2007 Men's Youth World Handball Championship

The 2007 Men's Youth World Handball Championship (2nd tournament) took place in Bahrain from 26 July–3 August.

2007 Youth World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Bahrain
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
DatesJuly 26 – August 3
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (1st title)
Runner-up Croatia
Third place Sweden
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored3,006 (60.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Shin Seung-Il (57)
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Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Poland330010476+286
 Spain32019074+164
 Qatar31027789−122
 Morocco30036294−320
Source: [citation needed]
July 26
13:30
Poland  35 – 21  MoroccoSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR)
Kopyciński 8(17–11)Bourgibe, Rougchi 6
 6×  1× Report  3×

July 26
15:30
Qatar  23 – 30  SpainSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Madadi 7(10–13)Félez 6
 7× Report  3×

July 27
14:00
Morocco  19 – 26  QatarSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Paz, Souza (BRA)
Bourgibe 5(11–11)Al-Hajri 7
 6×  1× Report  8×  1×

July 27
16:00
Spain  27 – 29  PolandSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Anderson, Sødal (NOR)
Mindegia 8(10–14)Chrapkowski 10
 2× Report  6×

July 28
14:00
Morocco  22 – 33  SpainSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Liu, Liu (CHN)
Nassir, Imouzaz 5(9–18)Maqueda, Moya 6
 2× Report  2×

July 28
16:00
Poland  40 – 28  QatarSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Al-Maamly, Shaban (EGY)
Orzechowski 8(18–10)Al-Ali 8
 8×  1× Report  5×

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Croatia321010468+365[a]
 Argentina32108878+105[a]
 Iran31027990−112
 Algeria300374109−350
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
July 26
18:30
Croatia  45 – 19  AlgeriaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Paz, Souza (BRA)
Štrlek 8(18–12)Berkous 6
 1× Report  7×

July 26
20:30
Iran  25 – 29  ArgentinaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Válek, Opava (CZE)
A. Esteki 6(19–15)Vázquez 8
 9× Report  5×

July 27
18:00
Argentina  26 – 26  CroatiaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Al-Maamly, Shaban (EGY)
F. Fernández 7(12–14)Štrlek 6
 4× Report  4×

July 27
20:00
Algeria  28 – 31  IranSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR)
Berkous, Souici 6(11–13)S. Esteki 12
 4×  1× Report  6×

July 28
18:00
Algeria  27 – 33  ArgentinaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Gatelis, Mazelka (LTU)
Berriah 9(13–17)Vieyra 9
 8×  1× Report  4×

July 28
20:00
Croatia  33 – 23  IranSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Achifon, Nyoth (CMR)
Tojčić 10(18–12)Masaeli 6
 1× Report  1×

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Bahrain33008980+96
 Denmark32018263+194
 Brazil31027275−32
 Tunisia30036590−250
Source: [citation needed]
July 26
18:30
Bahrain  29 – 28  BrazilSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Gatelis, Mazelka (LTU)
A. Ali 6(12–18)Da Silva 6
 2×  1× Report  6×

July 26
20:30
Denmark  35 – 14  TunisiaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Rasmussen 8(18–7)Hidri 4
 1× Report  6×

July 27
18:00
Tunisia  30 – 33  BahrainSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Ossipov, Porol (KAZ)
Ghribi 8(13–17)Al-Sayyad, Husein 7
 3× Report  6×

July 27
20:00
Brazil  22 – 25  DenmarkSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Selicani 6(9–14)Bisbo 6
 3× Report  3×

July 28
18:00
Denmark  22 – 27  BahrainSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Mortensen 9(12–7)Al-Fardan 6
 3× Report  10×

July 28
20:00
Tunisia  21 – 22  BrazilSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Anderson, Sødal (NOR)
Alouini 8(13–9)Rocha 5
 8× Report  5×

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Sweden330012667+596
 Egypt320111378+354
 South Korea310211497+172
 Australia300362173−1110
Source: [citation needed]
July 26
18:30
South Korea  59 – 23  AustraliaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Achifon, Nyoth (CMR)
Kim T.J., Shin S.I., Kim D.S. 10(26–7)Ridley, Matić 4
 7× Report  7×

July 26
20:30
Sweden  29 – 22  EgyptSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Carlen 7(15–12)Shehata, Omar, Kamel, El-Wakil, Hashem 3
 5× Report  3×

July 27
18:00
Australia  19 – 56  SwedenSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Liu, Liu (CHN)
Marinković 6(8–29)Ekberg 13
 5× Report  2×

July 27
20:00
Egypt  33 – 29  South KoreaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Válek, Opava (CZE)
Mahmoud 11(15–13)Shin S.I. 10
 11×  1× Report  5×

July 28
18:00
Egypt  58 – 20  AustraliaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR)
El-Wakil 12(26–6)Marinković 9
 4× Report  6×

July 28
20:00
Sweden  41 – 26  South KoreaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Ekdahl 7(18–7)Kim D.C. 10
 7×  1× Report  7×  2×

Placement round

Group P I

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Qatar32018374+94[a]
 Iran32019282+104[b]
 Algeria31119496−23
 Morocco30128198−171
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
July 30
20:00
Qatar  33 – 34  AlgeriaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Shaban (EGY), Ossipov (KAZ)
Madadi 12(17–14)Berkous 16
 2× Report  5×  2×

July 30
20:00
Iran  40 – 30  MoroccoSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Al-Maamly (EGY), Achifon (CMR)
Masaeli 11(20–15)Bajray 9
 10×  2× Report  1×

July 31
20:00
Morocco  32 – 32  AlgeriaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Ossipov, Porol (KAZ)
Nassir 7(12–15)Berkous 10
 6×  1× Report  6×  1×

July 31
20:00
Qatar  24 – 21  IranSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Caçador (POR), Souza (BRA)
Al-Hajri 10(11–10)Kiani 5
 6× Report  1×

Group P II

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Brazil330011068+426
 South Korea320113288+444
 Tunisia310210276+262
 Australia300351163−1120
Source: [citation needed]
July 30
14:00
Brazil  51 – 13  AustraliaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Liu, Liu (CHN)
Maboni 8(29–5)Marinković, Edmonds, Abiera 3
 1× Report  7×  1×

July 30
14:00
South Korea  39 – 28  TunisiaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Minore (ARG), Porol (KAZ)
Shin S.I. 14(16–12)Hidri 7
 3× Report  3×

July 31
14:00
Tunisia  53 – 15  AustraliaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Nicolau (POR), Qamber (BHR)
Bhar 7(25–4)Karagiozis 6
Report  6×

July 31
14:00
Brazil  37 – 34  South KoreaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Nyoth (CMR), Al-Watani (BHR)
Selicani 8(17–16)Shin S.I. 9
 5× Report  2×

Main round

Group M I

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Croatia32108077+35
 Argentina31208782+54
 Poland3111838303
 Spain30038088−80
Source: [citation needed]
July 30
16:00
Poland  29 – 29  ArgentinaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Gatelis, Mazelka (LTU)
Orzechowski 7(12–17)Mingorance 7
 3× Report  3×

July 30
16:00
Croatia  27 – 26  SpainSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Válek (CZE), Paz (BRA)
Štrlek 7(12–11)Maqueda 11
 5× Report  4×

July 31
16:00
Spain  27 – 32  ArgentinaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Al-Maamly, Shaban (EGY)
Mindegia 8(15–14)J. Fernández 7
 6× Report  6×

July 31
16:00
Poland  25 – 27  CroatiaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Anderson, Sødal (NOR)
Adamczak 7(10–13)Tojčić 8
 4× Report  2×

Group M II

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Denmark32018180+14[a]
 Sweden32018869+194[b]
 Egypt31028890−22[a]
 Bahrain31027694−182[b]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
July 30
18:00
Bahrain  28 – 35  EgyptSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Anderson, Sødal (NOR)
Al-Maqabi 6(9–11)Abdel Aziz 8
 7× Report  9×

July 30
18:00
Sweden  22 – 26  DenmarkSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Barud, Stenbäcken 4(12–16)Markussen 10
 6×  1× Report  6×

July 31
18:00
Denmark  33 – 31  EgyptSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Válek (CZE), Marina (ARG)
Mortensen 8(17–15)Abdel Aziz 12
 7× Report  6×

July 31
18:00
Bahrain  21 – 37  SwedenSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Gatelis, Mazelka (LTU)
Al-Salatna, A. Ali, Al-Maqabi, Husein 3(12–16)Carlen 8
 5× Report  7×

Placement matches

15th/16th

August 2
11:00
Morocco  38 – 24  AustraliaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Ossipov, Porol (KAZ)
Rougchi 8(18–10)Marinković 7
 2× Report  8×  1×

13th/14th

August 2
11:00
Algeria  26 – 42  TunisiaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Berriah 9(11–25)Alouini 13
 4× Report  4×

11th/12th

August 2
13:30
Iran  39 – 41  South KoreaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR)
A. Esteki 13(20–20)Shin S.I. 11
 5× Report  4×

9th/10th

August 2
13:30
Qatar  27 – 36  BrazilSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Liu, Liu (CHN)
Al-Ali 7(11–17)Selicani 9
 3×  1× Report  2×  1×

7th/8th

August 2
18:30
Spain  37 – 28  BahrainSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Félez 9(17–10)Madan 9
 1× Report  5×

5th/6th

August 2
18:30
Poland  32 – 34  EgyptSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Paz, Souza (BRA)
Szyba, Orzechowski 5(12–17)Abdel Aziz 9
 4× Report  4×

Final round

 
SemifinalFinal
 
      
 
August 2 – Manama
 
 
 Croatia31
 
August 3 – Manama
 
 Sweden28
 
 Croatia26
 
August 2 – Manama
 
 Denmark27
 
 Denmark36
 
 
 Argentina21
 
Third place
 
 
August 3 – Manama
 
 
 Sweden34
 
 
 Argentina27

Semifinals

August 2
16:00
Croatia  31 – 28  SwedenSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Al-Maamly, Shaban (EGY)
Duvnjak 10(18–12)Stenbäcken 8
 8×  1× Report  4×

August 2
16:00
Denmark  36 – 21  ArgentinaSports Complex Hall II, Manama
Referees: Caçador, Nicolau (POR)
Jepsen, Mortensen 6(19–11)Simonet, Vázquez, J. Fernández 4
 3× Report  5×

Bronze medal match

August 3
16:00
Sweden  34 – 27  ArgentinaSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Anderson, Sødal (NOR)
Carlen 12(15–11)Vieyra 6
 6× Report  3×  1×

Gold medal match

August 3
18:30
Croatia  26 – 27  DenmarkSports Complex Hall I, Manama
Referees: Gatelis, Mazelka (LTU)
Štrlek, Tojčić 7(13–13)Mortensen 9
 4× Report

Final standings

RankTeam
 Denmark
 Croatia
 Sweden
4  Argentina
5  Egypt
6  Poland
7  Spain
8  Bahrain
9  Brazil
10  Qatar
11  South Korea
12  Iran
13  Tunisia
14  Algeria
15  Morocco
16  Australia

All-star team

Medallists

GoldSilverBronze
 Denmark  Croatia  Sweden
Niklas Landin Jacobsen
Rasmus Søgaard Porup
Lars Gildbjerg
Matias Helt Jepsen
Kenneth Dahl Jørgensen
Nicolaj Andersson
Søren Bisbo
Nikolaj Markussen
Casper Ulrich Mortensen
Jannick Green
Rene Rasmussen
Mikkel Dons Schriver
Rasmus Jensen
Brian Sørensen
Morten Thrane
Jeppe Johann Jonasson
Coach: ?
Ivan Pešić
Stipe Borovac
Domagoj Duvnjak
Manuel Štrlek
Marko Tarabochia
Igor Karačić
Marko Matić
Ivan Sever
Josip Crnić
Mario Gagulić
Goran Bogunović
Ante Granić
Hrvoje Tojčić
Jopsip Ilić
Dinko Vuleta
Luka Raković
Coach: Slavko Goluža
Linus Persson
Niclas Barud
Joakim Bååk
Anton Månson
Johan Fagerlund
Oscar Carlén
Sebastian Lindell
Robin Andersson
Nacor Medina
Kim Ekdal du Rietz
Tobias Albrechtsson
Erik Hörberg
Henrik Ahnbrink
Fredrik Salmin du Guet
Jonathan Stenbäcken
Niclas Ekberg
Coach: ?