2007 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship

2007 Boys' Youth World Championship
Tournament details
Host nation	Mexico
Dates	15–26 August
Teams	16
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Tournament awards
MVP	Mojtaba Ghiasi

The 2007 FIVB Volleyball Boys' Youth World Championship took place from 15 to 26 August in the Mexican cities of Tijuana and Mexicali, Baja California.

Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:

Venues

• Gimnasio de Usos Multiples (Tijuana) – Pool A, C, E, F
• Auditorio del Estado (Mexicali) – Pool B, D, G, H

Round 1

Pool A

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	India	6	3	0	278	174	1.598	9	2	4.500
2	Belgium	5	2	1	238	202	1.178	7	3	2.333
3	Mexico	3	0	3	248	290	0.855	3	9	0.333
4	Tunisia	3	1	2	160	258	0.620	3	8	0.375

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Aug	Tunisia	0–3*	India	0–25	0–25	0–25			0–75
15 Aug	Mexico	0–3	Belgium	17–25	15–25	22–25			54–75
16 Aug	Belgium	1–3	India	25–23	20–25	22–25	21–25		88–98
16 Aug	Mexico	2–3	Tunisia	23–25	26–24	23–25	25–21	11–15	108–110
17 Aug	Tunisia	0–3	Belgium	15–25	18–25	17–25			50–75
17 Aug	Mexico	1–3	India	28–30	27–25	15–25	16–25		86–105

* Forfeit

Pool B

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	France	5	2	1	249	216	1.153	8	3	2.667
2	Brazil	5	2	1	230	215	1.070	6	4	1.500
3	Germany	5	2	1	254	239	1.063	7	5	1.400
4	Egypt	3	0	3	162	225	0.720	0	9	0.000

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Aug	Egypt	0–3	France	9–25	20–25	16–25			45–75
15 Aug	Brazil	3–1	Germany	14–25	25–12	25–20	25–17		89–74
16 Aug	France	2–3	Germany	15–25	18–25	25–16	26–24	13–15	97–105
16 Aug	Brazil	3–0	Egypt	25–21	25–20	25–23			75–64
17 Aug	Germany	3–0	Egypt	25–17	25–17	25–19			75–53
17 Aug	Brazil	0–3	France	25–27	20–25	21–25			66–77

Pool C

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Argentina	5	2	1	306	287	1.066	8	5	1.600
2	China	5	2	1	251	258	0.973	6	5	1.200
3	United States	4	1	2	267	268	0.996	6	6	1.000
4	Russia	4	1	2	269	280	0.961	4	8	0.500

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Aug	Argentina	3–1	United States	25–21	25–19	23–25	25–20		98–85
15 Aug	Russia	0–3	China	26–28	23–25	21–25			70–78
16 Aug	Russia	1–3	Argentina	25–27	25–18	21–25	26–28		97–98
16 Aug	China	0–3	United States	26–28	21–25	21–25			68–78
17 Aug	Argentina	2–3	China	26–24	25–16	23–25	23–25	13–15	110–105
17 Aug	Russia	3–2	United States	17–25	20–25	25–23	25–18	15–13	102–104

Pool D

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Poland	5	2	1	308	276	1.116	8	5	1.600
2	Iran	5	2	1	305	299	1.020	6	7	0.857
3	Cuba	4	1	2	276	282	0.979	7	6	1.167
4	Puerto Rico	4	1	2	274	306	0.895	5	8	0.625

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
15 Aug	Poland	3–2	Cuba	25–14	25–13	26–28	22–25	15–11	113–91
15 Aug	Iran	3–2	Puerto Rico	23–25	25–21	32–30	24–26	15–4	119–106
16 Aug	Iran	3–2	Poland	21–25	25–21	25–19	24–26	25–23	120–114
16 Aug	Cuba	2–3	Puerto Rico	25–17	25–20	24–26	19–25	13–15	106–103
17 Aug	Puerto Rico	0–3	Poland	22–25	29–31	14–25			65–81
17 Aug	Iran	0–3	Cuba	27–29	17–25	22–25			66–79

Round 2

Pool E

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Argentina	6	3	0	291	264	1.102	9	5	1.800
2	Iran	4	1	2	281	283	0.993	6	7	0.857
3	Brazil	4	1	2	223	233	0.957	4	6	0.667
4	India	4	1	2	254	269	0.944	4	7	0.571

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Aug	India	1–3	Argentina	39–37	21–25	22–25	21–25		103–112
20 Aug	Iran	3–1	Brazil	25–15	22–25	28–26	25–20		100–86
21 Aug	India	3–1	Iran	18–25	25–17	25–21	25–19		93–82
21 Aug	Brazil	0–3	Argentina	20–25	21–25	21–25			62–75
22 Aug	India	0–3	Brazil	22–25	23–25	13–25			58–75
22 Aug	Argentina	3–2	Iran	25–17	18–25	21–25	25–21	15–11	104–99

Pool F

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	France	5	2	1	263	235	1.119	7	5	1.400
2	China	5	2	1	292	274	1.066	8	5	1.600
3	Poland	5	2	1	317	324	0.978	8	7	1.143
4	Belgium	3	0	3	250	289	0.865	3	9	0.333

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Aug	Belgium	1–3	China	25–21	21–25	21–25	18–25		85–96
20 Aug	France	3–2	Poland	25–18	21–25	25–13	21–25	15–10	107–91
21 Aug	Belgium	2–3	Poland	25–20	21–25	22–25	35–33	8–15	111–118
21 Aug	France	1–3	China	16–25	21–25	25–15	19–25		81–90
22 Aug	Poland	3–2	China	19–25	24–26	25–23	25–20	15–12	108–106
22 Aug	France	3–0	Belgium	25–20	25–18	25–16			75–54

Pool G

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Mexico	6	3	0	318	322	0.988	9	6	1.500
2	Puerto Rico	5	2	1	294	268	1.097	8	5	1.600
3	United States	4	1	2	286	256	1.117	7	6	1.167
4	Egypt	3	0	3	202	254	0.795	2	9	0.222

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Aug	Puerto Rico	3–0	Egypt	25–17	25–21	25–17			75–55
20 Aug	Mexico	3–2	United States	23–25	25–22	18–25	25–21	15–13	106–106
21 Aug	United States	2–3	Puerto Rico	27–25	19–25	21–25	25–18	13–15	105–108
21 Aug	Mexico	3–2	Egypt	21–25	25–21	18–25	25–23	15–11	104–105
22 Aug	Egypt	0–3	United States	13–25	15–25	14–25			42–75
22 Aug	Mexico	3–2	Puerto Rico	15–25	23–25	26–24	25–20	19–17	108–111

Pool H

		Pts	Matches		Points			Sets
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Germany	6	3	0	282	239	1.180	9	3	3.000
2	Russia	5	2	1	238	220	1.082	7	3	2.333
3	Cuba	4	1	2	231	251	0.920	5	6	0.833
4	Tunisia	3	0	3	191	232	0.823	0	9	0.000

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
20 Aug	Russia	3–0	Tunisia	25–23	25–17	25–19			75–59
20 Aug	Germany	3–2	Cuba	18–25	25–14	22–25	25–13	15–13	105–90
21 Aug	Germany	3–0	Tunisia	29–27	25–16	25–21			79–64
21 Aug	Cuba	0–3	Russia	16–25	21–25	26–28			63–78
22 Aug	Tunisia	0–3	Cuba	26–28	19–25	23–25			68–78
22 Aug	Germany	3–1	Russia	23–25	25–22	25–23	25–15		95–85

Final round

Classification 13th–16th

	13th–16th places				13th place
	25 August – Mexicali
	United States	1
	Tunisia	3
					26 August – Mexicali
					Tunisia	1
					Cuba	3
					15th place
	25 August – Mexicali			26 August – Mexicali
	Cuba	3		United States	3
	Egypt	2			Egypt	0

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
25 Aug	United States	1–3	Tunisia	22–25	24–26	25–19	20–25		91–95
25 Aug	Cuba	3–2	Egypt	23–25	24–26	25–19	25–18	15–6	112–94

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Aug	United States	3–0	Egypt	25–21	25–20	25–19			75–60
26 Aug	Tunisia	1–3	Cuba	21–25	32–30	23–25	21–25		97–105

Classification 9th–12th

	9th–12th places				9th place
	25 August – Mexicali
	Mexico	0
	Russia	3
					26 August – Mexicali
					Russia	3
					Germany	1
					11th place
	25 August – Mexicali			26 August – Mexicali
	Germany	3		Mexico	0
	Puerto Rico	1			Puerto Rico	3

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
25 Aug	Germany	3–1	Puerto Rico	24–26	27–25	25–19	25–16		101–86
25 Aug	Mexico	0–3	Russia	13–25	12–25	16–25			41–75

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Aug	Mexico	0–3	Puerto Rico	20–25	18–25	14–25			52–75
26 Aug	Russia	3–1	Germany	23–25	25–18	25–23	25–17		98–83

Classification 5th–8th

	5th–8th places				5th place
	25 August – Tijuana
	Brazil	2
	Belgium	3
					26 August – Tijuana
					Belgium	1
					Poland	3
					7th place
	25 August – Tijuana			26 August – Tijuana
	Poland	3		Brazil	3
	India	1			India	1

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
25 Aug	Brazil	2–3	Belgium	25–21	28–30	16–25	25–17	15–17	109–110
25 Aug	Poland	3–1	India	25–20	20–25	25–18	25–23		95–86

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Aug	Brazil	3–1	India	25–17	25–22	16–25	25–16		91–80
26 Aug	Belgium	1–3	Poland	13–25	23–25	25–17	15–25		76–92

Championship

	Semifinals				Final
	25 August – Tijuana
	France	0
	Iran	3
					26 August – Tijuana
					Iran	3
					China	2
					3rd place
	25 August – Tijuana			26 August – Tijuana
	Argentina	0		France	3
	China	3			Argentina	1

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
25 Aug	France	0–3	Iran	22–25	19–25	23–25			64–75
25 Aug	Argentina	0–3	China	16–25	25–27	17–25			58–77

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
26 Aug	France	3–1	Argentina	25–20	18–25	26–24	27–25		96–94
26 Aug	Iran	3–2	China	21–25	25–22	26–24	29–31	15–7	116–109

Final standing

Rank Team 01 !  Iran 02 !  China 03 !  France 4  Argentina 5  Poland 6  Belgium 7  Brazil 8  India 9  Russia 10  Germany 11  Puerto Rico 12  Mexico 13  Cuba 14  Tunisia 15  United States 16  Egypt

2007 Boys' Youth World Champions  Iran 1st title Team Roster Mojtaba Shaban, Moein Rahimi, Hamed Bagherpour, Ashkan Derakhshan, Farhad Salafzoun, Edris Daneshfar, Farhad Ghaemi, Ebrahim Chabokian, Mojtaba Ghiasi, Amin Razavi, Golmohammad Sakhavi, Alireza Jadidi Head Coach: Jovica Cvetković

Awards

• MVP: Mojtaba Ghiasi
• Best Scorer: Mandeep Singh
• Best Spiker: Huang Bin
• Best Blocker: Alireza Jadidi
• Best Server: Rolando Cepeda
• Best Setter: Nicolás Uriarte
• Best Digger: Erik Shoji
• Best Receiver: Dennis Del Valle

External links

• Official site