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 won the championship.
GROUP A
GROUP B
GROUP C
GROUP D
The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12.
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
Semi-finals
Bronze medal game
Final
Semi-Final Round
7-8 pos.
5-6 pos.
Source: International Handball Federation
Places 1âÂÂ8 were decided by playâÂÂoff or knockâÂÂout. Places 9âÂÂ12 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.