XVIII Women's World Championship FRANCE 2007
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Welcome to France that is to host the last handball highlight of the year 2007.
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Please find below the latest news concerning the 2007 Women's World Championships in France
[2007-12-16]
Business as usual - Russian ladies grabbed another WCh title while Germany secured the bronze
5.49 pm Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on Sunday: Russia defended their World Championship title (29:24 against NOR). The trophy was awarded by IHF President Hassan Moustafa to the Russian captain...
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[2007-12-16]
Placement matches 7/8 and 5/6
Placement match 7/8 Angola – Hungary 37:36 (17:20) The team from Africa was dancing on the field after another great victory and their impressing proof how Africa’s handball has...
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[2007-12-16]
Closing press conference
Andre Amiel, President of the French Handball Federation (FFHB), and Dr Hassan Moustafa, President of the IHF, welcomed the press on Sunday morning to the final press conference of the Women's World...
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[2007-12-14]
Norway and Russia to compete in the WCh final
Russia will play Norway in the final of this World Championship. The reigning World Champions managed an easy win over Romania, Norway had to fight hard before booking their ticket to the final....
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[2007-12-14]
Korea and France for ranks 5/6 - Angola and Hungary for ranks 7/8
The first decisions on the last but one matchday: France and Korea will play for 5th and 6th place on Sunday, while Hungary meeting with Angola ranks 7/8. Korea - Angola 41:33 (23:12) In an...
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[2007-12-14]
Placement matches (9 to 12)
Four European teams played for places 9 to 12 on Friday evening - two deciding matches also for the qualifying tournaments for Beijing 2008 Olympics. Croatia finished ninth after overcoming Spain. And...
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[2007-12-13]
Romania, Russia, Norway and Germany among the last four
Germany - Norway and Russia - Romania will be the semi-final clashes of the Women's World Championship in France. Germany beat Angola, Russia won a thrilling match against Hungary, Norway made light...
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[2007-12-13]
IHF press conference to sum up the first half of the Women’s World Championship tournament
In conjunction with the French organiser the IHF held a press conference on the final matchday of the main round in Metz to sum up the Women's World Championship in France. With great satisfaction,...
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[2007-12-11]
Last matchday of the main round - Ready for the final phase in Paris
On the final matchday of the main round, Norway (against France) and Germany (against Romania) also conceded a first defeat in this tournament. Korea completed the pool of the last eight in the...
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[2007-12-09]
Matchday 3 of the Main Round and President's Cup Final
Metz has already established all the four qualifiers for the quarter-finals. These are Norway, France, Russia and Angola to join Romania, Germany, who went through on Saturday, and Hungary who booked...
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[2007-12-08]
Matchday 2 of the Main Round
Big celebration for Romania, Germany and Norway - these three teams have already qualified for the quarter-finals after the second matchday of the main round. As Germany made a draw against Hungary,...
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[2007-12-07]
President's Cup - Matchday 2
Group I and II in Beauvais Kazakhstan - Austria 20:25 (10:13) Losing the second match in the President's Cup after their 19:36 defeat to Brazil, Kazakhstan will play in the placement match for rank...
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[2007-12-06]
Main Round and President's Cup - Matchday 1
The first real big sensation of this tournament occurred in Metz: WCh host France lost to Angola – and the whole African continent is celebrating their new heroes, who are now on their way to the...
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[2007-12-05]
Round-up after the preliminaries - What does the next round hold in store . . .
All the teams which had named prospective favourites of the WCh tournament in France before the start made their way to the next phase. Four teams - host France, European champions Norway, 2005...
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