Handball World Championship 2007 / Germany

This article deals with the German women's national handball team at the 2007 women's handball world championship in France.

qualification

→ See: European Women's Handball Championship 2006

team

Contingent

Surname	Club before the start of the World Cup	birthday	Games	Gates	2 minutes
goalkeeper
Sabine Englert	Hypo Lower Austria	November 27, 1981	10
Clara Woltering	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	March 2, 1983	10
Jana Krause	1. FC Nuremberg	June 10, 1987
field
Nadine Hardter	Thuringian HC	March 29, 1981	10	19th		1
Mandy Herring	Frankfurt HC	March 11, 1984	9	21st
Maike Brückmann	TSG ketch	February 29, 1984	3	9	1
Nadine Krause	FCK Håndbold	March 25, 1982	10	48	2	5
Maren Baumbach	FCK Håndbold	January 14, 1981	10	35	2	2
Anna Loerper	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	November 18, 1984	10	6th	3
Nina Wörz	Randers HK	November 14, 1980	10	14th	7th	5
Grit Jurack	Viborg HK	October 22, 1977	9	85	1	3
Susann Mueller	HC Leipzig	May 26, 1988	6th	2
Nora Reiche	Viborg HK	September 16, 1983	10	20th	3
Stefanie Melbeck	KIF Vejen Kolding	April 16, 1977	10	31	5	3
Ulrike Stange	HC Leipzig	April 25, 1984	1
Anja Althaus	Viborg HK	3rd September 1982
Kathrin Blacha	Thuringian HC	October 23, 1970	10	15th	7th		1
Anne Müller	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	5th July 1983	10	19th	4th	8th
Ania Roesler *	1. FC Nuremberg	May 14, 1982	2
Trainer and assistant trainer
Armin Emrich		June 16, 1951				1
Heike Schmidt		1st September 1971

^* Ania Rösler was nominated by the national coach on December 14th after Nadine Krause tore a capsule tear in her right ankle in the semi-final against Angola.

Games of the preliminary round

In the preliminary round, the German team faced Ukraine , Paraguay and South Korea .

Germany - Ukraine 26:21 (17:12)

(December 2nd, 2007 in Nantes , Palais des sports de Beaulieu , 4,500 spectators)

The German team got off to an excellent start in the so-called death group, with a win against Ukraine. The nervousness of the players could be felt on both sides, but an excellent performance by Grit Jurack and goalkeeper Sabine Englert provided the necessary support in the team. The Ukrainian player Oksana Sakada sustained a serious injury when she hit her back hard on the ground after a throw at the German goal and broke several vertebrae. After an initial examination, the doctors thought the rupture of three lumbar vertebrae and thus spinal cord injury was possible.

Germany: Englert, Woltering; Härdter, Jurack (9/1), Wörz, Anne Müller (2), Reiche, Loerper (1), Nadine Krause (4/1), Blacha (1), Susann Müller, Brückmann, Baumbach (5), Melbeck (4 )

Paraguay - Germany 12:45 (6:25)

(3rd December 2007 in Nantes , Palais des sports de Beaulieu , 4,000 spectators)

The game against Paraguay was the expected easy task. A never-endangered victory and Ukraine's defeat against South Korea gave the German team an early entry into the main round.

The height of the victory also meant the highest victory of a German national team. The old record came from November 30, 1999, when the German team beat Argentina 34: 9 during the World Cup in Denmark.

Germany: Englert, Woltering; Härdter (5), Wörz, Anne Müller (3), Reiche (6/3), Loerper (4), Hering (6), Nadine Krause (5/2), Blacha (3), Susann Müller (2/1) , Brückmann (6), Baumbach (3), Melbeck (2)

Germany - South Korea 32:26 (14:12)

(4th December 2007 in Nantes , Palais des sports de Beaulieu , 4,000 spectators)

Even the Olympic second South Korea could not stop the German team. A strong Grit Jurack and the world class performance of Sabine Englert were the outstanding players.

Germany: Englert, Woltering; Härdter (1), Jurack (11/2), Wörz (2), Anne Müller (1), Reiche (1), Loerper (1), Hering (2), Nadine Krause (3), Blacha (5), Susann Müller, Baumbach (2), Melbeck (3)

Main round games

In the main round, the German team met Spain , Hungary , Poland and Romania . The 2 points for the victory against South Korea were taken into the main round.

Spain - Germany 25:30 (8:14)

(December 6, 2007 in Dijon , Palais des sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy , 2,500 spectators)

The German team continued to win at the start of the main round. The German players immediately took over the reins and quickly led with a difference of 6 hits. Only the negligence in the first half prevented an even higher half-time score. After half-time, the Spaniards got back into the game better and reduced the gap to just 2 goals. But an increase in concentration eventually led to victory.

Germany: Englert, Woltering; Härdter (1), Jurack (9), Wörz (2), Anne Müller (1), Reiche (1), Loerper, Hering (5), Nadine Krause (9/2), Blacha, Susann Müller, Baumbach (1) , Melbeck (1)

Germany - Hungary 30:30 (14:17)

(December 8, 2007 in Dijon , Palais des sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy , 3,000 spectators)

In the first half, the German team was very nervous and made a few missed throws and playback errors. The Hungarians knew how to use that, they wanted to return the favor for the high defeat at the EM-2006 , and were able to play a small lead at halftime. After half time the game of the German players got better. A great team performance meanwhile resulted in a 2-goal lead. About 45 seconds before the end, a goal for Germany was not counted that would have restored the old 2-goal lead, because coach Emrich shortly beforehand indicated the desire to take a break. The subsequent throw did not result in a goal. In return, the Hungarians equalized 1 second before the final whistle.

Germany: Englert, Woltering; Härdter, Jurack (6), Wörz (4), Anne Müller (3), Reiche (5/3), Loerper, Hering (3), Nadine Krause (3/1), Blacha (2), Susann Müller, Baumbach ( 2), Melbeck (2)

Germany - Poland 35:32 (22:12)

(December 9, 2007 in Dijon , Palais des sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy , 2,800 spectators)

For the first fifteen minutes the game against Poland was even, no team was able to break away with more than two goals difference. After that, the German women became more confident in their actions and played a sovereign lead up to half-time. In the second half the game of the Germans flattened, Poland could catch up to 2 goals, but in the end the German team trembled about a victory and took over the top of the table in Group M II again.

Germany: Englert, Woltering; Härdter, Jurack (12/2), Wörz (1), Anne Müller (3), Reiche (1), Loerper, Hering (3), Nadine Krause (6/1), Blacha, Susann Müller, Baumbach (6), Melbeck (3)

Romania - Germany 32:24 (16:12)

(11 December 2007 in Dijon , Palais des sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy , 3,000 spectators)

An unexciting tactical game. Germany didn't really want to win in order not to play against hosts France in the quarter-finals and Romania really wanted to win so as not to play against Russia in the quarter-finals.

Germany: Englert, Woltering; Härdter (3), Jurack (3/1), Wörz (1), Anne Müller, Reiche (4/2), Loerper, Hering, Nadine Krause (1), Blacha (3), Brückmann (3), Baumbach, Melbeck (6)

Games of the knockout round

Angola - Germany 33:36 (14:18)

Quarter finals

(December 13, 2007 in Paris , Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , 9,000 spectators)

The surprise team of the tournament was on the program in the quarter-finals. The German team always had the game under control. There was a quick lead that could be held until the break. After the break, Angola's game became more agreeable and the gap narrowed. In a dramatic final phase, the German selection was finally able to prevail.

Germany: Englert, Woltering; Härdter (1), Jurack (11/1), Wörz (1), Anne Müller (3), Reiche (1/1), Loerper, Hering (2), Nadine Krause (6/1), Blacha (1), Stange, Baumbach (4/1), Melbeck (6)

Norway - Germany 33:30 (19:16)

Semifinals

(December 15, 2007 in Paris , Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , 13,000 spectators)

In the semifinals it was against the reigning European champion. The Norwegians were able to play their known strengths, especially the fast game forward, and had the very nervous German team under control in the first half. After the break, Emrich's players became safer and they even led the game with a goal until five minutes before the end. Then Stefanie Melbeck, who had been playing a strong game up until then, was injured. This weakened defense and individual mistakes ultimately led to victory for Norway.

Germany: Englert, Woltering; Härdter (3), Rösler, Jurack (12/2), Wörz (1), Anne Müller (2), Reiche, Loerper, Hering, Nadine Krause (5), Blacha, Baumbach (4), Melbeck (3)

Romania - Germany 35:36 (18:11, 32:32) n.v.

3rd place match

(December 16, 2007 in Paris , Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , 14,000 spectators)

The German handball players went into this game highly motivated, because after ten years there was again the opportunity to win a medal. But the game didn't go as expected. Up to half time they were behind with seven goals difference. After the break, they pulled themselves together again and in the meantime managed to equalize. But due to another strong phase from Romania, they were behind by the same difference as at halftime. But the players showed a strong will and were able to catch up again the high deficit. The decision finally came ten seconds before the end. Nadine Krause was able to turn a seven-meter throw into the lead in the second attempt, the first one had hit the post.

Germany: Englert, Woltering; Härdter (5), Jurack (12), Rösler, Wörz (2), Anne Müller (1), Reiche (1), Loerper, Hering, Nadine Krause (6/1), Blacha, Baumbach (8), Melbeck (1 )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ XVIII Women's World Championship 2007 - Cumulative Statistics GER - Germany. In: archive.ihf.info. IHF, December 16, 2007, accessed May 30, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Handball World Cup: reaching for the medal. In: faz.net. FAZ, December 14, 2007, accessed May 30, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Frieder Schilling: Handball World Championship for women: "Each fights for the other". In: spiegel.de. DER SPIEGEL, December 1, 2007, accessed May 30, 2020 . 
4. ↑ mig / sid: Handball World Cup: German women win against South Korea for the first time. In: spiegel.de. Spiegel, December 4, 2007, accessed May 30, 2020 . 
5. ^ All / sid: Handball World Cup: German women defeat Spain. In: spiegel.de. Spiegel, December 6, 2007, accessed May 30, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Christian Ciemalla: Germany turns the game against Hungary and gives victory out of hand. In: handball-world.news. December 8, 2007, accessed May 30, 2020 . 
7. ↑ sid: Handball - WM: DHB women lose exciting semi-finals. In: focus.de. Focus Online, December 13, 2007, accessed May 30, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Handball World Cup: German women fight for the bronze medal. In: welt.de. Die Welt, December 16, 2007, accessed May 30, 2020 .