# 2007 Korfball World Championship

The 8th Korfball World Championship was held in Brno (Czech Republic) on November 1–10, 2007 with 16 national teams in competition.
The best 8 teams qualified for the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei.
These days was also played the final match of the European Bowl with the champions of the Eastern and Western divisions, Slovakia and Wales.

## Teams

Pool A :
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Catalonia
* China
Pool B :
* Belgium
* Australia
* South Africa
* Poland
Pool C :
* Czech Republic
* England
* Hungary
* India
Pool D :
* Chinese Taipei
* Germany
* Russia
* United States

## Pool matches

Legend
| Pts = Points P = Played games W = Win (3p) w = win with golden goal/penalties (2p) l = lost with golden goal/penalties (1p) L = Lost | F = Korfs favour A = Korfs against D = Difference korfs (KF-KA) GG = Match won by golden goal |
| POOL A | Pts | P | W | w | l | L | F | A | D |
| Netherlands | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 31 | +70 |
| Portugal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 47 | +12 |
| Catalonia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 57 | −13 |
| China | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 97 | −69 |
| November 1, 2007 15:30 |
| November 1, 2007 15:30 | Netherlands | 29–11 | Catalonia | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 15:30 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 17:15 |
| November 1, 2007 17:15 | Portugal | 32–7 | China | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 17:15 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 15:45 |
| November 2, 2007 15:45 | Catalonia | 23–11 | China | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 15:45 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 17:30 |
| November 2, 2007 17:30 | Netherlands | 30–10 | Portugal | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 17:30 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 14:00 |
| November 3, 2007 14:00 | Netherlands | 42–10 | China | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 15:45 |
| November 3, 2007 15:45 | Portugal | 17–10 | Catalonia | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 15:45 | | Details | | Brno |
| POOL B | Pts | P | W | w | l | L | F | A | D |
| Belgium | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 18 | +74 |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 63 | −23 |
| Poland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 62 | −24 |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 69 | −27 |
| November 1, 2007 15:45 |
| November 1, 2007 15:45 | Belgium | 32–7 | South Africa | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 15:45 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 17:30 |
| November 1, 2007 17:30 | Australia | 12–18 | Poland | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 17:30 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 14:00 |
| November 2, 2007 14:00 | South Africa | 22–15 | Poland | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 19:15 |
| November 2, 2007 19:15 | Belgium | 32–6 | Australia | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 19:15 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 15:45 |
| November 3, 2007 15:45 | Belgium | 28–5 | Poland | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 15:45 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 19:15 |
| November 3, 2007 19:15 | Australia | 22–13 | South Africa | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 19:15 | | Details | | Brno |
| POOL C | Pts | P | W | w | l | L | F | A | D |
| Czech Republic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 38 | +12 |
| England | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 31 | +7 |
| Hungary | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 28 | +10 |
| India | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 63 | −29 |
| November 1, 2007 14:00 |
| November 1, 2007 14:00 | England | 20–13 | India | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 20:15 |
| November 1, 2007 20:15 | Czech Republic | 14–13 | Hungary | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 20:15 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 15:45 |
| November 2, 2007 15:45 | Hungary | 19–7 | India | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 15:45 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 17:30 |
| November 2, 2007 17:30 | Czech Republic | 12–11 (gg) | England | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 17:30 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 14:00 |
| November 3, 2007 14:00 | England | 7–6 | Hungary | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 17:30 |
| November 3, 2007 17:30 | Czech Republic | 24–14 | India | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 17:30 | | Details | | Brno |
| POOL D | Pts | P | W | w | l | L | F | A | D |
| Chinese Taipei | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 44 | +24 |
| Russia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 41 | +7 |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 44 | +8 |
| United States | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 70 | −39 |
| November 1, 2007 12:00 |
| November 1, 2007 12:00 | Chinese Taipei | 20–16 | Russia | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 12:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 13:45 |
| November 1, 2007 13:45 | Germany | 24–10 | United States | Brno |
| November 1, 2007 13:45 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 14:00 |
| November 2, 2007 14:00 | Russia | 19–9 | United States | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 19:15 |
| November 2, 2007 19:15 | Chinese Taipei | 21–16 | Germany | Brno |
| November 2, 2007 19:15 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 17:30 |
| November 3, 2007 17:30 | Chinese Taipei | 27–12 | United States | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 17:30 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 19:15 |
| November 3, 2007 19:15 | Germany | 12–13 | Russia | Brno |
| November 3, 2007 19:15 | | Details | | Brno |

## Second round
### Title pools

Done with the two best teams in every pool of the first round, carrying forward their match result.
| POOL E | Pts | P | W | w | l | L | F | A | D |
| Netherlands | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 25 | +63 |
| Portugal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 57 | −16 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 61 | −17 |
| Russia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 64 | −30 |
| November 5, 2007 17:30 |
| November 5, 2007 17:30 | Netherlands | 30–6 | Russia | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 17:30 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 19:15 |
| November 5, 2007 19:15 | Portugal | 17–15 | Chinese Taipei | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 19:15 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 17:30 |
| November 6, 2007 17:30 | Portugal | 14–12 | Russia | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 17:30 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 19:15 |
| November 6, 2007 19:15 | Netherlands | 28–9 | Chinese Taipei | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 19:15 | | Details | | Brno |
| POOL F | Pts | P | W | w | l | L | F | A | D |
| Belgium | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 28 | +41 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 43 | −1 |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 38 | −4 |
| Australia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 63 | −36 |
| November 5, 2007 17:30 |
| November 5, 2007 17:30 | Belgium | 14–10 | England | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 17:30 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 19:15 |
| November 5, 2007 19:15 | Australia | 9–18 | Czech Republic | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 19:15 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 17:30 |
| November 6, 2007 17:30 | Australia | 12–13 (gg) | England | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 17:30 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 19:15 |
| November 6, 2007 19:15 | Belgium | 23–12 | Czech Republic | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 19:15 | | Details | | Brno |

### Pools for 9th–16th places

Done with the two last teams in every pool of the first round, carrying forward their match result.
| POOL G | Pts | P | W | w | l | L | F | A | D |
| Catalonia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 23 | +27 |
| Germany | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 32 | +20 |
| China | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 53 | −17 |
| United States | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 54 | −30 |
| November 5, 2007 14:00 |
| November 5, 2007 14:00 | Catalonia | 14–1 | United States | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 15:45 |
| November 5, 2007 15:45 | China | 9–17 | Germany | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 15:45 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 14:00 |
| November 6, 2007 14:00 | China | 16–13 | United States | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 15:45 |
| November 6, 2007 15:45 | Catalonia | 13–11 | Germany | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 15:45 | | Details | | Brno |
| POOL H | Pts | P | W | w | l | L | F | A | D |
| Hungary | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 25 | +30 |
| India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 54 | −4 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 63 | −12 |
| Poland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 53 | −14 |
| November 5, 2007 14:00 |
| November 5, 2007 14:00 | Poland | 16–17 (gg) | India | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 15:45 |
| November 5, 2007 15:45 | South Africa | 10–22 | Hungary | Brno |
| November 5, 2007 15:45 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 14:00 |
| November 6, 2007 14:00 | South Africa | 19–26 | India | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 15:45 |
| November 6, 2007 15:45 | Poland | 8–14 | Hungary | Brno |
| November 6, 2007 15:45 | | Details | | Brno |

## Semifinals
### 13th–16th places

| November 7, 2007 14:00 |
| November 7, 2007 14:00 | China | 15–17 | Poland | Brno |
| November 7, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 7, 2007 16:00 |
| November 7, 2007 16:00 | South Africa | 9–10 (gg) | United States | Brno |
| November 7, 2007 16:00 | | Details | | Brno |

### 9th–12th places

| November 7, 2007 18:00 |
| November 7, 2007 18:00 | Catalonia | 12–10 | India | Brno |
| November 7, 2007 18:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 7, 2007 20:00 |
| November 7, 2007 20:00 | Hungary | 17–16 | Germany | Brno |
| November 7, 2007 20:00 | | Details | | Brno |

### 5th–8th places

| November 8, 2007 14:00 |
| November 8, 2007 14:00 | Chinese Taipei | 21–13 | Australia | Brno |
| November 8, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 8, 2007 16:00 |
| November 8, 2007 16:00 | England | 9–13 | Russia | Brno |
| November 8, 2007 16:00 | | Details | | Brno |

### Championship semifinals

| November 8, 2007 18:00 |
| November 8, 2007 18:00 | Netherlands | 22–9 | Czech Republic | Brno |
| November 8, 2007 18:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| November 8, 2007 20:00 |
| November 8, 2007 20:00 | Belgium | 19–6 | Portugal | Brno |
| November 8, 2007 20:00 | | Details | | Brno |

## FINALS

15th–16th places
| November 9, 2007 15:15 |
| November 9, 2007 15:15 | China | 16–17 (gg) | South Africa | Brno |
| November 9, 2007 15:15 | | Details | | Brno |
13th–14th places
| November 9, 2007 17:00 |
| November 9, 2007 17:00 | Poland | 12–13 | United States | Brno |
| November 9, 2007 17:00 | | Details | | Brno |
11th–12th places
| November 9, 2007 18:45 |
| November 9, 2007 18:45 | India | 9–19 | Germany | Brno |
| November 9, 2007 18:45 | | Details | | Brno |
9th–10th places
| November 9, 2007 20:30 |
| November 9, 2007 20:30 | Catalonia | 13–12 (gg) | Hungary | Brno |
| November 9, 2007 20:30 | | Details | | Brno |
7th–8th places
| November 10, 2007 10:00 |
| November 10, 2007 10:00 | Australia | 11–12 | England | Brno |
| November 10, 2007 10:00 | | Details | | Brno |
5th–6th places
| November 10, 2007 12:00 |
| November 10, 2007 12:00 | Chinese Taipei | 12–8 | Russia | Brno |
| November 10, 2007 12:00 | | Details | | Brno |
3rd–4th places
| November 10, 2007 14:00 |
| November 10, 2007 14:00 | Czech Republic | 19–14 | Portugal | Brno |
| November 10, 2007 14:00 | | Details | | Brno |
FINAL
| November 10, 2007 16:00 |
| November 10, 2007 16:00 | Netherlands | 23–10 | Belgium | Brno |
| November 10, 2007 16:00 | | Details | | Brno |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 8 November – Brno | 8 November – Brno |
| Netherlands | 22 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 10 November – Brno | 10 November – Brno |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 10 November – Brno | 10 November – Brno |
| Czech Republic | 9 | Netherlands | 23 |
| 8 November – Brno | 8 November – Brno | | Netherlands | 23 |
| 8 November – Brno | 8 November – Brno | Belgium | 10 |
| Portugal | 6 | Belgium | 10 |
| Belgium | 19 | | |
| Belgium | 19 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 10 November – Brno | 10 November – Brno |
| | | Czech Republic | 19 |
| | | Portugal | 14 |
* 2007 World Korfball champions
* Netherlands Seventh title

## Final standings

Team :
* 1  Netherlands
* 2  Belgium
* 3  Czech Republic
* 4  Portugal
* 5  Chinese Taipei
* 6  Russia
* 7  England
* 8  Australia
* 9  Catalonia
* 10  Hungary
* 11  Germany
* 12  India
* 13  United States
* 14  Poland
* 15  South Africa
* 16  China