2007 World Men's Handball Championship

2007 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Germany
Dates	19 January–4 February
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	12 (in 12 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Germany (3rd title)
Runner-up	Poland
Third place	Denmark
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches	92
Goals scored	5325 (57.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (ISL) (66 goals)
Best player	Ivano Balić (CRO)
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The 2007 World Men's Handball Championship 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

2007 World Men's Handball Championship – qualification

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.^[1]

On 14 July 2006, the groups of the tournament were determined:^[2]

Group A (Wetzlar):

Group B (Magdeburg):

Group C (Berlin, Halle):

Group D (Bremen):

Group E (Kiel):

Group F (Stuttgart):

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.^[3] 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

	Team advanced to the Main Round
	Team will play in the President's Cup

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Group A (Wetzlar)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Slovenia	3	3	0	102	71	+31	6
Tunisia	3	2	1	97	77	+20	4
Kuwait	3	1	2	85	94	–9	2
Greenland	3	0	3	68	110	–42	0


20 January 2007
Slovenia	35 – 21	Greenland
Tunisia	34 – 23	Kuwait
21 January 2007
Greenland	20 – 36	Tunisia
Kuwait	23 – 33	Slovenia
22 January 2007
Kuwait	39 – 27	Greenland
Tunisia	27 – 34	Slovenia

Group B (Magdeburg)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Iceland	3	2	1	106	76	+30	4
France	3	2	1	103	63	+40	4
Ukraine	3	2	1	90	79	+11	4
Australia	3	0	3	48	129	–81	0


20 January 2007
Iceland	45 – 20	Australia
France	32 – 21	Ukraine
21 January 2007
Australia	10 – 47	France
Iceland	29 – 32	Ukraine
22 January 2007
Ukraine	37 – 18	Australia
France	24 – 32	Iceland

Group C (Berlin/Halle)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Poland	3	3	0	87	63	+24	6
Germany	3	2	1	84	69	+15	4
Argentina	3	1	2	57	81	–24	2
Brazil	3	0	3	65	80	–15	0


19 January 2007
Germany	27 – 22	Brazil
20 January 2007
Poland	29 – 15	Argentina
21 January 2007
Brazil	23 – 31	Poland
Argentina	20 – 32	Germany
22 January 2007
Germany	25 – 27	Poland
Brazil	20 – 22	Argentina

Group D (Bremen)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Spain	3	3	0	109	76	+33	6
Czech Republic	3	2	1	97	88	+9	4
Egypt	3	1	2	94	88	+6	2
Qatar	3	0	3	65	113	–48	0


20 January 2007
Czech Republic	37 – 23	Qatar
Spain	33 – 29	Egypt
21 January 2007
Qatar	18 – 41	Spain
Egypt	30 – 31	Czech Republic
22 January 2007
Egypt	35 – 24	Qatar
Spain	35 – 29	Czech Republic

Group E (Kiel)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Hungary	3	3	0	89	82	+7	6
Denmark	3	2	1	95	75	+20	4
Norway	3	1	2	88	65	+23	2
Angola	3	0	3	64	114	–50	0


20 January 2007
Norway	41 – 13	Angola
Denmark	29 – 30	Hungary
21 January 2007
Angola	20 – 39	Denmark
Hungary	25 – 22	Norway
22 January 2007
Hungary	34 – 31	Angola
Denmark	27 – 25	Norway

Group F (Stuttgart)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Croatia	3	3	0	0	108	72	+36	6
Russia	3	1	1	1	94	83	+11	3
South Korea	3	1	1	1	87	92	–5	3
Morocco	3	0	0	3	60	102	–42	0


20 January 2007
Croatia	35 – 22	Morocco
Russia	32 – 32	South Korea
21 January 2007
Morocco	19 – 35	Russia
South Korea	23 – 41	Croatia
22 January 2007
Morocco	19 – 32	South Korea
Croatia	32 – 27	Russia

Presidents Cup (13th-24th Place)

Group I (Lemgo)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Ukraine	2	2	0	56	45	+11	4
Argentina	2	1	1	50	48	2	2
Kuwait	2	0	2	48	61	–13	0


24 January 2007
Kuwait	23 – 33	Ukraine
25 January 2007
Kuwait	25 – 28	Argentina
27 January 2007
Ukraine	23 – 22	Argentina

Group II (Lemgo)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Norway	2	2	0	61	50	+11	4
South Korea	2	1	1	68	64	+4	2
Egypt	2	0	2	48	63	–15	0


24 January 2007
Egypt	18 – 27	Norway
25 January 2007
Egypt	30 – 36	South Korea
27 January 2007
Norway	34 – 32	South Korea

Group III (Dortmund/Halle)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Brazil	2	2	0	63	53	+10	4
Greenland	2	1	1	64	58	+6	2
Australia	2	0	2	48	64	–16	0


24 January 2007
Greenland	34 – 25	Australia	Halle
25 January 2007
Greenland	30 – 33	Brazil	Dortmund
27 January 2007
Australia	23 – 30	Brazil	Dortmund

Group IV (Dortmund/Halle)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Morocco	2	2	0	76	55	+21	4
Angola	2	1	1	61	59	+2	2
Qatar	2	0	2	54	77	–23	0


24 January 2007
Qatar	27 – 33	Angola	Halle
25 January 2007
Qatar	27 – 44	Morocco	Dortmund
27 January 2007
Angola	28 – 32	Morocco	Dortmund

Main Round

	Team advanced to the Quarterfinals
	Team will play Placement Matches

Group I (Dortmund/Halle)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Poland	5	4	1	162	147	+15	8
Germany	5	4	1	157	138	+19	8
Iceland	5	3	2	161	153	+8	6
France	5	3	2	142	128	+14	6
Slovenia	5	1	4	140	165	–25	2
Tunisia	5	0	5	142	173	–31	0

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)


24 January 2007
Slovenia	29 – 35	Germany	Halle
Tunisia	30 – 36	Iceland	Dortmund
France	31 – 22	Poland	Dortmund
25 January 2007
Tunisia	28 – 35	Germany	Dortmund
Poland	35 – 33	Iceland	Halle
France	33 – 19	Slovenia	Halle
27 January 2007
France	26 – 29	Germany	Dortmund
Iceland	32 – 31	Slovenia	Halle
Poland	40 – 31	Tunisia	Halle
28 January 2007
Germany	33 – 28	Iceland	Dortmund
Slovenia	27 – 38	Poland	Halle
France	28 – 26	Tunisia	Halle

Group II (Mannheim)

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GDIF	Points
Croatia	5	5	0	145	128	+17	10
Denmark	5	3	2	141	134	+7	6
Spain	5	3	2	152	145	+7	6
Russia	5	2	3	136	142	–6	4
Hungary	5	2	3	132	138	–6	4
Czech Republic	5	0	5	138	157	–19	0

All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)


24 January 2007
Czech Republic	25 – 28	Hungary
Spain	33 – 29	Russia
Denmark	26 – 28	Croatia
25 January 2007
Czech Republic	26 – 30	Russia
Croatia	25 – 18	Hungary
Denmark	27 – 23	Spain
27 January 2007
Croatia	31 – 29	Czech Republic
Hungary	31 – 33	Spain
Denmark	26 – 24	Russia
28 January 2007
Spain	28 – 29	Croatia
Russia	26 – 25	Hungary
Denmark	33 – 29	Czech Republic

Placement Matches (9th-24th Place)

23rd/24th Place (Dortmund)


28 January 2007
Australia	22 – 36	Qatar

21st/22nd Place (Dortmund)


28 January 2007
Greenland	28 – 29	Angola

19th/20th Place (Dortmund)


28 January 2007
Brazil	36 – 29	Morocco

17th/18th Place (Lemgo)


28 January 2007
Kuwait	22 – 26	Egypt

15th/16th Place (Lemgo)


28 January 2007
South Korea	44 – 31	Argentina

13th/14th Place (Lemgo)


28 January 2007
Ukraine	22 – 32	Norway

11th/12th Place (Köln)


30 January 2007
Tunisia	25 – 21	Czech Republic

9th/10th Place (Hamburg)


30 January 2007
Slovenia	33 – 34	Hungary

Final Round (Hamburg/Köln)

Finals

Quarter Final		Semi Final		Final

30 January 2007 – Köln

Spain	25
		1 February 2007 – Köln
Germany	27
		Germany	32^b
30 January 2007 – Köln
		France	31
Croatia	18
				4 February 2007 – Köln
France	21
				Germany	29
30 January 2007 – Hamburg
				Poland	24
Poland	28
		1 February 2007 – Hamburg
Russia	27
		Poland	36^c
30 January 2007 – Hamburg
		Denmark	33	Third place
Iceland	41
				4 February 2007 – Köln
Denmark	42^a
				France	27

				Denmark	34

^a full-time score was 34-34. Denmark won in 1st overtime.
^b full-time score was 21-21. After 1st overtime it was 27-27. Germany won in 2nd overtime.
^c full-time score was 26-26. After 1st overtime it was 30-30. Poland won in 2nd overtime.

5th-8th Place

5th-8th Place		5th/6th Place

1 February 2007 – Köln

Spain	27
		3 February 2007 – Köln
Croatia	35
		Croatia	34
1 February 2007 – Hamburg
		Russia	25
Russia	28

Iceland	25
		7th/8th Place

		3 February 2007 – Köln

		Spain	40

		Iceland	36

Ranking and Statistics

Final ranking

	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 Olympic Qualification Tournament

2007 Men's World Champions

Germany
Third 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

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Germany	Poland	Denmark

External links

Notes and references

↑ (in German) Spielplan - Handball-WM 2007, from the tournament's official site
↑ (in German) Gruppenauslosung wird zur Farce - Brand zur deutschen Glücksfee, from RP-Online, retrieved 15 July 2006
↑ Asian Championship: Qatar wins bronze and a ticket to the 2007 World Championship, from IHF, retrieved 27 February 2006

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[1] (in German) Spielplan - Handball-WM 2007, from the tournament's official site

[2] (in German) Gruppenauslosung wird zur Farce - Brand zur deutschen Glücksfee, from RP-Online, retrieved 15 July 2006

[3] Asian Championship: Qatar wins bronze and a ticket to the 2007 World Championship, from IHF, retrieved 27 February 2006

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