2007 World Men's Handball Championship
Tourney nameWorld Men's Handball Championship
Year2007
Other titlesHandball-Weltmeisterschaft der Männer 2007 (in German)
Size180px
CountryGermany
Dates19 January–4 February
Num teams24
Confederations5
Venues12
Cities12
ChampionGermany
Count3
SecondPoland
ThirdDenmark
FourthFrance
Matches92
Goals5325
Top scorerGuðjón Valur Sigurðsson (Iceland) (66 goals)
PlayerIvano Balić (Croatia)
Previous2005 World Men's Handball Championship
Next2009 World Men's Handball Championship

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).

TownStadiummax. spectators
KölnKölnarena19.000
MannheimSAP-Arena14.300
HamburgColor Line Arena12.500
DortmundWestfalenhalle12.000
HalleGerry-Weber-Stadion11.000
KielOstseehalle10.200
BerlinMax-Schmeling-Halle10.000
BremenAWD-Dome9.200
MagdeburgBördelandhalle7.850
StuttgartPorsche Arena6.100
LemgoLipperlandhalle5.000
WetzlarMittelhessen-Arena5.000

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
CompetitionDatesHostVacanciesQualified
Host nation1Germany
2005 World Championship23 January – 6 February 20051Spain
2006 African Championship10–20 January 20064Tunisia
Egypt
Morocco
Angola
2006 European Championship26 January – 5 February 20063France
Denmark
Croatia
2006 Asian Championship12–21 February 2006Bangkok3Kuwait
South Korea
Qatar
2006 Oceania Championship22–24 May 2006Sydney1Australia
2006 Pan American Championship6–10 June 2006Aracaju3Brazil
Argentina
GRL
European qualification[1]4 January – 18 June 2006Various8Czech 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):

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.[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

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

President's Cup

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Main round

Group I

Group II

Knockout stage

Bracket

Championship bracket
5th place bracket

Quarterfinals

5–8th place semifinals

Semifinals

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

RankTeam
align=centerGermany
align=centerPoland
align=centerDenmark
4France
5Croatia
6Russia
7Spain
8Iceland
9Hungary
10Slovenia
11Tunisia
12Czech Republic
13Norway
14Ukraine
15South Korea
16Argentina
17Egypt
18Kuwait
19Brazil
20Morocco
21Angola
22GRL
23Qatar
24Australia
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

Other awards

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoalsShots%
1Guðjón Valur SigurðssonIceland669371
2Filip JíchaCzech Republic5710057
3Karol BieleckiPoland5610354
4Eduard KoksharovRussia557771
5Ivano BalićCroatia538265
Snorri GuðjónssonIceland8960
Ólafur StefánssonIceland9258
8Nikola KarabatićFrance508658
9Angutimmarik KreutzmannGRL499353
10Cho Chi-hyoSouth Korea486772
Logi GeirssonIceland9252
Alexander PeterssonIceland7465

Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers

RankNameTeam%SavesShots
1Ole ErevikNorway513059
2Lars Olav OlaussenNorway452351
3Maik dos SantosBrazil4065163
4Dragan JerkovićCroatia3981209
Nenad PuljezevićHungary57147
6Johannes BitterGermany3842112
7Yousif Al-FadhliKuwait3788239
Mirko AlilovićCroatia52140
Vadym BrazhnykUkraine2054
Steinar EgeNorway47127
Kasper HvidtDenmark125337
Sławomir SzmalPoland120327

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