The 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 2 to 16 November 2007 in

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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).

First round

Site A

Site B

Second round

Site A

Site B

Third round

Site A

Site B

Fourth round

Site A

Site B

Final standing

Awards

* Most Valuable Player : Simona Gioli * Best Scorer : Katarzyna Skowronska * Best Spiker : Nancy Carrillo * Best Blocker : Simona Gioli * Best Server :

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* Best Libero : Paola Cardullo * Best Receiver : Yuko Sano * Best Digger : Yuko Sano * Best Setter : Hélia Souza

External links

Official website

Match Info
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