Qualifying first round
From 23 February to 2 March 2008
Group 1
Was held in Pionir Hall - Belgrade, Serbia
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
 France* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*France didn't attend the tournament
Group 2
Was held in JU KSC "Mladost" - Visoko, Bosnia-Herzegovina
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
 Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
 Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
 Estonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | -31 | 0 |
Group 3
Was held in Pabellón Multiusos Ciudad de Cáceres - Cáceres, Spain
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 6 |
 Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 3 |
 Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | -19 | 0 |
Group 4
Was held in Gyöngyösi Városi Sport es Rendezvény Csarnok - Gyöngyös, Hungary
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 9 |
 Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 6 |
 Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 |
 England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | -26 | 0 |
Group 5
Was held in Romeo Iamandi - Buzau, Romania
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 |
 Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 |
 Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 3 |
 Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 0 |
Group 6
Was held in Zimní Stadión - Chrudim, Czech Republic
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 |
 Azerbaijan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 6 |
 Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 |
 Armenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
Group 7
Was held in Hibernians Pavillon - Corradino - Paola, Malta
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Slovenia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 |
 Albania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
 Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 3 |
 Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 |
Group 8
Was held in Giovanni Paolo II - Pescara, Italy
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 9 |
 Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 6 |
 Cyprus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 3 |
 Andorra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 0 |
Group 9
Was held in Ugur Inan Spor Salonu - Aydin, Turkey
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 |
 Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
 Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 |
 Latvia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 |
Slovensko Slovensko 4 : 2 Turecko Turecko
28. február Portugalsko Portugalsko 4 : 0 Lotyšsko Lotyšsko
29. február Lotyšsko Lotyšsko 2 : 3 Turecko Turecko
29. február Slovensko Slovensko 0 : 3 Portugalsko Portugalsko
2. marec Lotyšsko Lotyšsko 0 : 4 Slovensko Slovensko
2. marec Portugalsko Portugalsko 3 : 2 Turecko Turecko
Group 10
Was held in Palace of Culture and Sports - Varna, Bulgaria
| Teams | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ukraine | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 |
 Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
 Moldova | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
 Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 |