title: 1978 Korfball World Championship
text: # 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
  
  ## 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 | Pools for 1st–4th places |
  | 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 | Pools for 5th–8th places |
  | November 6, 1978 |
  | November 6, 1978 | United States | 6–7 | West Germany | Assen |
  | November 6, 1978 |
  | November 6, 1978 | Netherlands | 26–2 | Spain | Assen |
  | November 7, 1978 |
  | November 7, 1978 | Netherlands | 20–6 | United States | Assen |
  | November 7, 1978 |
  | November 7, 1978 | West Germany | 8–4 | Spain | Assen |
  | November 8, 1978 |
  | November 8, 1978 | West Germany | 2–17 | Netherlands | Assen |
  | November 8, 1978 |
  | 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 | Pools for 1st–4th places |
  | 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 | Pools for 5th–8th places |
  | November 6, 1978 |
  | November 6, 1978 | Belgium | 26–2 | Luxembourg | Nuenen |
  | November 6, 1978 |
  | November 6, 1978 | Papua New Guinea | 3–16 | Great Britain | Nuenen |
  | November 7, 1978 |
  | November 7, 1978 | Luxembourg | 1–28 | Great Britain | Nuenen |
  | November 7, 1978 |
  | November 7, 1978 | Papua New Guinea | 5–23 | Belgium | Nuenen |
  | November 8, 1978 |
  | November 8, 1978 | Luxembourg | 3–24 | Papua New Guinea | Nuenen |
  | November 8, 1978 |
  | November 8, 1978 | Belgium | 21–3 | Great Britain | Nuenen |
  
  ## Second round
  
  ### 5th–8th places
  
  | November 10, 1978 |
  | - |
  | November 10, 1978 | Spain | 12–7 | Papua New Guinea | Amsterdam |
  | November 10, 1978 |
  | November 10, 1978 | United States | 18–1 | Luxembourg | Amsterdam |
  
  ### 7th–8th places
  
  | November 11, 1978 |
  | - |
  | November 11, 1978 | Papua New Guinea | 12–3 | Luxembourg | Amsterdam |
  
  ### 5th–6th places
  
  | November 11, 1978 |
  | - |
  | November 11, 1978 | Spain | 7–11 | United States | Amsterdam |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  | November 10, 1978 |
  | - |
  | November 10, 1978 | Netherlands | 23–6 | Great Britain | Amsterdam |
  | November 10, 1978 |
  | November 10, 1978 | West Germany | 3–24 | Belgium | Amsterdam |
  
  ## Bronze medal match
  
  | November 11, 1978 |
  | - |
  | November 11, 1978 | Great Britain | 14–14 (ET)15–20 | West Germany | Amsterdam |
  
  ## Final
  
  | November 11, 1978 |
  | - |
  | November 11, 1978 | Netherlands | 10–10 (ET)14–13 | Belgium | Amsterdam |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  Team :
  
  * 1  Netherlands
  * 2  Belgium
  * 3  West Germany
  * 4  Great Britain
  * 5  United States
  * 6  Spain
  * 7  Papua New Guinea
  * 8  Luxembourg
  