| Play-Offs | | CRO-NED, ESP-TUR, SWE-ROU, POL-SRB, AUT-SLO, MKD-BLR, UKR-DEN |
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| Round | qual. | teams | direct | finals | | Play-Offs | 7 | 14 | 11 | 6 | | Groups Round | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| Remark: Europe has 3 places from Continental Championship and 7 places from the | | World Championship 2005 (7 from first 9 teams are from Europe) |
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| date | time | venue | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | agg. | qualified | | 03.06 | 14:00 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 24-27 | Croatia | 14-11 | 49-55 | Croatia | | 10.06 | 18:00 | Cutina | Croatia | 28-25 | Netherlands | 16-14 | | 02.06 | 18:00 | Porrino | Spain | 33-25 | Turkey | 14-12 | 60-54 | Spain | | 10.06 | 17:00 | Izmir | Turkey | 29-27 | Spain | 12-12 | | 03.06 | 15:30 | Uddevalla | Sweden | 16-25 | Romania | 5-14 | 40-49 | Romania | | 09.06 | 19:00 | Rm. Valcea | Romania | 24-24 | Sweden | 13-13 | | 02.06 | 15:30 | Lublin | Poland | 27-23 | Serbia | 14-12 | 54-52 | Poland | | 09.06 | 19:00 | Nis | Serbia | 29-27 | Poland | 13-15 | | 03.06 | 17:15 | Trzic | Slovenia | 26-27 | Austria | 14-14 | 50-55 | Austria | | 10.06 | 20:15 | Vienna | Austria | 28-24 | Slovenia | 14-11 | | 03.06 | 20:10 | Skopje | Macedonia | 26-21 | Belarus | 11-12 | 47-46 | Macedonia | | 10.06 | 17:00 | Mogilev | Belarus | 25-21 | Macedonia | 11-11 | | 03.06 | 19:30 | Aalborg | Denmark | 30-30 | Ukraine | 15-17 | 54-58 | Denmark | | 09.06 | 17:15 | Zaporoszhe | Ukraine | 28-24 | Denmark | 15-9 |
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| Groups Round. Winners to Play-Offs. | | Romania, Belarus and Turkey progressed. | | Romania later qualified to the World Championship and reached the Semi-Finals. |
| Group A | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Romania | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 165: | 89 | | 2. Portugal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 125: | 97 | | 3. Iceland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118: | 125 | | 4. Azerbaidjan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101: | 128 | | 5. Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69: | 139 |
| Team | Roma | Port | Icel | Azer | Ital | | Romania | ---- | 32:25 | 39:28 | 46:21 | 48:15 | | Portugal | | ---- | 33:29 | 34:24 | 33:12 | | Iceland | | | ---- | 31:28 | 30:25 | | Azerbaidjan | | | | ---- | 28:17 | | Italy | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Rimnicu Valcea (ROU) | | 28.11.06 | 17:00 | Iceland | 31-28 | Azerbaidjan | 18-13 | | 28.11.06 | 19:00 | Romania | 48-15 | Italy | 19-10 | | 29.11.06 | 17:00 | Portugal | 33-12 | Italy | 16-7 | | 29.11.06 | 19:00 | Romania | 46-21 | Azerbaidjan | 23-13 | | 01.12.06 | 17:00 | Portugal | 33-29 | Iceland | 16-7 | | 01.12.06 | 19:00 | Azerbaidjan | 28-17 | Italy | 15-7 | | 02.12.06 | 17:00 | Portugal | 34-24 | Azerbaidjan | 15-12 | | 02.12.06 | 19:00 | Romania | 39-28 | Iceland | 19-16 | | 03.12.06 | 11:00 | Romania | 32-25 | Portugal | 14-15 | | 03.12.06 | 13:00 | Iceland | 30-25 | Italy | 12-14 |
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| Group B | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Belarus | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125: | 86 | | 2. Slovakia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127: | 85 | | 3. Lithuania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 107: | 94 | | 4. Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 94: | 100 | | 5. Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59: | 147 |
| Team | Bela | Slov | Lith | Swit | Latv | | Belarus | ---- | 31:29 | 27:24 | 27:21 | 40:12 | | Slovakia | | ---- | 30:21 | 30:19 | 38:14 | | Lithuania | | | ---- | 27:20 | 35:17 | | Switzerland | | | | ---- | 34:16 | | Latvia | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played Mogilev (BLR) | | 28.11.06 | 16:30 | Slovakia | 38-14 | Latvia | 23-9 | | 28.11.06 | 19:00 | Belarus | 27-21 | Switzerland | 14-8 | | 29.11.06 | 17:00 | Lithuania | 27-20 | Switzerland | 12-12 | | 29.11.06 | 19:00 | Belarus | 40-12 | Latvia | 20-6 | | 01.12.06 | 17:00 | Switzerland | 34-16 | Latvia | 18-10 | | 01.12.06 | 19:00 | Slovakia | 30-21 | Lithuania | 14-11 | | 02.12.06 | 14:00 | Lithuania | 35-17 | Latvia | 16-9 | | 02.12.06 | 16:00 | Belarus | 31-29 | Slovakia | 16-13 | | 03.12.06 | 12:00 | Slovakia | 30-19 | Switzerland | 11-7 | | 03.12.06 | 14:00 | Belarus | 27-24 | Lithuania | 16-12 |
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| Group C | p | w | d | l | gf | ga | | 1. Turkey | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 163: | 133 | | 2. Montenegro | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 151: | 131 | | 3. Czechia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 164: | 125 | | 4. Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145: | 162 | | 5. Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 149: | 183 | | 6. Bosna Herzeg. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 119: | 157 |
| Team | Turk | Mont | Czec | Bulg | Gree | Bosn | | Turkey | ---- | | 35:29 | 34:28 | 43:29 | 23:17 | | Montenegro | 30:28 | ---- | | 32:28 | 35:24 | 31:27 | | Czechia | | 24:23 | ---- | 36:21 | 37:25 | 38:21 | | Bulgaria | | | | ---- | 39:35 | 29:25 | | Greece | | | | | ---- | 36:29 | | Bosna Herzeg. | | | | | | ---- |
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| date | time | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT | | played at Chleb (CZE) | | 28.11.06 | 15:30 | Czechia | 38-21 | Bosna Herzeg. | 17-9 | | 28.11.06 | 18:00 | Montenegro | 32-28 | Bulgaria | 17-14 | | 28.11.06 | 20:00 | Turkey | 43-29 | Greece | 18-19 | | 29.11.06 | 15:30 | Czechia | 37-25 | Greece | 19-14 | | 29.11.06 | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 29-25 | Bosna Herzeg. | 17-13 | | 29.11.06 | 20:00 | Montenegro | 30-28 | Turkey | 11-13 | | 01.12.06 | 15:30 | Turkey | 34-28 | Bulgaria | 14-16 | | 01.12.06 | 17:40 | Czechia | 24-23 | Montenegro | 16-10 | | 01.12.06 | 20:00 | Greece | 36-29 | Bosna Herzeg. | 17-17 | | 02.12.06 | 15:30 | Turkey | 35-29 | Czechia | 14-15 | | 02.12.06 | 18:00 | Bulgaria | 39-35 | Greece | 19-16 | | 02.12.06 | 20:00 | Montenegro | 31-27 | Bosna Herzeg. | 12-13 | | 03.12.06 | 13:30 | Montenegro | 35-24 | Greece | 18-9 | | 03.12.06 | 15:30 | Czechia | 36-21 | Bulgaria | 16-7 | | 03.12.06 | 18:00 | Turkey | 35-28 | Bosna Herzeg. | 23-17 |
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