2007 European Baseball Championship - Qualification
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The qualification for the 2007 European Baseball Championship
2007 European Baseball Championship
The 2007 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held from September 7 to 16, between national baseball teams of the Confederation of European Baseball. The tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain and served as the qualifying competition for the 2008 Summer Olympic...

was held from July 25–29, 2006 in Russia
Russia
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 and August 1–5, 2006 in Belgium
Belgium
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. 16 nations contested to qualify for 2 spots available among the 10 other sides already qualified. In the end, 3 teams qualified for the 2007 competition, because of the removal of Greece
Greece national baseball team
-2004 Olympics:The first time that Greece put together a national team that got any recognition in the baseball world was during the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Greece, as the host country, was faced with the dilemma that the actual baseball talent pool in the country was very small, and what...

. Austria
Austria national baseball team
The Austria national baseball team is the national baseball team of Austria. The team competes in the bi-annual European Baseball Championship.-Placings:European Baseball ChampionshipEuropean Under-21 Baseball Championship...

 replaced Greece, being the runner-ups in the qualifier pool in Russia, while Croatia
Croatia national baseball team
The Croatia national baseball team is the national baseball team of Croatia. They are currently the 10th best team in Europe and the 40th ranked men's baseball team in the IBAF World Rankings...

 and Russia
Russia national baseball team
The Russia national baseball team is the national baseball team of Russia. The team competes in the bi-annual European Baseball Championship.-Placings:Baseball World Cup : 16th : 13th : 14thIntercontinental Cup : 9th...

 won their qualifier pools and were qualified to compete in the 2007 competition, to be placed with the 9 already qualified teams from the 2005
2005 European Baseball Championship
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 competition. These are, Czech Republic
Czech Republic national baseball team
The Czech Republic national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the bi-annual European Baseball Championship.-2009 IBAF World Cup:...

, France
France national baseball team
The French National Baseball team represents the French Federation of Baseball and Softball in international competitions, such as the European Baseball Championship or the World Cup of Baseball.-History:...

, Germany
Germany national baseball team
The Germany national baseball team is the national baseball team for Germany. They are a contender for the European Baseball Championship and have competed in the Baseball World Cup.-Placings:Baseball World Cup* 1972 : 16th* 1973 : 11th* 2007 : 14th...

, Italy
Italy national baseball team
The Italy national baseball team is the team that represents Italy in international baseball competition. The Italian national team is currently ranked 12th in the world.-World Baseball Classic:...

, Netherlands
Netherlands national baseball team
The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Netherlands. They are currently the top team in Europe and currently the sixth ranked men's baseball team in the IBAF World Rankings....

, Spain
Spain national baseball team
The Spain national baseball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation. It is a member nation of the Confédération Européenne de Baseball, or Confederation of European Baseball....

, Sweden
Sweden national baseball team
The Sweden national baseball team is the national baseball team of Sweden. The team competes in the bi-annual European Baseball Championship.- Placings :Baseball World Cup* 1994: 15th* 2005: 16th* 2009 : 19thEuropean Baseball Championship...

, Ukraine
Ukraine national baseball team
The Ukraine national baseball team is the national baseball team of Ukraine and is controlled by Federation Baseball Softball Ukraine. The team represents the nation in international competition and competes in the bi-annual European Baseball Championship. The team has not yet placed in the...

 and United Kingdom.

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 3 3 0
2 3 2 1
3 3 1 2
4 3 0 3

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Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 3 3 0
2 3 2 1
3 3 1 2
4 3 0 3

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Group C

# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 3 3 0
2 3 2 1
3 3 1 2
4 3 0 3

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Semi-finals

3rd place

Final

Group A

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 3 3 0
2 3 2 1
3 3 1 2
4 3 0 3

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Group B

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 3 3 0
2 3 2 1
3 3 1 2
4 3 0 3

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Group C

# Team Games Wins Losses Tiebreaker
1 3 3 0
2 3 2 1
3 3 1 2
4 3 0 3

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Semi-finals

3rd place

Final

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