Water polo at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
The 2005 Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eleventh edition of the men's water polo tournament at the World Aquatics Championships, organised by the world governing body in aquatics, the FINA. The tournament was held in a temporary pool on Île Sainte-Hélène from 18 to 30 July 2005, and was incorporated into the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montréal, Canada.
Participating teams
Groups formed
;Group A;Group B
;Group C
;Group D
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Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
- Monday July 18, 2005
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
- Friday July 22, 2005
Group C
- Monday July 18, 2005
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
- Friday July 22, 2005
Group D
- Monday July 18, 2005
- Wednesday July 20, 2005
- Friday July 22, 2005
Playoff round
- Sunday July 24, 2005
Classification round
- Sunday July 24, 2005 — 13th/16th place
- Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 9th/12th place
- Thursday July 28, 2005 — '''5th/8th place'''
Quarter finals
- Tuesday July 26, 2005
Semi finals
- Thursday July 28, 2005
Finals
- Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 15th place
- Tuesday July 26, 2005 — 13th place
- Thursday July 28, 2005 — 11th place
- Thursday July 28, 2005 — 9th place
- Saturday July 30, 2005 — 7th place
- Saturday July 30, 2005 — 5th place
- Saturday July 30, 2005 — Bronze-medal match
- Saturday July 30, 2005 — '''Gold-medal match'''
Final ranking
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Individual awards
Most Valuable PlayerBest Goalkeeper- '''Topscorer'''