2005 World Men's Handball Championship

The 2005 World Men's Handball Championship was the 19th team handball World Championship. It was played in Tunisia from 23 January to 6 February 2005.

2005 World Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Tunisia
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates	23 January – 6 February
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (1st title)
Runner-up	Croatia
Third place	France
Fourth place	Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	86
Goals scored	4,825 (56.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Wissem Hmam (TUN) (81 goals)
Best player	Ivano Balić (CRO)
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The winner of the gold medal was Spain, Croatia took silver and France won the bronze.

Venues

List

5 Tunisian cities were hosts for the 2005 Championship. The most modern stadiums – spread all over the country – had been selected. The final match took place in the Hall 7th Novembre in Radès, south-east of the capital Tunis.

Town	Stadium	max. spectators
Radès	Hall 7th Novembre	14.000
Tunis	El Menzah Sports Palace	5.500
Sousse	Olympic Sports Hall	5.000
Nabeul	Salle Bir Challouf	5.000
Sfax	Sfax Hall 7th Novembre	4.000

Radès	Tunis	Sousse
Hall 7th Novembre	El Menzah Sports Palace	Olympic Sports Hall
Capacity: 14,000	Capacity: 5,500	Capacity: 5,000
Nabeul	Radès Tunis Nabeul Sousse Sfax
Salle Bir Challouf
Capacity: 5,000
Sfax
Sfax Hall 7th Novembre
Capacity: 4,000

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	23 November 2002	1	Tunisia
2003 World Men's Handball Championship	20 January – 2 February 2003	1	Croatia
2004 European Men's Handball Championship	22 January – 1 February 2004	3	Germany  Slovenia  Denmark
2004 Asian Men's Handball Championship	12–21 February 2004	3	Kuwait  Japan  Qatar
2004 African Men's Handball Championship	8–18 April 2004	3	Egypt  Angola  Algeria
European qualification	7 January – 6 June 2004	9	Czech Republic  France  Greece  Iceland  Norway  Russia  Serbia and Montenegro  Spain  Sweden
2004 Oceania Handball Championship	7–9 June 2004	1	Australia
2004 Pan American Men's Handball Championship	20–24 July 2004	3	Argentina  Brazil  Canada

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia (H)	5	3	2	0	159	118	+41	8	Main round
2	Greece	5	3	1	1	132	117	+15	7[lower-alpha 1]
3	France	5	3	1	1	161	106	+55	7[lower-alpha 1]
4	Denmark	5	3	0	2	174	117	+57	6
5	Angola	5	1	0	4	108	178	−70	2
6	Canada	5	0	0	5	103	201	−98	0

Source: IHF
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Greece 20–19 France

23 January 2005 17:00	Tunisia	39–23	Angola	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
	Haj Ahmed 6	(20–10)	J. Pereira 6
	3× 6×	Report	3× 7×

23 January 2005 19:00	France	44–16	Canada	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Adjemian, Götz (ARG)
	Abati, Anquetil 8	(24–5)	three players 3
	3× 4×	Report	3× 9×

23 January 2005 21:00	Denmark	27–23	Greece	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Stryger 11	(14–15)	Balomenos, Karypidis 6
	4× 9× 1×	Report	4× 7×

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25 January 2005 16:15	Greece	20–19	France	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Aly Hassan, Selim (EGY)
	Sanikis 6	(9–11)	Anquetil 5
	4× 6× 1×	Report	3× 4×

25 January 2005 18:15	Canada	20–42	Tunisia	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	three players 4	(8–19)	Madi 8
	3× 6× 1×	Report	3× 2×

25 January 2005 20:15	Angola	19–47	Denmark	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Dias 5	(9–23)	Schnuchel 10
	3× 8×	Report	3× 5×

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26 January 2005 16:15	Greece	26–21	Angola	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Zivulovic 6	(15–9)	P. Pereira 6
	4× 7× 1×	Report	3× 9× 1×

26 January 2005 18:15	France	26–26	Tunisia	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Anquetil 7	(15–11)	Hmam 9
	2× 4× 1×	Report	2× 6× 2×

26 January 2005 20:15	Denmark	52–18	Canada	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Christiansen 14	(25–7)	Bessette-Collette 4
	3× 2×	Report	3× 3×

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28 January 2005 16:15	Canada	23–36	Greece	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Aly Hassan, Selim (EGY)
	Bessette-Collette 5	(11–16)	Karypidis 6
	3× 6× 1×	Report	3× 2×

28 January 2005 18:15	Tunisia	25–22	Denmark	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
	Hmam 9	(10–10)	Christiansen, Jørgensen 4
	3× 7×	Report	4× 6×

28 January 2005 20:15	France	40–18	Angola	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
	Girault 11	(19–9)	P. Pereira 5
	3× 5×	Report	5× 2×

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29 January 2005 16:15	Angola	27–26	Canada	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Adjemian, Götz (ARG)
	P. Pereira 10	(16–11)	Bessette-Collette 6
	3× 8× 1×	Report	3× 6× 1×

29 January 2005 18:15	Tunisia	27–27	Greece	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
	Ayed, Tej 6	(17–13)	Karypidis 9
	3× 5×	Report	4× 7× 2×

29 January 2005 20:15	Denmark	26–32	France	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Nielsen, Stryger 6	(13–14)	Guigou, Karabatić 7
	3× 5×	Report	2× 4×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	5	5	0	0	151	103	+48	10	Main round
2	Czech Republic	5	2	2	1	145	136	+9	6[lower-alpha 1]
3	Slovenia	5	3	0	2	154	137	+17	6[lower-alpha 1]
4	Iceland	5	2	1	2	154	144	+10	5
5	Algeria	5	1	1	3	138	153	−15	3
6	Kuwait	5	0	0	5	101	170	−69	0

Source: IHF
Notes:

1. Czech Republic 28–26 Slovenia

23 January 2005 17:00	Czech Republic	34–34	Iceland	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Juříček 7	(20–14)	Stefánsson 11
	3× 7×	Report	3× 5×

23 January 2005 19:00	Russia	28–22	Algeria	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Koksharov 15	(16–12)	Biloum 6
	2× 7× 1×	Report	2× 10× 1×

23 January 2005 21:00	Slovenia	34–17	Kuwait	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Aly Hassan, Selim (EGY)
	Mlakar 6	(15–11)	Al-Enezi 6
	3× 6×	Report	3× 4×

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25 January 2005 16:15	Kuwait	11–38	Russia	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
	three players 2	(4–23)	Peskov 9
	3× 6× 1×	Report	3× 3×

25 January 2005 18:15	Algeria	29–29	Czech Republic	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Biloum, Filah 6	(11–15)	Juříček 8
	3× 9×	Report	3× 4×

25 January 2005 20:15	Iceland	33–34	Slovenia	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Adjemian, Götz (ARG)
	Petersson 7	(16–14)	Jovičič 10
	4× 9×	Report	4× 9× 1×

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26 January 2005 16:15	Slovenia	33–28	Algeria	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
	Rutenka 13	(19–14)	Filah 7
	3× 8×	Report	3× 4×

26 January 2005 18:15	Russia	25–21	Czech Republic	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
	Koksharov 8	(12–12)	Jícha 8
	3× 6×	Report	2× 5× 1×

26 January 2005 20:15	Kuwait	22–31	Iceland	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Abi Alza 5	(12–17)	Hólmgeirsson 8
	4× 7× 1×	Report	4× 9× 1×

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28 January 2005 16:15	Russia	29–22	Iceland	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	three players 6	(12–12)	three players 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 4×

28 January 2005 18:15	Czech Republic	28–26	Slovenia	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Filip 8	(17–14)	Brumen 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

28 January 2005 20:15	Algeria	34–29	Kuwait	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Nedjel 8	(20–14)	Al-Enezi, Al-Shatti 7
	1× 4× 1×	Report	3× 7×

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29 January 2005 16:15	Iceland	34–25	Algeria	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
	Sigurðsson 9	(19–11)	Nedjel 6
	4× 6×	Report	3× 8×

29 January 2005 18:15	Czech Republic	33–22	Kuwait	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Brůna 8	(16–9)	Al-Enezi 9
	3× 7×	Report	3× 5× 2×

29 January 2005 20:15	Slovenia	27–31	Russia	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Brumen 9	(18–16)	Koksharov 10
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6×

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	5	5	0	0	169	124	+45	10	Main round
2	Spain	5	4	0	1	191	128	+63	8
3	Sweden	5	3	0	2	164	118	+46	6
4	Japan	5	2	0	3	121	151	−30	4
5	Argentina	5	1	0	4	133	141	−8	2
6	Australia	5	0	0	5	85	201	−116	0

Source: IHF

23 January 2005 17:00	Croatia	36–23	Argentina	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Bashmak, Frolov (RUS)
	Džomba 7	(15–13)	Gull 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

23 January 2005 19:00	Spain	41–22	Japan	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	three players 6	(21–14)	Nakagawa 4
	1× 1×	Report	3× 5×

23 January 2005 21:00	Sweden	49–16	Australia	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Al-Musaiger, Abul Rethaie (KUW)
	five players 6	(22–5)	Ramadani 3
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2×

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24 January 2005 16:15	Australia	19–51	Spain	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
	Deane, McCormack 4	(4–23)	García 8
	3× 6× 1×	Report	2× 1×

24 January 2005 18:15	Japan	25–34	Croatia	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Al-Musaiger, Abul Rethaie (KUW)
	three players 6	(14–15)	Džomba 8
	2× 3×	Report	2× 1×

24 January 2005 20:15	Argentina	23–30	Sweden	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Gull 9	(9–12)	Lövgren 7
	1× 4×	Report	3× 6× 1×

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26 January 2005 16:15	Croatia	38–18	Australia	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Ammar, Fredj (TUN)
	Zrnić 11	(24–7)	Calvert 5
	2× 6× 1×	Report	3× 6×

26 January 2005 18:15	Argentina	25–27	Japan	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
	Gull, Viscovich 6	(13–11)	Myazaki 6
	2× 5×	Report	3× 5×

26 January 2005 20:15	Sweden	26–33	Spain	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Petersson 7	(17–14)	Ortega 7
	3× 4×	Report	2× 2×

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27 January 2005 16:15	Sweden	32–18	Japan	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Ammar, Fredj (TUN)
	Källman 5	(13–7)	Matsubayashi, Taba 4
	3× 4×	Report	3× 8×

27 January 2005 18:15	Spain	31–33	Croatia	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
	García 9	(15–15)	Balić, Lacković 8
	3× 2×	Report	4× 6×

27 January 2005 20:15	Australia	13–34	Argentina	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Al-Musaiger, Abul Rethaie (KUW)
	Abuhamed 3	(8–18)	Acetti 9
	2× 4×	Report	3× 3×

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29 January 2005 16:15	Japan	29–19	Australia	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Al-Musaiger, Abul Rethaie (KUW)
	Myazaki, Shimokawa 6	(16–10)	Hoppner 5
	2× 4×	Report	2× 7×

29 January 2005 18:15	Spain	35–28	Argentina	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
	García 6	(15–14)	Carou 6
	2× 3×	Report	3× 4×

29 January 2005 20:15	Croatia	28–27	Sweden	Hall 7th Novembre, Sfax Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
	Džomba, Vori 6	(14–15)	Larholm 6
	3× 3×	Report	4× 6×

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia and Montenegro	5	4	0	1	139	117	+22	8	Main round
2	Norway	5	3	1	1	142	105	+37	7[lower-alpha 1]
3	Germany	5	3	1	1	149	115	+34	7[lower-alpha 1]
4	Egypt	5	3	0	2	123	123	0	6
5	Brazil	5	1	0	4	104	146	−42	2
6	Qatar	5	0	0	5	117	168	−51	0

Source: IHF
Notes:

1. Norway 27–27 Germany

23 January 2005 17:00	Germany	28–25	Egypt	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
	Jansen 7	(15–13)	Zaky 9
	3× 4× 1×	Report	3× 5×

23 January 2005 19:00	Serbia and Montenegro	34–26	Qatar	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Ayed, Chebil (TUN)
	Đukanović 5	(20–10)	N. Al Saad 9
	3× 8× 1×	Report	3× 12× 1×

23 January 2005 21:00	Norway	34–12	Brazil	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
	Lauritzen 7	(16–5)	Pacheco Filho 3
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

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24 January 2005 16:15	Egypt	24–22	Serbia and Montenegro	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
	Zaky 7	(13–13)	Anđelković 5
	2× 7×	Report	4× 7×

24 January 2005 18:15	Brazil	23–30	Germany	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
	Cardoso 4	(11–17)	Kehrmann 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 2×

24 January 2005 20:15	Qatar	22–33	Norway	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
	A. Al Saad 12	(12–17)	three players 6
	4× 7×	Report	3× 5×

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26 January 2005 16:15	Germany	40–15	Qatar	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Ayed, Chebil (TUN)
	Zeitz 6	(20–4)	N. Al Saad 10
	3× 6×	Report	2× 5×

26 January 2005 18:15	Egypt	24–20	Brazil	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
	Zaky 6	(11–12)	Rui 6
	4× 6× 1×	Report	3× 5×

26 January 2005 20:15	Serbia and Montenegro	25–24	Norway	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
	Sudzum 9	(10–13)	Kjelling 11
	4× 10× 1×	Report	4× 5× 1×

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27 January 2005 16:15	Qatar	29–31	Egypt	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
	A. Al Saad 7	(10–17)	Zaky 6
	3× 2×	Report	3× 5×

27 January 2005 18:15	Serbia and Montenegro	33–19	Brazil	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Ayed, Chebil (TUN)
	Muratović 8	(15–13)	Pacheco Filho 7
	3× 8× 1×	Report	3× 5× 1×

27 January 2005 20:15	Norway	27–27	Germany	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
	Kjelling 12	(12–15)	Velyky 8
	2× 7×	Report	3× 9×

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29 January 2005 14:00	Germany	24–25	Serbia and Montenegro	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
	Velyky 7	(13–10)	Muratović, Nikolić 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5×

29 January 2005 18:15	Brazil	30–25	Qatar	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Ammar, Fredj (TUN)
	three players 6	(14–13)	A. Al Saad 6
	3× 8× 1×	Report	3× 4×

29 January 2005 20:15	Norway	24–19	Egypt	Olympic Sports Hall, Sousse Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Hagen 6	(13–9)	Zaky 8
	4× 10× 1×	Report	4× 9× 1×

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia (H)	5	2	3	0	150	128	+22	7	Semifinals
2	France	5	2	2	1	127	120	+7	6
3	Greece	5	2	1	2	134	138	−4	5	Fifth place game
4	Russia	5	2	0	3	126	137	−11	4[lower-alpha 1]	Seventh place game
5	Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	131	147	−16	4[lower-alpha 1]	Ninth place game
6	Slovenia	5	1	2	2	142	140	+2	4[lower-alpha 1]	Eleventh place game

Source: IHF
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Russia 4 Pts; Czech Republic 2 Pts; Slovenia 0 Pts

31 January 2005 16:15	Greece	29–37	Slovenia	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
	Alvanos 6	(13–17)	Rutenka 8
	4× 7×	Report	3× 8× 1×

31 January 2005 18:15	Tunisia	36–25	Czech Republic	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
	Hmam 12	(20–13)	Juříček 10
	2× 7×	Report	4× 4× 2×

31 January 2005 20:15	France	25–22	Russia	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
	Karabatić 8	(12–8)	Koksharov 8
	3× 6×	Report	3× 7× 1×

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1 February 2005 16:15	Czech Republic	26–31	France	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
	Filip 9	(9–16)	Fernandez, Guigou 5
	3× 7×	Report	3× 4×

1 February 2005 18:15	Slovenia	26–26	Tunisia	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Jovičič, Natek 6	(9–11)	Megannem 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5× 2×

1 February 2005 20:15	Russia	24–29	Greece	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Koksharov 9	(14–13)	Karypidis, Voglis 6
	3× 6×	Report	3× 7×

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3 February 2005 16:15	Greece	29–31	Czech Republic	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Alvanos 9	(16–16)	Filip 7
	4× 6×	Report	3× 5×

3 February 2005 18:15	Tunisia	35–24	Russia	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Imbronjev, Grković (SCG)
	Hmam 13	(19–11)	Koksharov 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 7×

3 February 2005 20:15	France	26–26	Slovenia	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Guigou 8	(12–10)	Zorman 7
	2× 4× 1×	Report	3× 5×

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	5	4	0	1	139	135	+4	8	Semifinals
2	Spain	5	3	1	1	155	139	+16	7
3	Serbia and Montenegro	5	2	2	1	127	126	+1	6	Fifth place game
4	Norway	5	2	1	2	137	139	−2	5	Seventh place game
5	Germany	5	1	1	3	132	135	−3	3	Ninth place game
6	Sweden	5	0	1	4	132	148	−16	1	Eleventh place game

Source: IHF

31 January 2005 16:15	Spain	32–28	Germany	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
	Garralda 11	(15–12)	Jansen 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 8× 1×

31 January 2005 18:15	Sweden	26–26	Serbia and Montenegro	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Källman 6	(15–12)	Nikolić, Sudzum 6
	3× 6×	Report	3× 2×

31 January 2005 20:15	Croatia	25–28	Norway	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Vori 7	(11–12)	Kjelling 7
	3× 4×	Report	2× 5×

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1 February 2005 16:15	Germany	26–29	Croatia	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Kehrmann 5	(11–15)	Lacković 11
	2× 5×	Report	2× 2×

1 February 2005 18:15	Serbia and Montenegro	28–28	Spain	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
	Stojanović 7	(16–19)	Garralda 7
	3× 6×	Report	3× 4×

1 February 2005 20:15	Norway	34–31	Sweden	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
	Skjærvold 9	(14–15)	Ahlm 9
	4× 6× 1×	Report	4× 6×

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3 February 2005 16:15	Sweden	22–27	Germany	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
	Andersson 7	(13–14)	Kehrmann 7
	3× 5×	Report	3× 5×

3 February 2005 18:15	Croatia	24–23	Serbia and Montenegro	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
	Balić, Džomba 6	(10–11)	Anđelković, Milosavljević 5
	3× 3×	Report	3× 6× 1×

3 February 2005 20:15	Spain	31–24	Norway	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
	Uríos 7	(15–12)	three players 5
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3× 1×

Placement matches

Eleventh place game

5 February 2005 11:00	Slovenia	29–32	Sweden	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
	Rutenka 9	(14–17)	Petterson 7
	3× 5× 1×	Report	3× 6× 1×

Ninth place game

5 February 2005 13:00	Czech Republic	34–39	Germany	Salle Bir Challouf, Nabeul Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Bruna, Filip 8	(15–16)	Jansen 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Seventh place game

5 February 2005 10:00	Russia	27–30	Norway	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Adjemian, Götz (ARG)
	Koksharov 11	(15–14)	Hagen 7
	3× 9× 1×	Report	3× 6×

Fifth place game

5 February 2005 12:30	Greece	26–37	Serbia and Montenegro	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
	Karypidis 6	(12–15)	Stojanović 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 3×

Final round

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 February 2005 – 15:00 (Radès)
	Tunisia	30
					6 February 2005 – 17:30 (Radès)
	Spain	33
					Spain	40
	5 February 2005 – 17:30 (Radès)
					Croatia	34
	Croatia	35
	France	32
					Bronze Match
					6 February 2005 – 15:00 (Radès)
					France	26
					Tunisia	25

Semifinals

5 February 2005 15:00	Tunisia	30–33	Spain	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Hmam 9	(16–18)	Romero 8
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

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5 February 2005 17:30	Croatia	35–32	France	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Vakula, Ljudovik (UKR)
	Balić 8	(15–14)	Guigou 7
	3× 5×	Report	4× 4×

Third place game

6 February 2005 15:00	France	26–25	Tunisia	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
	Guigou 6	(10–14)	Hmam 11
	4× 2×	Report	4× 8× 4×

Final

6 February 2005 17:30	Spain	40–34	Croatia	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	García 11	(21–13)	Dzomba 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 5×

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking Rank Team  Spain  Croatia  France 4  Tunisia 5  Serbia and Montenegro 6  Greece 7  Norway 8  Russia 9  Germany 10  Czech Republic 11  Sweden 12  Slovenia 13  Denmark 14  Egypt 15  Iceland 16  Japan 17  Algeria 18  Argentina 19  Brazil 20  Angola 21  Qatar 22  Kuwait 23  Canada 24  Australia Qualified for the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship

2005 Men's World Champions Spain First Title Team roster: Jose Javier Hombrados, Alberto Entrerrios, Albert Rocas, Rubén Garabaya, Rolando Uríos, Mateo Garralda, Demetrio Lozano, Fernando Hernández, Juancho Pérez, David Barrufet, Juanín García, Iker Romero, Mariano Ortega, Chema Rodríguez. Head coach: Juan Carlos Pastor. All Star Team MVP: Ivano Balić Goalkeeper: Arpad Šterbik Left wing: Eduard Koksharov Left back: Wissem Hmam Centre back: Ivano Balić Right back: Mateo Garralda Right wing: Mirza Džomba Pivot: David Juříček

Top goalscorers Rank Name Team Goals Shots  % 1 Wissem Hmam  Tunisia 81 137 59 2 Eduard Koksharov  Russia 80 105 76 3 Mirza Dzomba  Croatia 65 84 74 4 Jan Filip  Czech Republic 58 100 58 Siarhei Rutenka  Slovenia 6 Juanín García  Spain 55 73 75 7 David Juříček  Czech Republic 51 65 78 8 Kristian Kjelling  Norway 50 84 60 9 Michaël Guigou  France 48 63 76 10 Florian Kehrmann  Germany 47 60 78 Source: IHF

Top goalkeepers Rank Name Team  % Saves Shots 1 Birkir Ívar Guðmundsson  Iceland 42 27 65 Peter Larsen  Denmark 27 64 3 Daouda Karaboué  France 41 45 110 Aleksey Kostygov  Russia 69 169 Fredrik Ohlander  Sweden 58 140 6 Matías Schulz  Argentina 40 37 92 Gorazd Škof  Slovenia 92 232 8 José Javier Hombrados  Spain 38 66 172 9 Danijel Šarić  Serbia and Montenegro 37 45 123 Abdelmalek Slahdji  Algeria 22 59 Arpad Sterbik  Serbia and Montenegro 85 227 Tomas Svensson  Sweden 89 241 Source: IHF

See also

• 2005 World Women's Handball Championship

References

• Men's WC 2005 in Tunisia, at IHF