The 2005
World Men's Handball Championship
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
In the twenty-nine tournaments held, twelve national teams have won the title. France is the most successful team with six ...
was the 19th
team handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ...
World Championship. It was played in
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...
from 23 January to 6 February 2005.
The winner of the gold medal was
Spain
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,
Croatia
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took silver and
France
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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
Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...
.
Qualification
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Main round
Group I
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Group II
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Placement matches
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Final round
Bracket
Semifinals
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Third place game
Final
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
All Star Team
* MVP:
Ivano Balić
Ivano Balić (; born 1 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently part of the coaching staff at RK Split. Renowned for his speed, creativity, movement and charisma as a player, Balić won the 2003 World Men's Handb ...
* Goalkeeper:
Arpad Šterbik
* Left wing:
Eduard Koksharov
* Left back:
Wissem Hmam
Wissem Hmam (; born 21 April 1981) is a Tunisian handball player. Hmam was ranked as the top scorer in the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship, 2005 World Championship, scoring a total of 81 goals and helping Tunisia reach the semifinals in t ...
* Centre back:
Ivano Balić
Ivano Balić (; born 1 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently part of the coaching staff at RK Split. Renowned for his speed, creativity, movement and charisma as a player, Balić won the 2003 World Men's Handb ...
* Right back:
Mateo Garralda
* Right wing:
Mirza Džomba
* Pivot:
David Juříček
Top goalscorers
Source
IHF
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Top goalkeepers
Source
IHF
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See also
*
2005 World Women's Handball Championship
References
Men's WC 2005 in Tunisia, at IHF
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January 2005 sports events in Africa
February 2005 sports events in Africa
Sports competitions in Radès
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Sports competitions in Tunis
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