18 to 27 Jul. 1997 - Sopron in Hungary.
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Group Standings
| Group A | Games | Points | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | HUN | FRA | CRO | CZE | ITA | ROU | P | W | L | For | Agst | Pts | |
| 1. | HUN | 58-57 | 58-56 | 49-59 | 66-56 | 78-80 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 309 | 308 | 8 | |
| 2. | FRA | 57-58 | 65-55 | 53-49 | 43-50 | 62-52 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 280 | 264 | 8 | |
| 3. | CRO | 56-58 | 55-65 | 59-57 | 69-53 | 64-51 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 303 | 284 | 8 | |
| 4. | CZE | 59-49 | 49-53 | 57-59 | 66-62 | 63-41 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 294 | 264 | 8 | |
| 5. | ITA | 56-66 | 50-43 | 53-69 | 62-66 | 66-58 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 287 | 302 | 7 | |
| 6. | ROU | 80-78 | 52-62 | 51-64 | 41-63 | 58-66 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 282 | 333 | 6 | |
| Group B | Games | Points | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | ESP | RUS | YUG | BLR | POL | BEL | P | W | L | For | Agst | Pts | |
| 1. | ESP | 70-68 | 74-46 | 59-56 | 69-49 | 77-52 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 349 | 271 | 10 | |
| 2. | RUS | 68-70 | 67-50 | 88-56 | 78-66 | 83-46 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 384 | 288 | 9 | |
| 3. | YUG | 46-74 | 50-67 | 73-70 | 73-65 | 80-60 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 322 | 336 | 8 | |
| 4. | BLR | 56-59 | 56-88 | 70-73 | 77-64 | 84-59 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 343 | 343 | 7 | |
| 5. | POL | 49-69 | 66-78 | 65-73 | 64-77 | 60-52 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 304 | 349 | 6 | |
| 6. | BEL | 52-77 | 46-83 | 60-80 | 59-84 | 52-60 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 269 | 384 | 5 | |
| COMPARATIVE RANKING (by game points & goal average) |
Points | Current Run | Last 2 | Margin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5 | +15 | |||||||||
| # | Teams | GP | W-L | For | Agst | Diff | ||||
| 1. | ESP | 5 | 5-0 | 349 | 271 | 78 | 5 wins | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| 2. | RUS | 5 | 4-1 | 384 | 288 | 96 | 2 wins | 2-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 |
| 3. | CZE | 5 | 3-2 | 294 | 264 | 30 | 1 defeat | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| 4. | CRO | 5 | 3-2 | 303 | 284 | 19 | 1 win | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 5. | FRA | 5 | 3-2 | 280 | 264 | 16 | 3 wins | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 6. | HUN | 5 | 3-2 | 309 | 308 | 1 | 1 defeat | 1-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 7. | YUG | 5 | 3-2 | 322 | 336 | -14 | 1 defeat | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| 8. | BLR | 5 | 2-3 | 343 | 343 | 0 | 1 win | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| 9. | ITA | 5 | 2-3 | 287 | 302 | -15 | 3 defeats | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 10. | POL | 5 | 1-4 | 304 | 349 | -45 | 3 defeats | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 11. | ROU | 5 | 1-4 | 282 | 333 | -51 | 1 win | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 12. | BEL | 5 | 0-5 | 269 | 384 | -115 | 5 defeats | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-4 |