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. Qualification 1First Canada was qualified but was disqualified because they used a Danish player. Results Preliminary round GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D Placement Round (9-12 pos.) The four third placed teams from the preliminary round played a round robin tournament for positions 9-12. 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 Semi-finals Bronze medal game Final Positions 5-8 Semi-Final Round 7-8 pos. 5-6 pos. Source: International Handball Federation Final standings 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. World Handball Championship tournaments World Men's Handball Championship H World Men's Championship World Men's Handball Championship World Men's Handball Championship