Volleyball competition held in Japan
Tournament details Host nation JapanDates 2–16 November Teams 12 Venue(s) 8 (in 7 host cities) Champions Italy (1st title)Tournament awards MVP Simona GioliOfficial website tournament website
The 2007 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from 2 to 16 November 2007 in Japan.
Teams 2007 12 teams participated in the World Cup:
Squads Venues Format The competition system of the 2007 World Cup is the single Round-Robin system. Each team plays once against each of the 11 remaining teams. Points are accumulated during the whole tournament, and the final ranking is determined by the total points gained.
Rounds 1 + 2 (30 matches, 5 days): 12 participating teams have been divided in 2 groups (Site A & Site B) Rounds 3 + 4 (36 matches, 6 days): teams have continued to play against the remaining teams of the other groups.
Results Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR 1 Italy 11 11 0 22 33 2 16.500 858 604 1.421 2 Brazil 11 9 2 20 29 9 3.222 891 671 1.328 3 United States 11 9 2 20 28 13 2.154 940 821 1.145 4 Cuba 11 8 3 19 28 17 1.647 1020 951 1.073 5 Serbia 11 7 4 18 26 15 1.733 910 866 1.051 6 Poland 11 6 5 17 23 18 1.278 908 820 1.107 7 Japan 11 6 5 17 21 19 1.105 885 866 1.022 8 South Korea 11 4 7 15 16 22 0.727 825 848 0.973 9 Dominican Republic 11 3 8 14 12 28 0.429 797 911 0.875 10 Thailand 11 2 9 13 11 29 0.379 784 924 0.848 11 Peru 11 1 10 12 6 30 0.200 681 855 0.796 12 Kenya 11 0 11 11 2 33 0.061 498 860 0.579
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All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).
First round Site A Site B Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 2 Nov 13:35 Cuba 3–0 Kenya 25–11 25–18 25–20 75–49 P2 P3 2 Nov 16:05 Peru 0–3 United States 23–25 14–25 19–25 56–75 P2 P3 2 Nov 19:35 Brazil 3–0 Poland 25–12 25–20 25–22 75–54 P2 P3 3 Nov 12:35 Cuba 2–3 United States 25–20 21–25 18–25 25–20 11–15 100–105 P2 P3 3 Nov 15:05 Peru 0–3 Poland 17–25 17–25 16–25 50–75 P2 P3 3 Nov 18:05 Brazil 3–0 Kenya 25–16 25–7 25–14 75–37 P2 P3 4 Nov 12:35 Kenya 0–3 Peru 16–25 9–25 19–25 44–75 P2 P3 4 Nov 15:05 Brazil 3–2 Cuba 25–19 19–25 25–17 19–25 15–11 103–97 P2 P3 4 Nov 18:05 Poland 1–3 United States 21–25 25–12 25–27 17–25 88–89 P2 P3
Second round Site A Site B Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 6 Nov 12:35 Kenya 0–3 United States 9–25 20–25 10–25 39–75 P2 P3 6 Nov 15:05 Cuba 3–2 Poland 21–25 26–24 22–25 25–21 15–13 109–108 P2 P3 6 Nov 18:05 Brazil 3–0 Peru 25–17 25–15 25–17 75–49 P2 P3 7 Nov 12:35 Kenya 0–3 Poland 12–25 10–25 15–25 37–75 P2 P3 7 Nov 15:05 Cuba 3–0 Peru 29–27 25–19 25–13 79–59 P2 P3 7 Nov 18:05 Brazil 2–3 United States 25–17 25–16 21–25 23–25 9–15 103–98 P2 P3
Third round Site A Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 9 Nov 14:05 Italy 3–0 Poland 25–15 25–15 25–18 75–48 P2 P3 9 Nov 16:35 Kenya 0–3 Serbia 15–25 16–25 10–25 41–75 P2 P3 9 Nov 19:30 Japan 3–1 Peru 25–18 25–13 22–25 25–19 97–75 P2 P3 10 Nov 14:05 Italy 3–0 Kenya 25–13 25–13 25–5 75–31 P2 P3 10 Nov 16:35 Peru 0–3 Serbia 15–25 15–25 23–25 53–75 P2 P3 10 Nov 19:30 Japan 3–2 Poland 19–25 25–23 18–25 25–22 15–12 102–107 P2 P3 11 Nov 12:35 Italy 3–0 Peru 25–13 25–21 25–17 75–51 P2 P3 11 Nov 15:05 Poland 3–2 Serbia 24–26 25–23 25–12 19–25 15–10 108–96 P2 P3 11 Nov 18:00 Japan 3–0 Kenya 25–14 25–12 25–8 75–34 P2 P3
Site B Fourth round Site A Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report 14 Nov 14:05 Brazil 0–3 Italy 20–25 23–25 19–25 62–75 P2 P3 14 Nov 16:35 Serbia 3–1 United States 28–26 23–25 25–20 25–23 101–94 P2 P3 14 Nov 19:30 Japan 1–3 Cuba 25–22 29–31 23–25 20–25 97–103 P2 P3 15 Nov 12:35 Brazil 3–0 Serbia 25–13 25–14 25–21 75–48 P2 P3 15 Nov 15:05 Cuba 0–3 Italy 25–27 19–25 16–25 60–77 P2 P3 15 Nov 18:00 Japan 0–3 United States 17–25 14–25 20–25 51–75 P2 P3 16 Nov 12:35 Cuba 3–1 Serbia 23–25 25–22 25–20 25–22 98–89 P2 P3 16 Nov 15:05 Italy 3–0 United States 25–20 25–18 27–25 77–63 P2 P3 16 Nov 18:00 Japan 1–3 Brazil 16–25 25–23 18–25 18–25 77–98 P2 P3
Site B Final standing 2007 Women's World Cup champions Italy 1st title
Team roster Jenny Barazza , Taismary Agüero , Antonella Del Core , Francesca Ferretti , Simona Gioli , Francesca Piccinini , Paola Cardullo , Martina Guiggi , Sara Anzanello , Eleonora Lo Bianco , Serena Ortolani , Manuela Secolo Head coach Massimo Barbolini
Awards External links Official website Match Info