The 2007
Men's Junior World Handball Championship
The IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship (or the IHF Men's Junior World Championship) is the official competition for men's national handball teams of under-21 years category. It is being organized by the International Handball Federation si ...
was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held at
Skopje
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and
Ohrid
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,
Macedonia
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from August 13–26, 2007.
Venues
Two Macedonian cities were selected as hosts for the Championship:
Format
For the preliminary round, 20 teams were allocated into 4 groups where the top 3 from each group advanced to the next round. In the main round, the remaining 12 teams were divided into 2 groups of 6. The top 2 teams from each group moved on to the semifinals and the winners battled in the championship game.
Preliminary round
Group A
All times are local (UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
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Group B
Group C
Group D
Main round
Group I
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Group II
Placement matches
11th/12th
9th/10th
7th/8th
5th/6th
Final round
Semifinals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standings
All-star team
* Goalkeeper:
* Left wing:
* Left back:
* Pivot:
* Centre back:
* Right back:
* Right wing:
External links
{{Junior World Handball Championship
2007 in handball
International handball competitions hosted by North Macedonia
IHF Men's U21 Handball World Championship
2007 in Republic of Macedonia sport