Water polo at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
The 2005 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was held at the Pavillon des Baigneurs on Île Sainte-Hélène from July 18 to July 30 in Montréal, Canada.
Qualification
- For more details on this topic, see 2005 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship Qualifier.
Teams
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Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Russia |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
| 2. |  Spain |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17 | +8 |
| 3. |  Italy |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | +8 |
| 4. |  South Africa |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 37 | –22 |
- Monday July 18, 2005
| Russia |
11 – 7 | South Africa |
| Spain |
7 – 5 | Italy |
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
| Spain |
11 – 4 | South Africa |
| Russia |
5 – 4 | Italy |
- Friday July 22, 2005
| Russia |
8 – 7 | Spain |
| Italy |
15 – 4 | South Africa |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Serbia and Montenegro |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 10 | +36 |
| 2. |  United States |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
| 3. |  Cuba |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 42 | –26 |
| 4. |  Japan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 33 | –16 |
- Monday July 18, 2005
| United States |
7 – 4 | Japan |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
21 – 1 | Cuba |
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
| Serbia and Montenegro |
17 – 5 | Japan |
| United States |
13 – 6 | Cuba |
- Friday July 22, 2005
| Cuba |
9 – 8 | Japan |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
8 – 4 | United States |
Group C
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Hungary |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | +24 |
| 2. |  Croatia |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 18 | +11 |
| 3. |  Romania |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 22 | –4 |
| 4. |  Canada |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 40 | –31 |
- Monday July 18, 2005
| Hungary |
14 – 4 | Romania |
| Croatia |
19 – 4 | Canada |
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
| Croatia |
6 – 4 | Romania |
| Hungary |
11 – 3 | Canada |
- Friday July 22, 2005
| Hungary |
10 – 4 | Croatia |
| Romania |
10 – 2 | Canada |
Group D
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Greece |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 |
| 2. |  Germany |
4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | +2 |
| 3. |  Australia |
2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 25 | +2 |
| 4. |  China |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 33 | –17 |
- Monday July 18, 2005
| Greece |
11 – 4 | China |
| Germany |
9 – 8 | Australia |
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
| Greece |
8 – 4 | Germany |
| Australia |
11 – 6 | China |
- Friday July 22, 2005
| Germany |
11 – 6 | China |
| Greece |
10 – 8 | Australia |
Second round
- Sunday July 24, 2005
| Spain |
17 – 2 | Cuba |
| Italy |
6 – 5 | United States |
| Croatia |
10 – 6 | Australia |
| Romania |
7 – 5 | Germany |
Classification Round
- Sunday July 24, 2005 — 13th/16th place
| South Africa |
8 – 13 | Japan |
| Canada |
11 – 5 | China |
- Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 9th/12th place
| Australia |
16 – 3 | Cuba |
| Germany |
5 – 3 | United States |
- Thursday July 28, 2005 — 5th/8th place
| Russia |
7 – 11 | Romania |
| Spain |
7 – 4 | Italy |
Quarter finals
- Tuesday July 26, 2005
| Croatia |
6 – 4 | Russia |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
10 – 8 | Romania |
| Hungary |
8 – 4 | Spain |
| Greece |
13 – 9 | Italy |
Semi finals
- Thursday July 28, 2005
| Hungary |
7 – 6 | Greece |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
5 – 4 | Croatia |
Finals
- Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 15th place
| South Africa |
7 – 6 | China |
- Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 13th place
| Canada |
10 – 8 | Japan |
- Thursday July 28, 2005 — 11th place
| Cuba |
6 – 10 | United States |
- Thursday July 28, 2005 — 9th place
| Australia |
5 – 11 | Germany |
- Saturday July 30, 2005 — 7th place
| Russia |
7 – 6 | Italy |
- Saturday July 30, 2005 — 5th place
| Romania |
7 – 8 | Spain |
- Saturday July 30, 2005 —
Bronze Medal Match
| Greece |
11 – 10 | Croatia |
- Saturday July 30, 2005 —
Gold Medal Match
| Serbia and Montenegro |
8 – 7 | Hungary |
Ranking and Statistics
Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Aleksandar Šapić (SCG)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Alexander Tchigir (GER)
- Topscorer
- Aleksandar Šapić (SCG) — 26 goals
Medalists
| Gold [1] | Silver | Bronze |
| SERBIA & MONTENEGRO 1. Denis Šefik GK 2. Petar Trbojević 3. Nikola Janović 4. Vanja Udovičić 5. Dejan Savić 6. Danilo Ikodinović 7. Slobodan Nikić 8. Vladimir Gojković 9. Boris Zloković 10. Aleksandar Šapić 11. Vladimir Vujasinović 12. Predrag Jokić 13. Zdravko Radić GK Head Coach Petar Porobić |
HUNGARY Zoltán Szécsi Dániel Varga Norbert Madaras Ádám Steinmetz Tamás Kásás Attila Vári Gergely Kiss Csaba Kiss Rajmund Fodor Márton Szívós István Gergely Tamás Molnár Péter Biros Head Coach Dénes Kemény |
GREECE Georgios Reppas Anastasios Schizas Dimitrios Mazis Emmanouil Mylonakis Theodoros Chatzitheodorou Argyris Theodoropoulos Christos Afroudakis Georgios Ntoskas Georgios Afroudakis Stefanos-Petros Santa Antonios Vlontakis Manthos Voulgarakis Nikolaos Deligiannis Head Coach Alessandro Campagna |
References
- ↑ "HistoFINA, Volume III: Medallists & Statistics, Special Water Polo, Before 2008 Season". FINA.org (2007/2008 ed.). 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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