15-1 | 15-10 | | | Wed 31.08.66 | 18:00 | East Germany | 3-0 | United States | 45-15 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 15-5 | | | Wed 31.08.66 | | Soviet Union | 3-0 | France | 45-23 | 15-10 | 15-10 | 15-3 | | | Thu 01.09.66 | 15:00 | East Germany | 3-0 | France | 45-8 | 15-2 | 15-3 | 15-3 | | | Thu 01.09.66 | 18:00 | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Cuba | 45-26 | 15-13 | 15-5 | 15-8 | | | Thu 01.09.66 | | Hungary | 3-1 | United States | 58-46 | 17-15 | 11-15 | 15-3 | 15-13 | | | transferred to Group 9-16 | | Fri 02.09.66 | 15:00 | United States | 3-1 | Cuba | 59-51 | 13-15 | 16-14 | 15-12 | 15-10 | | | Fri 02.09.66 | 18:00 | Hungary | 3-1 | France | 54-38 | 9-15 | 15-11 | 15-8 | 15-4 | | | Fri 02.09.66 | | Soviet Union | 3-0 | East Germany | 45-19 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 15-2 | 0:58 | | transferred to Final Group | | Sat 03.09.66 | 15:00 | United States | 3-1 | France | 56-39 | 11-15 | 15-3 | 15-12 | 15-9 | | | Sat 03.09.66 | 18:00 | East Germany | 3-0 | Cuba | 45-22 | 15-11 | 15-4 | 15-7 | | | Sat 03.09.66 | 18:00 | Hungary | 3-2 | Soviet Union | 64-67 | 6-15 | 15-13 | 13-15 | 15-11 | 15-13 |
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| | Group C | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 1. | Poland | 8 | 4(1) | 0 | 12:3 4.00 | 211/121 1.744 | 4 | | 2. | Romania | 7 | 3 | 1(1) | 11:4 2.75 | 210/120 1.750 | 4 | | 3. | Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8:6 1.33 | 146/177 0.825 | 4 | | 4. | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3:10 0.30 | 113/178 0.635 | 4 | | 5. | Mongolia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1:12 0.08 | 103/187 0.551 | 4 | | -. | Argentina | FNS |
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| Poland (6.) and Romania (2.) advanced to Final Group. | | Netherlands (12.) and Turkey (15.) advanced to Group 9-16. | | Mongolia (21.) advanced to Group 17-22. | | In the time of Draw Argentina was only suspected to play. |
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| Table | Pola | Roma | Neth | Turk | Mong | | Poland | ---- | 3:264-62 | 3:157-29 | 3:045-15 | 3:045-15 | | Romania | | ---- | 3:158-27 | 3:045-13 | 3:045-16 | | Netherlands | | | ---- | 3:045-33 | 3:045-29 | | Turkey | | | | ---- | 3:152-43 | | Mongolia | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | | played in Ceske Budejovice, initialy scheduled to Gottwaldow. | | Tue 30.08.66 | 18:00 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-33 | 15-9 | 15-13 | 15-11 | | | transferred to Group 9-16 Pardubice | | Tue 30.08.66 | | Poland | 3-2 | Romania | 64-62 | 6-15 | 12-15 | 15-13 | 16-14 | 15-5 | | transferred to Final Group | | Wed 31.08.66 | 18:00 | Turkey | 3-1 | Mongolia | 52-43 | 15-9 | 15-9 | 7-15 | 15-10 | | | Wed 31.08.66 | | Romania | 3-1 | Netherlands | 58-27 | 15-7 | 15-4 | 13-15 | 15-1 | | | Thu 01.09.66 | 18:00 | Romania | 3-0 | Mongolia | 45-16 | 15-3 | 15-8 | 15-5 | | | Thu 01.09.66 | | Poland | 3-1 | Netherlands | 57-29 | 15-5 | 15-1 | 12-15 | 15-8 | | | Fri 02.09.66 | 18:00 | Netherlands | 3-0 | Mongolia | 45-29 | 15-12 | 15-7 | 15-10 | | | Fri 02.09.66 | | Poland | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-15 | 15-6 | 15-2 | 15-7 | | 0:32 | | Sat 03.09.66 | 18:00 | Romania | 3-0 | Turkey | 45-13 | 15-4 | 15-2 | 15-7 | | | Sat 03.09.66 | | Poland | 3-0 | Mongolia | 45-15 | 15-8 | 15-5 | 15-2 | |
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| | Group D | pt | won | lst | sets | points | m | | 1. | Japan | 8 | 4(1) | 0 | 12:2 6.00 | 201/124 1.621 | 4 | | 2. | Bulgaria | 7 | 3 | 1(1) | 11:4 2.75 | 210/136 1.544 | 4 | | 3. | Brazil | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6:6 1.00 | 144/130 1.108 | 4 | | 4. | Belgium | 5 | 1(1) | 3 | 4:11 0.36 | 134/205 0.654 | 4 | | 5. | Finland | 4 | 0 | 4(1) | 2:12 0.17 | 101/195 0.518 | 4 | | -. | North Korea | DNS |
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| Japan (7.) and Bulgaria (5.) advanced to Final Group. | | Brazil (13.) and Belgium (14.) advanced to Group 9-16. | | Finland (19.) advanced to Group 17-22. | | Finland and Belgium replaced 2nd and 3rd African team. |
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| Table | Japa | Bulg | Braz | Belg | Finl | | Japan | ---- | 3:264-63 | 3:045-21 | 3:047-25 | 3:045-15 | | Bulgaria | | ---- | 3:045-33 | 3:157-24 | 3:045-15 | | Brazil | | | ---- | 3:045-25 | 3:045-15 | | Belgium | | | | ---- | 3:260-56 | | Finland | | | | | ---- |
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| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | points | set 1 | set 2 | set 3 | set 4 | set 5 | | played in Jihlava | | Tue 30.08.6618:00 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Brazil | 45-33 | 15-13 | 15-13 | 15-7 | | | Tue 30.08.66 | | Belgium | 3-2 | Finland | 60-56 | 15-9 | 6-15 | 15-9 | 9-15 | 15-8 | | Wed 31.08.6618:00 | Brazil | 3-0 | Belgium | 45-25 | 15-7 | 15-11 | 15-7 | | | transferred to Group 9-16 | | Wed 31.08.66 | | Japan | 3-2 | Bulgaria | 64-63 | 10-15 | 9-15 | 15-12 | 15-9 | 15-12 | | transferred to Final Group | | Thu 01.09.6618:00 | Bulgaria | 3-0 | Finland | 45-15 | 15-5 | 15-7 | 15-3 | | | Thu 01.09.66 | | Japan | 3-0 | Brazil | 45-21 | 15-10 | 15-8 | 15-3 | | | Fri 02.09.6618:00 | Bulgaria | 3-1 | Belgium | 57-24 | 12-15 | 15-4 | 15-2 | 15-3 | | | Fri 02.09.66 | | Japan | 3-0 | Finland | 45-15 | 15-2 | 15-6 | 15-7 | | | Sat 03.09.6618:00 | Brazil | 3-0 | Finland | 45-15 | 15-5 | 15-3 | 15-7 | | | Sat 03.09.66 | Japan | 3-0 | Belgium | 47-25 | 15-3 | 17-15 | 15-7 | |
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| | | First World Championship with qualification and Continental quotas. Made in Rome, Italy in January 1966. | | Argentina was only suspected to play. It was accepted the "rule of 5 seconds" for service. |
| _Group A Prague |  Italy |  China |  Czechoslovakia | | China | 1st Africa West Germany | 5th Asia Denmark |
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| _Group D Jihlava |  Brazil |  Bulgaria |  Japan | 4th Asia (North Korea) | 2nd Africa Belgium | 3rd Africa Finland |
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| 1. Czechoslovakia | | Josef Musil | | Petr Kop | | Bohumil Golian | | Zdenek Groessl | | Pavel Schenk | | Drahomir Koudelka | | Boris Perusic | | Josef Smolka | | Josef Mózr | | Vladimir Petlak | | Vaclav Smidl | | Josef Labuda | | Coach: Vaclav Matiasek |
| 2. Romania | | Nicolae Barbuta | | Georghe Corbeanu | | Zoltan Cozonici | | Eduard Derzei | | Aurel Dragan | | Constantin Ganciu | | Mihai Grigorovici | | Horatiu Nicolau | | Wilhelm Schreiber | | Georghe Stoian | | Mihai Terlici | | Gabriel Udisteanu | | Coach: Nicolae Sotir |
| 3. Soviet Union | | Ivan Bugayenkov | | Nikolay Burobin | | Vladimir Ivanov | | Vasya Kacharava | | Vitaliy Kovalenko | | Valeri Kravchenko | | Yevgeniy Lapinskiy | | Yuriy Poyarkov | | Sanbek Suranbayev | | Yuriy Vengerovskiy | | Dimitriy Voskoboynikov | | Coach:Yuriy Kleshtyov |
| 4. East Germany | | Schneider | | Freiwald | | Schulzeho |
| 5. Japan | | Kenji Kimura | | Isao Koizumi | | Misayuki Minami | | Teru Moriyama | | Yuzo Nakamura | | Katsutoshi Nekoda | | Naohiro Ikeda | | Tsutomu Koyama | | Tetsuo Sato | | Ueno |
| 6. Poland | | Zdzisław Ambroziak | | Tadeusz Kiełpiński | | Romuald Paszkiewicz | | Zbigniew Rusek | | Wojciech Rutkowski | | Ryszard Sierszulski | | Tadeusz Siwek | | Edward Skorek | | Jerzy Suchanek | | Jerzy Szymczyk | | Bohdan Tomaszewski | | Hubert Jerzy Wagner | | Coach: Tadeusz Szlagor |
| 7. Bulgaria | | Petko Panteleev | | Mladen Gotsev | | G. Dimitrov | | Dimitar Karov (OG 1968) | | Georgi Konstantinov | | Stoycho Kraychev | | Vasil Simov | | Simeon Srandev | | Ivan Kochev | | Gramen Prinov (OG 1968) | | Angel Koritarov (OG 1968) | | Aleksandar Aleksandrov (OG 1968) |
| 8. Yugoslavia | | Adolf Uranut | | Sinisa Bakarec | | Branislav Bulatovic | | Nikola Mikovic | | Petar Bojic | | Zdenko Špet | | Zoran Živkovic | | Zoran Petrovic | | Vladimir Jankovic | | Milos Grbic | | Ljubomir Bojic | | Mladen Kos | | Coach: Mihajlo Markovic | | Coach: Sava Grozdanovic |
| 9. China | | Sao Chen-kang | | Cu Chia-ming | | Chang Tien-zhen |
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| 10.Hungary | Birth | Hgt | Caps | | Mihaly Tatar | 1937 | 1.89 | 156 | | Tibor Florian | 1938 | 1.92 | 139 | | Yanoshi | 1938 | 1.89 | 139 | | Istvan Molnar | 1937 | 1.92 | 121 | | Bela Tsafik | 1937 | 1.73 | 103 | | Ferenc Tuske | 1942 | 1.83 | 54 | | Csabas Lantos | 1943 | 1.87 | 25 | | Buzek | 1945 | 2.02 | 21 | | Toth | 1945 | 1.84 | 15 | | Polichani | 1945 | 1.90 | 5 | | Nagi | 1946 | 1.85 | | | Coach: Laslo Porubski |
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| 12.Netherlands | | Joop Tinkhof | Blokker | | Jurriaan Koolen | Blokker | | Jacques de Vink | Blokker | | Frank Constandse | Blokker | | Hans Jansen | AMVJ | | Hans Valkenburg | Bekkersveld | | Harry Veldhuis | AMVJ | | Jan Willem Mulder | SIGI | | Richard Onnes | OLHACO | | Hans Lodder | Oranje Nassau | | Bram Vermeulen | HML | | Cor Crouwer | Zandvielt | | Coach: Henk Blok (Den Haag) |
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| 13.Brazil | | 1. Roque Midley Maron | | 2. Mário Guy de Farias Mariz | | 3. Pedro Barbosa de Andrade | | 4. Paulo Sevciuc "Paulo Russo" | | 5. José Maria Schwartz da Costa | | 6. Marcos Antônio Volpi | | 7. Carlos Arthur Nuzman | | 8. Antônio Carlos Moreno | | 9. Ary da Silva Graça Filho | | 10.Victor Mário Barcellos Borges | | 11.Carlos Eduardo Albano Feitosa | | 12.Mario Stiebler Dunlop |
| 14.Belgium | | Willem Bossaerts | | Wajan | | Van Heurk | | Roger Maes | | Berto Poosen | | Hugo Hujbrechts | | Baeten | | Verloy |
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| 16.Italy | | Gino Barberini | Minelli Modena | | Giorgio Barbieri | Minelli Modena | | Antonio Benatti | Minelli Modena | | Roberto Binaschi | Olimpia Vercelli | | Tarcisio Candia | Italia Navigazione Genova | | Agostino Conte | Itasider Genova | | Veniero Furlattini | Salvarani Parma | | Luciano Nava | Ciam Villa d'Oro Modena | | Andrea Nencini | Sestese | | Adriano Pavlica | Ravalico Trieste | | Guido Re Baby | Brummel Ancona | | Erasmo Salemme | Ruini Firenze | | Coach: Ivan Trinajstic (YUG) |
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| 17.Cuba | | 18.France | | 19.Finland | | 20.West Germany | | 21.Mongolia | | 22.Denmark |
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