| 20th men's handball world championship 2007
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| 20th Men's Handball World Championship
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Logo of the 20th men's handball world championship
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Number of nations
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24
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World Champion
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Germany Germany (3rd title)
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venue
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Germany Germany
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Opening game
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January 19, 2007
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Endgame
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February 4, 2007
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Games
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92
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Gates
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5,325 (∅: 57.88 per game)
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Top scorer
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Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson , 66 goals
Iceland |
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Best player
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Ivano Balić (MVP)
Croatia |
 yellow cards
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514 (∅: 5.59 per game)
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 Time penalties
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751 (∅: 8.16 per game)
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 Red cards
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33 (∅: 0.36 per game)
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| ← World Cup 2005
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The 20th men's handball world championship was held from January 19 to February 4, 2007 in Germany . A total of 24 teams competed against each other in groups in the preliminary round and the main round. This was followed by elimination games with quarter-finals , semi-finals and finals as well as placement games for places three to eight. Host Germany became handball world champions for the third time after 1938 and 1978 with a 29:24 victory in the final against Poland.
Based on the 2006 soccer World Cup , which was called a " summer fairy tale ", the triumph of the German handball team was referred to in the media as a "winter fairy tale".
A total of twelve cities hosted the 2007 handball world championship. The most modern and largest halls in Germany were selected, and it was also decided to distribute the venues across the board. The World Cup final took place on February 4, 2007 in the Kölnarena .
After the first handball World Cup in 1938 and the tournaments in 1958 (in the German Democratic Republic), 1961 (in the Federal Republic of Germany), 1974 (in the German Democratic Republic) and 1982 (in the Federal Republic of Germany) the handball world championship took place in 2007 sixth time on German soil. Germany had already applied for the handball world championship in 2005 without success, and Tunisia won the bid . In the application for 2007, Germany prevailed against Russia .
In July 2007 the film Project Gold was released. He presented the German team on their way through the tournament both in and outside the games.
Venues
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city
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Hall
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Audience
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information
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Cologne
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Kölnarena
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19,000
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In Germany's largest multifunctional hall , VfL Gummersbach , among others, played its home games. In November 2006 the EHF European Club Championship was held here. The final of the World Cup took place here.
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Hamburg
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Color Line Arena
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12,500
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Year after year, the venue for the final four of the DHB Cup . Among other things, HSV Hamburg plays its home games in this multifunctional hall, which is right next to the Volksparkstadion .
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Mannheim
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SAP arena
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13,200
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Highly functional venue for a wide variety of sports such as handball, basketball or ice hockey. The SAP Arena in the east of Mannheim is, among other things, the home hall of the Rhein-Neckar Löwen .
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Dortmund
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Westfalenhalle
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12,000
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The Westfalenhalle in the south of Dortmund city center is one of the most important multi-purpose halls in Germany and has already hosted several world championships in a wide variety of sports. It also has a long tradition as a venue for handball games.
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Magdeburg
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Bördelandhalle
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07,850
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The Bördelandhalle in Saxony-Anhalt was next to the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin the second venue in the new federal states and is the venue for the home games of SC Magdeburg .
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Wetzlar
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Rittal Arena Wetzlar
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05,000
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The HSG Wetzlar's newly built venue in 2004 stands for a region that is enthusiastic about handball. Although it is relatively small, it can be distinguished by VIP seats and the latest technology.
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Stuttgart
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Porsche Arena
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06,100
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This arena in the east of Stuttgart between the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion and the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle was opened on May 27, 2006.
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Halle (Westphalia)
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Gerry Weber Stadium
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11,000
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The Gerry Weber Stadium was built as the venue for Germany 's largest tennis tournament and is increasingly being used for other sporting events. TBV Lemgo, for example, plays up to three Bundesliga games there per season. The stadium roof can be closed in 88 seconds.
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Lemgo
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Lipperlandhalle
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05,000
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The smallest handball hall at this world championship was the home ground of TBV Lemgo . However, due to the proximity of the spectators to the field, it has a special atmosphere.
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Bremen
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City Hall Bremen
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08,000
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The Bremen Stadthalle, built in 1964, was completely rebuilt and expanded in 2005 and is now one of the most modern multifunctional halls (official names: 1964–2004: Stadthalle Bremen , 2005–2009: AWD-Dome , 2009–2011: Bremen-Arena , since 2011: ÖVB- Arena ), used, among other things, for six-day races .
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Kiel
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Ostseehalle
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10,200
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The hall in Schleswig-Holstein is the venue of the THW Kiel , Germany's most successful handball club in recent years. The hall known as the "Baltic Sea Hell" has been modernized in recent years.
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Berlin
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Max Schmeling Hall
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10,000
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The hall named after the German boxer is located in the eastern part of Berlin ( Prenzlauer Berg district ) close to the former Berlin Wall . In addition to many other uses, it is used as the home game hall of the first division handball club Füchse Berlin .
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Organizing Committee
The organizing committee (OK) consisted of eight people:
mascot
Hanniball was the official mascot of the 2007 Handball World Cup in Germany.
It represents a croissant ( Latin sciurus , "croissant"). The name is based on the Carthaginian general Hannibal from pre-Christian times. Based on the Carthaginian general, the name should symbolize attributes such as courage, boldness, determination and activity. The name also contains a play on words (Hanniball - "handball").
qualification
According to the rules of the IHF , three countries per continent apart from Oceania were initially able to qualify for the World Cup. In addition, defending champions Spain and hosts Germany as well as nine other countries that had qualified through the 2005 World Handball Championship automatically took part . Europe had three normal participating countries, eight additionally qualified countries, as well as hosts and defending champions, for a total of 13 participants. Three countries from Africa and one other country that qualified through the last championship took part. Asia and Pan America had three places each and Oceania one place.
Drawing of the main round groups
The draw took place on July 14, 2006 in the Berlin Maritim Hotel and was carried out by Magnus Wislander (Sweden), Daniel Stephan (Germany), Talant Dujshebaev (Spain) and Yoon Kyung-shin (South Korea), the former being the "handball player of the century", all other world handball players . Everyone was responsible for one of the four pots sorted by strength. In the first pot were the strongest teams, including the host Germany, who had the right to choose the group after the weaker teams had been drawn. For each group a team was drawn from pots two to four.
Lottery pots
The classification was based on the results of the last international competitions and the IHF world rankings .
- Pot 1:
- Spain, France, Denmark, Tunisia, Croatia, Germany
- Pot 2:
- Russia, Iceland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland, Norway
- Pot 3:
- Ukraine, Egypt, Hungary, Kuwait, Morocco, Brazil
- Pot 4:
- Argentina, Angola, South Korea, Qatar, Greenland, Australia
game schedule
If two or more teams were tied in the respective group table after the group games of the preliminary round, the main round or the President's Cup, the direct comparison on points between these two or more teams was the first decision criterion for table formation. If there was a tie between the teams, the second criterion was the goal difference resulting from the games between the teams in question. If the point and goal ratio were equal, the third differentiation criterion was the number of goals scored in the games between the teams in question.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held from January 19-22. The six groups with four participants each played in the cities of Wetzlar, Magdeburg, Berlin, Halle (Westphalia), Bremen, Kiel and Stuttgart. The opening match between Germany and Brazil took place in Berlin's Max-Schmeling-Halle .
The first two in each group qualified for the main round. The last two in each group played in a placement round called the President's Cup .
Group A (Wetzlar)
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country
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Gates
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Points
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| 1
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Slovenia Slovenia
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102: 071
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6th
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| 2
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Tunisia Tunisia
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097: 077
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4th
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| 3
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Kuwait Kuwait
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085: 094
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2
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| 4th
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Greenland Greenland
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068: 110
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0
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Sat, January 20, 2007, 6:00 p.m.
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Slovenia Slovenia
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- Greenland
Greenland |
35: 21 (17: 09)
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Sat., January 20, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
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Tunisia Tunisia
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- Kuwait
Kuwait |
34: 23 (14:11)
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Sun., January 21, 2007, 4 p.m.
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Greenland Greenland
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- TunisiaTunisia
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20: 36 ( 04:17)
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Sun., January 21, 2007, 6:00 p.m.
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Kuwait Kuwait
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- SloveniaSlovenia
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23: 33 (11:17)
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Mon., January 22, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Kuwait Kuwait
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- Greenland
Greenland |
39: 27 (19:13)
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Mon., January 22, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
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Tunisia Tunisia
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- SloveniaSlovenia
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27: 34 (14:16)
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Group B (Magdeburg)
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country
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Gates
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Points
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| 1
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Iceland Iceland
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106: 076
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4th
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| 2
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France France
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103: 063
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4th
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| 3
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Ukraine Ukraine
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090: 079
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4th
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| 4th
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Australia Australia
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048: 129
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0
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Sat, January 20, 2007, 4 p.m.
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Iceland Iceland
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- Australia
Australia |
45: 20 (26: 09)
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Sat, January 20, 2007, 6 p.m.
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France France
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- Ukraine
Ukraine |
32: 21 (17: 08)
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Sun, January 21, 2007, 4 p.m.
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Australia Australia
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- FranceFrance
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10: 47 ( 05:25)
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Sun, January 21, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Ukraine Ukraine
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- Iceland
Iceland |
32: 29 (12:13)
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Mon, January 22, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Ukraine Ukraine
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- Australia
Australia |
37: 18 (18: 08)
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Mon, January 22, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
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France France
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- IcelandIceland
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24: 32 ( 08:18)
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Group C (Berlin, Halle / Westphalia)
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country
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Gates
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Points
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| 1
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Poland Poland
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087: 063
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6th
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| 2
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Germany Germany
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084: 069
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4th
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| 3
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Argentina Argentina
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057: 081
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2
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| 4th
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Brazil Brazil
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065: 080
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0
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Fri, January 19, 2007, 5:30 p.m.
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Germany Germany
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- Brazil
Brazil |
27: 22 (12:10)
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Sat, January 20, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
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Poland Poland
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- Argentina
Argentina |
29: 15 (12: 09)
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Sun, January 21, 2007, 3:30 p.m.
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Brazil Brazil
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- PolandPoland
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23:31 (13:15)
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Sun, January 21, 2007, 5:30 p.m.
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Argentina Argentina
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- GermanyGermany
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20: 32 (11:17)
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Mon, January 22, 2007, 5:00 p.m.
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Germany Germany
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- PolandPoland
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25: 27 (12:14)
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Mon, January 22, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
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Brazil Brazil
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- ArgentinaArgentina
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20: 22 (10: 07)
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Group D (Bremen)
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country
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Gates
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Points
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| 1
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Spain Spain
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109: 076
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6th
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| 2
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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097: 088
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4th
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| 3
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Egypt Egypt
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094: 088
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2
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| 4th
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Qatar Qatar
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065: 113
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0
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Sat, January 20, 2007, 3:45 p.m.
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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- Qatar
Qatar |
37: 23 (18:11)
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Sat, January 20, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Spain Spain
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- Egypt
Egypt |
33: 29 (16:16)
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Sun, January 21, 2007, 3:45 p.m.
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Qatar Qatar
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- SpainSpain
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18: 41 ( 09:21)
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Sun, January 21, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Egypt Egypt
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- Czech RepublicCzech Republic
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30: 31 (17:17)
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Mon, January 22, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Egypt Egypt
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- Qatar
Qatar |
35: 24 (14:11)
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Mon, January 22, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
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Spain Spain
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- Czech Republic
Czech Republic |
35: 29 (19:15)
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Group E (Kiel)
| rank
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country
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Gates
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Points
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| 1
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Hungary Hungary
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089: 082
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6th
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| 2
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Denmark Denmark
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095: 075
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4th
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| 3
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Norway Norway
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088: 065
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2
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| 4th
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Angola Angola
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064: 114
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0
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Sat, January 20, 2007, 6:15 p.m.
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Norway Norway
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- Angola
Angola |
41: 13 (21: 08)
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Sat, January 20, 2007, 8:15 pm
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Denmark Denmark
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- HungaryHungary
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29: 30 (11:13)
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Sun, January 21, 2007, 6:15 p.m.
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Angola Angola
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- DenmarkDenmark
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20: 39 (12:18)
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Sun, January 21, 2007, 8:15 p.m.
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Hungary Hungary
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- Norway
Norway |
25: 22 (15:12)
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Mon, January 22, 2007, 6:15 p.m.
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Hungary Hungary
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- Angola
Angola |
34: 31 (19:15)
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Mon, January 22, 2007, 8:15 p.m.
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Denmark Denmark
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- Norway
Norway |
27: 25 (15:13)
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Group F (Stuttgart)
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Sat, January 20, 2007, 4 p.m.
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Croatia Croatia
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- Morocco
Morocco |
35: 22 (16: 09)
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Sat, January 20, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Russia Russia
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- South Korea
Korea South |
32: 32 (15:17)
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Sun, January 21, 2007, 4 p.m.
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Morocco Morocco
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- RussiaRussia
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19: 35 ( 07:15)
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Sun, January 21, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Korea South South Korea
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- CroatiaCroatia
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23:41 ( 09:20)
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Mon, January 22, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Morocco Morocco
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- South KoreaKorea South
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19: 32 ( 09:14)
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Mon, January 22, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
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Croatia Croatia
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- Russia
Russia |
32: 27 (16:10)
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Main round
Croatian fans during the Handball World Championship in the
SAP Arena
The main round was held from January 24th to 28th.
In the main round, twelve teams played in two groups of six, with the teams qualified for the preliminary round groups A to C in group I (in Dortmund and Halle (Westphalia)) and the teams in preliminary round groups D to F in group II (in Mannheim ) played.
Since each team had a preliminary round opponent in their main round group, the result of the corresponding preliminary round game was taken into the main round.
The first four teams in each main round group qualified for the quarter-finals.
Group MI (Halle / Westphalia, Dortmund)
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country
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Gates
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Points
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| 1
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Poland Poland
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162: 147
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8th
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| 2
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Germany Germany
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157: 138
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8th
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| 3
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Iceland Iceland
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161: 153
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6th
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| 4th
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France France
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142: 128
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6th
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| 5
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Slovenia Slovenia
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140: 165
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2
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| 6th
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Tunisia Tunisia
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142: 173
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0
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Wed, January 24, 2007, 5:30 p.m.
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Slovenia Slovenia
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- GermanyGermany
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29: 35 (14:17)
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Wed, January 24, 2007, 5:30 p.m.
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Tunisia Tunisia
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- IcelandIceland
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30: 36 (19:16)
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Wed, January 24, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
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France France
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- Poland
Poland |
31: 22 (11:12)
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Thursday, January 25, 2007, 4:30 p.m.
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Tunisia Tunisia
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- GermanyGermany
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28: 35 (11:19)
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Thursday, January 25, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
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Poland Poland
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- Iceland
Iceland |
35: 33 (12:14)
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Thursday, January 25, 2007, 8:30 p.m.
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France France
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- Slovenia
Slovenia |
33: 19 (18:10)
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Sat, January 27, 2007, 4:30 p.m.
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France France
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- GermanyGermany
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26: 29 (9:14)
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Sat, January 27, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Iceland Iceland
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- Slovenia
Slovenia |
32: 31 (17:15)
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Sat, January 27, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
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Poland Poland
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- Tunisia
Tunisia |
40: 31 (17:13)
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 3:30 p.m.
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Germany Germany
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- Iceland
Iceland |
33: 28 (17:11)
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 5:30 p.m.
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Slovenia Slovenia
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- PolandPoland
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27: 38 (13:17)
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
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France France
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- Tunisia
Tunisia |
28: 26 (18:11)
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Group M II (Mannheim)
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Wed, January 24, 2007, 4:15 p.m.
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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- HungaryHungary
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25: 28 (10:17)
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Wed, January 24, 2007, 6:15 p.m.
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Spain Spain
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- Russia
Russia |
33:29 (17:15)
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Wed, January 24, 2007, 8:15 p.m.
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Denmark Denmark
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- CroatiaCroatia
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26: 28 (12:15)
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Thursday, January 25, 2007, 4:15 p.m.
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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- RussiaRussia
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26: 30 (14:12)
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Thursday, January 25, 2007, 6:15 p.m.
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Croatia Croatia
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- Hungary
Hungary |
25: 18 (12: 8)
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Thursday, January 25, 2007, 8:15 p.m.
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Denmark Denmark
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- Spain
Spain |
27: 23 (15-11)
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Sat, January 27, 2007, 4:15 p.m.
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Croatia Croatia
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- Czech Republic
Czech Republic |
31: 29 (14:12)
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Sat, January 27, 2007, 6:15 p.m.
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Hungary Hungary
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- SpainSpain
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31: 33 (15:17)
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Sat, January 27, 2007, 8:15 pm
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Denmark Denmark
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- Russia
Russia |
26: 24 (16:14)
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 4:15 p.m.
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Spain Spain
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- CroatiaCroatia
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28: 29 (16:11)
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 6:15 p.m.
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Russia Russia
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- Hungary
Hungary |
26: 25 (12:15)
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 8:15 p.m.
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Denmark Denmark
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- Czech Republic
Czech Republic |
33:29 (17:15)
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Placement games 9–12 (Cologne, Hamburg)
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| Place 11/12
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Tue, January 30, 2007, 3 p.m.
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Tunisia Tunisia
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- Czech RepublicCzech Republic
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25: 21 (13:13)
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| 9/10 place
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Tue, January 30, 2007, 3 p.m.
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Slovenia Slovenia
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- HungaryHungary
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33: 34 (16:16)
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President's Cup (places 13-24)
Places 13–24 were determined via the President's Cup. The third placed in the preliminary round groups were divided into two groups of three, in which everyone played against everyone from January 24th to 27th. On January 28, the two winners of these groups played for 13th and 14th place, the second placed by 15 and 16 and the two third placed by 17 and 18.
The last of the preliminary round groups were also divided into two groups of three; they determined places 19–24 using the same procedure.
Group I (Lemgo)
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Wed, January 24, 2007, 8 p.m.
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Kuwait Kuwait
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- UkraineUkraine
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23: 33 (10:19)
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Thursday, January 25, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Kuwait Kuwait
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- ArgentinaArgentina
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25: 28 (10:16)
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Sat, January 27, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
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Ukraine Ukraine
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- Argentina
Argentina |
23:22 (13: 8)
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Group II (Lemgo)
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Wed, January 24, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Egypt Egypt
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- NorwayNorway
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18: 27 (9:12)
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Thursday, January 25, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
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Egypt Egypt
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- South KoreaKorea South
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30: 36 (13:16)
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Sat, January 27, 2007, 6 p.m.
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Norway Norway
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- South Korea
Korea South |
34: 32 (17:17)
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Group III (Halle / Westf., Dortmund)
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Wed, January 24, 2007, 3:30 p.m.
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Greenland Greenland
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- Australia
Australia |
34: 25 (16:12)
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Thursday, January 25, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
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Greenland Greenland
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- BrazilBrazil
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30: 33 (13:18)
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Sat, January 27, 2007, 2 p.m.
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Australia Australia
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- BrazilBrazil
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23: 30 (6:17)
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Group IV (Halle / Westf., Dortmund)
| rank
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country
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Gates
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Points
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| 1
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Morocco Morocco
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76:55
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4th
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| 2
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Angola Angola
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61:59
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2
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| 3
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Qatar Qatar
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54:77
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0
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Wed, January 24, 2007, 8 p.m.
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Qatar Qatar
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- AngolaAngola
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27: 33 (14:15)
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Thursday, January 25, 2007, 2 p.m.
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Qatar Qatar
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- MoroccoMorocco
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27: 44 (14:22)
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Sat, January 27, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
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Angola Angola
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- MoroccoMorocco
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28: 32 (14:16)
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Placement games (Dortmund, Lemgo)
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| Place 23/24
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 1 p.m.
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Australia Australia
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- QatarQatar
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22: 36 (14:15)
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| Place 21/22
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 5:30 p.m.
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Greenland Greenland
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- AngolaAngola
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28: 29 (12:14)
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| Place 19/20
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
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Brazil Brazil
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- MoroccoMorocco
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36: 29 (17:12)
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| 17th / 18th place
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 1 p.m.
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Kuwait Kuwait
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- EgyptEgypt
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22: 26 (14:12)
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| 15th / 16th place
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 3:30 p.m.
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Argentina Argentina
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- South KoreaKorea South
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31: 38 (13:19)
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| 13/14 place
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Sun, January 28, 2007, 6:00 p.m.
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Ukraine Ukraine
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- NorwayNorway
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22: 32 (12:12)
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Final round (Hamburg, Cologne)
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Quarter finals
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Semifinals
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final
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January 30, 2007, Cologne, 5:50 p.m.
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Germany Germany
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27 (15)
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February 1, 2007, Cologne, 5:30 p.m. after 2V.
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Spain Spain
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25 (12)
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Germany Germany
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32 (27/21/11)
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January 30, 2007, Cologne, 8:00 p.m.
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France France
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31 (27/21/12)
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Croatia Croatia
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18 (9)
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February 4, 2007, Cologne, 4:30 p.m.
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France France
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21 (10)
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Germany Germany
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29 (17)
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January 30, 2007, Hamburg, 5:30 p.m.
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Poland Poland
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24 (13)
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Poland Poland
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28 (16)
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February 1, 2007, Hamburg, 8:00 p.m. after 2V.
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Russia Russia
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27 (14)
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Poland Poland
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36 (30/26/15)
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Game for third place
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January 30, 2007, Hamburg, 8:00 p.m. by appointment
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Denmark Denmark
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33 (30/26/14)
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Denmark Denmark
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42 (34/16)
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France France
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27 (15)
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Iceland Iceland
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41 (34/17)
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Denmark Denmark
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34 (21)
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February 4, 2007, Cologne, 2 p.m.
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The half-time results are in brackets. In the event of extra time, the scores after the end of regular playing time and after the end of the 1st extra time are also given there.
Placement games 5-8 (Hamburg, Cologne)
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5th-8th space
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5th / 6th space
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February 1, 2007, Cologne, 3 p.m.
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Spain Spain
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27 (12)
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Croatia Croatia
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35 (16)
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February 3, 2007, Cologne, 4:30 p.m.
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Croatia Croatia
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34 (18)
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Russia Russia
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25 (12)
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7th / 8th space
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February 1, 2007, Hamburg, 5:30 p.m.
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February 3, 2007, Cologne, 2 p.m.
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Russia Russia
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28 (16)
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Spain Spain
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40 (19)
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Iceland Iceland
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25 (14)
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Iceland Iceland
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36 (13)
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Final placements
| rank
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team
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Sp.
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S.
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U
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N
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Gates
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Diff.
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Germany Germany
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10
|
9
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0
|
1
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304: 260
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0+44
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Poland Poland
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10
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8th
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0
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2
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310: 274
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0+36
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Denmark Denmark
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10
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7th
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0
|
3
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316: 283
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0+33
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04th
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France France
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10
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6th
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0
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4th
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300: 243
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0+57
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05.
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Croatia Croatia
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10
|
9
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0
|
1
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308: 246
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0+62
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06th
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Russia Russia
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10
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4th
|
1
|
5
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283: 280
|
00+3
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07th
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Spain Spain
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10
|
6th
|
0
|
4th
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318: 290
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0+28
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08th.
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Iceland Iceland
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10
|
4th
|
0
|
6th
|
337: 315
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0+22
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|
09.
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Hungary Hungary
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8th
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
225: 224
|
00+1
|
| 10.
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Slovenia Slovenia
|
8th
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
241: 243
|
00−2
|
| 11.
|
Tunisia Tunisia
|
8th
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
237: 237
|
00± 0
|
| 12.
|
Czech Republic Czech Republic
|
8th
|
2
|
0
|
6th
|
227: 235
|
00−8
|
| 13.
|
Norway Norway
|
6th
|
4th
|
0
|
2
|
181: 137
|
0+44
|
| 14th
|
Ukraine Ukraine
|
6th
|
4th
|
0
|
2
|
168: 156
|
0+12
|
| 15th
|
Korea South South Korea
|
6th
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
193: 187
|
00+6
|
| 16.
|
Argentina Argentina
|
6th
|
2
|
0
|
4th
|
138: 167
|
0−29
|
| 17th
|
Egypt Egypt
|
6th
|
2
|
0
|
4th
|
168: 173
|
00−5
|
| 18th
|
Kuwait Kuwait
|
6th
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
155: 181
|
0−26
|
| 19th
|
Brazil Brazil
|
6th
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
164: 162
|
00+2
|
| 20th
|
Morocco Morocco
|
6th
|
2
|
0
|
4th
|
165: 193
|
0−28
|
| 21st
|
Angola Angola
|
6th
|
2
|
0
|
4th
|
154: 201
|
0−47
|
| 22nd
|
Greenland Greenland
|
6th
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
160: 197
|
0−37
|
| 23.
|
Qatar Qatar
|
6th
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
155: 212
|
0−57
|
| 24.
|
Australia Australia
|
6th
|
0
|
0
|
6th
|
118: 229
|
−111
|
Awards
All-Star Team
Ivano Balić in the Croatian game against Denmark
statistics
List of goalscorers
FT… field gates; 7m ... seven meters; T / S - goals per game
Best goalkeeper
Bids
Medalist
The squads of the top three teams are shown below:
literature
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Section V of the regulations for IHF competitions, subsection 2.2.4. ( Memento from September 27, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
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↑ "Handball World Championships since 1938" on www.welt.de
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↑ Polish team on ihf.info (PDF)
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↑ Danish team on ihf.info (PDF)
yellow cards
Time penalties
Red cards
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