1978_Korfball_World_Championship
1978 Korfball World Championship
International football competition
The 1st Korfball World Championships was held in The Netherlands on November 6–11, in the cities of Assen, Nuenen, and Amsterdam
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Netherlands |
| City | Assen, Nuenen and Amsterdam |
| Dates | 6 to 11 November 1978 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Belgium |
| Third place |  West Germany |
| Fourth place |  Great Britain |
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Pool A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 10 | +53 | 9 | Pools for 1st–4th places |
| 2 | West Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 6 | |
| 3 |  United States |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 3 | Pools for 5th–8th places |
| 4 |  Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 0 |
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| November 6, 1978 | |||
| United States |
6–7 | West Germany |
Assen |
| November 6, 1978 | |||
| Netherlands |
26–2 | Spain |
Assen |
| November 7, 1978 | |||
| Netherlands |
20–6 | United States |
Assen |
| November 7, 1978 | |||
| West Germany |
8–4 | Spain |
Assen |
| November 8, 1978 | |||
| West Germany |
2–17 | Netherlands |
Assen |
| November 8, 1978 | |||
| Spain |
8–13 | United States |
Assen |
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 10 | +60 | 9 | Pools for 1st–4th places |
| 2 | Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 3 | Pools for 5th–8th places |
| 4 |  Luxembourg |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 78 | −72 | 0 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org
| November 6, 1978 | |||
| Belgium |
26–2 | Luxembourg |
Nuenen |
| November 6, 1978 | |||
| Papua New Guinea |
3–16 | Great Britain |
Nuenen |
| November 7, 1978 | |||
| Luxembourg |
1–28 | Great Britain |
Nuenen |
| November 7, 1978 | |||
| Papua New Guinea |
5–23 | Belgium |
Nuenen |
| November 8, 1978 | |||
| Luxembourg |
3–24 | Papua New Guinea |
Nuenen |
| November 8, 1978 | |||
| Belgium |
21–3 | Great Britain |
Nuenen |
5th–8th places
| November 10, 1978 | |||
| Spain |
12–7 | Papua New Guinea |
Amsterdam |
| November 10, 1978 | |||
| United States |
18–1 | Luxembourg |
Amsterdam |
7th–8th places
| November 11, 1978 | |||
| Papua New Guinea |
12–3 | Luxembourg |
Amsterdam |
5th–6th places
| November 11, 1978 | |||
| Spain |
7–11 | United States |
Amsterdam |
Semi-finals
| November 10, 1978 | |||
| Netherlands |
23–6 | Great Britain |
Amsterdam |
| November 10, 1978 | |||
| West Germany |
3–24 | Belgium |
Amsterdam |
| November 11, 1978 | |||
| Great Britain |
14–14 (ET)15–20 | West Germany |
Amsterdam |
| November 11, 1978 | |||
| Netherlands |
10–10 (ET)14–13 | Belgium |
Amsterdam |
More information Team ...
| Team | |
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| 1 Netherlands |
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| 2 Belgium |
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| 3 West Germany |
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| 4 Great Britain |
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| 5 United States |
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| 6 Spain |
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| 7 Papua New Guinea |
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| 8 Luxembourg |
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