Champions Italy (1st title) MVP Simona Gioli Host nation Japan | Dates 2 Nov 2007 – 16 Nov 2007 Teams 12 Venues 8 | |
Champion Italy women's national volleyball team Similar 2007 Women's European, 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's, 2008 FIVB Volleyball World Gr, 2006 FIVB Volleyball Women's, 1994 FIVB Volleyball Women's | ||
2007 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 2 to November 16, 2007 in Japan.
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Qualifying
12 teams participated in the World Cup:
Competition System
The competition system of the 2007 World Cup for Women 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.
1° Round
2 November 2007 – 4 November 2007
2° Round
6–7 November 2007
3° Round
9–11 November 2007
4° Round
14–16 November 2007
Olympic qualification
Italy, Brazil and United States qualified to the Women's Volleyball competition at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.