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{{Infobox International Handball Competition
| other_titles   = 
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| country        = France
| dates          = 26 February-8 March 
| num_teams      = 16
| confederations = 
| venues         = 
| cities         = 
| champion_other = {{Hb|Romania|1965}}
| count          = 
| second_other   = {{Hb|East Germany}}
| third_other    = {{Hb|Yugoslavia}}
| fourth_other   = 
| matches        = 42
| goals          = 1262
| attendance     = 
| top_scorer     = 
| player         = 
| updated        =
| previous       = 1967 World Men's Handball Championship
| next           = 1974 World Men's Handball Championship
}}

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 men's national handball team|Romania]] won the championship.

==Qualification==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Competition
! Dates
! Vacancies
! Qualified
|-
| Host nations
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
|{{hb|FRA}}
|-
| [[1967 World Men's Handball Championship|1967 World Championship]]
| 12–21 January 1967
| style="text-align: center;" | 3
|{{hb|CSK}}<br />{{hb|DNK}}<br />{{hb|ROU|1965}}
|-
| Asia
| 
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
|{{hb|JPN}}
|-
| [[1970 World Men's Handball Championship – qualification#Europe and Africa|Europe and Africa Qualification]]
| 15 November – 7 December 1969
| style="text-align: center;" | 10
|{{hb|GDR}}<br />{{hb|HUN|1957}}<br />{{hb|ISL}}<br />{{hb|NOR}}<br />{{hb|POL|1955}}<br />{{hb|USSR|1955}}<br />{{hb|SWE}}<br />{{hb|CHE}}<br />{{hb|GER|name=West Germany}}<br />{{hb|YUG}}
|-
| [[1970 World Men's Handball Championship – qualification#North America|North America Qualification]]
| 15–30 November 1969
| style="text-align: center;" | 1
|{{hb|USA}}<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>
|}
:<sup>1</sup>First Canada was qualified but was disqualified because they used a Danish player.

==Results==

===Preliminary round===
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'''GROUP A'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 26 Feb
| [[Saint-Nazaire]]
| East Germany - Soviet Union
| 13-11 
| (8-6){{0}}
|-
| 26 Feb
| [[Quimper]]
| align="left"|Sweden - Norway
|   8-6 
| (5-2)
|-
| 28 Feb
| [[Rennes]]
| align="left"|Soviet Union - Norway
| 10-9  
| (5-4)
|-
| 28 Feb
| Rennes
| align="left"|Sweden - East Germany
| 11-9 
| (5-4)
|-
| 1 Mar
| [[Nantes]]
| align="left"|East Germany - Norway
| 10-8 
| (5-3)
|-
| 1 Mar
| Nantes
| align="left"|Soviet Union - Sweden
| 12-11 
| (6-5)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! Group A 
! width="45px"|Games
! width="55px"|Goals
! width="45px"|Points
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Sweden}} || 3 || 30-27 || 4
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"| {{Hb|East Germany}}|| 3 || 32-30 || 4
|- bgcolor="#ffebad"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Soviet Union|1955}}|| 3 || 33-33 || 4
|-
| align="left"|{{Hb|Norway}} || 3 || 23-28 || 0
|}
{{col-break}}
'''GROUP B'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 26 Feb
| [[Bayonne]]
| align="left"|Czechoslovakia - Japan
| 19-9 
| (8-2)
|-
| 26 Feb
| [[Angoulême]]
| align="left"|Yugoslavia- USA
| 34-8 
| (22-3)
|-
| 28 Feb
| [[Agen]]
| align="left"|Czechoslovakia - USA
| 23-9 
| (13-5)
|-
| 28 Feb
| Agen
| align="left"|Yugoslavia - Japan
| 17-17 
| (10-8)
|-
|  1 Mar
| [[Toulouse]]
| align="left"|Japan - USA
| 21-15 
| (10-7)
|-
|  1 Mar
| Toulouse
| align="left"|Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia
| 16-15 
| (8-11)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Group B 
! width="45px"|Games
! width="55px"|Goals
! width="45px"|Points
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Czechoslovakia}}|| 3 || 58-33 || 6
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Yugoslavia}}|| 3 || 66-41 || 3
|- bgcolor="#ffebad"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Japan}}  || 3 || 47-51 || 3
|-
| align="left"|{{Hb|United States}}  || 3 || 32-78 || 0
|}
{{col-end}}
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'''GROUP C'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 26 Feb
| [[Paris]]
| align="left"|Romania - France
| 12-9 
| (7-2)
|-
| 26 Feb
| [[Rouen]]
| align="left"|West Germany - Switzerland
| 11-10 
| (7-3)
|-
| 28 Feb
| [[Amiens]]
| align="left"|Romania - Switzerland
| 22-7  
| (9-6)
|-
| 28 Feb
| [[Évreux]]
| align="left"|West Germany - France
| 15-12  
| (10-6)
|-
| 1 Mar
| [[Caen]]
| align="left"|France - Switzerland
| 15-12 
| (7-3)
|-
| 1 Mar
| Caen
| align="left"|West Germany - Romania
| 15-14
| (5-9)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! Group C 
! width="45px"|Games
! width="55px"|Goals
! width="45px"|Points
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Germany|name=West Germany}}|| 3 || 41-36 || 6
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Romania|1965}}|| 3 || 48-31 || 4
|- bgcolor="#ffebad"
| align="left"|{{Hb|France}} || 3 || 36-39 || 2
|-
| align="left"|{{Hb|Switzerland}}|| 3 || 29-48 || 0
|}
{{col-break}}
'''GROUP D'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 26 Feb
| [[Longwy]]
| align="left"|Denmark - Poland
| 23-16
| (10-6)
|-
| 26 Feb
| [[Mulhouse]]
| align="left"|Hungary - Iceland
| 19-9
| (9-3)
|-
| 28 Feb
| [[Hagondange]]
| align="left"|Denmark - Iceland
| 19-13
| (9-6)
|-
| 28 Feb
| [[Strasbourg]]
| align="left"|Hungary- Poland
| 15-9
| (4-4)
|-
| 1 Mar
| [[Metz]]
| align="left"|Iceland - Poland
| 21-18
| (14-9)
|-
| 1 Mar
| Metz
| align="left"|Hungary - Denmark
| 24-19
| (13-6)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! Group D 
! width="45px"|Games
! width="55px"|Goals
! width="45px"|Points
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Hungary|1957}}|| 3 || 58-37 || 6
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Denmark}}|| 3 || 61-53 || 4
|- bgcolor="#ffebad"
| align="left"|{{Hb|Iceland}} || 3 || 43-56 || 2
|-
| align="left"|{{Hb|Poland|1955}}|| 3 || 43-59 || 0
|}
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===Placement Round (9-12 pos.)===
The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="45px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 3 Mar
| Paris
| align="left"|Soviet Union - France
| 25-14
| (13-7)
|-
| 3 Mar
| [[Creil]]
| align="left"|Japan - Iceland
| 20-19
| (12-9)
|-
| 4 Mar
| Paris
| align="left"|Soviet Union - Iceland
| 19-15
| (8-5)
|-
| 5 Mar
| Paris
| align="left"|Japan - France
| 22-13
| (13-7)
|-
| 6 Mar
| Paris
| align="left"|Soviet Union - Japan
| 28-12
| (11-6)
|-
| 6 Mar
| Paris
| align="left"|Iceland - France
| 19-17
| (12-10)
|}
{{col-break}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! colspan="2"|Placement Round
! width="45px"|Games
! width="55px"|Goals
! width="45px"|Points
|-
| width="40px"|9.
| align="left"|{{Hb|Soviet Union|1955}} || 3 || 72-41 || 6
|-
| 10.
| align="left"|{{Hb|Japan}} || 3 || 54-60 || 4
|-
| 11.
| align="left"|{{Hb|Iceland}}|| 3 || 53-56 || 2
|-
| 12.
| align="left"|{{Hb|France}} || 3 || 44-66 || 0
|}
{{col-end}}

===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'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="40px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 3 Mar
| Paris
| align="left"|Romania - Sweden || 15-13
| (10-6)
|-
| 3 Mar
| [[Orléans]]
| align="left"|East Germany - West Germany || 18-17• ET 16-16
| (11-8) 
|-
| 3 Mar
| [[Besançon]]
| align="left"|Denmark - Czechoslovakia || 18-16
| (10-7)
|-
| 3 Mar
| [[Grenoble]]
| align="left"|Yugoslavia - Hungary|| 11-10
| (5-6)
|}

'''Semi-finals'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="40px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 5 Mar
| [[Lyon]]
| align="left"|Romania - Denmark || 18-12
| (9-6)
|-
| 5 Mar
| [[Bordeaux]]
| align="left"|East Germany - Yugoslavia || 17-13
| (8-6)
|}
'''Bronze medal game'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="40px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 7 Mar
| Paris
| align="left"|Yugoslavia - Denmark || 29-12
| (13-6)
|}
'''Final'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="40px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 8 Mar
| Paris
| align="left"|Romania - East Germany || 13-12 (after extra time)
| (4-5) 10-10 (11-11 during extra time)
|}

====Positions 5-8====

'''Semi-Final Round'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="40px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 5 Mar
| Évreux
| align="left"|Sweden - Czechoslovakia || 12-11
| (5-7)
|-
| 5 Mar
| [[Troyes]]
| align="left"|West Germany - Hungary || 15-13
| (8-7)
|}

'''7-8 pos.'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="40px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 7 Mar
| Paris
| align="left"|Czechoslovakia- Hungary || 21-14
| (12-4)
|}

'''5-6 pos.'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! width="40px"|Date
! Venue
! Game
! width="50px"|Res.
! Half
|-
| 7 Mar
| Paris
| align="left"|West Germany - Sweden || 15-14
| (8-8)
|}
Source: [http://ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/CompetitionsArchive/MenWorldChampionships/tabid/4861/Default.aspx International Handball Federation]

==Final standings==
[[File:Lotul RSR pentru CM de Handbal din 1970.jpg|thumb|right|200px|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.
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 40px;" | Rank
! style="width: 180px;" | Team
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | {{gold1}}   ||{{Hb|Romania|1965}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | {{silver2}} ||{{Hb|East Germany}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | {{bronze3}} ||{{Hb|Yugoslavia}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 4 ||{{Hb|Denmark}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 5 ||{{Hb|Germany|name=West Germany}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 6 ||{{Hb|Sweden}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 7 ||{{Hb|Czechoslovakia}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 8 ||{{Hb|Hungary|1957}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 9 ||{{Hb|Soviet Union|1955}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 10 ||{{Hb|Japan}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 11 ||{{Hb|Iceland}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 12 ||{{Hb|France}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 13 ||{{Hb|Norway}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 14 ||{{Hb|Poland}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 15 ||{{Hb|Switzerland}}
|-
|  style="text-align: center;" | 16 ||{{Hb|United States}}
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.ihf.info IHF website]
* [http://www.todor66.com/handball/World/Men_1970.html todor66.com]

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