2005 World Men's Handball Championship
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2005 World Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Tunisia |
| Dates | January 23 - February 6 |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 12 (in 12 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Croatia |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place | Tunisia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Wissem Hmam (TUN) |
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The 2005 World Men's Handball Championship was the 19th team handball World Championship. It was played in Tunisia between January 23 and February 6, 2005.
The winner of the gold medal was Spain, Croatia took silver and France won the bronze.
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Preliminary round
Group A (Tunis/Rades)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
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| Tunisia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 118 | +41 | 8 |
 Greece |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 117 | +15 | 7 |
| France |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 161 | 106 | +55 | 7 |
 Denmark |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 174 | 117 | +57 | 6 |
 Angola |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 108 | 178 | –80 | 2 |
 Canada |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 201 | –98 | 0 |
| 1st round, 23 January | 2nd round, 25 January | 3rd round, 26 January |
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| 4th round, 28 January | 5th round, 29 January | |
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Group B (Nabeul/Hammamet)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
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 Russia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 103 | +48 | 10 |
 Czech Republic |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 145 | 136 | +9 | 6 |
 Slovenia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 137 | +17 | 6 |
 Iceland |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 154 | 144 | +10 | 5 |
 Algeria |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 138 | 153 | –15 | 3 |
 Kuwait |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 170 | –69 | 0 |
| 1st round, 23 January | 2nd round, 25 January | 3rd round, 26 January |
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| 4th round, 28 January | 5th round, 29 January | |
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Group C (Sfax)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
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| Croatia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 124 | +45 | 10 |
| Spain |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 128 | +63 | 8 |
 Sweden |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 164 | 118 | +46 | 6 |
 Japan |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 151 | -30 | 4 |
 Argentina |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 141 | –10 | 2 |
 Australia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 85 | 201 | –116 | 0 |
Group D (Sousse)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Points |
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 Serbia and Montenegro |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 117 | +22 | 8 |
 Norway |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 105 | +37 | 7 |
 Germany |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 115 | +34 | 7 |
 Egypt |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 99 | +5 | 6 |
 Brazil |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 146 | –42 | 2 |
 Qatar |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 168 | –51 | 0 |
Main round
Group I
| Standings: | ||||||
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| Tunisia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 150:128 | 7 |
| France | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 127:120 | 6 |
| Greece | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 134:138 | 5 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 142:140 | 4 |
| Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126:137 | 4 |
| Czech Rep. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 131:147 | 4 |
Group II
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| Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 139:135 | 8 |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 155:139 | 7 |
| Serbia&Mn | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 127:125 | 6 |
| Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137:139 | 5 |
| Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 132:135 | 3 |
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 132:148 | 1 |
11th, 9th, 7th, 5th place matches
| 11th place match: | Slovenia - Sweden | 29:32 |
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| 9th place match: | Czech Rep. - Germany | 34:39 |
| 7th place match: | Russia - Norway | 27:30 |
| 5th place match: | Greece - Serbia & Mn | 26:37 |
Final round
Finals (Salle Omnisport de Rades, Rades)
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 5 February – 15:00 (Rades) | |||||||
| Tunisia |
30 | ||||||
| Spain |
33 | ||||||
| 6 February – 17:30 (Rades) | |||||||
| Spain |
40 | ||||||
| Croatia |
34 | ||||||
| Bronze Match | |||||||
| 5 February – 17:30 (Rades) | 6 February – 15:00 (Rades) | ||||||
| Croatia |
35 | France |
26 | ||||
| France |
32 | Tunisia |
25 | ||||
Semifinals
| 5 February 15:00 |
Tunisia |
30 – 33 | Spain |
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Rades Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Hansson, P. (SWE) |
| Hmam 9 | (16–18) | Romero 8 | ||
| Report |
| 5 February 17:30 |
Croatia |
35 – 32 | France |
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Rades Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Vakula, A. (UKR) |
| Balic 8 | (15–14) | Guigou 7 | ||
| Report |
Bronze match
| 6 February 15:00 |
France |
26 – 25 | Tunisia |
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Rades Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Lauren, H. (DEN) |
| Guigou 6 | (10–14) | Hmam 11 | ||
| Report |
Final
| 6 February 17:30 |
Spain |
40 – 34 | Croatia |
Salle Omnisport de Rades, Rades Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Lemme, F. (GER) |
| García 11 | (21–13) | Dzomba 7 | ||
4× 3× |
Report | 5× 3× |
Final standings
Final ranking
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Top scorers
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See also
External links
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