2005 World Men's Handball Championship

2005 World Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details

Host country	Tunisia
Dates	23 January – 6 February
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (1st title)
Runner-up	Croatia
Third place	France
Fourth place	Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches	86
Goals scored	4825 (56.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Wissem Hmam (TUN) (88 goals)
Best player	Ivano Balić (CRO)
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The 2005 World Men's Handball Championship was the 19th team handball World Championship. It was played in Tunisia between 23 January – 6 February 2005.

The winner of the gold medal was Spain, Croatia took silver and France won the bronze.

Venues

Radès	Tunis	Sousse
Hall 7th Novembre	El Menzah Sports Palace	Salle Olympique de Sousse
Capacity: 14,000	Capacity: 5,500	Capacity: 5,000

Sfax	Radès Tunis Nabeul Sousse Sfax
Sfax Hall 7th Novembre
Capacity: 4,000

Nabeul
Nabeul Hall 7th Novembre
Capacity: 3,000

Qualification

Competition	Dates	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation		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 (Radès)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	5	3	2	0	159	118	+41	8	Main round
2	Greece	5	3	1	1	132	117	+15	7
3	France	5	3	1	1	161	106	+55	7
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

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
	6× 3×	Report	7× 3×

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
	4× 3×	Report	9× 3×

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

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

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

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

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

26 January 2005 18:15	France	26–26	Tunisia	Hall 7th Novembre, Radès Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Anquetil 7	(15–11)	Hmam 9
	4× 2× 1×	Report	6× 2× 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
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

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
	6× 3× 1×	Report	2× 3×

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

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

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
	8× 3× 1×	Report	6× 3× 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
	5× 3×	Report	7× 4× 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
	5× 3×	Report	4× 2×

Group B (Tunis)

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
3	Slovenia	5	3	0	2	154	137	+17	6
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

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
	7× 3×	Report	5× 3×

23 January 2005 19:00	Russia	28–22	Algeria	El Menzah Sports Palace, Tunis Referees: Herczeg, Südi (HUN)
	Koksharov 15	(16–12)	Biloum 6
	7× 2× 1×	Report	10× 2× 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
	6× 3×	Report	4× 3×

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
	6× 3× 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
	9× 3×	Report	4× 3×

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

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

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
	6× 3×	Report	5× 2× 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
	7× 4× 1×	Report	9× 4× 1×

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
	4× 3×	Report	4× 3×

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
	5× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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
	4× 1× 1×	Report	7× 3×

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

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
	7× 3×	Report	5× 3× 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	6× 3×

Group C (Sfax)

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

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	5× 3×

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
	2× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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

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
	3× 2×	Report	1× 2×

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
	4× 2×	Report	3× 3×

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
	4× 2×	Report	7× 2×

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

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	6× 4×

Group D (Sousse)

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
3	Germany	5	3	1	1	149	115	+34	7
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26 January 2005 18:15	Egypt	24–20	Brazil	Salle Olympique, Sousse Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
	El-Ahmar 5	(11–12)	Rui 6
	6× 4× 1×	Report	5× 3×

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Main round

Group I (Radès)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	5	2	3	0	150	128	+22	7	Semifinals
2	France	5	2	2	1	127	120	+7	6	Semifinals
3	Greece	5	2	1	2	134	138	−4	5	5th place game
4	Russia	5	2	0	3	126	137	−11	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	7th place game
5	Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	131	147	−16	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9th place game
6	Slovenia	5	1	2	2	142	140	+2	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}	11th place game

Source: IHF
Notes:

1 2 3 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
	7× 4×	Report	8× 3× 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
	7× 2×	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
	6× 3×	Report	7× 3× 1×

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
	7× 3×	Report	4× 3×

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

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

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

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

Group II (Nabeul)

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	Semifinals
3	Serbia and Montenegro	5	2	2	1	127	126	+1	6	5th place game
4	Norway	5	2	1	2	137	139	−2	5	7th place game
5	Germany	5	1	1	3	132	135	−3	3	9th place game
6	Sweden	5	0	1	4	132	148	−16	1	11th place game

Source: IHF

31 January 2005 16:15	Spain	32–28	Germany	Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul Referees: Dolejš, Kohout (CZE)
	Garralda 11	(15–12)	Jansen 8
	4× 3×	Report	8× 3× 1×

31 January 2005 18:15	Sweden	26–26	Serbia and Montenegro	Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Källman 6	(15–12)	Nikolić, Sudzum 6
	6× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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

1 February 2005 16:15	Germany	26–29	Croatia	Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Kehrmann 5	(11–15)	Lacković 11
	5× 2×	Report	2× 2×

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

1 February 2005 20:15	Norway	34–31	Sweden	Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
	Skjærvold 9	(14–15)	Ahlm 9
	6× 4× 1×	Report	6× 4×

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

3 February 2005 18:15	Croatia	24–23	Serbia and Montenegro	Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul Referees: Lauren, Nielsen (DEN)
	Balić, Džomba 6	(10–11)	Anđelković, Milosavljević 5
	3× 3×	Report	6× 3× 1×

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

Placement Matches

11th place game

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

9th place game

5 February 13:00	Czech Republic	34–39	Germany	Hall 7th Novembre, Nabeul Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Bruna, Filip 8	(15–16)	Jansen 8
	3× 3×	Report	3× 3×

7th place game

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

5th place game

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

Final round

Bracket

Semi-finals			Final

5 February – 15:00 (Radès)
Tunisia	30
Spain	33

			6 February – 17:30 (Radès)
			Spain	40
			Croatia	34


			Bronze Match
5 February – 17:30 (Radès)		6 February – 15:00 (Radès)
Croatia	35	France	26
France	32		Tunisia	25

Semifinals

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

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

Third place game

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

Final

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

Final standings

Final ranking

	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

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.

Top scorers

Rank	Name	Team	Goals
1	Wissem Hmam	Tunisia	81
2	Eduard Koksharov	Russia	80
3	Mirza Dzomba	Croatia	62
4	Jan Filip	Czech Republic	58
4	Siarhei Rutenka	Slovenia	58
6	Juanín García	Spain	55
7	David Juricek	Czech Republic	51
8	Kristian Kjelling	Norway	50
9	Michael Guigou	France	48
10	Florian Kehrmann	Germany	47

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Spain	Croatia	France

References

Men's WC 2005 in Tunisia, at IHF

International handball
IHF Olympic Games World Championships Men Women National teams Player of the Year Achievements by nation Beach handball World Championships World Games
Africa	African Championship Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth African Games
Americas	Pan American Championship Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth Pan American Games
Asia	Asian Championship Men Women Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Beach Beach Youth Asian Games
Europe	European Championship Men Women Men's U-20 Women's U-19 Men's U-18 Women's U-17 Beach European Open
Oceania	Oceania Championship Nations Junior Youth Beach Pacific Cup
International	World Championships Men's Junior Women's Junior Men's Youth Women's Youth Youth Olympics Summer Universiade Emerging Nations IHF Inter-Continental Trophy

World Handball Championships

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2005 World Men's Handball Championship

Venues

Qualification

Preliminary round

Group A (Radès)

Group B (Tunis)

Group C (Sfax)

Group D (Sousse)

Main round

Group I (Radès)

Group II (Nabeul)

Placement Matches

11th place game

9th place game

7th place game

5th place game

Final round

Bracket

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Final ranking

Top scorers

Medalists

See also

References