2007 World Men's Handball Championship - qualification
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Qualification matches for the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship
took place in 2006, mostly as continental championships. According to the IHF rules, each continent had three places (except Oceania, which had one), and the host (Germany
) and holders (Spain
) were automatically qualified. The other nine places are allocated to the continents according to performance in the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship
. Thus:
resulted in four teams qualifying for the tournament.
Angola
Egypt
Morocco
Tunisia
.
Eight teams participated, and Brazil and Argentina went through the group stages unbeaten, as the only teams with positive goal difference
. The two top teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals: Greenland joined Brazil from Group A after two 32–30 wins over Chile
and Uruguay, while in Group B United States
qualified after drawing with Mexico
and beating Puerto Rico.
In the semi-finals, Brazil and Argentina both won by more than ten goals, securing their place in Germany, while the third-place play-off saw Greenland prevail by one goal against United States to secure the third spot..
Brazil
Argentina
Greenland
and South Korea qualified after winning the semi-finals, while Qatar
beat Iran
21–20 in the third place play-off to be the final team to qualify
Kuwait
South Korea Qatar
in Switzerland
in January and February 2006 qualified. As Spain qualified for the semi-final at that tournament, the other three semi-finalists – Croatia
, Denmark
and France
– qualified. The other 11 participants at the European Championship played off with five winners in preliminary qualifying groups, which are shown below.
Final standings (as of 20 January 2006):
The play-off draw was made in Zürich
on 5 February. The matches are two-legged affairs, and were played in the second and third weekend of June. Teams in bold below qualified for the World Championship.
from 22 May to 24 May 2006, immediately before the Pacific Cup
Australia
qualified for the world championships after defeating New Zealand 41–14 and the Cook Islands 63–5 .
2007 World Men's Handball Championship
The 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4, 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities.The tournament was won by Germany.-Stadiums:...
took place in 2006, mostly as continental championships. According to the IHF rules, each continent had three places (except Oceania, which had one), and the host (Germany
Germany national handball team
The Germany national handball team is the national handball team of Germany. Germany won the handball world cup in 1938, 1978 and in 2007 as the host of the handball world cup-Achievements:Olympic Games* winner in 1936...
) and holders (Spain
Spain national handball team
The Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation.-2008 Olympic squad:*1 José Javier Hombrados – BM Ciudad Real*2 Alberto Entrerríos – BM Ciudad Real...
) were automatically qualified. The other nine places are allocated to the continents according to performance in the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship
2005 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2005 World Championship for men in team handball was played in Tunisia between January 23 and February 6, 2005.The winner of the gold medal was Spain, Croatia took silver and France won the bronze.-Group A :-Group B :...
. Thus:
- EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
had 13 places - AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
4 places - AsiaAsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
3 places - AmericasAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
(NorthNorth AmericaNorth America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and SouthSouth AmericaSouth America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
together) 3 places - OceaniaOceaniaOceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
1 place
Africa
The 2006 African Men's Handball Championship in TunisiaTunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
resulted in four teams qualifying for the tournament.
Angola
Angola national handball team
The Angola national handball team are the national handball team of the Angola.- World Men's Handball Championship record :-External links:*...
Egypt
Egypt national handball team
The Egyptian national handball team is the national handball team of Egypt and is controlled by the Egyptian Handball Federation.The Team's performance in the '90s boosted the sport's popularity in the country and attracted media and official attention, especially after scoring a huge upset against...
Morocco
Morocco national handball team
The Moroccan national handball team is the national handball team of Morocco and is controlled by the Moroccan Handball Federation based in the Capital of Morocco, Rabat-African Nations Championship Record:* 1994 : 4th* 1996 : 4th* 1998 : 4th* 2000 : 4th...
Tunisia
Tunisia national handball team
The Tunisian national handball team is the national handball team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Tunisian Handball Federation.The Tunisian handball League was founded in 1953...
Americas
The Pan-American qualifying events was scheduled to be held in Brazil in April 2006. However, due to players' commitments with clubs in Europe, it was agreed to postpone the qualifying until June, and the tournament was eventually held from 6 June to 10 June at AracajuAracaju
-Vegetation:Aracaju lies in tropical forest. Rainforests are characterized by high rainfall, with minimum normal annual rainfall between 2,000 mm and 1,700 mm...
.
Eight teams participated, and Brazil and Argentina went through the group stages unbeaten, as the only teams with positive goal difference
Goal difference
In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
. The two top teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals: Greenland joined Brazil from Group A after two 32–30 wins over Chile
Chile national handball team
The Chile national handball team is the national handball team of Chile and is controlled by the Federación Chilena de Handball, and takes part in international team handball competitions...
and Uruguay, while in Group B United States
United States national handball team
The United States national handball team is the national handball team of United States and is controlled by the USA Team Handball. Due to disputes over funding, general lack of fiscal discipline, and accusations of incompetence, on February 14, 2006, the USOC revoked the governing duties of the...
qualified after drawing with Mexico
Mexico national handball team
The Mexico national handball team is the national team of Mexico. It takes part in international team handball competitions....
and beating Puerto Rico.
In the semi-finals, Brazil and Argentina both won by more than ten goals, securing their place in Germany, while the third-place play-off saw Greenland prevail by one goal against United States to secure the third spot..
Brazil
Brazil national handball team
The Brazil national handball team is the national handball team of Brazil and is governed by the Brazilian Handball Confederation. The material supplier is the Brazilian sports articles brand Penalty.- World Championship:- Olympic Games :...
Argentina
Argentina national handball team
The Argentina national handball team is the national handball team of Argentina and is controlled by the Argentina Handball Association.-World Men's Handball Championship record:-External links:*...
Greenland
Greenland national handball team
The Greenland national handball team is the national handball team of Greenland and is controlled by the Greenland Handball Federation.-World Men's Handball Championship record:...
Asia
Asia's qualifying events, the 2006 Asian Handball Championship took place in Thailand between 12 February and 21 February 2006. KuwaitKuwait national handball team
The Kuwait national handball team is controlled by the Kuwait handball association. It is highly regarded as one of the most successful national handball teams in Asia and the Arab World. Kuwait has enjoyed great handball success at both the national and club level...
and South Korea qualified after winning the semi-finals, while Qatar
Qatar national handball team
The Qatar national handball team is the national handball team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Handball Association.- World Men's Handball Championship record :...
beat Iran
Iran national handball team
The Iran national handball team is the national handball team of Iran and is controlled by the IR Iran Handball Federation.- Asian Championship:* 1989: 8th place* 1991: 11th place* 1993: 9th place* 2000: 5th place* 2002: 5th place* 2004: 7th place...
21–20 in the third place play-off to be the final team to qualify
Kuwait
Kuwait national handball team
The Kuwait national handball team is controlled by the Kuwait handball association. It is highly regarded as one of the most successful national handball teams in Asia and the Arab World. Kuwait has enjoyed great handball success at both the national and club level...
South Korea Qatar
Qatar national handball team
The Qatar national handball team is the national handball team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Handball Association.- World Men's Handball Championship record :...
Europe
Eleven places were at stake (Germany and Spain were already qualified), and the top three finishers at the 2006 European Men's Handball Championship2006 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2006 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Switzerland from 26 January–5 February, in the cities of Basel, Berne, Lucerne, St. Gallen and Zürich. France won the tournament, going through unbeaten after an early defeat to Spain...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in January and February 2006 qualified. As Spain qualified for the semi-final at that tournament, the other three semi-finalists – Croatia
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...
, Denmark
Denmark national handball team
The Denmark national handball team is the national handball team of Denmark. Controlled by the Danish Handball Association it represents Denmark in international matches....
and France
France national handball team
France national handball team is the handball team, supervised by the French Handball Federation, that represents France in the international matches....
– qualified. The other 11 participants at the European Championship played off with five winners in preliminary qualifying groups, which are shown below.
Final standings (as of 20 January 2006):
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The play-off draw was made in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
on 5 February. The matches are two-legged affairs, and were played in the second and third weekend of June. Teams in bold below qualified for the World Championship.
| Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece Greece national handball team The Greece national handball team is the national handball team of Greece and is controlled by the Greek Handball Association.... |
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47–51 |  |
Poland Poland national handball team The Poland men's national handball team is the national handball team of Poland, controlled by the Polish Handball Association , that represents Poland in the international matches.- Olympic games :... |
27–22 | 20–29 |
| Portugal Portugal national handball team The Portugal national handball team is the national handball team of Portugal. The Portuguese squad achieved minor results at international level, but has qualified twice for the World Men's Handball Championship, and reached the 12 th place in the 2003 edition, when they hosted the... |
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47–55 |  |
Ukraine Ukraine national handball team The Ukraine national handball team is the national handball team of Ukraine.-World Men's Handball Championship record:... |
21–30 | 26–25 |
| Romania Romania national handball team The Romania national handball team is the national handball team of Romania. Controlled by the Romanian Handball Federation it represents Romania in international matches.... |
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56–57 |  |
Norway Norway national handball team The Norway national handball team is the national handball team of Norway. Controlled by the Norwegian Handball Federation it represents Norway in international matches.- Current squad :... |
29–30 | 27–27 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |  |
58–73 |  |
Czech Republic Czech Republic national handball team The Czech Republic national handball team is the national handball team of the Czech Republic. It was most successful in the mid-1990s, with sixth place at the 1996 European Championship and a win over the later runners-up Croatia at the 1995 World Championship, but the team have failed to qualify... |
31–37 | 27–36 |
| Slovenia Slovenia national handball team The Slovenia national handball team represents Slovenia in international handball matches. The current coach is Zvonimir Serdarušić.- World Men's Handball Championship record :- European Men's Handball Championship record :... |
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67–51 |  |
Austria Austria national handball team The Austria national handball team are the national handball team of Austria.-World Men's Handball Championship record:... |
36–26 | 31–25 |
| Slovakia Slovakia national handball team The Slovakia national handball team is the national handball team of Slovakia. It takes part in international team handball competitions.- Results :World Men's Handball Championship*2009: 10th*2011: 17thEuropean Men's Handball Championship... |
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52–65 |  |
Hungary Hungary national handball team The Hungary national handball team is the national handball team that represents Hungary in the international matches. It is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.-Olympic Games record:* 1936 - 4th* 1972 - 8th* 1976 - 6th* 1980 - 4th... |
24–33 | 28–32 |
| Sweden Sweden national handball team The Sweden national handball team is the national handball team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. It is considered by many to be one of the most important national teams in handball... |
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54–57 |  |
Iceland Iceland national handball team The Iceland national handball team is the national handball team of Iceland and is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association.- World Championships :- European Championships :- Olympic games :- Current squad :... |
28–32 | 26–25 |
| Switzerland Switzerland national handball team The Switzerland national handball team is the national handball team of Switzerland.... |
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54–85 |  |
Russia Russia national handball team The Russia national handball team is the national handball team of Russia and is controlled by the Handball Union of Russia. Russia is designated by IHF and EHF as the inheritor of the record of USSR until 1990 and the Unified Team during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-History of handball... |
26–41 | 28–44 |
Oceania
The Oceanian qualifying tournament, took place in Dural, SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
from 22 May to 24 May 2006, immediately before the Pacific Cup
AustraliaAustralia national handball team
The Australia national handball team is the national handball team of Australia and is controlled by the Australia Handball Federation. The team is considered the best in the Oceania region.-Current roster:, source: The team is coached by Taip Ramadani....
qualified for the world championships after defeating New Zealand 41–14 and the Cook Islands 63–5 .