2007 World Men's Handball Championship

none August 2022 World Men's Handball Championship 2007 Handball-Weltmeisterschaft der Männer 2007 de 2007 World Men's Handball Championship.png 180px Germany 19 January–4 February 24 5 12 12 Germany 3 Poland Denmark France 92 5325 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson ISL (66 goals) Ivano Balić CRO 2005 World Men's Handball Championship 2009 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. spectatorsKölnKölnarena19.000MannheimSAP-Arena14.300HamburgColor Line Arena12.500DortmundWestfalenhalle12.000HalleGerry-Weber-Stadion11.000KielOstseehalle10.200BerlinMax-Schmeling-Halle10.000BremenAWD-Dome9.200MagdeburgBördelandhalle7.850StuttgartPorsche Arena6.100LemgoLipperlandhalle5.000WetzlarMittelhessen-Arena5.000 Venues 200px200px200pxKölnarena (Kölnarena) Location: Cologne Capacity: 19,500 Club: VfL GummersbachSAP Arena (SAP-Arena) Location: Mannheim Capacity: 14,300 Club: Rhein-Neckar LöwenColor Line Arena (Color Line Arena) Location: Hamburg Capacity: 13,800 Clubs: HSV Handball200px200px200pxWestfalenhalle (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 Kiel200px200px200pxMax-Schmeling-Halle (Max-Schmeling-Halle) Location: Berlin Capacity: 10,000 Club: Füchse BerlinAWD-Dome (AWD-Dome) Location: Bremen Capacity: 9,200 Club:Bördelandhalle (Bördelandhalle) Location: Magdeburg Capacity: 7,850 Club: SC Magdeburg200px200px200pxPorsche Arena (Porsche Arena) Location: Stuttgart Capacity: 6,100 Club:Lipperlandhalle (Lipperlandhalle) Location: Lemgo Capacity: 5,000 Club: TBV LemgoRittal Arena Wetzlar (Rittal Arena Wetzlar) Location: Wetzlar Capacity: 5,000 Club: HSG Wetzlar Qualification 2007 World Men's Handball Championship – Qualification Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 GER 2005 World Championship 23 January – 6 February 2005 1 ESP 2006 African Championship 10–20 January 2006 4 TUNEGYMARANG 2006 European Championship 26 January – 5 February 2006 3 FRADENCRO 2006 Asian Championship 12–21 February 2006 THA Bangkok 3 KUWKOR 1997QAT 2006 Oceania Championship 22–24 May 2006 AUS Sydney 1 AUS 2006 Pan American Championship 6–10 June 2006 BRA Aracaju 3 BRAARGGRL European qualificationhttp://history.eurohandball.com/wch/men/2007/round/3/Qualification+Round 2007 Men's World Championship Qualification EHF 1 August 2020 4 January – 18 June 2006 Various 8 CZEHUNISLNORPOLRUSSLOUKR 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.de Spielplan – Handball-WM 2007, from the tournament's official site On 14 July 2006, the groups of the tournament were determined:de https://archive.today/20120909200518/http://www.rp-online.de/public/article/nachrichten/sport/handball/wm/343114 Gruppenauslosung wird zur Farce – Brand zur deutschen Glücksfee, from RP-Online, retrieved 15 July 2006 Group A (Wetzlar): TUN SVN KUW GRLGroup B (Magdeburg): FRA ISL UKR AUSGroup C (Berlin, Halle): DEU POL BRA ARGGroup D (Bremen): ESP CZE EGY QATGroup E (Kiel): DEN NOR HUN ANGGroup F (Stuttgart): HRV RUS MAR KOR 1997 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 CGroup II: 3rd-placed group D 3rd-placed group E 3rd-placed group FGroup III: 4th-placed group A 4th-placed group B 4th-placed group CGroup 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.Asian Championship: Qatar wins bronze and a ticket to the 2007 World ChampionshipJune 2020 medicmedic, from IHF, retrieved 27 February 2006 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 main WDL complete 2 SLO, TUN, KUW, GRL 3 0 0 102 71 2 0 1 97 77 1 0 2 85 94 0 0 3 68 110 SLO TUN KUW GRL 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. Q Q Q green1 Main round 20 January 2007 18:00 SLO 35–21 GRL Report 17–9 Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar 4,200 20 January 2007 20:00 TUN 34–23 KUW Report 14–11 Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar 4,000 21 January 2007 16:00 GRL 20–36 TUN 4–17 Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar 4,000 21 January 2007 18:00 KUW 23–33 SLO Report 11–17 Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar 4,000 22 January 2007 18:00 KUW 39–27 GRL Report 19–13 Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar 4,000 22 January 2007 20:00 TUN 27–34 SLO Report 14–16 Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar 4,000 Group B main WDL complete 2 ISL, FRA, UKR, AUS 2 0 1 106 76 2 0 1 103 63 2 0 1 90 79 0 0 3 48 129 Iceland 2 Pts, +5 GD; France 2 Pts, +3 GD; Ukraine 2 Pts, –8 GD ISL ISL ISL FRA UKR AUS 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. Q Q Q green1 Main round 20 January 2007 16:00 ISL 45–20 AUS Report 26–9 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg 7,200 20 January 2007 18:00 FRA 32–21 UKR Report 17–8 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg 7,300 21 January 2007 16:00 AUS 10–47 FRA Report 5–25 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg 7,200 21 January 2007 18:00 UKR 32–29 ISL Report 12–13 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg 7,400 22 January 2007 18:00 UKR 37–18 AUS Report 18–8 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg 7,000 22 January 2007 20:00 FRA 24–32 ISL Report 8–18 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg 7,500 Group C main WDL complete 2 POL, GER, ARG, BRA 3 0 0 87 63 2 0 1 84 69 H 1 0 2 57 81 0 0 3 65 80 POL GER ARG BRA 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. Q Q Q green1 Main round 19 January 2007 17:30 GER 27–22 BRA Report 12–10 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin 10,000 20 January 2007 19:30 POL 29–15 ARG Report 12–9 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 6,500 21 January 2007 15:30 BRA 23–31 POL Report 13–15 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 11,000 21 January 2007 17:30 ARG 20–32 GER Report 11–17 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 11,000 22 January 2007 17:00 GER 25–27 POL Report 12–14 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 11,000 22 January 2007 19:30 BRA 20–22 ARG Report 10–7 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 11,000 Group D main WDL complete 2 ESP, CZE, EGY, QAT 3 0 0 109 76 2 0 1 97 88 1 0 2 94 88 0 0 3 65 113 ESP CZE EGY QAT 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. Q Q Q green1 Main round 20 January 2007 15:45 CZE 37–23 QAT Report 18–11 AWD-Dome, Bremen 7,100 20 January 2007 18:00 ESP 33–29 EGY Report 16–16 AWD-Dome, Bremen 7,500 21 January 2007 15:45 QAT 18–41 ESP Report 9–21 AWD-Dome, Bremen 4,600 21 January 2007 18:00 EGY 30–31 CZE Report 17–17 AWD-Dome, Bremen 5,700 22 January 2007 18:00 EGY 35–24 QAT Report 14–11 AWD-Dome, Bremen 4,600 22 January 2007 20:00 ESP 35–29 CZE Report 19–15 AWD-Dome, Bremen 6,400 Group E main WDL complete 2 HUN, DEN, NOR, ANG 3 0 0 89 82 2 0 1 95 75 1 0 2 88 65 0 0 3 64 114 HUN DEN NOR ANG 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. Q Q Q green1 Main round 20 January 2007 18:15 NOR 41–13 ANG Report 21–8 Ostseehalle, Kiel 10,000 20 January 2007 20:15 DEN 29–30 HUN Report 11–13 Ostseehalle, Kiel 10,000 21 January 2007 18:15 ANG 20–39 DEN Report 12–18 Ostseehalle, Kiel 9,000 21 January 2007 20:15 HUN 25–22 NOR Report 15–12 Ostseehalle, Kiel 9,000 22 January 2007 18:15 HUN 34–31 ANG Report 19–15 Ostseehalle, Kiel 9,000 22 January 2007 20:15 DEN 27–25 NOR Report 15–13 Ostseehalle, Kiel 9,000 Group F main WDL complete 2 CRO, RUS, KOR, MAR 3 0 0 108 72 1 1 1 94 83 1 1 1 87 92 0 0 3 60 102 CRO RUS KOR 1997 MAR 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. Q Q Q green1 Main round 20 January 2007 16:00 CRO 35–22 MAR Report 18–11 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart 5,900 20 January 2007 18:00 RUS 32–32 KOR 1997 Report Rastvortsev 7 Cho 8 15–17 5 3 2 3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart 5,900 Krstić, Ljubič SLO 21 January 2007 16:00 MAR 19–35 RUS Report El Morabet 5 Koksharov 11 7–15 6 3 1 2 3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart 5,900 Krstić, Ljubič SLO 21 January 2007 18:00 KOR 1997 23–41 CRO Report 9–20 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart 5,900 22 January 2007 18:00 MAR 19–32 KOR 1997 Report 9–14 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart 5,900 22 January 2007 20:00 CRO 32–27 RUS Report Džomba 8 Ivanov 6 16–11 2 3 5 3 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart 5,900 Bord, Buy FRA President's Cup Group I main WDL complete 2 UKR, ARG, KUW 2 0 0 56 45 1 0 1 50 48 0 0 2 48 61 UKR ARG KUW 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. 13P 15P 17P Q 13th place game 15th place game 17th place game 24 January 2007 20:00 KUW 23–33 UKR Report 10–19 Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo 1,611 25 January 2007 18:00 KUW 25–28 ARG Report 10–16 Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo 1,700 27 January 2007 20:00 UKR 23–22 ARG Report 13–8 Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo 2,179 Group II main WDL complete 2 NOR, KOR, EGY 2 0 0 61 50 1 0 1 68 64 0 0 2 48 63 NOR KOR 1997 EGY 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. 13P 15P 17P Q 13th place game 15th place game 17th place game 24 January 2007 18:00 EGY 18–27 NOR Report 9–12 Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo 1,611 25 January 2007 20:00 EGY 30–36 KOR 1997 Report 13–16 Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo 1,708 27 January 2007 18:00 NOR 34–32 KOR 1997 Report 17–17 Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo 2,179 Group III main WDL complete 2 BRA, GRL, AUS 2 0 0 63 53 1 0 1 64 58 0 0 2 48 64 BRA GRL AUS 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. 19P 21P 23P Q 19th place game 21st place game 23rd place game 24 January 2007 15:30 GRL 34–25 AUS Report 16–12 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 7,500 25 January 2007 18:30 GRL 30–33 BRA Report 13–18 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 27 January 2007 14:00 AUS 23–30 BRA Report 6–17 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 7,000 Group IV main WDL complete 2 MAR, ANG, QAT 2 0 0 76 55 1 0 1 61 59 0 0 2 54 77 MAR ANG QAT 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. 19P 21P 23P Q 19th place game 21st place game 23rd place game 24 January 2007 19:30 QAT 27–33 ANG Report 14–15 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 11,000 25 January 2007 14:00 QAT 27–44 MAR Report 14–22 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 27 January 2007 18:30 ANG 28–32 MAR Report 14–16 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 2,700 23rd place game 28 January 2007 13:00 AUS 22–36 QAT Report 14–15 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 5,000 21st place game 28 January 2007 17:30 GRL 28–29 ANG Report 12–14 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 2,700 19th place game 28 January 2007 20:00 BRA 36–29 MAR Report 17–12 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 700 17th place game 28 January 2007 13:00 KUW 22–26 EGY Report 14–12 Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo 3,212 15th place game 28 January 2007 15:30 ARG 31–38 KOR 1997 Report 13–19 Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo 3,212 13th place game 28 January 2007 18:00 UKR 22–32 NOR Report 12–12 Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo 3,468 Main round Group I main WDL complete 2 POL, GER, ISL, FRA, SLO, TUN 4 0 1 162 147 4 0 1 157 138 H 3 0 2 161 153 3 0 2 142 128 1 0 4 140 165 0 0 5 142 173 POL GER ISL FRA SLO TUN Germany 25–27 Poland POL France 24–32 Iceland ISL 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. QF QF QF QF 9P 11P Q green1 Quarterfinals Ninth place game Eleventh place game 24 January 2007 17:30 SLO 29–35 GER Report 14–17 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 11,000 24 January 2007 17:30 TUN 30–36 ISL Report 19–16 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 5,000 24 January 2007 19:30 FRA 31–22 POL Report 11–12 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 8,000 25 January 2007 16:30 TUN 28–35 GER Report 11–19 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 12,000 25 January 2007 18:30 POL 35–33 ISL Report 12–14 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 5,900 25 January 2007 20:30 FRA 33–19 SLO Report 18–10 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 5,900 27 January 2007 16:30 FRA 26–29 GER Report 9–14 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 12,000 27 January 2007 18:00 ISL 32–31 SLO Report 17–15 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 7,500 27 January 2007 20:00 POL 40–31 TUN Report 17–13 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 7,500 28 January 2007 15:30 GER 33–28 ISL Report 17–11 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund 12,000 28 January 2007 17:30 SLO 27–38 POL Report 13–17 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 5,600 28 January 2007 19:30 FRA 28–26 TUN Report 18–11 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle 5,600 Group II main WDL complete 2 CRO, DEN, ESP, RUS, HUN, CZE 5 0 0 145 128 3 0 2 141 134 3 0 2 152 145 2 0 3 136 142 2 0 3 132 138 0 0 5 138 157 CRO DEN ESP RUS HUN CZE Denmark 27–23 Spain DEN Russia 26–25 Hungary RUS 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference. QF QF QF QF 9P 11P Q green1 Quarterfinals Ninth place game Eleventh place game 24 January 2007 16:15 CZE 25–28 HUN Report 10–17 SAP Arena, Mannheim 9,000 24 January 2007 18:15 ESP 33–29 RUS Report García 10 Igropulo 6 17–15 2 2 1 3 SAP Arena, Mannheim 9,000 Lemme, Ullrich GER 24 January 2007 20:15 DEN 26–28 CRO Report 12–15 SAP Arena, Mannheim 9,000 25 January 2007 16:15 CZE 26–30 RUS Report Jícha 10 Koksharov 9 14–12 8 3 6 3 SAP Arena, Mannheim 9,000 Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR 25 January 2007 18:15 CRO 25–18 HUN Report 12–8 SAP Arena, Mannheim 9,000 25 January 2007 20:15 DEN 27–23 ESP Report 15–11 SAP Arena, Mannheim 9,200 27 January 2007 16:15 CRO 31–29 CZE Report 14–12 SAP Arena, Mannheim 12,500 27 January 2007 18:15 HUN 31–33 ESP Report 15–17 SAP Arena, Mannheim 12,500 27 January 2007 20:15 DEN 26–24 RUS Report Stryger 6 Koksharov 8 16–14 4 3 3 3 SAP Arena, Mannheim 12,500 Krstić, Ljubič SLO 28 January 2007 16:15 ESP 28–29 CRO Report 16–11 SAP Arena, Mannheim 12,500 28 January 2007 18:15 RUS 26–25 HUN Report Koksharov 10 Gál 7 12–15 5 4 3 3 SAP Arena, Mannheim 12,500 Bord, Buy FRA 28 January 2007 20:15 DEN 33–29 CZE Report 17–15 SAP Arena, Mannheim 12,500 Knockout stage Bracket Championship bracket N8 yes high yes Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Third place 30 January ESP 25 GER 27 30 January CRO 18 FRA 21 30 January POL 28 RUS 27 30 January ISL 41 DEN (ET) 42 1 February GER (ET) 32 FRA 31 1 February POL (ET) 36 DEN 33 4 February GER 29 POL 24 4 February FRA 27 DEN 34 5th place bracket N4 yes high yes 5–8th place semifinals Fifth place Seventh place 1 February ESP 27 CRO 35 1 February RUS 28 ISL 25 3 February CRO 34 RUS 25 3 February ESP 40 ISL 36 Quarterfinals 30 January 2007 17:30 ESP 25–27 GER Report Uríos 8 Jansen 6 12–15 4 2 4 2 Kölnarena, Köln 19,000 Abrahamsen, Kristiansen NOR 30 January 2007 17:30 POL 28–27 RUS Report Bielecki 7 Koksharov 8 16–14 7 3 1 6 3 Color Line Arena, Hamburg 12,500 Lemme, Ullrich GER 30 January 2007 20:00 CRO 18–21 FRA Report Balić 5 Abalo 8 9–10 4 2 1 1 2 Kölnarena, Köln 19,000 Chernega, Poladenko RUS 30 January 2007 20:00 ISL 41–42 DEN Report Guðjónsson 15 three players 9 17–16 34–34 7–8 3 2 3 1 Color Line Arena, Hamburg 12,500 Bord, Buy FRA 5–8th place semifinals 1 February 2007 15:00 ESP 27–35 CRO Report Tomás 6 Balić 9 12–16 2 3 3 Kölnarena, Köln 16,000 Lemme, Ullrich GER 1 February 2007 17:30 RUS 28–25 ISL Report Ivanov 6 Stefánsson 7 16–14 4 2 4 3 Color Line Arena, Hamburg 10,000 Herczeg, Südi HUN Semifinals 1 February 2007 17:25 GER 32–31 FRA Report Baur, Glandorf 5 Narcisse 8 11–12 21–21 6–6 5–4 6 2 5 2 Kölnarena, Köln 19,000 Håkansson, Nilsson SWE 1 February 2007 20:00 POL 36–33 DEN Report Bielecki 8 Boesen, Christiansen 7 15–14 26–26 4–4 6–3 5 3 1 6 2 Color Line Arena, Hamburg 12,500 Bretó, Huelin ESP Eleventh place game 30 January 2007 15:00 TUN 25–21 CZE Report Hammed 7 Juříček 5 13–13 3 3 5 3 Kölnarena, Köln 8,000 Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan IRI Ninth place game 30 January 2007 15:00 SLO 33–34 HUN Report Brumen 12 Császár 8 16–16 3 3 4 3 Color Line Arena, Hamburg 8,000 Līcis, Stoļarovs LAT Seventh place game 3 February 2007 14:00 ESP 40–36 ISL Report Uríos 9 G. Sigurðsson, Stefánsson 8 19–13 5 3 1 2 3 Kölnarena, Köln 18,500 Chernega, Poladenko RUS Fifth place game 3 February 2007 16:30 CRO 34–25 RUS Report Zrnić 11 Igropulo 9 18–12 3 2 3 Kölnarena, Köln 18,000 Lemme, Ullrich GER Third place game #DDAA77 4 February 2007 14:00 FRA 27–34 DEN Report Fernandez, Guigou 6 Christiansen 9 15–21 2 3 4 3 Kölnarena, Köln Krstić, Ljubič SLO Final gold 4 February 2007 16:30 GER 29–24 POL Report Jansen 8 Jurasik, Tkaczyk 5 17–13 1 2 3 3 Kölnarena, Köln 19,000 Bord, Buy FRA Ranking and statistics Final ranking Rank TeamImage:gold medal icon.svg GERImage:silver medal icon.svg POLImage:bronze medal icon.svg DEN4 FRA5 CRO6 RUS7 ESP8 ISL9 HUN10 SLO11 TUN12 CZE13 NOR14 UKR15 KOR 199716 ARG17 EGY18 KUW19 BRA20 MAR21 ANG22 GRL23 QAT24 AUS 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 150px|border|GermanyGermanySecond 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 Goalkeeper: Henning Fritz GER Left wing: Eduard Koksharov RUS Left back: Nikola Karabatić FRA Pivot: Michael V. Knudsen DEN Centre back: Michael Kraus GER Right back: Marcin Lijewski POL Right wing: Mariusz Jurasik POL Other awards Most Valuable Player: Ivano Balić CRO thumb|center|300px|President of Poland Lech Kaczyński gives silver medal for Bogdan Wenta – Polish coach Top goalscorers RankNameTeamGoalsShots% 1 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson ISL 66 93 71 2 Filip Jícha CZE 57 100 57 3 Karol Bielecki POL 56 103 54 4 Eduard Koksharov RUS 55 77 715 Ivano Balić CRO 53 82 65Snorri Guðjónsson ISL 89 60Ólafur Stefánsson ISL 92 58 8 Nikola Karabatić FRA 50 86 58 9 Angutimmarik Kreutzmann GRL 49 93 5310 Cho Chi-hyo KOR 1997 48 67 72Logi Geirsson ISL 92 52Alexander Petersson ISL 74 65 Source: IHF Top goalkeepers RankNameTeam%SavesShots 1 Ole Erevik NOR 51 30 59 2 Lars Olav Olaussen NOR 45 23 51 3 Maik dos Santos BRA 40 65 1634 Dragan Jerković CRO 39 81 209Nenad Puljezević HUN 57 147 6 Johannes Bitter GER 38 42 1127 Yousif Al-Fadhli KUW 37 88 239Mirko Alilović CRO 52 140 Vadym Brazhnyk UKR 20 54Steinar Ege NOR 47 127Kasper Hvidt DEN 125 337Sławomir Szmal POL 120 327 Source: IHF References External links Official website IHF website Category:World Men's Handball Championship World Championship Men H W World Men's Handball Championship World Men's Handball Championship Category:Sports competitions in Cologne Category:2000s in Cologne