Global Global championships · since 1973 
Düsseldorf, Germany 20 Mar 1977
1977 World XC
Düsseldorf, Germany 20 Mar 1977- events
- 6
- medals awarded
- 18
- nations on the podium
- 10
- world records
- 0
Podiums
Senior team
1 
Belgium
Belgium Leon Schots Karel Lismont Erik De Beck Willy Polleunis Frank Grillaert Eddy Van Mullem Eddy Rombaux Paul Thijs Emiel Puttemans
126 12 
England
England Bernie Ford Anthony Simmons Dave Black Steve Kenyon Barry Smith Mike McLeod Dave Bedford David Slater Jon Wild
129 53 
Soviet Union
Soviet Union Enn Sellik Leonid Moseyev Vladimir Merkushin Aleksandras Antipovas Nikolay Radostyev Aleksandr Matveyev Ivan Parlui Satymkul Dzhumanazarov Aleksandr Fedotkin
144 10Rule: Top 6 score for team standings.
U20 race
U20 team
1 
United States of America
United States of America Thom Hunt Mark Spilsbury Marty Froelick Chris Fox Harold Schulz Jeff Creer (1959)
36 12 
Spain
Spain Santiago Llorente Jose Manuel Abascal Luis Sastre Antonio Prieto Domingo Ramon Gerardo Manso
40 23 
Canada
Canada Peter Butler Rob Evans David Peckham (1958) Roland Brack (1958) Rob Earl Raymond Paulins
67 7Rule: Top 4 score for team standings.
Medal table
10 nations · 18 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America USA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | Belgium BEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Spain ESP | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Soviet Union URS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | England ENG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Portugal POR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Canada CAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Finland FIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Germany GER | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 |  New Zealand NZL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |