The 2007 World Women's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the international championship tournament in
women's team sport
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handball
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that is governed by the
International Handball Federation
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(IHF).
France
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hosted the event from 2–16 December 2007. A total of 24 teams participated in the tournament.
Russia
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successfully contested
Norway
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in the
final
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*Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training
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, regaining the title after having lost it at the
2005 final.
Venues
Source
IHF.info
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Qualification
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Paris on 20 June 2007.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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President's Cup
Group I
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Group II
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Group III
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Group IV
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23rd place game
21st place game
19th place game
17th place game
15th place game
13th place game
Main round
Group M I
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Group M II
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Knockout stage
Bracket
;Championship bracket
;5th place bracket
Quarterfinals
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5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
All-star team
*Goalkeeper:
*Left wing:
*Left back:
*Pivot:
*Centre back:
*Right back:
*Right wing:
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts
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Top Goalkeepers
Top goalscorers
Medalists
Notes
External links
Official websiteInternational Handball Federation WHC-page
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2007 in French women's sport
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
World Championship, Women, 2007
World Championship, 2007
World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...
World Women's Handball Championship
The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside Europe and 2013 where Brazil won ...