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'''Qualification''' matches for the '''[[2007 World Men's Handball Championship]]''' took place January 3 to June 18, 2006. 2006, mostly as continental championships. According to the IHF rules, each continent had three places (except Oceania, which had one), and the host ([[Germany men's national handball team|Germany]]) and holders ([[Spain men's national handball team|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:

* [[Europe]] had 13 places
* [[Africa]] 4 places
* [[Asia]] 3 places
* [[Americas]] ([[North America|North]] and [[South America|South]] together) 3 places
* [[Oceania]] 1 place

==Africa==
The [[2006 African Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Tunisia]] resulted in four teams qualifying for the tournament.<ref>{{in lang|de}} [http://www.handball-wm-2007.de/front_content.php?client=1&lang=1&idcat=44&idart=200&m=&s= Angola qualifiziert sich für die WM in Deutschland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092201/http://www.handball-wm-2007.de/front_content.php?client=1&lang=1&idcat=44&idart=200&m=&s= |date=2007-09-29 }} from the tournament's official website, retrieved 19 January 2006</ref>

* {{flagicon|Angola}} [[Angola men's national handball team|Angola]]
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egypt men's national handball team|Egypt]]
* {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Morocco men's national handball team|Morocco]]
* {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Tunisia men's national handball team|Tunisia]]

==Americas==
The Pan-American qualifying events was scheduled to be held in Brazil in April 2006.<ref name=IHFquali>[http://www.ihf.info/CDA/news_details,3522,0,newsid-16839,en.html Qualifying for the 2007 World Championships]{{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} from the International Handball Federation, retrieved 19 January 2006</ref> 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 [[Aracaju]].<ref>[http://www.ihf.info/CDA/news_details,3522,0,newsid-16915,en.html 2007 Men's World Championship: Pan-American qualification rescheduled]{{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, from the International Handball Federation, retrieved 5 April 2006</ref>

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 men's national handball team|Chile]] and [[Uruguay men's national handball team|Uruguay]], while in Group B [[United States men's national handball team|United States]] qualified after drawing with [[Mexico men's national handball team|Mexico]] and beating [[Puerto Rico men's national handball team|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.<ref>[http://www.ihf.info/CDA/news_details,3522,0,newsid-17240,en.html WC Qualifying in Pan-America: Brazil ahead of Argentina and Greenland]{{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, from IHF, retrieved 18 June 2006</ref>

* {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil men's national handball team|Brazil]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentina men's national handball team|Argentina]]
* {{flagicon|Greenland}} [[Greenland men's national handball team|Greenland]]

==Asia==
Asia's qualifying events, the [[2006 Asian Handball Championship]] took place in Thailand between 12 February and 21 February 2006.<ref>[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=1770&stage=1&sch=true Asian Handball Championship - Group Stage Fixtures - goalzz.com], retrieved 27 February 2006</ref> [[Kuwait men's national handball team|Kuwait]] and [[South Korea men's national handball team|South Korea]] qualified after winning the semi-finals,<ref>[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=1770&stage=2 Asian Handball Championship - Semifinals - goalzz.com], retrieved 27 February 2006</ref> while [[Qatar men's national handball team|Qatar]] beat [[Iran men's national handball team|Iran]] 21–20 in the third-place play-off to be the final team to qualify<ref>[http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=1770&stage=5 Asian Handball Championship - Third-place play-off - goalzz.com], retrieved 27 February 2006</ref>

* {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[Kuwait men's national handball team|Kuwait]]
* {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea men's national handball team|South Korea]]
* {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Qatar men's national handball team|Qatar]]

==Europe==
Eleven places were at stake (Germany and Spain were already qualified), and the top three finishers at the [[2006 European Men's Handball Championship]] in [[Switzerland]] in January and February 2006 qualified. As Spain qualified for the semi-final at that tournament, the other three semi-finalists – [[Croatia men's national handball team|Croatia]], [[Denmark men's national handball team|Denmark]] and [[France men's national handball team|France]] – qualified. The other 11 participants at the European Championship played off with five winners in preliminary qualifying groups, which are shown below.

=== First round ===
Final standings (as of 20 January 2006):<ref>{{in lang|de}} [http://www.handball-wm-2007.de/front_content.php?client=1&lang=1&idcat=44&idart=205&m=&s= Rumänien bereits sicher in den play-offs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092114/http://www.handball-wm-2007.de/front_content.php?client=1&lang=1&idcat=44&idart=205&m=&s= |date=2007-09-29 }} from the tournament's official website, retrieved 20 January 2006</ref>

==== Group 1 ====

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|win_BIH=4|draw_BIH=0|loss_BIH=2|gf_BIH=182|ga_BIH=169
|win_NED=2|draw_NED=0|loss_NED=4|gf_NED=159|ga_NED=181
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==== Group 2 ====

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|team2=FIN|name_FIN={{hb|FIN}}
|team3=ISR|name_ISR={{hb|ISR}}
|team4=BUL|name_BUL={{hb|BUL}}
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|win_FIN=3|draw_FIN=0|loss_FIN=3|gf_FIN=173|ga_FIN=170
|win_ISR=3|draw_ISR=0|loss_ISR=3|gf_ISR=171|ga_ISR=173
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==== Group 3 ====

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|team2=MKD|name_MKD={{hb|MKD|name=Macedonia}}
|team3=EST|name_EST={{hb|EST}}
|team4=CYP|name_CYP={{hb|CYP}}
|win_CZE=5|draw_CZE=0|loss_CZE=1|gf_CZE=219|ga_CZE=149
|win_MKD=4|draw_MKD=1|loss_MKD=1|gf_MKD=200|ga_MKD=176
|win_EST=2|draw_EST=1|loss_EST=3|gf_EST=169|ga_EST=182
|win_CYP=0|draw_CYP=0|loss_CYP=6|gf_CYP=133|ga_CYP=214

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==== Group 4 ====

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|team2=LIT|name_LIT={{hb|LIT}}
|team3=LAT|name_LAT={{hb|LAT}}
|team4=LUX|name_LUX={{hb|LUX}}
|win_ROM=5|draw_ROM=1|loss_ROM=0|gf_ROM=186|ga_ROM=143
|win_LIT=3|draw_LIT=1|loss_LIT=2|gf_LIT=174|ga_LIT=149
|win_LAT=2|draw_LAT=0|loss_LAT=4|gf_LAT=177|ga_LAT=169
|win_LUX=1|draw_LUX=0|loss_LUX=5|gf_LUX=129|ga_LUX=205

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==== Group 5 ====

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|team2=BLR|name_BLR={{hb|BLR}}
|team3=TUR|name_TUR={{hb|TUR}}
|team4=BEL|name_BEL={{hb|BEL}}
|win_SWE=6|draw_SWE=0|loss_SWE=0|gf_SWE=223|ga_SWE=139
|win_BLR=4|draw_BLR=0|loss_BLR=2|gf_BLR=189|ga_BLR=160
|win_TUR=2|draw_TUR=0|loss_TUR=4|gf_TUR=140|ga_TUR=197
|win_BEL=0|draw_BEL=0|loss_BEL=6|gf_BEL=155|ga_BEL=211

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=== Play-offs ===
The play-off draw was made in [[Zürich]] on 5 February. The matches<ref>[http://www.euro06.com/CMS_Files/452_item.asp?root_id=28&node_id=452&item_id=2483 2007 Men's World Championship play-off matches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928002639/http://www.euro06.com/CMS_Files/452_item.asp?root_id=28&node_id=452&item_id=2483 |date=2007-09-28 }} from euro06.com, retrieved 5 February 2006</ref> are two-legged affairs, and were played in the second and third weekend of June. Teams in bold below qualified for the World Championship.<ref>[http://www.eurohandball.com/wch/men/2007/round/2/Play+Off 2007 - Men's World Championship / Play-off], from the European Handball Federation</ref>

{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{hb-rt|GRE}}||47–51|'''{{hb|POL}}'''||27–22|20–29}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{hb-rt|POR}}||47–55|'''{{hb|UKR}}'''||21–30|26–25}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{hb-rt|ROM}}||56–57|'''{{hb|NOR}}'''||29–30|27–27}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{hb-rt|SCG}}||58–73|'''{{hb|CZE}}'''||31–37|27–36}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''{{hb-rt|SVN}}'''||67–51|{{hb|AUT}}||36–26|31–25}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{hb-rt|SVK}}||52–65|'''{{hb|HUN}}'''||24–33|28–32}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{hb-rt|SWE}}||54–57|'''{{hb|ISL}}'''||28–32|26–25}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{hb-rt|SUI}}||54–85|'''{{hb|RUS}}'''||26–41|28–44}}
|}

==Oceania==
The Oceanian qualifying tournament, took place in [[Dural, New South Wales|Dural, Sydney]] from 22 May to 24 May 2006, immediately before the [[Pacific Cup]]

{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia men's national handball team|Australia]] qualified for the world championships after defeating New Zealand 41–14 and the Cook Islands 63–5.<ref>[http://www.ihf.info/CDA/news_details,3522,0,newsid-16991,en.html 2007 Men's World Championship: Australia will represent Oceania ]{{dead link|date=June 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, from IHF, retrieved 24 May 2006</ref>

==References and notes==
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{{DEFAULTSORT:2007 World Men's Handball Championship - qualification}}
[[Category:2006 in handball|World Men's Championship qualification]]
[[Category:2007 in handball|World Men's Championship qualification]]
[[Category:World Men's Handball Championship qualification]]

2007 World Men's Handball Championship – Qualification - Revision history

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