| Continent | World |
|---|---|
| Size | 150 |
| Dates | 2–16 November |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venues | 8 |
| Cities | 7 |
| Champions | ITA |
| Title number | 1 |
| Second | BRA |
| Third | USA |
| Mvp | Simona Gioli |
| Website | tournament website |
| Last | 2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup |
| Next | 2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup |
The 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 2 to 16 November 2007 in Japan.[1]
Teams
12 teams participated in the World Cup:
- The five champions of their respective continental championships in 2007: , , , ,
- Four highest-ranked second-place teams of their respective continental championships in 2007: , , ,
- The host nation's team:
- Two wild cards chosen from among the participants of the continental championships in 2007: ,
Squads
Venues
Format
The competition system of the 2007 World Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 11 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking is determined by the total points gained.
Rounds 1 + 2 (30 matches, 5 days): 12 participating teams have been divided in 2 groups (Site A & Site B)
Rounds 3 + 4 (36 matches, 6 days): teams have continued to play against the remaining teams of the other groups.
Results
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
| Qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics |
Awards
- Most valuable player
- Best scorer
- Best spiker
- Best blocker
- Best server
- Best libero
- Best receiver
- Best digger
- Best setter
External links
References
- ^ "FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2007: first day of matches in Tokyo and Hamamatsu. Japan gets the first win". Women's Sport - Women's sport news. Retrieved 2024-11-12.