2007 FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women

2007 FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women

Tournament details
Host country	Russia
City	Moscow Oblast
Dates	29 June – 8 July 2007
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runners-up	Australia
Third place	France
← 2003

The 2007 FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women was the second edition of the basketball world championship for U21 women's teams. It was played in Moscow Oblast, Russia, from 29 June to 8 July 2007.^[1] United States women's national under-21 basketball team won the tournament and became the world champions for the second time.

Qualified teams

Qualification tournament	Berths	Qualified teams
Host nation	1	Russia
2006 FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship for Women[2]	3	United States  Brazil  Canada
2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women[3]	4	Hungary  France  Spain  Belgium
2006 FIBA Asia Under-20 Championship for Women[4]	2	China  Japan
2006 FIBA Africa Under-20 Championship for Women[5]	1	Mali
2006 FIBA Oceania Under-20 Championship for Women[6]	1	Australia
Total	12

First round

In the first round, the teams were drawn into two groups of six. The first four teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals, the other teams will play in the 9th–12th place playoffs.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	5	5	0	433	307	+126	10	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	5	4	1	432	301	+131	9
3	Canada	5	3	2	326	313	+13	8
4	Belgium	5	2	3	382	383	−1	7
5	China	5	1	4	343	397	−54	6	9th–12th place playoffs
6	Mali	5	0	5	242	457	−215	5

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	5	5	0	458	317	+141	10	Quarterfinals
2	Australia	5	4	1	425	372	+53	9
3	Hungary	5	3	2	373	373	0	8
4	Brazil	5	1	4	357	422	−65	6
5	Spain	5	1	4	371	411	−40	6	9th–12th place playoffs
6	Japan	5	1	4	349	438	−89	6

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9th–12th place playoffs

	9th–12th place semifinals					9th place match
	A5	China	62
	B6	Japan	74
						B6	Japan	70
						B5	Spain	80
	B5	Spain	75
	A6	Mali	48			11th place match
						A5	China	73
						A6	Mali	46

9th–12th place semifinals

11th place match

9th place match

Championship playoffs

Quarterfinals

5th–8th place playoffs

Semifinals

7th place match

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

Final standings

Rank	Team
	United States
	Australia
	France
4	Russia
5	Belgium
6	Canada
7	Hungary
8	Brazil
9	Spain
10	Japan
11	China
12	Mali

References