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
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| Third place |  West Germany |
| Fourth place |  Great Britain |
First round
Pool A
| 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 |
| 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
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 |
Bronze medal match
| November 11, 1978 | |||
| Great Britain |
14–14 (ET)15–20 | West Germany |
Amsterdam |
Final
| November 11, 1978 | |||
| Netherlands |
10–10 (ET)14–13 | Belgium |
Amsterdam |
Final standings
| 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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