Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

West Germany and Poland each defeated Italy, 12–4 and 11–5, respectively. The two victors then faced off. West Germany won 8–7, with a 61–55 touches advantage making the final bout irrelevant.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRG	POL	ITA
1	West Germany	2	0	20	11	Q			8–7	12–4
2	Poland	1	1	18	13			7–8		11–5
3	Italy	0	2	9	23			4–12	5–11

Cuba and France each defeated Great Britain, 11–5 and 10–6, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–1.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		FRA	CUB	GBR
1	France	2	0	19	7	Q			9–1	10–6
2	Cuba	1	1	12	14			1–9		11–5
3	Great Britain	0	2	11	21			6–10	5–11

Japan and the Soviet Union each defeated United States 12–4. The two victors then faced off. Japan won 9–7.

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		JPN	URS	USA
1	Japan	2	0	21	11	Q			9–7	12–4
2	Soviet Union	1	1	19	13			7–9		12–4
3	United States	0	2	8	24			4–12	4–12

In the first set of matches, Hungary defeated Lebanon 13–3 and Romania shut out Canada 16–0. In the second, Hungary beat Canada 13–3 and Romania won over Lebanon 9–7. Canada and Lebanon were eliminated and did not face each other; Hungary and Romania vied for position within the group, with Hungary winning 8–7 (with a 62–55 touches advantage making the 16th bout unnecessary).

Pos	Team	W	L	BW	BL	Qual.		HUN	ROU	LIB	CAN
1	Hungary	3	0	34	13	Q			8–7	13–3	13–3
2	Romania	2	1	32	15			7–8		9–7	16–0
3	Lebanon	0	2	10	22			3–13	7–9
4	Canada	0	2	3	29			3–13	0–16