2007 World Men's Handball Championship

2007 World Men's Handball Championship

Handball-Weltmeisterschaft der Männer 2007 (in German)
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Venue(s)	12 (in 12 host cities)
Dates	19 January–4 February
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (3rd title)
Runners-up	Poland
Third place	Denmark
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	92
Goals scored	5,325 (57.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson  (ISL) (66 goals)
Awards
Best player	Ivano Balić  (CRO)
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The 2007 World Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament that took place from 19 January to 4 February 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities. It was the 20th edition of the World Championship in team handball and was won by the hosts.

Stadiums

12 German cities were hosts for the 2007 Championship. The most modern stadiums – spread all over the country – had been selected. The final match took place in the Kölnarena in Cologne (Köln).

Town	Stadium	max. spectators
Köln	Kölnarena	19.000
Mannheim	SAP-Arena	14.300
Hamburg	Color Line Arena	12.500
Dortmund	Westfalenhalle	12.000
Halle	Gerry-Weber-Stadion	11.000
Kiel	Ostseehalle	10.200
Berlin	Max-Schmeling-Halle	10.000
Bremen	AWD-Dome	9.200
Magdeburg	Bördelandhalle	7.850
Stuttgart	Porsche Arena	6.100
Lemgo	Lipperlandhalle	5.000
Wetzlar	Mittelhessen-Arena	5.000

Venues

Kölnarena (Kölnarena) Location: Cologne Capacity: 19,500 Club: VfL Gummersbach	SAP Arena (SAP-Arena) Location: Mannheim Capacity: 14,300 Club: Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Color Line Arena (Color Line Arena) Location: Hamburg Capacity: 13,800 Clubs: HSV Handball
Westfalenhalle (Westfalenhalle) Location: Dortmund Capacity: 12,000 Club:	Gerry Weber Stadion (Gerry Weber Stadion) Location: Halle Capacity: 11,000 Club:	Ostseehalle (Ostseehalle) Location: Kiel Capacity: 10,200 Club: THW Kiel
Max-Schmeling-Halle (Max-Schmeling-Halle) Location: Berlin Capacity: 10,000 Club: Füchse Berlin	AWD-Dome (AWD-Dome) Location: Bremen Capacity: 9,200 Club:	Bördelandhalle (Bördelandhalle) Location: Magdeburg Capacity: 7,850 Club: SC Magdeburg
Porsche Arena (Porsche Arena) Location: Stuttgart Capacity: 6,100 Club:	Lipperlandhalle (Lipperlandhalle) Location: Lemgo Capacity: 5,000 Club: TBV Lemgo	Rittal Arena Wetzlar (Rittal Arena Wetzlar) Location: Wetzlar Capacity: 5,000 Club: HSG Wetzlar

Qualification

Main article: 2007 World Men's Handball Championship – Qualification

Competition	Dates	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation			1	Germany
2005 World Championship	23 January – 6 February 2005	Tunisia	1	Spain
2006 African Championship	10–20 January 2006	Tunisia	4	Tunisia   Egypt   Morocco   Angola
2006 European Championship	26 January – 5 February 2006	Switzerland	3	France   Denmark   Croatia
2006 Asian Championship	12–21 February 2006	Bangkok	3	Kuwait   South Korea   Qatar
2006 Oceania Championship	22–24 May 2006	Sydney	1	Australia
2006 Pan American Championship	6–10 June 2006	Aracaju	3	Brazil   Argentina   Greenland
European qualification [1]	4 January – 18 June 2006	Various	8	Czech Republic   Hungary   Iceland   Norway   Poland   Russia   Slovenia   Ukraine

Tournament structure

Preliminary round

The 24 competing teams will be drawn into six preliminary groups of four teams each, and the matches in the preliminary round are scheduled to be held from 20 to 22 January. The two top teams from each group then proceed to the main round, while the third and fourth-placed teams play in the Presidents-Cup. ^[2]

On 14 July 2006, the groups of the tournament were determined: ^[3]

Group A (Wetzlar):   Tunisia   Slovenia   Kuwait   Greenland	Group B (Magdeburg):   France   Iceland   Ukraine   Australia	Group C (Berlin, Halle):   Germany   Poland   Brazil   Argentina
Group D (Bremen):   Spain   Czech Republic   Egypt   Qatar	Group E (Kiel):   Denmark   Norway   Hungary   Angola	Group F (Stuttgart):   Croatia   Russia   Morocco   South Korea

Presidents-Cup

The teams placed third and fourth in the preliminary round groups are divided into four groups of three teams, as such:

Group I: 3rd-placed group A 3rd-placed group B 3rd-placed group C

Group II: 3rd-placed group D 3rd-placed group E 3rd-placed group F

Group III: 4th-placed group A 4th-placed group B 4th-placed group C

Group IV: 4th-placed group D 4th-placed group E 4th-placed group F

The matches are scheduled for 24 to 26 January. On 28 January, the winners of group I and II then play each other for the 13th place, the runners-up play each other for the 15th place, and the third-placed play off for 17th place. The Group III and IV teams play off for 19th, 21st and 23rd place in the same fashion.

Main round

The main round is scheduled for 24 to 28 January, and the teams will be divided into two groups of six teams. The teams carry forward match results from matches against the other team from their group to qualify for the main round. Four teams from each main round group qualify for the quarter-finals.

No placement matches for the places 9 to 12 are scheduled.

Knockout stage

The knockout stage is scheduled to make up the last week of the tournament, starting on Tuesday 30 January and continuing until Sunday 4 February. The quarter-finals are set up so that the winner of one group will face the fourth-placed team in the other. Semi-finals and consolation matches are held on 1 February; two days later, the 5th and 7th place play-offs take place on 3 February, with the 3rd place play-off and final is scheduled for the following day.

Seedings

The seedings for the preliminary round have been partially determined; the full seedings will be revealed when all qualifying matches have been played. ^[4] Currently, the following seedings (in IHF terminology, performance row) have been confirmed:

• Pot 1: Spain, France, Denmark, Tunisia, Croatia, Germany
• Pot 2: Europe 4, Europe 5, Europe 6, Europe 7, Europe 8, Europe 9
• Pot 3: Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Europe 10, Europe 11, Brazil
• Pot 4: Angola, South Korea, Qatar, Argentina, Greenland, Australia

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	3	3	0	0	102	71	+31	6	Main round
2	Tunisia	3	2	0	1	97	77	+20	4
3	Kuwait	3	1	0	2	85	94	−9	2
4	Greenland	3	0	0	3	68	110	−42	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

20 January 2007 18:00	Slovenia	35–21	Greenland	Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 4,200
		(17–9)
		Report

20 January 2007 20:00	Tunisia	34–23	Kuwait	Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 4,000
		(14–11)
		Report

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21 January 2007 16:00	Greenland	20–36	Tunisia	Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 4,000
		(4–17)

21 January 2007 18:00	Kuwait	23–33	Slovenia	Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 4,000
		(11–17)
		Report

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22 January 2007 18:00	Kuwait	39–27	Greenland	Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 4,000
		(19–13)
		Report

22 January 2007 20:00	Tunisia	27–34	Slovenia	Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 4,000
		(14–16)
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	3	2	0	1	106	76	+30	4 [a]	Main round
2	France	3	2	0	1	103	63	+40	4 [a]
3	Ukraine	3	2	0	1	90	79	+11	4 [a]
4	Australia	3	0	0	3	48	129	−81	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1. Iceland 2 Pts, +5 GD; France 2 Pts, +3 GD; Ukraine 2 Pts, –8 GD

20 January 2007 16:00	Iceland	45–20	Australia	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg Attendance: 7,200
		(26–9)
		Report

20 January 2007 18:00	France	32–21	Ukraine	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg Attendance: 7,300
		(17–8)
		Report

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21 January 2007 16:00	Australia	10–47	France	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg Attendance: 7,200
		(5–25)
		Report

21 January 2007 18:00	Ukraine	32–29	Iceland	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg Attendance: 7,400
		(12–13)
		Report

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22 January 2007 18:00	Ukraine	37–18	Australia	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg Attendance: 7,000
		(18–8)
		Report

22 January 2007 20:00	France	24–32	Iceland	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg Attendance: 7,500
		(8–18)
		Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	3	0	0	87	63	+24	6	Main round
2	Germany (H)	3	2	0	1	84	69	+15	4
3	Argentina	3	1	0	2	57	81	−24	2
4	Brazil	3	0	0	3	65	80	−15	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

19 January 2007 17:30	Germany	27–22	Brazil	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 10,000
		(12–10)
		Report

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20 January 2007 19:30	Poland	29–15	Argentina	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 6,500
		(12–9)
		Report

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21 January 2007 15:30	Brazil	23–31	Poland	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 11,000
		(13–15)
		Report

21 January 2007 17:30	Argentina	20–32	Germany	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 11,000
		(11–17)
		Report

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22 January 2007 17:00	Germany	25–27	Poland	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 11,000
		(12–14)
		Report

22 January 2007 19:30	Brazil	20–22	Argentina	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 11,000
		(10–7)
		Report

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	109	76	+33	6	Main round
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	97	88	+9	4
3	Egypt	3	1	0	2	94	88	+6	2
4	Qatar	3	0	0	3	65	113	−48	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

20 January 2007 15:45	Czech Republic	37–23	Qatar	AWD-Dome, Bremen Attendance: 7,100
		(18–11)
		Report

20 January 2007 18:00	Spain	33–29	Egypt	AWD-Dome, Bremen Attendance: 7,500
		(16–16)
		Report

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21 January 2007 15:45	Qatar	18–41	Spain	AWD-Dome, Bremen Attendance: 4,600
		(9–21)
		Report

21 January 2007 18:00	Egypt	30–31	Czech Republic	AWD-Dome, Bremen Attendance: 5,700
		(17–17)
		Report

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22 January 2007 18:00	Egypt	35–24	Qatar	AWD-Dome, Bremen Attendance: 4,600
		(14–11)
		Report

22 January 2007 20:00	Spain	35–29	Czech Republic	AWD-Dome, Bremen Attendance: 6,400
		(19–15)
		Report

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	89	82	+7	6	Main round
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	95	75	+20	4
3	Norway	3	1	0	2	88	65	+23	2
4	Angola	3	0	0	3	64	114	−50	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

20 January 2007 18:15	Norway	41–13	Angola	Ostseehalle, Kiel Attendance: 10,000
		(21–8)
		Report

20 January 2007 20:15	Denmark	29–30	Hungary	Ostseehalle, Kiel Attendance: 10,000
		(11–13)
		Report

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21 January 2007 18:15	Angola	20–39	Denmark	Ostseehalle, Kiel Attendance: 9,000
		(12–18)
		Report

21 January 2007 20:15	Hungary	25–22	Norway	Ostseehalle, Kiel Attendance: 9,000
		(15–12)
		Report

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22 January 2007 18:15	Hungary	34–31	Angola	Ostseehalle, Kiel Attendance: 9,000
		(19–15)
		Report

22 January 2007 20:15	Denmark	27–25	Norway	Ostseehalle, Kiel Attendance: 9,000
		(15–13)
		Report

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	108	72	+36	6	Main round
2	Russia	3	1	1	1	94	83	+11	3
3	South Korea	3	1	1	1	87	92	−5	3
4	Morocco	3	0	0	3	60	102	−42	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

20 January 2007 16:00	Croatia	35–22	Morocco	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart Attendance: 5,900
		(18–11)
		Report

20 January 2007 18:00	Russia	32–32	South Korea	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart Attendance: 5,900 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO)
	Rastvortsev 7	(15–17)	Cho 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

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21 January 2007 16:00	Morocco	19–35	Russia	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart Attendance: 5,900 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO)
	El Morabet 5	(7–15)	Koksharov 11
	3× 6× 1×	Report	3× 2×

21 January 2007 18:00	South Korea	23–41	Croatia	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart Attendance: 5,900
		(9–20)
		Report

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22 January 2007 18:00	Morocco	19–32	South Korea	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart Attendance: 5,900
		(9–14)
		Report

22 January 2007 20:00	Croatia	32–27	Russia	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart Attendance: 5,900 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Džomba 8	(16–11)	Ivanov 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 5×

President's Cup

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	2	2	0	0	56	45	+11	4	13th place game
2	Argentina	2	1	0	1	50	48	+2	2	15th place game
3	Kuwait	2	0	0	2	48	61	−13	0	17th place game

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 January 2007 20:00	Kuwait	23–33	Ukraine	Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 1,611
		(10–19)
		Report

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25 January 2007 18:00	Kuwait	25–28	Argentina	Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 1,700
		(10–16)
		Report

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27 January 2007 20:00	Ukraine	23–22	Argentina	Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 2,179
		(13–8)
		Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	2	2	0	0	61	50	+11	4	13th place game
2	South Korea	2	1	0	1	68	64	+4	2	15th place game
3	Egypt	2	0	0	2	48	63	−15	0	17th place game

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 January 2007 18:00	Egypt	18–27	Norway	Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 1,611
		(9–12)
		Report

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25 January 2007 20:00	Egypt	30–36	South Korea	Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 1,708
		(13–16)
		Report

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27 January 2007 18:00	Norway	34–32	South Korea	Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 2,179
		(17–17)
		Report

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	2	2	0	0	63	53	+10	4	19th place game
2	Greenland	2	1	0	1	64	58	+6	2	21st place game
3	Australia	2	0	0	2	48	64	−16	0	23rd place game

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 January 2007 15:30	Greenland	34–25	Australia	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 7,500
		(16–12)
		Report

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25 January 2007 18:30	Greenland	30–33	Brazil	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		(13–18)
		Report

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27 January 2007 14:00	Australia	23–30	Brazil	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund Attendance: 7,000
		(6–17)
		Report

Group IV

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	2	2	0	0	76	55	+21	4	19th place game
2	Angola	2	1	0	1	61	59	+2	2	21st place game
3	Qatar	2	0	0	2	54	77	−23	0	23rd place game

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 January 2007 19:30	Qatar	27–33	Angola	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 11,000
		(14–15)
		Report

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25 January 2007 14:00	Qatar	27–44	Morocco	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund
		(14–22)
		Report

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27 January 2007 18:30	Angola	28–32	Morocco	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund Attendance: 2,700
		(14–16)
		Report

23rd place game

28 January 2007 13:00	Australia	22–36	Qatar	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund Attendance: 5,000
		(14–15)
		Report

21st place game

28 January 2007 17:30	Greenland	28–29	Angola	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund Attendance: 2,700
		(12–14)
		Report

19th place game

28 January 2007 20:00	Brazil	36–29	Morocco	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund Attendance: 700
		(17–12)
		Report

17th place game

28 January 2007 13:00	Kuwait	22–26	Egypt	Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 3,212
		(14–12)
		Report

15th place game

28 January 2007 15:30	Argentina	31–38	South Korea	Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 3,212
		(13–19)
		Report

13th place game

28 January 2007 18:00	Ukraine	22–32	Norway	Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 3,468
		(12–12)
		Report

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	5	4	0	1	162	147	+15	8 [a]	Quarterfinals
2	Germany (H)	5	4	0	1	157	138	+19	8 [a]
3	Iceland	5	3	0	2	161	153	+8	6 [b]
4	France	5	3	0	2	142	128	+14	6 [b]
5	Slovenia	5	1	0	4	140	165	−25	2	Ninth place game
6	Tunisia	5	0	0	5	142	173	−31	0	Eleventh place game

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Germany 25–27 Poland
2. France 24–32 Iceland

24 January 2007 17:30	Slovenia	29–35	Germany	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 11,000
		(14–17)
		Report

24 January 2007 17:30	Tunisia	30–36	Iceland	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund Attendance: 5,000
		(19–16)
		Report

24 January 2007 19:30	France	31–22	Poland	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund Attendance: 8,000
		(11–12)
		Report

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25 January 2007 16:30	Tunisia	28–35	Germany	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund Attendance: 12,000
		(11–19)
		Report

25 January 2007 18:30	Poland	35–33	Iceland	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 5,900
		(12–14)
		Report

25 January 2007 20:30	France	33–19	Slovenia	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 5,900
		(18–10)
		Report

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27 January 2007 16:30	France	26–29	Germany	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund Attendance: 12,000
		(9–14)
		Report

27 January 2007 18:00	Iceland	32–31	Slovenia	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 7,500
		(17–15)
		Report

27 January 2007 20:00	Poland	40–31	Tunisia	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 7,500
		(17–13)
		Report

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28 January 2007 15:30	Germany	33–28	Iceland	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund Attendance: 12,000
		(17–11)
		Report

28 January 2007 17:30	Slovenia	27–38	Poland	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 5,600
		(13–17)
		Report

28 January 2007 19:30	France	28–26	Tunisia	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle Attendance: 5,600
		(18–11)
		Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	5	5	0	0	145	128	+17	10	Quarterfinals
2	Denmark	5	3	0	2	141	134	+7	6 [a]
3	Spain	5	3	0	2	152	145	+7	6 [a]
4	Russia	5	2	0	3	136	142	−6	4 [b]
5	Hungary	5	2	0	3	132	138	−6	4 [b]	Ninth place game
6	Czech Republic	5	0	0	5	138	157	−19	0	Eleventh place game

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:

1. Denmark 27–23 Spain
2. Russia 26–25 Hungary

24 January 2007 16:15	Czech Republic	25–28	Hungary	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 9,000
		(10–17)
		Report

24 January 2007 18:15	Spain	33–29	Russia	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	García 10	(17–15)	Igropulo 6
	2× 2×	Report	3× 1×

24 January 2007 20:15	Denmark	26–28	Croatia	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 9,000
		(12–15)
		Report

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25 January 2007 16:15	Czech Republic	26–30	Russia	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
	Jícha 10	(14–12)	Koksharov 9
	3× 8×	Report	3× 6×

25 January 2007 18:15	Croatia	25–18	Hungary	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 9,000
		(12–8)
		Report

25 January 2007 20:15	Denmark	27–23	Spain	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 9,200
		(15–11)
		Report

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27 January 2007 16:15	Croatia	31–29	Czech Republic	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 12,500
		(14–12)
		Report

27 January 2007 18:15	Hungary	31–33	Spain	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 12,500
		(15–17)
		Report

27 January 2007 20:15	Denmark	26–24	Russia	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO)
	Stryger 6	(16–14)	Koksharov 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 3×

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28 January 2007 16:15	Spain	28–29	Croatia	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 12,500
		(16–11)
		Report

28 January 2007 18:15	Russia	26–25	Hungary	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Koksharov 10	(12–15)	Gál 7
	4× 5×	Report	3× 3×

28 January 2007 20:15	Denmark	33–29	Czech Republic	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 12,500
		(17–15)
		Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	30 January
	Spain	25
					1 February
	Germany	27
					Germany (ET)	32
	30 January
					France	31
	Croatia	18
									4 February
	France	21
									Germany	29
	30 January
									Poland	24
	Poland	28
					1 February
	Russia	27
					Poland (ET)	36
	30 January
					Denmark	33			Third place
	Iceland	41
									4 February
	Denmark (ET)	42
									France	27
									Denmark	34

5th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	1 February
	Spain	27
					3 February
	Croatia	35
					Croatia	34
	1 February
					Russia	25
	Russia	28
	Iceland	25
					Seventh place
					3 February
					Spain	40
					Iceland	36

Quarterfinals

30 January 2007 17:30	Spain	25–27	Germany	Kölnarena, Köln Attendance: 19,000 Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
	Uríos 8	(12–15)	Jansen 6
	2× 4×	Report	2× 4×

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30 January 2007 17:30	Poland	28–27	Russia	Color Line Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Bielecki 7	(16–14)	Koksharov 8
	3× 7× 1×	Report	3× 6×

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30 January 2007 20:00	Croatia	18–21	France	Kölnarena, Köln Attendance: 19,000 Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
	Balić 5	(9–10)	Abalo 8
	2× 4× 1×	Report	2× 1×

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30 January 2007 20:00	Iceland	41–42 (ET)	Denmark	Color Line Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Guðjónsson 15	(17–16)	three players 9
	2× 3×	Report	1× 3×
	FT: 34–34  ET: 7–8

5–8th place semifinals

1 February 2007 15:00	Spain	27–35	Croatia	Kölnarena, Köln Attendance: 16,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Tomás 6	(12–16)	Balić 9
	2×	Report	3× 3×

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1 February 2007 17:30	Russia	28–25	Iceland	Color Line Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Ivanov 6	(16–14)	Stefánsson 7
	2× 4×	Report	3× 4×

Semifinals

1 February 2007 17:25	Germany	32–31 (ET)	France	Kölnarena, Köln Attendance: 19,000 Referees: Håkansson, Nilsson (SWE)
	Baur, Glandorf 5	(11–12)	Narcisse 8
	2× 6×	Report	2× 5×
	FT: 21–21  ET: 6–6, 5–4

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1 February 2007 20:00	Poland	36–33 (ET)	Denmark	Color Line Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 12,500 Referees: Bretó, Huelin (ESP)
	Bielecki 8	(15–14)	Boesen, Christiansen 7
	3× 5× 1×	Report	2× 6×
	FT: 26–26  ET: 4–4, 6–3

Eleventh place game

30 January 2007 15:00	Tunisia	25–21	Czech Republic	Kölnarena, Köln Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
	Hammed 7	(13–13)	Juříček 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 5×

Ninth place game

30 January 2007 15:00	Slovenia	33–34	Hungary	Color Line Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT)
	Brumen 12	(16–16)	Császár 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×

Seventh place game

3 February 2007 14:00	Spain	40–36	Iceland	Kölnarena, Köln Attendance: 18,500 Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
	Uríos 9	(19–13)	G. Sigurðsson, Stefánsson 8
	3× 5× 1×	Report	3× 2×

Fifth place game

3 February 2007 16:30	Croatia	34–25	Russia	Kölnarena, Köln Attendance: 18,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Zrnić 11	(18–12)	Igropulo 9
	3×	Report	3× 2×

Third place game

4 February 2007 14:00	France	27–34	Denmark	Kölnarena, Köln Referees: Krstić, Ljubič (SLO)
	Fernandez, Guigou 6	(15–21)	Christiansen 9
	3× 2×	Report	3× 4×

Final

4 February 2007 16:30	Germany	29–24	Poland	Kölnarena, Köln Attendance: 19,000 Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Jansen 8	(17–13)	Jurasik, Tkaczyk 5
	2× 1×	Report	3× 3×

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking Rank Team   Germany   Poland   Denmark 4   France 5   Croatia 6   Russia 7   Spain 8   Iceland 9   Hungary 10   Slovenia 11   Tunisia 12   Czech Republic 13   Norway 14   Ukraine 15   South Korea 16   Argentina 17   Egypt 18   Kuwait 19   Brazil 20   Morocco 21   Angola 22   Greenland 23   Qatar 24   Australia Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics through other tournaments Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament Ineligible to qualify for the Olympics: Greenland do not have a National Olympic Committee recognized by the IOC

2007 Men's World Champions Germany Second Title Team roster: Henning Fritz, Pascal Hens, Oliver Roggisch, Dominik Klein, Michael Haaß, Sebastian Preiß, Holger Glandorf, Johannes Bitter, Markus Baur, Christian Zeitz, Torsten Jansen, Andrej Klimovets, Michael Kraus, Florian Kehrmann, Lars Kaufmann and Christian Schwarzer. Head coach: Heiner Brand. All Star Team Goalkeeper:  Henning Fritz  (GER) Left wing:  Eduard Koksharov  (RUS) Left back:  Nikola Karabatić  (FRA) Pivot:  Michael V. Knudsen  (DEN) Centre back:  Michael Kraus  (GER) Right back:  Marcin Lijewski  (POL) Right wing:  Mariusz Jurasik  (POL) Other awards Most Valuable Player :   Ivano Balić  (CRO) President of Poland Lech Kaczyński gives silver medal for Bogdan Wenta – Polish coach

Top goalscorers Rank Name Team Goals Shots % 1 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson   Iceland 66 93 71 2 Filip Jícha   Czech Republic 57 100 57 3 Karol Bielecki   Poland 56 103 54 4 Eduard Koksharov   Russia 55 77 71 5 Ivano Balić   Croatia 53 82 65 Snorri Guðjónsson   Iceland 89 60 Ólafur Stefánsson   Iceland 92 58 8 Nikola Karabatić   France 50 86 58 9 Angutimmarik Kreutzmann   Greenland 49 93 53 10 Cho Chi-hyo   South Korea 48 67 72 Logi Geirsson   Iceland 92 52 Alexander Petersson   Iceland 74 65 Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers Rank Name Team % Saves Shots 1 Ole Erevik   Norway 51 30 59 2 Lars Olav Olaussen   Norway 45 23 51 3 Maik dos Santos   Brazil 40 65 163 4 Dragan Jerković   Croatia 39 81 209 Nenad Puljezević   Hungary 57 147 6 Johannes Bitter   Germany 38 42 112 7 Yousif Al-Fadhli   Kuwait 37 88 239 Mirko Alilović   Croatia 52 140 Vadym Brazhnyk   Ukraine 20 54 Steinar Ege   Norway 47 127 Kasper Hvidt   Denmark 125 337 Sławomir Szmal   Poland 120 327 Source: IHF

References

1. "2007 Men's World Championship Qualification". EHF . Retrieved 1 August 2020.
2. (in German) Spielplan – Handball-WM 2007, from the tournament's official site
3. (in German) Gruppenauslosung wird zur Farce – Brand zur deutschen Glücksfee, from RP-Online, retrieved 15 July 2006
4. Asian Championship: Qatar wins bronze and a ticket to the 2007 World Championship ^{[ dead link ]}, from IHF, retrieved 27 February 2006

External links

• Official website
• IHF website