1978 Korfball World Championship

The 1st Korfball World Championships was held in The Netherlands on November 6–11, in the cities of Assen, Nuenen, and Amsterdam

1978 Korfball World Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
CityAssen, Nuenen and Amsterdam
Dates6 to 11 November 1978
Teams8
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runners-up Belgium
Third place West Germany
Fourth place Great Britain
1984

First round

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Pool A

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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
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Worldkorfball.org
(H) Hosts
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
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
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

Second round

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5th–8th places

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November 10, 1978
Spain   12–7   Papua New Guinea Amsterdam
November 10, 1978
United States   18–1   Luxembourg Amsterdam

7th–8th places

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November 11, 1978
Papua New Guinea   12–3   Luxembourg Amsterdam

5th–6th places

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November 11, 1978
Spain   7–11   United States Amsterdam

Semi-finals

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November 10, 1978
Netherlands   23–6   Great Britain Amsterdam
November 10, 1978
West Germany   3–24   Belgium Amsterdam

Bronze medal match

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November 11, 1978
Great Britain   14–14 (ET)15–20   West Germany Amsterdam

Final

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November 11, 1978
Netherlands   10–10 (ET)14–13   Belgium Amsterdam

Final standings

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Team
1   Netherlands
2   Belgium
3   West Germany
4   Great Britain
5   United States
6   Spain
7   Papua New Guinea
8   Luxembourg