Teams
Twenty-two teams qualified for the tournament, either through finishing high enough in the 2007 World Cup, placing high enough in regional tournaments that doubled as qualifying tournaments for the event, or by automatic qualification by hosting some part of the tournament.
| Round 1 | |||||||||
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| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Pool E | |||||
Australia |
Cuba |
Canada |
Croatia |
China |
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Chinese Taipei |
Puerto Rico |
Netherlands Antilles |
Great Britain |
Germany |
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Czech Republic |
South Africa |
South Korea |
Japan |
United States |
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Mexico |
Spain |
Sweden |
Nicaragua |
Venezuela |
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| Round 2 | |||||||||
| Pool F | Pool G | ||||||||
Netherlands |
2007 European Championship | Italy |
Host nation | ||||||
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