# 2007 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship

The 2007 FIVB Women's Junior Volleyball World Championship was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from July 20 to 27, 2007. 12 teams participated in the tournament.

## Qualification process

| Confederation | Method of Qualification | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| FIVB | Host | | | 1 | Thailand |
| NORCECA | 2006 NORCECA Junior Championship | August 8 – 13, 2006 | Monterrey, Mexico | 3 | United States Dominican Republic Puerto Rico |
| CEV | 2006 European Junior Championship | August 26 – September 3, 2006 | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France | 3 | Italy Croatia Ukraine |
| CAVB | 2006 African Junior Championship | September 16 – 20, 2006 | Alexandria, Egypt | 1 | Egypt |
| AVC | 2006 Asian Junior Championship | October 1 – 9, 2006 | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | 2 | China Japan |
| CSV | 2006 South American Junior Championship | October 11 – 15, 2006 | Caracas, Venezuela | 1 | Brazil |
| FIVB | Wild card | | | 1 | Germany |
| Total | | | | 12 | |

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Thailand  China  United States  Egypt  Dominican Republic  Germany | Brazil  Italy  Japan  Puerto Rico  Croatia  Ukraine |

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 413 | 310 | 1.332 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 419 | 342 | 1.225 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1.571 | 414 | 373 | 1.110 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 360 | 337 | 1.068 | 5th–8th place |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0.231 | 265 | 388 | 0.683 | |
| 6 | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 284 | 405 | 0.701 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 20 Jul | United States | 1–3 | Germany | 25–27 | 25–14 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 89–91 |
| 20 Jul | Egypt | 0–3 | Thailand | 18–25 | 23–25 | 12–25 | | 53–75 |
| 20 Jul | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | China | 8–25 | 8–25 | 13–25 | | 29–75 |
| 21 Jul | Egypt | 0–3 | United States | 30–32 | 12–25 | 23–25 | | 65–82 |
| 21 Jul | Germany | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–12 | 25–21 | 25–21 | | 75–54 |
| 21 Jul | Thailand | 0–3 | China | 16–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 57–75 |
| 22 Jul | Dominican Republic | 3–1 | Egypt | 25–22 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–22 | 98–87 |
| 22 Jul | United States | 3–0 | Thailand | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | 75–57 |
| 22 Jul | China | 3–1 | Germany | 25–21 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 98–84 |
| 23 Jul | Egypt | 0–3 | China | 18–25 | 14–25 | 10–25 | | 42–75 |
| 23 Jul | Thailand | 3–1 | Germany | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 95–89 |
| 23 Jul | United States | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 25–16 | 25–11 | 25–12 | | 75–38 |
| 24 Jul | Germany | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–12 | 25–12 | 25–13 | | 75–37 |
| 24 Jul | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Thailand | 24–26 | 15–25 | 6–25 | | 45–76 |
| 24 Jul | China | 1–3 | United States | 22–25 | 22–25 | 25–23 | 21–25 | 90–98 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 411 | 294 | 1.398 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 462 | 470 | 0.983 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 1.200 | 464 | 462 | 1.004 | 5th–8th place |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 430 | 422 | 1.019 | 5th–8th place |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.571 | 451 | 484 | 0.932 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0.267 | 366 | 452 | 0.810 | |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 20 Jul | Japan | 3–2 | Ukraine | 25–23 | 25–19 | 17–25 | 20–25 | 16–14 | 103–106 |
| 20 Jul | Brazil | 3–1 | Croatia | 25–20 | 17–25 | 25–17 | 25–12 | | 92–74 |
| 20 Jul | Italy | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–20 | 25–16 | | 97–77 |
| 21 Jul | Japan | 0–3 | Brazil | 16–25 | 19–25 | 13–25 | | | 48–75 |
| 21 Jul | Ukraine | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 25–21 | 25–21 | 25–22 | | | 75–64 |
| 21 Jul | Croatia | 0–3 | Italy | 24–26 | 23–25 | 21–25 | | | 68–76 |
| 22 Jul | Brazil | 3–1 | Ukraine | 25–20 | 19–25 | 25–18 | 25–19 | | 94–82 |
| 22 Jul | Italy | 2–3 | Japan | 25–27 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 25–16 | 9–15 | 107–105 |
| 22 Jul | Puerto Rico | 2–3 | Croatia | 21–25 | 22–25 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 11–15 | 104–107 |
| 23 Jul | Japan | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 25–21 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 25–18 | | 98–77 |
| 23 Jul | Ukraine | 3–2 | Croatia | 16–25 | 25–16 | 21–25 | 25–16 | 17–15 | 104–97 |
| 23 Jul | Brazil | 3–0 | Italy | 25–14 | 25–19 | 25–13 | | | 75–46 |
| 24 Jul | Croatia | 2–3 | Japan | 21–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | 28–30 | 6–15 | 105–108 |
| 24 Jul | Puerto Rico | 0–3 | Brazil | 17–25 | 10–25 | 17–25 | | | 44–75 |
| 24 Jul | Italy | 2–3 | Ukraine | 25–20 | 18–25 | 25–10 | 25–27 | 11–15 | 104–97 |

## Final round
### 9th–12th places

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th place | 9th place |
| Dominican Republic | 0 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | | |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 |
| | | Croatia | 1 |
| Croatia | 3 | Croatia | 1 |
| Egypt | 0 | | |
| Egypt | 0 | 11th place | 11th place |
| | | Dominican Republic | 3 |
| | | Egypt | 0 |

### Classification 9th and 12th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Jul | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Puerto Rico | 15–25 | 18–25 | 18–25 | | | 51–75 |
| 26 Jul | Croatia | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–19 | 25–11 | 25–12 | | | 75–42 |

### Classification 11th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Jul | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Egypt | 25–15 | 25–21 | 25–11 | | | 75–47 |

### Classification 9th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Jul | Puerto Rico | 3–1 | Croatia | 27–29 | 25–19 | 26–24 | 25–17 | | 103–89 |

### 5th–8th places

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th place | 5th place |
| Germany | 0 |
| Italy | 3 | | |
| Italy | 3 | Italy | 3 |
| | | Ukraine | 1 |
| Ukraine | 3 | Ukraine | 1 |
| Thailand | 0 | | |
| Thailand | 0 | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | Germany | 3 |
| | | Thailand | 1 |

### Classification 5th and 8th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Jul | Germany | 0–3 | Italy | 14–25 | 21–25 | 21–25 | | | 56–75 |
| 26 Jul | Ukraine | 0–3 | Thailand | 25–14 | 25–23 | 25–17 | | | 75–54 |

### Classification 7th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Jul | Germany | 3–1 | Thailand | 27–25 | 25–10 | 22–25 | 25–23 | | 99–83 |

### Classification 5th

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Jul | Italy | 3–1 | Ukraine | 18–25 | 25–21 | 25–17 | 25–22 | | 93–85 |

### Championship round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| China | 3 |
| Japan | 0 | | |
| Japan | 0 | China | 1 |
| | | Brazil | 3 |
| Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 3 |
| United States | 0 | | |
| United States | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Japan | 3 |
| | | United States | 2 |

### Semifinals

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 26 Jul | China | 3–0 | Japan | 25–21 | 25–15 | 25–15 | | | 75–51 |
| 26 Jul | Brazil | 3–0 | United States | 25–14 | 25–19 | 25–15 | | | 75–48 |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Jul | Japan | 3–2 | United States | 25–16 | 14–25 | 25–17 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 109–106 |

### Gold medal match

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 27 Jul | China | 1–3 | Brazil | 22–25 | 26–24 | 24–26 | 14–25 | | 86–100 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | China |
| | Japan |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Ukraine |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Thailand |
| 9 | Puerto Rico |
| 10 | Croatia |
| 11 | Dominican Republic |
| 12 | Egypt |
* 2007 FIVB Women's Junior World champions
* Brazil 6th title
* 12–woman Roster
* Erica Adachi, Camila Brait, Camila Monteiro, Betina Schmidt (c), Silvana Papini, Priscila Daroit, Natalia Pereira, Amanda Francisco, Reneta Maggioni, Maria Silva, Tandara Caixeta, Ingrid Felix
* Head coach
* Luizomar Moura

## Individual awards

* MVP: Natalia Pereira
* Best scorer: Natalia Pereira
* Best spiker: Natalia Pereira
* Best blocker: Camila Monteiro
* Best server: Kelly Murphy
* Best setter: Miho Watanabe
* Best libero: Camila Brait